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US 2006/0151506 A1Published application
Vessel provided with a sealing ring
AssigneeAdvanced Lightweight Constructions Group B.V.
InventorsJan Koppert, Andy Debecker
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Abstract
A vessel for containing a fluid is provided. A composite wall encloses the fluid chamber and is connected, at at least one location, to a shaft-like body which traverses the fluid chamber and extends through the composite wall. A sealing ring is further provided to which the composite wall is connected at the connection location(s) and is slidable around the shaft-like body, subject to being limited in at least one axial direction by a stop means.
Claims17
A vessel for containing fluid, comprising:
- a composite wall enclosing a fluid chamber;
- a shaft-like body which traverses the fluid chamber and extends through the composite wall, the composite wall being, at at least one connecting location, connected to the shaft-like body;
- the composite wall comprising a fluid-tight inner lining around which fibers are provided;
- a ring to which the composite wall is connected at the at least one connecting location to the shaft-like body, the ring being designed as a sealing ring and arranged in an axially slidable and sealing manner around the shaft-like body;
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- stop means for limiting in at least one axial direction the distance over which the sealing ring can be slid relative to the shaft-like body.
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A method of manufacturing a vessel for containing fluid, comprising the steps of:
- providing a composite wall enclosing a fluid chamber with a fluid-tight inner lining;
- providing fibers around the fluid-tight inner lining;
- providing a shaft-like body which traverses the fluid chamber and extends through the composite wall;
- arranging a sealing ring in an axially slidable and sealing manner around the shaft-like body;
- connecting the composite wall at at least one connecting location to the shaft-like body with the ring;
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- providing stop means for limiting in at least one axial direction the distance over which the sealing ring can be slid relative to the shaft-like body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.