Manifold Assembly for Dual-Walled Pipe
AssigneeElectro-Motive Diesel, Inc.
InventorsFarhan F. Devani, Jeffrey P. Nowak
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Abstract
A manifold for a dual-walled pipe includes a body, a primary conduit extending through the body and fluidly communicating with a primary passage of the dual-walled pipe, and a first socket having an outboard aperture and an inboard aperture fluidly communicating with the primary conduit. An intermediate chamber is disposed between the outboard aperture and the inboard aperture, and a first leakage conduit is formed in the body with a first end fluidly communicating with the intermediate chamber of the first socket and a second end adapted to fluidly communicate with a secondary passage of the pipe.
Claims20
A manifold for use with a dual-walled pipe having an inner pipe surrounded by an outer pipe to define a primary passage and a secondary passage, the manifold comprising:
- a body having a sidewall extending between a first flange surface and a second flange surface;
- a primary conduit extending through the body from the first flange surface to the second flange surface and adapted to fluidly communicate with the primary passage;
- a first socket formed in the body and having an outboard aperture adjacent the sidewall and an inboard aperture fluidly communicating with the primary conduit, the first socket defining an intermediate chamber disposed between the outboard aperture and the inboard aperture;
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- a first leakage conduit formed in the body and having a first end fluidly communicating with the intermediate chamber of the first socket and a second end adapted to fluidly communicate with the secondary passage.
A manifold for use with a dual-walled pipe having an inner pipe surrounded by an outer pipe to define a primary passage and a secondary passage, and a sensor having a sensor body, the manifold comprising:
- a body having a sidewall extending between a first flange surface and a second flange surface;
- a primary conduit extending through the body from the first flange surface to the second flange surface and adapted to fluidly communicate with the primary passage;
- a first socket formed in the body and having an outboard aperture adjacent the sidewall and an inboard aperture fluidly communicating with the primary conduit, the first socket defining an intermediate chamber disposed between the outboard aperture and the inboard aperture and a seat disposed between the inboard aperture and the intermediate chamber;
- a seal disposed in the seat and sized to sealingly engage the sensor body;
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- a first leakage conduit formed in the body and having a first end fluidly communicating with the intermediate chamber of the first socket and a second end adapted to fluidly communicate with the secondary passage.
A manifold assembly for use with a dual-walled pipe having an inner pipe surrounded by an outer pipe to define a primary passage and a secondary passage, the manifold assembly comprising:
- a manifold including:
- a body having a sidewall extending between a first flange surface and a second flange surface;
- a primary conduit extending through the body from the first flange surface to the second flange surface and adapted to fluidly communicate with the primary passage;
- a first socket formed in the body and having an outboard aperture adjacent the sidewall and an inboard aperture fluidly communicating with the primary conduit, the first socket defining an intermediate chamber disposed between the outboard aperture and the inboard aperture and a seat disposed between the inboard aperture and the intermediate chamber;
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- a first leakage conduit formed in the body and having a first end fluidly communicating with the intermediate chamber of the first socket and a second end adapted to fluidly communicate with the secondary passage;
- a sensor disposed in the first socket and having a sensor body engaging the seat of the first socket;
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- a first cap assembly coupled to the first socket and extending over at least a portion of the outboard aperture of the first socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.