Interchangeable connector and diaphragm assembly
US4567814A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 1983 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2200/10
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connector and diaphragm assembly can be interchangeably used in either of two types of vacuum-actuated automobile control systems. The connector which is seated in the closed end of a bell-shaped diaphragm is, in turn, connected to one of two types of linking elements that operate the control system. Deflating the diaphragm moves the connector thereby moving a linking element into one of two positions. The connector has a recessed neck portion and a head with a threaded hole therein. In a first automobile control mechanism, the recessed neck receives a forked linking element. In a second automobile control mechanism, the threaded opening of the connector receives a threaded rod which serves as the linking element. The same connector can be interchangeably employed with either type of linking element.
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