Fluid circuit comprising a connecting fitting for pipes, comprising a guide member for a heater duct
US12066136B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L37/138
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fluid circuit, in particular for an aircraft, having at least a first pipe, a second pipe and a connecting fitting, each pipe having a connection end and extending along an axis X, the connecting fitting, movably mounted between the two pipes, being configured to mechanically connect the two connection ends, the connecting fitting having a connecting sleeve and a guide member formed on an outer surface of the connecting sleeve and configured to cooperate with a heater duct so as to guide it between the two pipes, the heater duct being configured to transmit heat to the pipes and to the connecting fitting so as to prevent them from icing up.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.