Gas turbine engine ducting system having a plurality of spherical joints
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorJack F Colebrooke
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Abstract
There is described an articulatable ducting system 700 for a gas turbine engine. The system comprises a first structure 710, a second structure 720, a first spherical joint 740, a second spherical joint 750 and a conduit 730. The first structure 710 defines a first internal volume 711. The second structure 720 defines a second internal volume 721, with the second structure 720 being movable with respect to the first structure 710. The first spherical joint 740 is associated with the first structure 710 and the second spherical joint 750 is associated with the second structure 720. The conduit 730 extends between the first and second spherical joints 740, 750 and thereby fluidically connects the first internal volume 711 to the second internal volume 721.
Claims15
An articulatable ducting system for a gas turbine engine, the system comprising:
- a first structure defining a first internal volume;
- a second structure defining a second internal volume, the second structure being movable with respect to the first structure;
- a first spherical joint associated with the first structure;
- a second spherical joint associated with the second structure;
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- a conduit extending between the first and second spherical joints and thereby fluidically connecting the first internal volume to the second internal volume,
- wherein the conduit is configured to move with respect to the second spherical joint so as to at least partially extend into the second internal volume.
An articulatable ducting system for a gas turbine engine, the system comprising:
- a first structure defining a first internal volume;
- a second structure defining a second internal volume, the second structure being movable with respect to the first structure;
- a first spherical joint associated with the first structure;
- a second spherical joint associated with the second structure;
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- a conduit extending between the first and second spherical joints and thereby fluidically connecting the first internal volume to the second internal volume, wherein the conduit includes a pair of annular flanges between which an inner formation of the first spherical joint is disposed such that the conduit is fixed with respect to the inner formation of the first spherical joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.