Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Exhaust system having segmented service flange
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Application No.: US14677012Application Date: 2015-04-02
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Publication No.: US09687784B2Publication Date: 2017-06-27
- Inventor: Erwin Peters , Keith Pieniazek , Kevin Reeder , Dennis Mellon , Dan Eggleston , Mickey Neal , Andy Porter , Matthew Anderson
- Applicant: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Lake Forest
- Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
- Current Assignee: Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Lake Forest
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: B01D50/00
- IPC: B01D50/00 ; B01D53/94 ; F01N13/18 ; F16L23/028 ; F16L23/032 ; F16L23/12

Abstract:
An assembly may include first and second components and a service flange. The first component has a first opening. The second component has a second opening in communication with the first opening. The service flange may be mounted to the first component such that the first component is disposed between the service flange and the second component. The service flange extends around the periphery of the first opening and may include a plurality of separate and discrete segments that are individually secured to the first component. Adjacent segments define joints that movably connect the segments together while allowing for relative movement between the segments before the first component is secured to the second component. The segments include mounting apertures spaced apart from the joints and receiving fasteners configured to fixedly secure the first component to the second component. Each fastener only engages a single segment of the service flange.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150285413A1 Exhaust System Having Segmented Service Flange Public/Granted day:2015-10-08
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