(19)
(11) EP 3 604 885 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
01.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/14

(43) Date of publication:
05.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/06

(21) Application number: 18187176.5

(22) Date of filing: 03.08.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F16L 39/04(2006.01)
B64C 29/00(2006.01)
F16L 27/08(2006.01)
F16L 39/06(2006.01)
F16L 27/087(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 09.06.2018 US 201816004376

(71) Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Fort Worth, TX 76101 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MAGALHAES, Brandon Anthony
    Richland Hills, TX 76118 (US)
  • WISE, Todd Kenneth
    Weatherford, TX 76087 (US)

(74) Representative: Barker Brettell LLP 
100 Hagley Road Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 8QQ
Birmingham B16 8QQ (GB)

   


(54) FLUID SWIVEL


(57) A fluid swivel (200; 300) includes at least two separate fluid paths (202, 204) extending therethrough, configured to convey fluid across a hinge (124). The fluid swivel (200) includes a first end configured to be coupled to a first pair of lines (128) on a first side of the hinge, a second end configured to be coupled to a second pair of lines (132) on a second side of the hinge, a joint (206) between the first end and the second end, a first pair of tubes (232, 234) extending from the first end to the joint, and a second pair of tubes extending from the joint to the second end, wherein the first and second tubes (232, 234) lie in a plane that is generally perpendicular to an axis of rotation (212) of the joint.