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US 2008/0217909 A1Published application
Joint for connecting two tubes in a high-temperature environment
AssigneeASM International N.V.
InventorChristianus Gerardus Maria De Ridder
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Abstract
A joint for connecting two tubes. The joint includes a first tube that provides a ball interface at its end. The joint also includes a second tube that provides a cup interface inside its wall. The cup interface of the second tube and the ball interface of the first tube form a cup-ball interface. This cup-ball interface is located in the interior of the second tube.
Claims21
A joint for connecting two tubes, the joint comprising:
- a. a first tube, the first tube providing a ball interface, the ball interface being present at an end of the first tube;
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- b. a second tube, the second tube providing a cup interface, the cup interface being present in a wall of the second tube, the cup interface of the second tube mating with the ball interface of the first tube and forming a cup-ball interface, wherein the cup-ball interface is located in the interior of the second tube.
A joint for connecting two tubes, the joint comprising:
- a. a first tube, the first tube providing a cup interface, the cup interface being present at an end of the first tube;
- b. a second tube, the second tube providing a ball interface, the ball interface being present in a wall of the second tube, the ball interface of the second tube mating with the cup interface of the first tube and forming a cup-ball interface, wherein the cup-ball interface is located in the interior of the second tube;
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- c. a gas seal, the gas seal being provided at the cup-ball interface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.