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US 11,835,154 B2Granted
Ringless zero clearance closure
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsFrancis P. Marocchini, Robert DeFelice, Lukasz Burek
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Abstract
A closure assembly including a retaining cover, a first catch plate sitting partially within the retaining cover, a second catch plate sitting partially within the retaining cover opposite the first catch plate and spaced apart from the first catch plate, and a closure pressing against the first catch plate and pressing against the second catch plate.
Claims11
A closure assembly comprising:
- a retaining cover;
- a first catch plate sitting partially within the retaining cover;
- a second catch plate sitting partially within the retaining cover opposite the first catch plate, wherein the first catch plate and the second catch plate are defined by an outward radially facing side that is curved in an axial direction defining a convex lens shape, wherein the first catch plate and the second catch plate are defined by an inward facing side that is narrower than the outward radially facing side, wherein the outward radially facing side is connected to a first axial facing side and a second axial facing side, wherein the first axial facing side is connected to the second axial facing side by a front chamfer and a rear chamfer;
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- a closure pressing against the first catch plate and pressing against the second catch plate.
2 more elements
A valve assembly comprising:
- a housing defining a bore having an inner surface;
- a closure assembly for retaining components internal to the valve within the bore, wherein the closure assembly includes:
- a retaining cover;
- a first catch plate sitting partially within the retaining cover;
- a second catch plate sitting partially within the retaining cover opposite the first catch plate, wherein the first catch plate and the second catch plate are defined by an outward radially facing side that is curved in an axial direction defining a convex lens shape, wherein the first catch plate and the second catch plate are defined by an inward facing side that is narrower than the outward radially facing side, wherein the outward radially facing side is connected to a first axial facing side and a second axial facing side, wherein the first axial facing side is connected to the second axial facing side by a front chamfer and a rear chamfer;
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- a closure pressing against the first catch plate and pressing against the second catch plate.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.