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US 11,618,563 B2Granted
Self-aligning liquid coupler systems and related methods
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMark E. Barker, Nikhil V. Wagher
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for a first link to rotate about a pin joint, a second link rotatably coupled to the first link, the second link having a nozzle at a first end and a weight at a second end opposite the first end, and a fluid inlet including a funnel portion and an opening, the funnel portion having a conical taper converging towards the opening.
Claims8
A system, comprising:
- a first link to rotate about a pin joint;
- a second link rotatably coupled to the first link, the second link having a nozzle at a first end and a weight at a second end opposite the first end;
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- a fluid inlet including a funnel portion and an opening, the funnel portion having a conical taper converging towards the opening, the nozzle and the opening including poppet valve components to fluidly couple the nozzle to the opening.
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A system comprising:
- a first link to rotate about a pin joint;
- a second link rotatably coupled to the first link, the second link having a nozzle at a first end and a weight at a second end opposite the first end;
- a fluid inlet including a funnel portion and an opening, the funnel portion having a conical taper converging towards the opening, the funnel portion to interface with the nozzle;
- a structure;
- a stationary member;
- a first arm rotatably coupled to the structure and the stationary member;
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- a second arm rotatably coupled to the structure and the stationary member.
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A system comprising:
- a first link to rotate about a first pin joint;
- a second link rotatably coupled to the first link at a second pin joint, the second link having a nozzle at a first end and a weight at a second end opposite the first end, the nozzle having a vertical lever arm relative to the second pin joint;
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- a fluid inlet including a funnel portion and an opening, the funnel portion having a conical taper converging towards the opening, the funnel portion to interface with the nozzle.
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A system comprising:
- a first link to rotate about a pin joint;
- a second link rotatably coupled to the first link, the second link having a nozzle at a first end and a weight at a second end opposite the first end;
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- a fluid inlet including a funnel portion and an opening, the funnel portion having a conical taper converging towards the opening, the funnel portion to interface with the nozzle, the opening fluidly coupled to a fluid storage tank of a rotorcraft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.