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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
May. 09, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Allen J. Halbritter, Summerville, SC (US);
Luis F. Velasquez, Ladson, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 70/32 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/342 (2013.01); B29C 70/32 (2013.01); B29C 70/544 (2021.05); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotating manifold includes an axle, a hub rotatable relative to the axle about an axis of rotation, and a compressed air line in fluid communication housed in the axle. The rotating manifold further includes a vacuum line in fluid communication with the hub. The rotating manifold further includes a plurality of conduits connected to the hub. Each conduit of the plurality of conduits is in fluid communication with the vacuum line and houses a compressed air line arm in fluid communication with the compressed air line.