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US 2001/0032679 A1Published application
Low restriction hose and seal assembly
AssigneeSiemens Canada Limited
InventorJeff Powell
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Abstract
A polymeric hose assembly including a male hose inserted within a female hose connects an air cleaner to an internal combustion engine. An elastomeric seal including a plurality of bellows is bonded around the circumference of the exterior surfaces of the female hose and the male hose at bonding points. The plurality of bellows expand to allow for the expansion of the hose assembly to accommodate for engine movement and vibrations.
Claims8
An air cleaner assembly comprising:
- an air cleaner component;
- a female tube;
- a male tube inserted within said female tube and with one of said male and female tube attached to said air cleaner component;
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- a seal including a plurality of bellows secured to said female tube and to said male tube to slidingly attach said tubes, said plurality of bellows allowing for sliding of said tube and seal assembly between a compressed state and an expanded state.
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An air cleaner assembly comprising:
- an air cleaner component;
- an engine component;
- a female tube;
- a male tube inserted within said female tube and with one of said male and female tube attached to said air cleaner intake manifold component and the other of said male and female tube attached to said engine component;
- and
- a seal including a plurality of bellows secured to said female tube and to said male tube to slidingly attach said tubes, said plurality of bellows allowing for sliding of said tube and seal assembly between a compressed state and an expanded state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.