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US 12,000,522 B2Granted
Combined air system
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorJonathan David Salerno
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Abstract
An apparatus can include a first tube. The apparatus can include a manifold coupled to the first tube. The manifold can have an opening. The apparatus can include a second tube at least partially disposed in the first tube. The second tube can enter the first tube via the opening of the manifold.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first hose comprising a first hose front end and a first hose rear end, the first hose rear end to couple with a first fluid controller, the first fluid controller to provide a first gas to or receive the first gas from a first object coupled with the first hose via the first hose front end, the first gas having a first pressure;
- a manifold coupled with the first hose, the manifold comprising an opening;
- a second hose comprising a second hose front end and a second hose rear end, the second hose rear end to couple with a second fluid controller, the second fluid controller to provide a second gas to or receive the second gas from a second object coupled with the second hose via the second hose front end, the second gas having a second pressure, the second pressure greater than the first pressure, the second hose at least partially disposed in the first hose, the second hose to enter the first hose via the opening of the manifold, and the second hose front end disposed at the first hose front end and exposed at the first hose front end;
- and
- a support structure disposed in the first hose, the support structure defining an aperture to receive at least a portion of the second hose, the support structure to position the portion of the second hose at a desired position within the first hose.
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A method, comprising:
- coupling a manifold with a first hose, the manifold comprising an opening and the first hose comprising a first hose front end and a first hose rear end, the first hose rear end to couple with a first fluid controller, the first fluid controller to provide a first gas to or receive the first gas from a first object coupled with the first hose via the first hose front end, the first gas having a first pressure;
- inserting a second hose at least partially into the first hose via the opening of the manifold, the second hose having a second hose front end and a second hose rear end, the second hose rear end to couple with a second fluid controller, the second fluid controller to provide a second gas to or receive the second gas from a second object coupled with the second hose via the second hose front end, the second gas having a second pressure, the second pressure greater than the first pressure;
- positioning the second hose front end at the first hose front end to be exposed at the first hose front end;
- disposing a support structure in the first hose, the support structure defining an aperture to receive at least a portion of the second hose;
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- positioning the portion of the second hose at a desired position within the first hose via the support structure.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a combined air system, the combined air system comprising:
- a first hose comprising a first hose front end and a first hose rear end;
- a manifold coupled with the first hose, the manifold comprising an opening;
- and
- a second hose comprising a second hose front end and a second hose rear end, the second hose at least partially disposed in the first hose, the second hose to enter the first hose via the opening of the manifold, and the second hose front end disposed at the first hose front end and exposed at the first hose front end;
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- a support structure disposed in the first hose, the support structure defining an aperture to receive at least a portion of the second hose, the support structure to position the portion of the second hose at a desired position within the first hose;
- a first air source to couple with the first hose rear end of the first hose, the first air source to provide a first gas to or receive the first gas from a first object coupled with the first hose via the first hose front end, the first gas having a first pressure;
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- a second air source to couple with the second hose rear end of the second hose, the second air source to provide a second gas to or receive a second gas from a second object coupled with the second hose via the second hose front end, the second gas having a second pressure, the second pressure greater than the first pressure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.