Patent ID: 9016257
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: F01M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A combination usable together in an automotive vehicle, comprising: an engine block includes an opening configured to provide access to an interior volume, a first flange having a periphery that surrounds the opening, and a first engagement surface disposed proximate the first flange; a cover having a second flange disposed around a periphery of the cover, and a second engagement surface disposed proximate the second flange, the second engagement surface configured to mate with the first engagement surface, wherein when the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface are disposed in engagement with each other, the first flange and the second flange in combination define an exterior surface having a first profile, the first profile having a periphery having a plurality of associated sides and corners; and a band clamp having an interior surface with a second profile that is complementary with the first profile, the band clamp having a plurality of individual segments equal in number to a number of the corners of the first profile, each segment of the plurality of individual segments arranged consecutively in a closed loop fashion around the first profile beginning at one side, continuing around an associated corner, and terminating at an adjacent side of the first profile.