F16L27/0804

ARTICULATING FAUCET
20240368865 · 2024-11-07 ·

A faucet includes a base configured to attach to a support, an outlet for dispensing a fluid, an articulable spout including a plurality of segments operatively coupled together sequentially between the base and the outlet and configured to rotate relative to one another to transition the articulable spout between a first position and a second position, and an actuator operatively coupled to at least two segments of the plurality of segments and configured to rotate the at least two segments in opposite rotational directions.

Wastewater tank arrangement for an aircraft

A wastewater tank arrangement for an aircraft, including a wastewater tank and a drain pipe having a first end and an opposite second end, the drain pipe fastened with its first end to the wastewater tank and having a second end for connection to a service panel in the aircraft structure. Providing a wastewater tank arrangement can effectively compensate tolerances between the wastewater tank and the service panel, and can effectively compensate installation and manufacturing tolerances during the course of the initial installation, in that the wastewater tank arrangement has a tolerance compensation device configured to connect the second end of the drain pipe to the service panel and compensate tolerances between the second end of the drain pipe and the service panel.

ROTARY JOINT
20180080588 · 2018-03-22 ·

First circumferential grooves (first compressed air supply grooves, first pressure oil supply grooves, and a first coolant supply groove) formed on a first sliding surface, and second circumferential grooves (second compressed air supply grooves, second pressure oil supply grooves, and a second coolant supply groove) formed on a second sliding surface are formed in a rotary joint to be opposite to each other when seen from a radial direction of the rotary joint. In one pair of the opposite first circumferential groove and second circumferential groove, a type and a use of a fluid flowing in the first circumferential groove is the same as a type and a use of a fluid flowing in the second circumferential groove.

SWIVEL HOSE CONNECTION DEVICE
20240401729 · 2024-12-05 ·

A swivel hose connection device includes a spindle tube and a lip extending circumferentially outward from the spindle tube such that the spindle tube extends away from the lip. The spindle tube is extended through a swivel tube such that the lip inhibits the spindle tube from passing fully through the swivel tube. The swivel tube is freely rotatable on the spindle tube adjacent the lip. The spindle tube is extended through a fixed tube and is fixed to the spindle tube such that the fixed tube is fixed relative to the spindle tube. The swivel tube has an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the lip such that the swivel tube and the fixed tube are attachable to respective hose segments so the hose segments are independently rotatable relative to each other.

ROTARY UNION WITH EXPANDING RING
20170219145 · 2017-08-03 ·

The disclosure describes a rotary union that includes a housing, a rotating machine component supported in the housing, a rotating seal member associated with the rotating machine component, a non-rotating seal member slidably and sealably disposed within the housing adjacent the rotating seal member, an expandable seal disposed between the non-rotating seal member and the housing, and an internal clamp disposed within an end portion of the expandable seal such that the end portion of the expandable seal is compressed between the internal clamp and the bore of the housing.

ROTARY UNION WITH BELLOWS SEAL
20170219144 · 2017-08-03 ·

The disclosure describes A rotary union that includes a housing having a fluid inlet, a rotating machine component rotatably supported in the housing, a rotating seal member associated with the rotating machine component, a non-rotating seal member slidably and sealably disposed within the housing adjacent the rotating seal member, and an expandable seal disposed between and sealably engaging each of the non-rotating seal member and the housing. The expandable seal includes two end portions, one of the two end portions engaged to the non-rotating seal member and the other of the two end portions engaged to the housing, and an expandable portion disposed axially between the two end portions, the expandable portion having an axial length that varies based on a pressure of a hydraulic fluid that is present at the fluid inlet.

ROTARY SEAL FOR A CENTRAL TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM
20170210184 · 2017-07-27 ·

A rotary seal arrangement for use with a central tire inflation system is provided. The rotary seal arrangement comprises a stationary portion, a rotating portion, a first sealing ring, a second sealing ring, and a first bushing portion. The stationary portion defines a first air passage therethrough and the rotating portion defines a second air passage therethrough. The first sealing ring and the second sealing ring are each disposed on one of the rotating portion and the stationary portion. The first bushing is disposed on one of the rotating portion and the stationary portion. The first bushing is in dynamic sealing engagement with the first sealing ring. The stationary portion, the rotating portion, the first sealing ring, and the second sealing ring form a sealed cavity that facilitates fluid communication between the first air passage and the second air passage.

Fitting Configured to Connect and Transition into a Conduit Body
20250067375 · 2025-02-27 ·

A fitting includes a first end having a first threaded portion configured for connection to a coupling device; a second end having a second threaded portion configured for connection to a conduit body; a hollow core extending from the first end to the second end; a flange surface provided between the first end and the second end and configured to interact with a gasket and the coupling device to create a sealed connection; and a shoulder extending from the flange surface to a center portion and the center portion extending to the second threaded portion. A combination of the shoulder and the center portion allow for play with regard to a rotational position of the center portion while an enhanced engagement and sealed connection is maintained between the fitting and the conduit body. A conduit system including a fitting is also disclosed.

PIVOT AND SWIVEL JOINT HAVING A ROTARY AXIS AND A SWIVEL AXIS

For a simply constructed pivot and swivel joint securing a sealing of the control element for the connection of a support arm to a control element, it is provided that the pivot and swivel joint (3) is implemented having a rotary sleeve (10) including an axially continuous recess (41) and having a swivel sleeve (11) connected thereto via a swivel axis (S) including an axially continuous recess (42), which is swivelable relative to the rotary sleeve (10) about the swivel axis (S), a rotary axis (D) being configured at the axial end of the rotary sleeve (10) facing away from the swivel axis (S), and a sealing hose (30) being disposed between the rotary sleeve (10) and the swivel sleeve (11), which by a first axial end sealingly abuts at the recess (41) of the rotary sleeve (10) and by the opposite second axial end is sealingly disposed at the axial end of the swivel sleeve (11).

HIGH PRESSURE SWIVEL SYSTEM FOR TURRET-MOORED VESSEL
20170096193 · 2017-04-06 · ·

A high pressure swivel system provides fluid communication on a turret-moored vessel between a swivel core member being in fixed rotational alignment with a seabed mooring system and a swivel revolving member being in fixed rotational alignment with the hull of the vessel. The revolving member has upper and lower radially extending surfaces. On each of the radially extending surfaces are a series of radially spaced apart pressure seals. Hydraulic barrier fluid pressure is regulated in each of the volumes formed between the pressure seals. The pressures in the volumes are regulated such that a process fluid pressure higher than could be tolerated by any one individual pressure seal is safely accommodated by sharing the high process fluid pressure between or among two or more of the radially spaced apart pressure seals.