US 12,404,929 B2
Coolant tube seal
Darin Battles, Dahlonega, GA (US); and Michael Blake, Northville, MI (US)
Assigned to Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed by Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,866.
Prior Publication US 2025/0043864 A1, Feb. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. F16J 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16J 15/022 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tube seal assembly for connecting two fluid passages, comprising:
a nipple connected to a first fluid passage; and
a seal assembly connected to a second fluid passage, the seal assembly including:
an attachment member attached to the second fluid passage and having a radially extending flange,
a seal member includes a metal reinforcement with a cylindrical outer wall and a radially inwardly extending flange at a first end of the cylindrical outer wall, an over-molded seal body including a locking feature, the over-molded seal body positioned on an interior surface of the cylindrical outer wall and engaging the radially extending flange of the attachment member to retain the seal member to the attachment member, the over-molded seal body further includes a first sealing lip extending from the radially inwardly extending flange and received against an inner wall of the attachment member, an interior surface of the first sealing lip including a sealing bead engaging the nipple.