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US 10,704,450 B2Granted
Piston cooling jet assembly
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsDennis Mark, Joseph Kuhn
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Abstract
A piston cooling jet includes a first body and a second body. The first body includes a housing having an inlet fluidly coupled with nozzle outlets. The second body is coupled to the first body to form an interior chamber disposed inside the first body and the second body. The interior chamber is fluidly coupled with the inlet and the nozzle outlets. The interior chamber directs fluid received via the inlet through the nozzle outlets and out of the piston cooling jet assembly in a direction towards a spray target.
Claims20
A piston cooling jet assembly, comprising:
- a first body, the first body comprising a housing having an inlet fluidly coupled with nozzle outlets, wherein the first body further comprises a first mating surface;
- and
- a second body comprising a second mating surface, wherein the second body is coupled to the first body to form an interior chamber disposed inside the first body and the second body, wherein the first mating surface contacts the second mating surface when the first body is coupled to the second body, wherein the interior chamber is fluidly coupled with the inlet and the nozzle outlets, wherein the interior chamber is configured to direct fluid received via the inlet through the nozzle outlets and out of the piston cooling jet assembly in a direction towards a spray target, and wherein at least one of the first mating surface and the second mating surface comprises a leg and a cross-bar, wherein the leg is perpendicular to the cross-bar.
A piston cooling jet assembly, comprising:
- a first body, the first body comprising a housing having an inlet fluidly coupled with nozzle outlets by a valve chamber, wherein the valve chamber is configured to receive a check valve;
- and
- a second body coupled to the first body to form an interior chamber disposed inside the first body and the second body, wherein the interior chamber is fluidly coupled with the inlet and the nozzle outlets, wherein the interior chamber is configured to direct fluid received via the inlet through the nozzle outlets and out of the piston cooling jet assembly in a direction towards a spray target,
- wherein the housing, the inlet, the nozzle outlets, and the valve chamber of the first body are configured to be integrally formed as a unitary component,
- wherein the check valve is configured to control an amount of pressure at which the fluid is directed into the inlet,
- wherein the check valve is configured to control an amount of pressure at which the fluid is directed out of the nozzle outlets, and
- wherein the first body includes a mounting bracket that is elongated along and encompasses a mating axis, and wherein the second body includes a mounting bracket that encompasses the same mating axis, wherein the mounting brackets of the first body and second body are configured to removably receive a mating component in order to operably couple the piston cooling jet assembly to the mating component.
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