Fluid circuit and method for connecting pipes of such a fluid circuit
AssigneeAirbus Atlantic
InventorsDaniel PERHERIN, Daniel BOULZE, Dimitri ROUYARD
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Abstract
A fluid circuit, in particular for an aircraft, comprising at least one first duct (1) and a first connecting member (5), at least one second duct (2) and a second connecting member (6), a connector piece (3), for joining the two connection ends of the ducts (1, 2) in a leaktight manner, comprising a central sleeve (4) configured to cooperate, at a first end, with the first connecting member (5) and, at a second end, with the second connecting member (6), the central sleeve (4) having a plurality of flexible teeth (41) in order to correct any error in alignment between the first axis (X1) and the second axis (X2).
Claims14
A fluid circuit, comprising
- at least one first pipe comprising a first connection end, extending along a first axis and defining an internal surface and an external surface, the first connection end-comprising a first peripheral connection element as well as a first linking member translationally and rotationally free about the first axis,
- at least one second pipe comprising a second connection end, extending along a second axis and defining an internal surface and an external surface, the second connection end comprising a second peripheral connection element as well as a second linking member translationally and rotationally free about the second axis, the connection ends of the pipes being fixed and spaced apart by an axial connection clearance,
- a linking connector, to sealingly link the two connection ends, comprising:
- a central sleeve comprising a peripheral casing adapted to slide along the second axis, the central sleeve being configured to cooperate, at a first end, with the first linking member and, at a second end, with the second linking member.
- the central sleeve comprising a plurality of flexible teeth configured to cooperate with the second peripheral connection element in order to correct a possible misalignment between the first axis and the second axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.