Conduit connection assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10677385-B2
Application number	US-201615566274-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2016
Priority date	May 7, 2015
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

A conduit connection assembly includes a first conduit part and a second conduit part, assembled to form a conduit connection delimiting a first fluid conducting volume from a second fluid conducting volume. The first and second fluid conducting volumes communicate with each other via a pressure change inducing device. During use of the conduit connection assembly, the pressure in the first conducting volume is higher than the pressure in the second conducting volume. A cavity is formed between the first and second conduit parts at a distance from the first fluid conducting volume, and a draining connection is adapted to provide a communication between the cavity and the second fluid conducting volume. A slot, formed by the assembly of the two conduit parts, provides a communication between the first fluid conducting volume and the cavity.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A conduit connection assembly comprising:
a first conduit part;
a second conduit part, wherein the first and second conduit parts are assembled to form a conduit connection delimiting a first fluid conducting volume, the first and second conduit parts presenting respective connection surfaces adapted to face each other, wherein the conduit connection assembly presents a second fluid conducting volume, the first and second fluid conducting volumes being arranged to communicate with each other via a pressure change inducing device so as to form a common fluid guide, whereby during use of the conduit connection assembly the pressure in the first fluid conducting volume is higher than the pressure in the second fluid conducting volume;
a cavity being formed between the first and second conduit parts at a distance (DC) from the first fluid conducting volume, the cavity being at least partly formed by at least one of the connection surfaces and/or partly located directly adjacent at least one of the connection surfaces, wherein the first and second conduit parts are adapted to form, in their assembled state, a sealing abutment radially outside the cavity;
a draining connection being adapted to provide a communication between the cavity and the second fluid conducting volume, the combination of the draining connection and the cavity forming a pressure reducing volume;
a slot adapted to provide a communication between the first fluid conducting volume and the pressure reducing volume, the first and second conduit parts being adapted to form the slot in their assembled state, the slot extending in an axial direction of the conduit connection assembly in its assembled condition.

2. An internal combustion engine provided with the conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first fluid conducting volume is adapted to communicate with an engine block of the internal combustion engine.

3. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure reducing volume is adapted to reduce pressure pulses from the first fluid conducting volume.

4. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure reducing volume is at least partly delimited by the first conduit part as well as the second conduit part.

5. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure reducing volume is at least partly formed by a depression in the connection surface.

6. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the cavity is closed loop shaped and extends around the first fluid conducting volume.

7. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure reducing volume is 5,000 to 50,000 times larger than a volume occupied by the slot.

8. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the cavity and the slot are closed loop shaped and extending around the first fluid conducting volume, the cavity presenting, in a cross-section perpendicular to a circumferential direction, a cross-sectional area which is 100,000 to 1,000,000 times larger than the slot width squared.

9. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the slot is 0.001-1 mm.

10. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the slot extends around the first fluid conducting volume, and the length of the slot, as seen in a cross-section perpendicular to a circumferential direction, is at least 0.5 mm.

11. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the cavity and the sealing abutment extend around the first fluid conducting volume.

12. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second conduit parts are adapted to form the sealing abutment by directly contacting each other.

13. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second conduit parts are adapted to form the sealing abutment by a sealing element between the first and second conduit parts.

14. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the sealing element is a gasket.

15. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first conduit part is a turbine inlet conduit of a turbo charger for an internal combustion engine.

16. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second conduit part is an exhaust gas conveying part, e.g. an exhaust gas outlet manifold, adapted for conveying exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine.

17. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first conduit part is a compressor outlet conduit of a turbo charger for an internal combustion engine.

18. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second conduit part is an air inlet conduit for an internal combustion engine.

19. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first conduit part is an intercooler for an air inlet of an internal combustion engine.

20. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first conduit part is an engine block of the internal combustion engine and the second conduit part is an air inlet manifold or an exhaust gas outlet manifold.

21. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first conduit part is a turbo compound unit.

22. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the draining connection is adapted to provide a communication between the first and second fluid conducting volumes.

23. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , in the assembled state of the assembly, the first fluid conducting volume is partly formed by a turbine inlet conduit of a turbo charger for an internal combustion engine, and the second fluid conducting volume is at least partly formed by a turbine outlet conduit of the turbo charger.

24. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first conduit part is a turbine inlet conduit of a turbo charger for an internal combustion engine, wherein the cavity is at least partly formed by a depression fanned in the connection surface of the first conduit part, the second fluid conducting volume being at least partly formed by a turbine outlet conduit of the turbo charger, and the draining connection an adapted to provide a communication between the depression and the turbine outlet conduit.

25. The conduit connection assembly according to claim 24 , wherein the depression presents a closed loop shape, and is adapted to extend around the first fluid conducting volume.

26. A vehicle provided with the conduit connection assembly according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Volvo Truck Corp

Inventors

• Andersson Peter
• Rahm Fredrik

Classifications

• F01N13/1855

  the connection being realised by using bolts, screws, rivets or the like · CPC title

• F05D2260/606

  Bypassing the fluid · CPC title

• F02B39/16

  Other safety measures for, or other control of, pumps · CPC title

• F02M35/104

  Intake manifolds · CPC title

• F16L39/00

  Joints or fittings for double-walled or multi-channel pipes or pipe assemblies {(quick-acting joints for double-walled or multi-channel pipes or pipe assemblies F16L37/56)} · CPC title