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US 10,480,705 B2Granted
Heatshield for a band clamp
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorJames Donnelly
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Abstract
A heatshield for a band clamp, the heatshield having: an attachment member configured to be inserted axially into the clamp; and a thermal insulator secured to the attachment member, the thermal insulator being configured to at least partially extend over an outer surface of the clamp when the attachment member is inserted into the clamp.
Claims15
A heatshield for a band clamp, the heatshield comprising:
- an attachment member configured to be inserted axially into the clamp;
- and
- a thermal insulator secured to the attachment member, the thermal insulator being configured to at least partially extend over an outer surface of the clamp when the attachment member is inserted into the clamp, wherein the attachment member comprises one or more openings arranged circumferentially around a periphery of the attachment member, wherein the thermal insulator is secured to the attachment member by virtue of the one or more openings.
A kit of band clamp components, the kit comprising:
- one or more band clamps;
- and
- first and second heatshields each comprising:
- an attachment member configured to be inserted axially into the one or more clamps;
- and
- a thermal insulator secured to the attachment member, the thermal insulator being configured to at least partially extend over an outer surface of the one or more clamps when the attachment member is inserted into the one or more clamps, wherein a thermal insulating capability of the first heatshield is different to a thermal insulating capability of the second heatshield.
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A method of securing a heatshield to a band clamp, the heatshield comprising:
- an attachment member configured to be inserted axially into the clamp;
- and
- a thermal insulator secured to the attachment member, the thermal insulator being configured to at least partially extend over an outer surface of the clamp when the attachment member is inserted into the clamp, wherein the attachment member comprises one or more openings arranged circumferentially around a periphery of the attachment member, wherein the thermal insulator is secured to the attachment member by virtue of the one or more openings, the method comprising:
- inserting axially the attachment member into the clamp;
- and
- tightening the clamp to secure the heatshield in place by virtue of a clamp load of the clamp.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.