US 10,859,105 B2
Insert And System For Providing A Calibrated Metering OrificeGeneral
US 10,859,105 B2
Insert And System For Providing A Calibrated Metering Orifice
Tech Center:
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Medical Devices/Processes
Examiner:
Tyrone V Hall, Jr.
Art Unit:
3723 Manufacturing Devices and Processes, Machine Tools and Hand Tools
Inventors:
David P. Turechek; Victor Kirilichin; Brian P. Krieger
Assignee:
Priority:
11/06/18
Filed:
11/06/18
Granted:
12/08/20
Expiration:
11/07/37
Abstract
An insert for connecting first and second parts each having holes, the insert having a cylindrical sleeve and a core. The cylindrical sleeve having a central void and an outer diameter sized to fit into the hole in the first part. The central void having a uniform diameter across a length of the cylindrical sleeve. The core having a through-hole and a tapered outer wall such that when the core is pulled into the cylindrical sleeve, the cylindrical sleeve expands against the hole of the first part to secure the insert to the first part. The through-hole of the core having a threaded portion at a first end of the core to engage with a threaded fastener to secure the second part to the first part. The first end of the core is press-fit into the cylindrical sleeve.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
B25B25B27/0014B25BF16B13/0858F16L55/1108F16B