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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Kirt Eschtruth, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/50 (2006.01); F16J 3/04 (2006.01); F16J 15/00 (2006.01); F16J 15/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/008 (2013.01); F16J 3/041 (2013.01); F16J 15/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
Self-sealing bellows for use with vehicles are disclosed. An example bellows includes a tubular body being expandable and contractible along an axis of the body. The bellows also includes a lining disposed along a surface of the body and a liquid or gelatinous material disposed between the body and the lining. The liquid or gelatinous material hardens when exposed to a fluid.