摘要 |
A pressurized fluid transport assembly includes a flexible component, such as a molded rubber component, that defines an interior passage through which the pressurized fluid flows. A sleeve surrounds at least a portion of the outer surface of the flexible component. The flexible component fits through an aperture in a support wall, such as a transmission casing, and has opposing first and second end portions configured to fit flush with a pressure source and a pressure destination when the component is through the aperture. The sleeve prevents expansion of the flexible component due to the pressurized fluid, such as expansion radially outward from the interior passage, but does not compromise the flexibility of the flexible component in a direction substantially parallel with the interior passage. A method of manufacturing the pressurized fluid transport assembly is also provided.
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