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US 2015/0260465 A1Published application
Retention device for a product
AssigneeBorgWarner Inc.
InventorsMurray F. Busato, Ketan Adhvaryu, Pete Weissinger
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Abstract
A number of variations may include a product comprising a retention device comprising a plurality of members, including an arch member and a spring member defining multiple contact points.
Claims27
A product comprising at least one retention device comprising;
- a first member formed as an arch,
- a second member extending from a first end of the first member and defining a first contact point,
- a third member extending from a second end of the first member and defining a second contact point,
- at least one spring member extending from at least one of the first, second, or third members and defining a third contact point, and
- wherein when the first and second contact points are in contact with a substantially rigid surface of an exhaust gas recirculation tube, and a force is applied to the third contact point, a force is transmitted to the substantially rigid surface at one or both of the first or second contact points, and
- wherein the first member will substantially remain in the form of the arch and does not contact the substantially rigid surface when the force is applied to the third contact point.
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A product comprising;
- a core comprising an array of tubes,
- a housing for receiving the core and supporting the core,
- a clearance between the core and the housing,
- at least one retention device positioned between the housing and core, the at least one retention device comprising;
- a first member formed as an arch,
- a second member extending from a first end of the first member and defining a first contact point along the axis of the tubes,
- a third member extending from a second end of the first member and defining a second contact point along the axis of the tubes,
- at least one spring member extending from at least one of the first, second, or third members and defining a third contact point with the housing, and
- wherein when the clearance between the housing and core causes interference with the retention device and a force is applied to the third contact point of the at least one spring member, the at least one spring member will transmit a force to one or both of the first and second contact points and;
- wherein the first member will substantially remain in the form of the arch and does not contact the tubes along the axis of the tubes when the force is applied to the third contact point.
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A product comprising;
- a core comprising an array of tubes,
- a housing for receiving the core and supporting the core,
- a clearance between the core and the housing,
- at least one retention device positioned between the housing and core, the at least one retention device comprising;
- a first member formed as an arch,
- a second member extending from a first end of the first member and defining a first contact point along the axis of the tubes,
- a third member extending from a second end of the first member and defining a second contact point along the axis of the tubes,
- at least one spring member extending from at least one of the first, second, or third members and defining a third contact point with the housing, and
- wherein when the clearance between the housing and core causes interference with the retention device and a force is applied to the third contact point of the at least one spring member, the at least one spring member will transmit a force to one or both of the first and second contact points and;
- wherein the first member will substantially remain in the form of the arch and does not contact the tubes along the longitudinal axis of the tubes when the force is applied to the third contact point the retention device being constructed and arranged to move along the longitudinal axis of the tubes.
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A product comprising;
- a core comprising an array of tubes,
- a housing for receiving the core and supporting the core,
- a clearance between the core and the housing,
- at least one retention device positioned between the housing and core, the at least one retention device comprising;
- a first member formed as an arch,
- a second member extending from a first end of the first member and defining a first contact point along the axis of the tubes,
- a third member extending from a second end of the first member and defining a second contact point along the axis of the tubes,
- at least one spring member extending from at least one of the first, second, or third members and defining a third contact point with the housing, and
- wherein when the clearance between the housing and core causes interference with the retention device and a force is applied to the third contact point of the at least one spring member, the at least one spring member will transmit a force to one or both of the first and second contact points and;
- wherein the first member will substantially remain in the form of the arch and does not contact the tubes along the longitudinal axis of the tubes when the force is applied to the third contact point the retention device being constructed and arranged to provide less impeded movement of the retention device along a substantially rigid surface of the tubes.
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A product comprising at least one retention device comprising;
- a first member formed as an arch,
- a second member extending from a first end of the first member and defining a first contact point,
- a third member extending from a second end of the first member and defining a second contact point,
- a first spring member and a second spring member extending from the third member, each of the first spring member and the second spring member defining a respective third contact point, the first spring member and the second spring member being spaced apart from each other
- wherein when the first and second contact points are in contact with a substantially rigid surface, and a force is applied to the third contact point, a force is transmitted to the substantially rigid surface at one or both of the first or second contact points, and
- wherein the first member will substantially remain in the form of the arch and does not contact the substantially rigid surface when the force is applied to the third contact point, and wherein the second member extends a distance traversing the first spring member and the second spring member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.