Suction tube arrangement with improved actuating shaft

US8926439B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8926439-B2
Application numberUS-201313913118-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 7, 2013
Priority dateSep 13, 2010
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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Abstract

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A suction tube arrangement includes a suction tube having a suction tube opening and an actuating shaft which is received in the suction tube. The actuating shaft has a base body made of a first material and an actuating shaft body made of a second material and at least partially applied on the base body. The base body or the actuating shaft body forms at least one cover element to open or close the suction tube opening as a function of a rotation of the actuating shaft. An actuating element is at least partially enclosed by the actuating shaft body for actuating the actuating shaft.

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What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims and includes equivalents of the elements recited therein: 1. A suction tube arrangement, comprising a suction tube having a suction tube opening; an actuating shaft rotatable around a rotation axis and received in the suction tube, said actuating shaft having a base body made of a first material and an actuating shaft body which is made of a second material different from the…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

  • F16K31/44Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US8926439B2 cover?
A suction tube arrangement includes a suction tube having a suction tube opening and an actuating shaft which is received in the suction tube. The actuating shaft has a base body made of a first material and an actuating shaft body made of a second material and at least partially applied on the base body. The base body or the actuating shaft body forms at least one cover element to open or clos…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Audi Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16K31/44. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).