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Joint for an engine exhaust system component

US7779624B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 8, 2005
Grant dateAug 24, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01N13/14
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an access joint for an engine exhaust system. The access joint includes first and second exhaust conduits each having a conduit body and a flange unitary with the conduit body. The flanges have first surfaces that face toward one another and second surfaces that face away from one another. The joint also includes a clamp having a channel that receives the flanges and that compresses the flanges toward one another when the clamp is tightened.

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