IP Library Granted Patent US 12,208,560
Granted Patent B2
US 12,208,560 · App. 17/702,058 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Arrangement for the transport of media

Inventors: Albert Boecker (Ettlingen, DE); Matthias Winter (Rastatt, DE); Thorsten Schaefer (Steinfeld, DE); Florian Deibel (Sinzheim, DE); Artem Tuzin (Stutensee, DE)
Assignee: TI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
B29C49/42F16L47/32B29L2031/7496B29L2031/7506
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Patent No.
US 12,208,560
App. No.
17/702,058
Granted
Jan 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An Arrangement for transporting media, comprising a base body formed as a blow-molded part and at least one functional element, wherein the functional element is positively fixed to the base body, wherein the positive fit is formed by shaping the base body during blow molding, and a method for producing an arrangement.

Claims (13)

1. An arrangement for transporting media, comprising a base body formed as a blow-molded part and at least one functional element, wherein the functional element is fixed to the base body as a positive connection, wherein the connection between the base body and at least one functional element is formed by shaping the base body during blow molding, the functional element having an edge area having a plurality of recesses extending through the edge area to define a plurality of holes into which the base body extends at least partially to form the positive connection, wherein the base body comprises at least one flow channel and the plurality of recesses are arranged circumferentially about the flow channel.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the connection of the base body and at least one functional element is a substance-to-substance bond.

3. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the functional element comprises at least one further flow channel.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein at least one flow-conducting connection exists between the base body and the functional element.

5. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the functional element is at least partially formed from plastic.

6. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the arrangement forms a distribution structure for temperature control media.

7. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the functional element is selected from the group consisting of an adapter, pump, cooler, sensor, valve or hose adapter.

8. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the recesses form an undercut.

9. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the base body comprises a first flow channel and the functional element comprises a second flow channel, and further comprising a seal fitted around the second flow channel and configured such that, upon blow molding the base body, the base body bears against the seal to elastically pretension the seal.

10. The arrangement according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of recesses into which the base body extends are located radially outward of the seal.

11. The arrangement according to claim 9 , wherein the functional element defines a nozzle having the seal positioned around the nozzle.

12. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the base body extends through the plurality of holes and defines enlarged protrusions to form the positive connection.

13. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the flow channel defines an inlet having a nozzle with a seal fitted around an outer circumference of the nozzle and facing radially, and wherein the base body is formed to extend radially inwardly around the outer circumference and seal.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 19, 2026
From: TI AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS GMBH
To: TI FLUID SYSTEMS ENGINEERING GMBH
Reel/Frame 075587/0854 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2022
From: BOECKER, ALBERT; WINTER, MATTHIAS; SCHAEFER, THORSTEN; DEIBEL, FLORIAN; TUZIN, ARTEM
To: TI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER, GMBH
Reel/Frame 060094/0079 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 21166246 · Mar 31, 2021 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220314521A1 · Oct 6, 2022
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