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US 2021/0242476 A1Published application
Metal-dielectric conduit assemblies and methods of making thereof
AssigneeBloom Energy Corporation
InventorsJames HUYNH, Michael PETRUCHA
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Abstract
A fuel cell system conduit assembly includes a dielectric tube having a first end and a second end, a metallic first flange press-fit to the first end of the dielectric tube, a metallic second flange press-fit to the second end of the dielectric tube, a first snap ring disposed between the first flange and the dielectric tube, and a second snap ring disposed between the second flange and the dielectric tube.
Claims20
A fuel cell system conduit assembly, comprising:
- a dielectric tube having a first end and a second end;
- a metallic first flange press-fit to the first end of the dielectric tube;
- a metallic second flange press-fit to the second end of the dielectric tube;
- a first snap ring disposed between the first flange and the dielectric tube;
- and
- a second snap ring disposed between the second flange and the dielectric tube.
3 more elements
A method of making a fuel cell system conduit assembly, comprising:
- press-fitting a metallic first and second flanges onto respective first and second ends of a dielectric tube;
- and
- fluidly connecting the first and second flanges to respective first and second bellows.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.