Tie-rod nut including a nut flange with a plurality of mounting apertures

US8992173B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8992173-B2
Application numberUS-201113289718-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 4, 2011
Priority dateNov 4, 2011
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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Abstract

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A tie-rod nut includes a nut base that extends between a first nut end and a second nut end, and a nut flange that extends radially outwards from the nut base at the first nut end. The nut base includes a nut bore with a threaded bore region that extends axially from the second nut end towards the first nut end. The nut flange includes a plurality of mounting apertures that are arranged circumferentially around the nut base. The nut flange may be connected to a substrate by a fastener that extends through a first one of the plurality of mounting apertures.

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What is claimed is: 1. A tie-rod nut, comprising: a nut base comprising a nut bore and a flow aperture, wherein the nut bore extends axially through the nut base between a first nut end and a second nut end, and comprises a threaded bore region, and wherein the flow aperture extends radially outwards from the nut bore through the nut base; and a nut flange extending radially outwards from the nut base at the first nut end, and comprising a plurality of mounting apertures that ar…

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  • F01D25/28Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US8992173B2 cover?
A tie-rod nut includes a nut base that extends between a first nut end and a second nut end, and a nut flange that extends radially outwards from the nut base at the first nut end. The nut base includes a nut bore with a threaded bore region that extends axially from the second nut end towards the first nut end. The nut flange includes a plurality of mounting apertures that are arranged circumf…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Farah Jorge I, Feindel David T, United Technologies Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F01D25/28. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 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).