Sealing arrangement
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorJeff Wagner
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Abstract
A sealing arrangement for connecting a first pipe and a second pipe. The sealing arrangement includes a first flange and a second flange circumferentially disposed on the first pipe and the second pipe respectively. The sealing arrangement further includes a damping member. The damping member includes a first slanted side supported by the first flange. In the sealing arrangement, the second flange couples with the first flange. The damping member provides a compression seal between the first pipe and the second pipe. Further, the damping member is configured to reduce the vibrations in the sealing arrangement.
Claims20
A sealing arrangement for a first pipe and a second pipe, the sealing arrangement comprising:
- a first flange circumferentially disposed on the first pipe;
- a damping member circumferentially disposed in contact with the first pipe, the damping member having a first slanted side supported by the first flange;
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- a second flange radially extending from the second pipe, the second flange configured to couple with the first flange.
A sealing arrangement for a first pipe and a second pipe, the sealing arrangement comprising:
- a sealing member disposed between the first pipe and the second pipe, the sealing member configured to provide a seal between the first pipe and the second pipe;
- a first flange circumferentially disposed on the first pipe;
- a damping member circumferentially disposed in contact with the first pipe, the damping member having a first slanted side supported by the first flange;
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- an auxiliary flange circumferentially disposed on the first pipe and configured to press the damping member against the first flange, the auxiliary flange being fastened with the first flange.
A damping member adapted to retro-fit with a sealing arrangement having a sealing member provided between a first pipe and a second pipe, the damping member comprising:
- a first slanted side configured to be supported by a first flange, the first flange circumferentially disposed on the first pipe;
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- a second slanted side configured to be pressed by an auxiliary flange against the first flange, the auxiliary flange circumferentially disposed on the first pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.