Modular and scalable rail fuel system architecture
AssigneeCummins Inc.
InventorsKieran J. Richards, Brandon Glover, Vincent Denoyelle, Jacques L. Vincent, Raghuvaran Arumugam, Satya Dinakar Vyseetty, Joseph A. Worthington, Abhishek Mehrotra, Deepak Pillai, Todd S. Manley
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Abstract
A connector block that directs fuel from an outer fuel line to an inner fuel line. The connector block includes an inlet that couples to the outer fuel line, an outlet that coupled to the inner fuel line, and a fuel accumulator fluidly coupled to the inlet and the outlet. The fuel accumulator directs the fuel from the inlet to the outlet.
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A connector block configured to direct fuel from an outer fuel line to an inner fuel line, the connector block comprising:
- a single fuel inlet configured to couple to the outer fuel line;
- an outlet configured to couple to the inner fuel line;
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- a fuel accumulator fluidly coupled to the single fuel inlet and the outlet, the fuel accumulator configured to direct the fuel from the single fuel inlet to the outlet.
A connector block configured to direct fuel from an outer fuel line to an inner fuel line, the connector block comprising:
- an inlet configured to couple to the outer fuel line;
- an outlet configured to couple to the inner fuel line;
- a fuel accumulator fluidly coupled to the inlet and the outlet, the fuel accumulator configured to direct the fuel from the inlet to the outlet;
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- a cavity defined by the outlet and a leak path fluidly coupled to the cavity, the cavity configured to receive leaked fuel from the inner fuel line and direct the leaked fuel to the leak path.
A connector block configured to direct fuel from an outer fuel line to an inner fuel line, the connector block comprising:
- an inlet configured to couple to the outer fuel line;
- an outlet configured to couple to the inner fuel line;
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- a fuel accumulator fluidly coupled to the inlet and the outlet, the fuel accumulator configured to direct the fuel from the inlet to the outlet, the fuel accumulator defining a plug aperture configured to receive a plug that forms a seal with the fuel accumulator and that is spatially separated from the inlet and the outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.