Fluid diverter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10428697-B2
Application number	US-201615271869-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2016
Priority date	Sep 21, 2016
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

A fluid diverter including a cylindrical body and an extension arm is provided. The cylindrical body defines a first fluid passage extending from a first axial end of the cylindrical body and a second fluid passage circumferentially offset from the first fluid passage and extending from a second axial end of the cylindrical body. A seepage orifice is defined in the cylindrical body providing a fluid communication path between the first axial end and the second axial end. The extension arm extends from the cylindrical body and includes a locating receptacle dimensioned to receive a fixing element to rotationally and axially fix the fluid diverter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fluid diverter comprising:
a cylindrical body defining a first fluid passage extending from a first axial end of the cylindrical body and a second fluid passage circumferentially offset from the first fluid passage and extending from a second axial end of the cylindrical body, and a seepage orifice defined in the cylindrical body providing a fluid communication path between the first axial end and the second axial end; and
an extension arm extending axially from the cylindrical body and including a locating receptacle dimensioned to receive a fixing element to rotationally and axially fix the fluid diverter.

2. The fluid diverter of claim 1 , wherein the locating receptacle comprises a circular rim defining an opening in a direction transverse to an axis of the cylindrical body.

3. The fluid diverter of claim 1 , wherein the extension arm is connected with the cylindrical body at a first end, and a second opposite end of the extension arm includes the locating receptacle.

4. The fluid diverter of claim 1 , wherein the first fluid passage is located diametrically opposite to the second fluid passage.

5. A fluid supply assembly including the fluid diverter of claim 1 , and further comprising:
a hollow cylindrical housing defining a first port, a second port, and a first opening, the fluid diverter positioned within the housing and dividing the housing into a first chamber including the first port and a second chamber including the second port;
a fixing element extending through the first opening of the housing and within the locating receptacle of the extension arm to rotationally and axially fix the fluid diverter with respect to the housing, the first fluid passage of the fluid diverter is aligned with the first port of the housing and the second fluid passage of the fluid diverter is aligned with the second port of the housing.

6. The fluid supply assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first port, the second port, and the first opening are axially spaced apart.

7. The fluid supply assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first port and the second port are axially aligned.

8. The fluid supply assembly of claim 5 , wherein the fixing element comprises a bolt and a dowel.

9. The fluid supply assembly of claim 8 , wherein the bolt is arranged concentric within the dowel, and a fluid pathway is defined between an outer diameter of the bolt and an inner diameter of the dowel.

Assignees

• Schaeffler Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Manther Debora
• Whitton John
• MOHAN DAS Pradeep Mohan

Classifications

• F01L2810/02

  Lubrication · CPC title

• F01L2001/186

  Split rocking arms, e.g. rocker arms having two articulated parts and means for varying the relative position of these parts or for selectively connecting the parts to move in unison · CPC title

• F01L13/0005

  Deactivating valves · CPC title

• F01L1/18 Primary

  Rocking arms or levers · CPC title

• F01L1/24 Primary

  by fluid means, e.g. hydraulically · CPC title