Expansion joint
AssigneeTata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
InventorMarcel CRUIJFF
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Abstract
An expansion joint for flexibly joining two tube segments for producing a tube for an evacuated tube transport system (ETT), wherein the expansion joint includes two annular rims and an annular flexible and airtight sleeve for rendering the expansion joint airtight wherein the sleeve includes two annular bead sections connected by an annular flexible carcass wherein each annular bead section includes a bead wire, and wherein the bead sections are designed to airtightly co-operate with rims that are fixed to the outside perimeter of each of the tube segments, wherein the rims are fixed at, or close to the opening of the tube segments.
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An expansion joint for flexibly joining two tube segments for producing a tube for an evacuated tube transport system (ETT), wherein the expansion joint comprises two annular rims and an annular flexible and airtight sleeve for rendering the expansion joint airtight wherein the sleeve comprises two annular bead sections connected by an annular flexible carcass wherein each annular bead section comprises a bead wire, and wherein the bead sections are designed to airtightly co-operate with the rims that are fixed to the outside perimeter of each of the tube segments, wherein the rims are preferably fixed at, or close to the opening of the tube segments.
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