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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2006
Spencer C. Johnston, Wattsburg, PA (US);
Glen R. Alden, Columbus, IN (US);
William R. Storkman, Columbus, IN (US);
James R. Duke, Columbus, IN (US);
Benjamin J. Moshier, Lakewood, NY (US);
Reid M. Irish, Stockton, NY (US);
Devaraj Doraiswamy, Jamestown, NY (US);
Michael T. Kosinski, Ashville, NY (US);
Spencer C. Johnston, Wattsburg, PA (US);
Glen R. Alden, Columbus, IN (US);
William R. Storkman, Columbus, IN (US);
James R. Duke, Columbus, IN (US);
Benjamin J. Moshier, Lakewood, NY (US);
Reid M. Irish, Stockton, NY (US);
Devaraj Doraiswamy, Jamestown, NY (US);
Michael T. Kosinski, Ashville, NY (US);
Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Abstract
An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a slip joint with a female section having an opening with an inner diameter, a male section having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the opening of the female section, the male section being at least partially received in the female section, a wear sleeve disposed between the female section and the male section, and at least one seal contacting the wear sleeve and at least one of the female section and the male section, to seal the slip joint.