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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
May. 31, 2017
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Keli Dong, Shanghai, CN;
Michael A. Stark, Mooresville, NC (US);
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A flanged connecting assembly, which comprises: a first flange (); a second flange () with a diameter greater than the diameter of the first flange; and a third flange (), provided with a first portion () and a second portion () forming a step; wherein the first portion () is fitted to the first flange () through a first sealing element (), and the second portion () is fitted to the second flange () through a second sealing element (); and the first flange () and the second flange () are spaced from each other by a first distance. In this way, a gap formed under the fit of the three flanges can allow a used sealing element to be taken out vie the gap and/or a new sealing element to be assembled in via the gap.