Perpendicular clamping interface for face sealing
AssigneeVitesco Technologies USA, LLC
InventorsMohammad Abujubbeh, Alexander Dragojlov
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Abstract
A clamping mechanism used for connecting one or more conduits or hoses to a housing. The clamping mechanism uses bolt tension and a wedge interface, where the perpendicular movement of the wedge interface reduces the interface distance and creates compression in the desired direction. At least one clamping component is assembled from one axis perpendicular from the clamping to achieve desired sealing. The interface of the clamp, a tube flange, and a housing create a progressive clamping force based on several wedge-shaped features. A portion of the interface may be molded into a separate part such that there are multiple connections using a single clamping mechanism.
Claims12
A apparatus, comprising:
- a clamping assembly, including:
- a first clamping component;
- at least one angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the first clamping component;
- a second clamping component;
- at least one angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the second clamping component;
- at least one circular flange portion integrally formed with a conduit;
- and
- a housing portion;
- wherein the first clamping component is assembled to the second clamping component such that both the at least one angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the first clamping component and the at least one angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the second clamping component are in contact with and apply force to the at least one circular flange portion integrally formed with the conduit, such that the at least one circular flange portion is in contact with and applies force to the housing portion.
A clamping assembly, comprising:
- a first clamping component;
- a first angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the first clamping component;
- a second angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the first clamping component;
- a second clamping component;
- at least one angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the second clamping component;
- at least one circular flange portion integrally formed with a conduit;
- at least one angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the at least one circular flange portion;
- a housing portion;
- at least one semicircular flange portion integrally formed with the housing portion;
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- at least one angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the at least one semicircular flange portion;
- wherein the first clamping component is assembled to the second clamping component such that both the first angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the first clamping component and the at least one angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the second clamping component are in contact with and apply force to the at least one angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of at least one circular flange portion, and the second angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the first clamping component is in contact with and applies force to the at least one angled clamping surface integrally formed as part of the at least one semicircular flange portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.