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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Itt Manufacturing Enterprises Llc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Paul W. Behnke, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/62 (2006.01); F04D 13/02 (2006.01); F04D 29/52 (2006.01); F04D 29/54 (2006.01); F04D 29/66 (2006.01); F04D 13/10 (2006.01); F04D 29/08 (2006.01); F04D 29/046 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/628 (2013.01); F04D 13/02 (2013.01); F04D 13/10 (2013.01); F04D 29/528 (2013.01); F04D 29/548 (2013.01); F04D 29/669 (2013.01); F04D 29/046 (2013.01); F04D 29/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A discharge head features at least one low-deflection component that substantially does not deflect in response to high piping forces applied in a direction perpendicular to the discharge head; at least one high-deflection component that deflects in response to the high piping forces; and a flexible element configured between the at least one low-deflection component and the at least one high-deflection component to contain pressure and to be highly flexible in the direction perpendicular to the centerline of the discharge head.