Novel construction and sealing method for modular pressure reservoir
AssigneeWheel Pros, LLC
InventorsReno Heon, Dustin Heon
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Abstract
A pressure vessel made of two thin-walled, closed-end tube sections joined at a central hub that encircles the open ends of the two closed-end tube sections, with a plurality of radial bolts attaching the sections together. The central hub has an O-ring groove in which an O-ring rests, providing a seal between the interior of the pressure vessel and the outside. The inner wall of the central hub may have radially thin and radially thick sections to distribute and minimize weight without sacrificing strength. The assembly may be attached to a mounting surface through a dovetail mount on the central hub.
Claims28
A pressure vessel, comprising:
- two closed-end tube sections, where each of the two closed end tube sections has a closed end, an open end, and a cylindrical body, and a central hub, where the central hub is a cylindrical band, into which the open ends of the two closed-end tube sections fit and are secured, thereby creating a pressurized volume inside of the pressure vessel.
A method of making a pressure vessel, comprising:
- first, taking two closed-end tube sections, where each of the two closed end tube sections has a closed end, an open end, and a cylindrical body, and second, taking a central hub, where the central hub is a cylindrical band, and third, putting the open ends of the two closed-end tube sections fit and are secured, thereby creating a pressurized volume inside of the pressure vessel.
A pressure vessel, consisting of:
- two closed-end tube sections, where each of the two closed end tube sections has a closed end, an open end, and a cylindrical body, and a central hub, where the central hub is a cylindrical band, into which the open ends of the two closed-end tube sections fit and are secured, thereby creating a pressurized volume inside of the pressure vessel, where the central hub additionally comprises a plurality of radial bolt holes, and where the two closed-end tube sections additionally comprise a plurality of threaded tube holes, where the plurality of radial bolt holes mate with the plurality of threaded tube holes, and additionally comprising a plurality of bolts, where the plurality of bolts attach the two closed-end tube sections to the central hub, additionally comprising a dovetail mounting surface, where the central hub additionally comprises two O-ring grooves, and additionally comprising two O-rings, where the two O-rings fit into the two O-ring grooves and seal an interior section of the pressure vessel, where the central hub has an inner diameter, and where each of the two closed-end sections have an outer diameter, and where the inner diameter of the central hub is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the two closed-end sections.
A method of making a pressure vessel, consisting of the steps of:
- first, taking two closed-end tube sections, where each of the two closed end tube sections has a closed end, an open end, and a cylindrical body, and second, taking a central hub, where the central hub is a cylindrical band, and third, putting the open ends of the two closed-end tube sections fit and are secured, thereby creating a pressurized volume inside of the pressure vessel, where the central hub additionally comprises a plurality of radial bolt holes, and where the two closed-end tube sections additionally comprise a plurality of threaded tube holes, where the plurality of radial bolt holes mate with the plurality of threaded tube holes, and additionally comprising a plurality of bolts, where the plurality of bolts attach the two closed-end tube sections to the central hub.
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