Systems and methods for fluid fitting installation
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsDeanna Stangas, Marcus J Baker, Ramesh Kavalur, Jimmy Mickens
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Abstract
A fluid fitting installation system includes a first handle and a second handle movably coupled to the first handle. The second handle is movable between a first position and a second position. The fluid fitting installation system includes a grasping member coupled to the second handle. The grasping member is configured to be coupled to a first fluid fitting. A movement of the second handle from the first position to the second position is configured to couple the first fluid fitting to a second fluid fitting.
Claims19
A fluid fitting installation system, comprising:
- a first handle including a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end, a first flange at the proximal end, and a second flange between the proximal end and the distal end and defining at least one bore having a bore axis parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the distal end is formed with a fitting recess aligned with the longitudinal axis;
- a second handle movably coupled to the first handle and movably coupled to the second flange for linear movement along the longitudinal axis between a first position and a second position, wherein the second handle comprises a third flange located between the first flange and the second flange and at least one leg received within the at least one bore to movably couple the second handle to the first handle;
- a grasping member coupled to the second handle, the grasping member configured to be coupled to a first fluid fitting, and a movement of the second handle from the first position to the second position is configured to couple the first fluid fitting to a second fluid fitting while the second fluid fitting is received in the fitting recess;
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- a biasing member disposed between the first handle and the second handle, wherein the biasing member is configured to exert a force in a direction defined by the longitudinal axis.
A fluid fitting installation system, comprising:
- a first handle having a first flange and a second flange, wherein the second flange defines at least one bore defining a bore axis coincident with or parallel to a longitudinal axis of the fluid fitting installation system;
- a second handle movably coupled to the second flange of the first handle, the second handle movable relative to the first handle between a first position and a second position, wherein the second handle comprises a third flange located between the first flange and the second flange in the first position and in the second position, and the second handle includes at least one leg received within the at least one bore to movably couple the second handle to the first handle for linear movement along the axes;
- a grasping member coupled to the second handle, the grasping member including a grasping arm configured to be coupled to a first fluid fitting, the grasping arm extending along an axis offset from the longitudinal axis, and a movement of the second handle from the first position to the second position is configured to move the first fluid fitting in a retracting direction along the longitudinal axis to couple the first fluid fitting to a second fluid fitting;
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- a biasing member disposed between the first handle and the second handle to exert an axial force in a direction defined by the longitudinal axis, and each of the first handle and the second handle includes a post aligned with the longitudinal axis to guide the biasing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.