System for reducing band clamp failure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11898669-B2
Application number	US-202217835931-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2022
Priority date	Jun 8, 2022
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

A system and a method for reducing band clamp failure on a multi-piece canister having an at least one first section coupled to an at least one second section by a band clamp, the system and method comprising a band clamp cover, wherein the band clamp cover comprises a cover first section and a cover second section, the cover first section is coupled to the cover second section at a first end by a hinge, the cover first section is coupled to the cover second section at a second end by removable fastener, the band clamp cover having a shape of the multi-piece cannister, wherein the band clamp cover has a channel that encompasses the band clamp.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for reducing band clamp failure on a multi-piece cannister having a cannister shape, wherein the multi-piece cannister comprises an at least one first section coupled to an at least one second section by a respective first band clamp, the system comprising:
a band clamp cover, the band clamp cover comprising a cover first section and a cover second section;
the cover first section coupled to the cover second section at a first end of the band clamp cover by a hinge;
the cover first section coupled to the cover second section at a second end of the band clamp cover by a removable fastener;
the band clamp cover having a cover shape, wherein the band clamp cover has a first channel that encompasses the first band clamp.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the hinge comprises a drain hole, wherein the drain hole allows fluid in the first channel to leave the channel.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the band clamp cover is made of a malleable foil that tolerates exposure to temperatures within the range of 200 to 600 degrees Celsius.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the multi-piece cannister further comprises an at least one third section coupled to the at least one second section by a second band clamp, wherein the respective band clamp cover includes a cover first section and a cover second section, and wherein the band clamp cover has a second channel that encompasses the second band clamp.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the band clamp cover has a corrosion reduction coating.

Assignees

• Int Eng Ip Co Llc

Inventors

• Williams John A
• Singh Navtej
• Mueller Brandon Joseph

Classifications

• F16L21/06 Primary

  with a divided sleeve or ring clamping around the pipe ends (flanged joints F16L23/00; couplings of the quick-acting type F16L37/00) · CPC title

• F16L58/185

  for joints with sleeve or socket · CPC title

• F01N13/1844

  Mechanical joints · CPC title

• F01N2450/20

  by mechanical joints, e.g. by deforming housing, tube, baffle plate or parts thereof · CPC title

• F01N2510/08

  for corrosion prevention · CPC title