Arrangement for connecting bodies wherein thermally-related constraining forces on the bodies are minimized
AssigneeCarl-Zeiss-Stiftung
InventorHans-Jurgen Meier
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Abstract
The invention is directed to an arrangement for connecting bodies together wherein temperature-induced constraining forces are minimized. It is intended to prevent constraining forces resulting from thermally-induced tensions when connecting two bodies by utilizing a suitable connecting member. The connecting member is wedge-shaped and its temperature movement is compensated for by one or more compensating elements disposed between the connecting member and the bodies to be connected.
Claims10
An arrangement for connecting bodies wherein constraining forces are developed as a consequence of thermally-induced tensions, the arrangement comprising:
- a seam interface conjointly defined by said bodies at which said bodies are joined to each other;
- recess means formed in said bodies along said interface;
- a wedge-shaped connecting member disposed in said recess means for imparting a holding force to said bodies to hold said bodies to each other;
- and,
- thermal compensating means braced between said bodies and said connecting member so as to cause said force developed by said connecting member to be substantially uniform over a preselected temperature range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.