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US 2022/0065376 A1Published application
Fluid couplings
AssigneeColder Products Company
InventorsYogesh Mohan Bhat, Elizabeth J. Langer, Grant A. Wilhelm
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Abstract
This document describes fluid coupling devices for fluid handling systems. For example, some embodiments described in this document relate to fluid coupling devices that snap together, and are then secured to each other using a collar and collet mechanism. Some fluid coupling devices described herein are well suited for use in systems that provide fluid cooling for heat generating devices such as computer hardware. The fluid coupling devices described herein are also suitable for many other uses.
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A fluid coupling comprising:
- a male coupling defining a longitudinal axis and a circumferential recess facing radially outward;
- a female coupling defining an internal space configured to receive a portion of the male coupling, the female coupling including an end portion comprising a collet structure with radially inward-extending projections;
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- a collar defining a central open space, the collar engaged with the female coupling and slidable thereon between:
- (i) an unlocked end of travel position in which the collet structure is longitudinally extending outside of the central open space of the collar and (ii) a locked end of travel position in which the collet structure is within the central open space of the collar, the collar including radially inward-extending projections,
- wherein, while the male coupling is coupled with the female coupling and the collar is in the locked end of travel position, the radially inward-extending projections of the female coupling and the radially inward-extending projections of the collar are releasably seated in the circumferential recess of the male coupling.
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A fluid coupling comprising:
- a female coupling defining an internal space configured to receive a portion of a male coupling, the female coupling including an end portion comprising a collet structure with radially inward-extending projections;
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- a collar defining a central open space, the collar engaged with the female coupling and slidable thereon between:
- (i) an unlocked end of travel position in which the collet structure is longitudinally extending outside of the central open space of the collar and (ii) a locked end of travel position in which the collet structure is within the central open space of the collar, the collar including radially inward-extending projections.
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A fluid coupling comprising:
- a male coupling having a first end portion and defining:
- a longitudinal axis;
- a circumferential recess facing radially outward;
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- an annular groove facing longitudinally toward the first end portion;
- a female coupling defining an internal space configured to receive at least the first end portion of the male coupling, the female coupling including an end portion comprising a collet structure with radially inward-extending projections;
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- a collar defining a central open space, the collar engaged with the female coupling and slidable thereon between:
- (i) an unlocked end of travel position in which the collet structure is longitudinally extending outside of the central open space of the collar and (ii) a locked end of travel position in which the collet structure is within the central open space of the collar, the collar comprising longitudinally extending projections configured to engage in the annular groove of the male coupling when:
- (i) the male and female couplings are in a coupled configuration and (ii) the collar is in the locked end of travel position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.