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US 2019/0160638 A1Published application
Tool assembly for seals and methods of using the same
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
InventorsCharles DELEUZE, James Fox, Phil Bussone, Marshall Dean
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Abstract
A tool assembly including at least one movable cam assembly including at least one cam, where the cam assembly is adapted to expand, contract, and eject a seal ring onto a component.
Claims20
A tool assembly comprising:
- at least one movable cam assembly comprising at least one cam, wherein the cam assembly is adapted to expand, contract, and eject a seal ring onto a component.
A tool assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a gearset assembly;
- and
- at least one movable cam assembly comprising at least one cam operatively connected to the gearset assembly, wherein the cam assembly is adapted to expand, contract, and eject a seal ring onto a component through actuation of the gearset assembly.
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A method comprising:
- providing a seal, a fluid component, and tool assembly comprising:
- a housing,
- a gearset assembly, and
- at least one movable cam assembly operatively connected to the gearset assembly, where the cam assembly is adapted to expand, contract, and eject a seal ring onto a component;
- positioning the seal onto the cam assembly of the tool assembly;
- expanding the seal to a desired size by actuating the cam assembly of the tool assembly;
- and
- ejecting the seal from the cam assembly of the tool assembly onto the fluid component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.