Direct connection between a tube and a flat element
AssigneeEuropea De Construcciones Metalicas, S.A.
InventorsEduardo Muñoz Fernandez, Maximiliano Carrasco Gimena, José Ignacio Parra Fernández-Mota, Luis Garrido Delgado
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Abstract
The invention relates to a direct connection between a tube and a flat element by means of a connector preferably formed by stamping on the tube itself, which enables joining the latter to the flat element, without auxiliary elements, by nest-like insertion of same into the flat element and subsequent attachment by means of screws, rivets, bolts, pins or other elements. Said connection can be used in the construction of modular two-dimensional or three-dimensional tubular structures forming a single, double, or multi-layer latticework, preferably for supporting parabolic trough solar collectors.
Claims10
-9. (canceled)
A direct connection between a tube and a flat element, intended to allow the connection between a circular or square tube and a flat element, such as a sheet, gusset or similar, without the need for auxiliary elements such as flanges, clamps or others, wherein the end of the tube presents a determining deformation for a connector with four semi-planes, establishing a star-shaped connecting element.
A direct connection between a tube and a flat element according to claim 1, wherein the determining deformation is made by stamping.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.