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EP 3441669 B1 20210317 - IMPROVED ORIFICE HOLDER CONSTRUCTION

Title (en)

IMPROVED ORIFICE HOLDER CONSTRUCTION

Title (de)

VERBESSERTE BOHRUNGSHALTERKONSTRUKTION

Title (fr)

CONSTRUCTION DE SUPPORT D'ORIFICE AMÉLIORÉE

Publication

EP 3441669 B1 20210317 (EN)

Application

EP 18174111 A 20180524

Priority

US 201715671965 A 20170808

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3441669A1] An orifice holder assembly provides a boss connected by at least one arm to a base having an outlet therethrough. The boss is provided below the outlet. A tube is inserted through the boss until a bead contacts a first boss surface and the tube end is then deflected to form a lip where the lip and the bead connects the tube to the boss. An orifice body is then inserted in the tube end.

IPC 8 full level

F23D 14/46 (2006.01); F23D 14/64 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F23D 14/46 (2013.01); F23D 14/64 (2013.01); F23D 2213/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3441669 A1 20190213; EP 3441669 B1 20210317

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 18174111 A 20180524