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Distributed accumulator

US4651781A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 2, 1985
Grant dateMar 24, 1987
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L55/0332
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A distributed accumulator integral constructed to form a hydraulic line for interconnecting components. The accumulator includes a non-porous flexible convoluted inner tube resiliently supported in a closed-cell, plastic foam shell, both being supported in a structural tubing member serving as containment piping.

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