Venting cap with splash guard
AssigneeElesa S.p.A.
InventorAlberto Bertani
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Abstract
The application relates to a venting cap for oil tanks of machines and machinery, including: a cup fitted with a flange along its outer surface, with this flange bearing coupling elements underneath it with complementary elements provided on the access sleeve of the tanks and at the top of shaped engagement tabs, a lid for closing the cup that is snap-fitted onto the cup, fitted with a flange, wherein: the flanged partition houses on its lower surface an insert with a substantially cylindrical profile, the cup body is associated with a spiral labyrinth on top of which is fitted the means for engaging the cup; and above the flange of the cup there is a collar fitted with an external toroidal groove that engages with a raised toroidal thread along the inner surface of an upper closing lid of the cup.
Claims8
Venting cap for oil tanks of machines and machinery, comprising:
- a cup that is fitted with a flange along its outer surface,
- with said flange bearing coupling elements being provided on an underside of the flange, with complementary elements provided on the access sleeve of said tanks and at the top of shaped engagement tabs,
- wherein the cup houses an insert secured therein with a substantially cylindrical profile,
- wherein a lower surface of the cup comprises a cavity;
- a splash guard, comprising a spiral labyrinth, that is partially received within the cavity,
- wherein an upper portion of the spiral labyrinth has a means for engaging the insert within the cup, comprising an elastic prong, and
- wherein a lower portion of the spiral labyrinth is located below the flange and external to the cup;
- a lid for closing the cup,
- wherein the lid is configured to be snap-fitted onto the cup,
- wherein a collar is located above the flange of the cup, the collar having an external toroidal groove,
- the external toroidal groove being configured to engage with a raised toroidal thread along an inner surface of the lid to thereby snap-fit the lid onto the cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.