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US 11,608,919 B2Granted
Universal quick disconnect
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsMark Sprenger, Joseph Broderick, Aaron Anderson, Kenan Arik, Brian Jarrett
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Abstract
Couplings are disclosed herein. A plug of a coupling includes a plug body and a socket interface coupled to the plug body. The socket interface includes a shoulder extending axially outward from the plug body, a neck extending axially outward and radially inward from the shoulder, and a socket guide extending axially outward and radially outward from the neck.
Claims14
A plug comprising:
- a plug body defining an internal fluid passageway;
- a valve arrangement movable between an open position that allows flow through the internal fluid passageway and a closed position that prevents flow through the internal fluid passageway;
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- a socket interface to engage a valve arrangement of a socket, wherein the socket interface includes an external surface feature to cooperatively facilitate securement of the plug to the socket with a first lock type or, alternatively, a second lock type of the socket, wherein
- the socket interface extends longitudinally along a central axis and wherein the external surface feature is configured to engage with the first lock type and the second lock type responsive to linear movement of the socket with respect to the plug body along the central axis,
- the external surface feature includes a shoulder extending axially outward from the plug body, a neck extending axially outward and radially inward from the shoulder, and a socket guide extending axially outward and radially outward from the neck, and
- the shoulder, the neck, and the socket guide cooperatively define a groove sized to at least partially receive both the first lock type and the second lock type of the socket.
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A plug comprising:
- a plug body defining an internal fluid passageway;
- a valve arrangement movable between an open position that allows flow through the internal fluid passageway and a closed position that prevents flow through the internal fluid passageway;
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- a socket interface extending from the plug body, wherein
- the socket interface includes means for engaging at least a first lock type, or alternatively, a second lock type of a socket to facilitate securement of the plug to the socket,
- the socket interface extends longitudinally along a central axis, the means for engaging is configured to engage with the first lock type and wherein the second lock type responsive to linear movement of the socket with respect to the plug body along the central axis,
- the first lock type comprises a ball lock and the means for engaging is to receive at least a portion of the ball lock, and
- the second lock type comprises a shear lock and the means for engaging is to receive at least a portion of the shear lock.
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A fluid coupling device comprising:
- a socket comprising:
- a socket body defining an internal fluid passageway;
- a valve arrangement movable between an open position that allows flow through the internal fluid passageway of the socket body and a closed position that prevents flow through the internal fluid passageway of the socket body;
- a first lock type and a second lock type;
- a plug comprising:
- a plug body defining an internal fluid passageway;
- a valve arrangement movable between an open position that allows flow through the internal fluid passageway of the plug body and a closed position that prevents flow through the internal fluid passageway of the plug body;
- and
- a socket interface to engage the valve arrangement of the socket, wherein
- the socket interface includes an external surface feature to engage the first lock type, or alternatively, the second lock type of the socket to cooperatively facilitate securement of the plug to the socket,
- the socket interface extends longitudinally along a central axis and the socket interface includes an external surface feature configured to engage with the first lock type,
- the second lock type is responsive to linear movement of the socket with respect to the plug body along the central axis,
- the external surface feature includes a shoulder extending axially outward from the plug body, a neck extending axially outward and radially inward from the shoulder, and a socket guide extending axially outward and radially outward from the neck, and
- the shoulder, the neck, and the socket guide cooperatively define a groove sized to at least partially receive both the first lock type and the second lock type of the socket.
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