Tube to bulkhead bonded joint design

US10240896B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10240896-B2
Application numberUS-201514656128-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 12, 2015
Priority dateMar 12, 2015
Publication dateMar 26, 2019
Grant dateMar 26, 2019

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Abstract

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A tube to bulkhead joint is provided. The joint includes a bulkhead defining an aperture and comprising an interior facing sidewall at the aperture, a tubular element, which is insertible into the aperture, the tubular element including an end sized to fit into the aperture and slotted to form multiple deflectable fingers, and adhesive disposable between at least the multiple deflectable fingers and the interior facing sidewall of the aperture.

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What is claimed is: 1. A tube-to-bulkhead joint, comprising: a bulkhead defining an aperture and comprising an interior facing sidewall at the aperture, the interior facing sidewall of the bulkhead at the aperture being configured to face radially inwardly; a tubular element, which is insertible into the aperture, the tubular element comprising an end sized to fit into the aperture and slotted to form multiple deflectable fingers, each of the multiple deflectable fingers compr…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F41F3/042Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US10240896B2 cover?
A tube to bulkhead joint is provided. The joint includes a bulkhead defining an aperture and comprising an interior facing sidewall at the aperture, a tubular element, which is insertible into the aperture, the tubular element including an end sized to fit into the aperture and slotted to form multiple deflectable fingers, and adhesive disposable between at least the multiple deflectable finger…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Raytheon Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F41F3/042. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 26 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).