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US 10,982,803 B2Granted
Fluid delivery device
AssigneeElkhart Brass Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorKevin Prahl
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Abstract
Fluid delivery systems and methods for using fluid delivery systems are rotatable around two axes. In one embodiment, the fluid delivery system has a reduced swing radius and/or a reduced clearance area needed to rotate the fluid delivery device about one of the axes. The reduced swing radius and/or reduced clearance area allow for a more compact footprint of the fluid delivery system and a larger ratio of flow rate of fluid per unit of required clearance area.
Claims25
A fluid delivery device comprising:
- a base section;
- an intermediate section rotatably connected to the base section and configured to rotate about a first axis relative to the base section, the intermediate section including an elbow portion;
- an outlet section rotatably connected to the intermediate section and configured to rotate about a second axis relative to the intermediate section;
- an actuator configured to rotate the outlet section relative to the intermediate section about the second axis, wherein the elbow portion of the intermediate section and the actuator are located on opposite sides of a plane including the first axis;
- a discharge port configured to be positioned at least partially in the outlet section;
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- a thrust rod between the intermediate section and the outlet section;
- wherein, a fluid passageway passes through the base section, the intermediate section, and the outlet section providing pressurized fluid to the discharge port;
- wherein, the thrust rod being positioned at least partially outside the fluid passageway and configured to be in compression when pressurized fluid is provided in the fluid passageway.
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A fluid delivery device comprising:
- a base section configured to be in fluid communication with a pressurized fluid source;
- an intermediate section rotatably connected to the base section and configured to rotate about a first axis relative to the base section;
- an outlet section rotatably connected to the intermediate section by a first rotatable bearing and a second rotatable bearing, the outlet section being configured to rotate about a second axis relative to the intermediate section;
- a fluid passageway passing through the base section, the intermediate section, and the outlet section providing pressurized fluid to a discharge port in the outlet section, the fluid passageway passing through the first rotatable bearing but located outside the second rotatable bearing;
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- a thrust rod between the base section and the intermediate section, the thrust rod being positioned at least partially in the fluid passageway and configured to be in tension when pressurized fluid is provided in the fluid passageway.
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A fluid delivery device comprising:
- a base section configured to be in fluid communication with a pressurized fluid source;
- an intermediate section rotatably connected to the base section and configured to rotate about a first axis relative to the base section, the intermediate section including a cradle;
- and
- an outlet section rotatably connected to the cradle and configured to rotate about a second axis relative to the intermediate section;
- a fluid passageway passing through the base section, intermediate section, and outlet section configured to provide pressurized fluid to a discharge port in the outlet section;
- wherein the cradle does not encircle the fluid passageway, the cradle being configured to support the outlet section and allow the outlet section to rotate between a first position and a second position.
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A fluid delivery device comprising:
- a base section configured to be in fluid communication with a pressurized fluid source;
- an intermediate section rotatably connected to the base section and configured to rotate about a first axis relative to the base section;
- an outlet section rotatably connected to the intermediate section and configured to rotate about a second axis relative to the intermediate section;
- a fluid passageway passing through the base section, the intermediate section, and the outlet section providing pressurized fluid to a discharge port in the outlet section;
- and
- a thrust rod between the intermediate section and the outlet section, the thrust rod being positioned at least partially outside the fluid passageway and configured to be in compression when pressurized fluid is provided in the fluid passageway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.