Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid coupling assembly having a rotatable coupling
- Patent Title (中): 具有可旋转联轴器的流体联接组件
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Application No.: US11746928Application Date: 2007-05-10
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Publication No.: US07988201B2Publication Date: 2011-08-02
- Inventor: Grant M. Randle
- Applicant: Grant M. Randle
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: F16L27/093
- IPC: F16L27/093 ; F16L41/00 ; F16B43/00

Abstract:
A fluid coupling assembly includes a rotatable fluid coupling and fastener, and a gasket having upper and lower washers interconnected by a deflectable strap. When the strap is laterally deflected, the fastener passes through openings in the coupling with minimal interference. The strap exerts a return force for engaging the washers with the fastener upon release. Tangs on the washers engage the fastener, and one washer forms a seal against a surface. A banjo joint assembly includes a rotatable banjo coupling, the gasket, a gasket with tangs, and a bolt retained to the coupling by the tangs. A method for preparing a fluid coupling assembly for attachment to an external surface includes providing a gasket with deflectable portions, positioning a fluid coupling in the space therebetween, deflecting the portions sufficiently to insert a fastener into the coupling, and retaining the coupling on the fastener when the portions are not deflecting.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080277920A1 Banjo Joint Gasket with Bolt Retention Feature and Method of Preparing the Assembly Public/Granted day:2008-11-13
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