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US 2024/0309993 A1Published application
Variable volume vessel with over-travel protection and/or anti-binding features
AssigneeBattelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC
InventorsDAVID H. NELSON, GREORY C. STAACK
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Abstract
In one aspect, a variable volume vessel includes an expandable/contractable bellows along with one or more components and/or features that prevent over-travel of the bellows and/or that prevent binding of the bellow relative to an outer housing of the vessel.
Claims21
A variable volume vessel, comprising:
- an outer housing;
- a bellows positioned within the outer housing, the bellows comprising a plurality of bellow sections provided in series with one another, with each bellow section of the plurality of bellow sections being formed by a bellow component extending axially between an adjacent pair of upper and lower guide rings, the bellow component of each bellow section being configured to expand and contract such that a distance defined between the adjacent pair of upper and lower guide rings increases and decreases with expansion and contraction of the bellow component, respectively;
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- at least one travel limit rod provided in association with each bellow section, the at least one travel limit rod being configured to prevent over-travel of the respective bellow section.
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A variable volume vessel, comprising:
- an outer housing defining a chamber, an outer perimeter of the chamber being defined at least partially by an inner surface of the outer housing;
- a bellows positioned within the chamber of the outer housing, the bellows comprising a plurality of bellow sections provided in series with one another, with each bellow section of the plurality of bellow sections being formed by a bellow component extending axially between an adjacent pair of upper and lower guide rings, the bellow component of each bellow section being configured to expand and contract such that a distance defined between the adjacent pair of upper and lower guide rings increases and decreases with expansion and contraction of the bellow component, respectively;
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- at least one guide roller provided in operative association with upper and lower guide rings, the at least one guide roller being configured to engage the inner surface of the outer housing.
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VARIABLE VOLUME VESSEL WITH OVER-TRAVEL PROTECTION AND/OR ANTI-BINDING FEATURES
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.