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Fluid cylinder block having a stress distributing joint

US9188121B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateNov 17, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16L41/03
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fluid cylinder block includes a body having a plurality of bores formed therein that intersect at a junction, and a stress distributing joint comprising a groove formed in the body adjacent opposing bores of the plurality of bores on each side of the junction, wherein the grooves include a major dimension that is greater than a diameter of the opposing bores.

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