Pressure sleeve
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorMunir David Shamkhi
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a sleeve. The sleeve has an outer surface and a flange extending from the outer surface. The flange has a first surface for engaging an edge of first flexible hose and a second surface for engaging a union. The first surface of the flange has a radial length substantially equal to a thickness of the edge of the first flexible hose. The sleeve counteracts a deflection of the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose into a flow path created through the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose when the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose are coupled together using the union, the sleeve, and a pair of fittings.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a sleeve having an outer surface and a flange extending from the outer surface,
- wherein the sleeve is partially inserted within each of a first flexible hose and a second flexible hose;
- wherein the flange has a first surface for engaging an edge of the first flexible hose and a second surface for engaging a union;
- wherein the first surface of the flange has a radial length substantially equal to a thickness of the edge of the first flexible hose;
- and
- wherein the sleeve counteracts a deflection of the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose into a flow path created through the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose when the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose are coupled together using the union, the sleeve, and a pair of fittings.
A method for coupling hoses, the method comprising:
- inserting a sleeve partially within a first flexible hose such that a first surface of a flange of the sleeve engages an edge of the first flexible hose;
- positioning a union around the sleeve and the first flexible hose such that a second surface of the flange of the sleeve engages the union;
- inserting the sleeve partially within a second flexible hose to thereby couple the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose together;
- coupling the union with the first flexible hose, the second flexible hose, and the sleeve using a pair of fittings;
- and
- counteracting a deflection of the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose into a flow path created through the first flexible hose and the second flexible hose using the sleeve.
A fuel system in an aircraft, the fuel system comprising:
- a first flexible fuel hose;
- a second flexible fuel hose;
- a union;
- a pair of fittings;
- and
- a sleeve having an outer surface and a flange extending radially outward from the outer surface,
- wherein the flange has a first surface for engaging an edge of the first flexible fuel hose and a second surface for engaging the union;
- wherein the first surface of the flange has a radial length substantially equal to a thickness of the edge of the first flexible fuel hose;
- and
- wherein the sleeve counteracts a deflection of the first flexible fuel hose and the second flexible fuel hose into a flow path created through the first flexible fuel hose and the second flexible fuel hose when the first flexible fuel hose and the second flexible fuel hose are coupled together using the sleeve, union, and the pair of fittings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.