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US 6,832,785 B1Granted
Spin welded fluid coupling
AssigneeITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
InventorMichael T. Zitkovic, Jr.
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Abstract
A fluid coupling between a fluid carrying first component and a second fluid carrying endform is formed by spin welding induced by a bonding material disposed in a recess in the first component which is spin weld compatible with the materials of the first and second component to spin weld join the first and second components together.
Claims7
A method for making a fluid coupling between first and second fluid carrying components, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming an open ended, annular recess, including a radially inner recess surface, a radially outer recess surface and an inner end wall, in one end of the first component;
- placing a bond material spin weld compatible with the materials forming the first and second components on at least the radially inner recess surface and the radially outer surface of the first component;
- inserting an end of the second component into the recess in the first component;
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- spin welding the first and second components causing the bonding material to join the first component to the second component.
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A fluid coupling comprising:
- a first component having a bore extending from a first end;
- a second component having a bore extending from a first end;
- an open ended recess extending from the first end of the first component the recess, the recess including a radially inner recess surface, a radially outer recess surface and an inner end wall;
- a spin weld inducing bonding material disposed in the recess on at least the radially inner recess surface and the radially outer recess surface of the first component prior to insertion of the first end of the second component into the recess;
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- the first end of the second component spin weld joined to the radially inner recess surface and the radially outer recess surface in the first component in the recess to the first component by the bonding material.
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