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US 2007/0177933 A1Published application
Thermally Compensated Mounting Flange and Method of Use
AssigneeMogas Industries, Inc.
InventorJohn B. Williams
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AssigneeMogas Industries, Inc.
InventorJohn B. Williams
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A thermally compensated mounting flange 10 useful for mechanically attaching equipment to a device which can be operated at a relatively high temperature is disclosed, such as an actuator 32 to operate valve 12. The mounting flange 10 and valve 12 can be made of different materials with unequal thermal expansion coefficients. The mounting flange 10 has a flange portion 14 and one or more legs 16A,16B extending from the flange portion 14 to a distal end mechanically secured to the valve 12. At least one pin 36 can be disposed through an attachment bore 22,24,26 in a leg 16A,16B and into or through the body of valve 12. An open-ended slot 30 is formed from the distal end and terminates at an aperture 28 spaced from a periphery of a leg 16A,16B. Aperture 28 can conveniently serve as a sight hole for inspection of the top of valve 12.
A thermally compensated mounting flange to mechanically attach equipment to a device wherein the thermally compensated mounting flange and the device have different thermal expansion coefficients, comprising:
An assembly of a thermally compensated mounting flange and a device wherein the thermally compensated mounting flange and the device have different thermal expansion coefficients, comprising:
A method of forming a thermally compensated connection between equipment and a device with a mounting flange wherein the mounting flange and the device have different thermal expansion coefficients, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.