Aneroid bellows assembly
AssigneeUop LLC
InventorThomas N. Lincicome
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Abstract
Aneroid bellows assembly utilized in the emergency oxygen supply systems of aircraft includes a leaf spring mounted at its center to an adjustably positioned end fitting located on the axis of an evacuated bellows spring. The outer edges of the leaf spring are engaged with an adjustable ring threadedly mounted on the outer rim of a tubular housing member in which the bellows spring is mounted. The adjustable end fitting and ring permit elements having a substantial size tolerance to be assembled together and readily adjusted to achieve precise calibration.
Claims3
An aneroid bellows assembly for use in automatically controlling the flow of emergency oxygen in an aircraft cabin when pressurization is lost at varying altitudes comprising an open ended tubular housing member having a hermetically sealed, evacuated bellows spring mounted therein;
- said bellows having a threaded adjustment member integrally attached thereto and extending axially thereof beyond the open end of said housing member, said adjustment member having a tip portion on its outer end which is adapted to move axially with variations in cabin pressure and is adapted to control the flow of oxygen from a source thereof and a bellows adjustment nut assembly threadedly mounted thereon;
- said nut assembly including a leaf spring member integrally attached thereto and extending on opposite sides of the bellows axis and generally normal thereto, the ends of said leaf spring member being in engagement with and normally deflected by a spring adjustment ring which is externally threadedly mounted on the open end portion of said tubular housing adjacent the open end thereof.
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