Self-healing mate line for modular paneling
US10385973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16J15/027
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flexible seal assembly can include a base region coupled to a first seal region defining a hollow cavity, the first seal region having a profile including a cross sectional width that is tapered in a tapered-width region near the base region to be thicker than in a distal region extending outwards from the base region. The profile of the first seal region can include a curved face in a region exterior to the first hollow cavity in the distal region extending outwards from the base region, and the profile of the first seal region includes flat faces in the region exterior to the first hollow cavity in the tapered-width region. A system such as a modular panel assembly or frame-and-seal arrangement of a modular panel system can include a first frame assembly including a channel sized and shaped to receive a retention feature of the first seal assembly.
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