Ball joint for the piping of an engine, and associated piping and aircraft
OwnerJean-François Roche, Alexandre Aubertininventors
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Abstract
This ball joint for the piping of an engine is intended to connect a first and a second fluid flow pipe to one another and is provided with an annular casing comprising an internal element intended to be mounted on the first flow pipe and an external element intended to be mounted on the second flow pipe, an annular bearing arranged transversely between the internal element and the external element so as to be in contact with the internal element and the external element, the ball joint comprising a metal bellows provided with a first end attached to the internal element and a second end opposite the first end and attached to the external element, the bellows comprising a stack of at least three metal layers.
Claims10
A ball joint for piping of an engine, the ball joint being intended to connect a first and a second fluid flow pipe to one another and being provided with an annular casing comprising an internal element intended to be mounted on the first flow pipe and an external element intended to be mounted on the second flow pipe, an annular bearing disposed transversely between the internal element and the external element so as to be in contact with the internal element and the external element, and a metal bellows provided with a first end attached to the internal element and a second end opposite the first end and attached to the external element, the bellows comprising a stack of five metal layers.
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