US 12,553,377 B2 · Water outlet

Abstract

In a water outlet, the deterioration of sealing performance is prevented by a sealing member sealing between a pipe and the connecting port of the water outlet. A water outlet is provided at a coolant outlet of an internal combustion engine to which a pipe leading coolant out of the engine is connected, having a dish-shaped body fixed to the engine, a cylindrical connecting port provided to rise outward from the body portion and to be inserted into the inside of the pipe, and a sealing member on the outer circumference of the connecting port. A convex portion is provided on the outer circumferential side of the connecting port to rise outward from the body, and an annular sealing member is provided between the connecting port and the pipe, and at least a circumferential portion of the pipe is disposed between the convex portion and the connecting port.

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Dependent claims

A water outlet provided at a coolant outlet of an internal combustion engine and configured to allow a pipe to be connected thereto, the pipe leading a coolant to an outside of the internal combustion engine;

the water outlet comprising:
a dish-shaped body fixed to the internal combustion engine;
a tubular connecting port provided so as to rise outwards from the body and inserted into the pipe;
and
a protrusion provided on an outer peripheral side of the connecting port so as to rise outwards from the body, wherein
an annular seal member is provided between the connecting port and the pipe,
at least a part of the pipe of a circumferential direction is disposed between the protrusion and the connecting port, and
the protrusion is formed in an arc shape in plan view when seen from an axial direction of the connecting port.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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