Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Modular fluid manifold assembly with anti-rotation elements
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Application No.: US16673023Application Date: 2019-11-04
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Publication No.: US11320058B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Joshua D. Kidder , Yufeng Qi
- Applicant: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
- Applicant Address: US OH Cleveland
- Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cleveland
- Agency: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
- Main IPC: F16K27/00
- IPC: F16K27/00 ; F16K11/22 ; F15B13/08 ; F16K31/12

Abstract:
A fluid manifold assembly for a valve bank is provided, in which the manifold assembly includes a plurality of modular fluid manifolds that are operatively coupled together, and each modular manifold includes one or more anti-rotation elements that cooperate with each other to minimize rotation of the modular manifolds relative to each other, such as during assembly. The anti-rotation elements may include anti-rotation protrusion(s) that extend outwardly from a mating face of a first modular manifold body, and anti-rotation recess(es) that extend inwardly from a corresponding mating face of a second modular manifold body, in which the anti-rotation protrusion(s) of the first body are configured to be received by the anti-rotation recess(es) of the second body. The anti-rotation elements may be configured to interface with each other with particular tolerances that facilitate ease of assembly of the fluid manifold assembly, while minimizing tolerance stack-up.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200149650A1 MODULAR FLUID MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY WITH ANTI-ROTATION ELEMENTS Public/Granted day:2020-05-14
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