Invention Grant
US08876119B2 Grommet and seal assembly for cooling pipes passing through sound wall
有权
用于通过隔音墙的冷却管道的垫圈和密封组件
- Patent Title: Grommet and seal assembly for cooling pipes passing through sound wall
- Patent Title (中): 用于通过隔音墙的冷却管道的垫圈和密封组件
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Application No.: US13603010Application Date: 2012-09-04
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Publication No.: US08876119B2Publication Date: 2014-11-04
- Inventor: Michael J. Braun , Jessica Boldt
- Applicant: Michael J. Braun , Jessica Boldt
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Miller, Matthias & Hull
- Main IPC: E02F9/08
- IPC: E02F9/08 ; B60R13/08 ; B60K11/00 ; B23P11/00

Abstract:
A grommet and seal assembly enables a pair of ducts to pass through a sound wall that separates an engine from a cooling system. The disclosed grommet and seal assembly enables the sound wall to flex without breaking the seal between the grommets and the air ducts. The grommet and seal assembly may include a pair of flexible grommets which are installed in openings in the sound wall and through which the air ducts are installed. Rigid proximal and distal plates may then be coupled together so that the flexible grommets are sandwiched between the proximal and distal plates. Each flexible grommet may include dual flanges and all four flanges may be sandwiched between the proximal and distal plates after the proximal and distal plates are coupled together. A center plate may also be included between the flanges and between the proximal and distal plates for additional structural integrity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140060947A1 Grommet and Seal Assembly for Cooling Pipes Passing Through Sound Wall Public/Granted day:2014-03-06
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