Exhaust manifold clamp for the manifold-cylinder head joint
AssigneeCummins Inc.
InventorsDaniel A. Cook, Simon Anthony Burge, Milind Subhash Deulkar, Thomas James Anthony Bennett, Kieran J. Richards, Timothy S.T. King, Daniel C. Sopp
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for clamping an exhaust manifold to a cylinder head with at least one clamp that is configured to allow thermal expansion and movement of the exhaust manifold while preventing exhaust leaks through the exhaust manifold and cylinder head connection.
Claims24
An system, comprising:
- a cylinder head for an internal combustion engine;
- an exhaust manifold removably engageable to the cylinder head, the exhaust manifold including at least one flange that is the positionable around a cylinder head outlet for exhaust flow;
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- at least one clamp that includes a recessed portion for receiving at least a part of the at least one flange of the exhaust manifold, the at least one clamp including at least one bore for receiving at least one fastener that couples the at least one clamp to the cylinder head to clampingly engage the at least one flange to the cylinder head around the cylinder head outlet.
An apparatus for clamping an exhaust manifold flange around an outlet of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a clamp including a clamp body with a recessed portion for receiving at least a part of the exhaust manifold flange, the body of the clamp including at least one bore for receiving at least one fastener that couples the body of the clamp to the cylinder head to clampingly engage the exhaust manifold flange to the cylinder head around the outlet.
An apparatus for clamping an exhaust manifold flange around an outlet of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a clamp including a first clamp body with a first recessed portion for receiving a first part of a flange of the exhaust manifold, the clamp further including a second clamp body with a second recessed portion for receiving a second part of the flange of the exhaust manifold, each of the first and second clamp bodies including at least one bore for receiving at least one fastener to couple the first and second clamp bodies to the cylinder head and clampingly engage the flange around the outlet of the cylinder head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.