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US 12,504,106 B1Granted
Low clearance fluid coupling
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsNathaniel Ching, Jin Hu, Casey M Slane
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Abstract
A low clearance fluid coupling is provided. The low clearance fluid coupling includes a sleeve/fitting body; a tube, a ferrule, and an elastomeric O-ring seal. An end of the tube is configured to be inserted within an end of the sleeve/fitting body. The ferrule is configured to surround an outer circumference of the tube and is further configured to interface with the sleeve/fitting body. The elastomeric O-ring seal configured to prevent or reduce liquid from passing through to the ferrule.
Claims18
A low clearance fluid coupling, the low clearance fluid coupling comprising:
- a sleeve/fitting body;
- a tube, wherein an end of the tube is configured to be inserted within an end of the sleeve/fitting body;
- a ferrule, wherein the ferrule is configured to surround an outer circumference of the tube and is further configured to interface with the sleeve/fitting body;
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- an elastomeric O-ring seal, the elastomeric O-ring seal configured to prevent or reduce liquid from passing through to the ferrule, wherein the ferrule is fitted into a distal end of the sleeve/fitting body positioned between the tube and the sleeve/fitting body and wherein the sleeve/fitting body is either swaged or crimped to the ferrule.
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An aircraft, the aircraft comprising:
- a low clearance fluid coupling, the low clearance fluid coupling comprising:
- a sleeve/fitting body;
- a tube, wherein an end of the tube is configured to be inserted within an end of the sleeve/fitting body;
- a ferrule, wherein the ferrule is configured to surround an outer circumference of the tube and is further configured to interface with the sleeve/fitting body;
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- an elastomeric O-ring seal, the elastomeric O-ring seal configured to prevent or reduce liquid from passing through to the ferrule, wherein the ferrule is fitted into a distal end of the sleeve/fitting body positioned between the tube and the sleeve/fitting body and wherein the sleeve/fitting body is either swaged or crimped to the ferrule.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.