Patent ID: 6375233
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: B60W,F16D,F16H,F16L

Abstract:
A fluid conveying structure, comprising:a first component having a first socket; a second component having a second socket; a conduit having a first end portion disposed in said first socket and a second end portion disposed in said second socket; at least one first sealing element interposed between said first component and said first end portion in said first socket, said first component and said first end portion in fitting contact with one another so as to permit said first component and said first end portion to be freely rotatable relative to each other; and at least one second sealing element interposed between said second component and said second end portion in said second socket; and said first end portion having a first end face and said second end portion having a second end face, the area of the first end face being greater than the area of the second end face, wherein said components and said conduit are rotatable about a common axis, and further comprising means for rotating said first component at a first speed n1, and means for rotating said second component at a speed n2 less than said first speed.