# US 2019/0170387 A1 · Device For Securing At Least One Insulation On A Duct, Duct Equipped With Said Securing Device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0170387 A1 - Document ID: US20190170387A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/199,633 - Filed: 2018-11-26 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-01 - Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH - Applicants: Airbus Operations S.A.S. - Inventors: José Lopez - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170387A1 ## CPC - F24F 13/0209: {characterised by their connecting means, e.g. flanges} - F16L 3/1025: {the members being joined by quick-acting means} - F16L 3/20: allowing movement in transverse direction - F16L 3/237: for two pipes - F16L 59/12: Arrangements for supporting insulation from the wall or body insulated, e.g. by means of spacers between pipe and heat-insulating material; Arrangements specially adapted for supporting insulated bodies - F16L 59/135: Hangers or supports specially adapted for insulated pipes - F16L 59/14: Arrangements for the insulation of pipes or pipe systems (F16L59/02 - F16L59/12 take precedence) - F16L 59/20: for non-disconnectable joints - F24F 13/0263: {Insulation for air ducts} - F16L 3/26: specially adapted for supporting the pipes all along their length, e.g. pipe channels or ducts - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) - F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL ## Abstract A device for securing at least one insulating tube on a duct, includes an inner ring configured to be mounted on the duct, an outer ring coaxial to the inner ring, and a transverse web linking the inner and outer rings, the inner and outer rings and the transverse web forming two recesses, arranged on either side of the transverse web, each configured to receive an end of an insulating tube. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for securing at least one insulating tube on a duct, comprising: an inner ring configured to be mounted on the duct; an outer ring coaxial to the inner ring; and a transverse web linking the inner and outer rings, each inner or outer ring extending on either side of the transverse web such that the securing device has an I-shaped section in a longitudinal plane and that the inner and outer rings and the transverse web form two recesses, arranged on either side of the transverse web, each configured to receive an end of an insulating tube. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The securing device according to claim 1, wherein the securing device comprises first and second parts each extending over a half-circumference of the duct, each of the first and second parts respectively comprising first and second ends, the first end of the first part being linked to the second end of the second part by a first link, the second end of the first part being linked to the first end of the second part by a second link. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The securing device according to claim 2, wherein the first and second parts of the securing device are identical for each first or second part, the first end being different and complementary to the second end. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The securing device according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the first and second links comprises at least one guiding system making it possible to guide the first and second ends relative to one another in a direction of introduction and at least one locking system making it possible to immobilize the first and second ends in the direction of introduction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The securing device according to claim 4, wherein the guiding system comprises at least one tenon integral to the first end, protruding from a first end face of the first end and configured to be housed in at least one recess formed in the second end hollowed out relative to the second end face of the second end, the tenon and the recess having complementary forms so that the tenon slides into the recess in the direction of introduction, the first and second end faces being pressed against one another when the first and second parts are assembled. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The securing device according to claim 5, wherein the recess is delimited by the transverse web and two rails, parallel to the transverse web, linked respectively to the inner ring and to the outer ring. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The securing device according to claim 5, wherein the guiding system comprises two tenons, integral to the first end, configured to be housed in two recesses, formed in the second end, that are symmetrical relative to the transverse web. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The securing device according to one of claim 4, wherein the locking system comprises a tongue, linked to one of the first or second ends, the tongue having a hook form configured to cooperate with a notch integral to the other of the first or second ends, the tongue being elastically deformable between a state of rest in which the hook form is in contact with the notch and an elastically deformed state in which the hook form is moved away from the notch. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The securing device according to claim 8, wherein the tongue has an inclined flat making it possible to deform the tongue to the deformed state when mounting the two parts of the securing device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The securing device according to claim 8, wherein at least one of the tenons comprises a slit which makes it possible to separate the tongue from the rest of the tenon in order for it to be able to be deformed between the rest and deformed states. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The securing device according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing system. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The securing device according to claim 11, wherein the fixing system comprises a ring linked to one of the parts of the fixing device and configured to be mounted on a main duct. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The securing device according to claim 12, wherein the ring configured to be fitted over a main duct is an inner ring of a second fixing device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The securing device according to claim 11, wherein the fixing system comprises a body having a first contact surface, configured to be pressed and fixed by link elements onto a support or a structure, and a T-shaped groove configured to receive the outer ring of the securing device and a part of its transverse web. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The securing device according to claim 14, wherein the body comprises a first jaw and a second jaw, delimiting the T-shaped groove and configured to slide relative to one another in order to adjust the dimension of the T-shaped groove and wherein the fixing system comprises a link for linking the first and second jaws. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) A duct equipped with at least one securing device according to claim 1.