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US 7,677,611 B2Granted
Flanged joint
AssigneeFey Lamellenringe GmbH & Co., KG
InventorPeter Holzheu
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Abstract
A flanged joint for a pressure medium. The flanged joint includes a first component and a second component having an interior. Also included is at least one flat gasket held between facing surfaces of the first and second components. An annular groove and a radially opposed working diameter are located between the interior and the at least one flat gasket. At least one lamella ring is held in the annular groove and biased, essentially without a gap, against the working diameter.
Claims12
A flanged joint for a pressurized medium, the flanged joint comprising:
- a first component and a second component each component including a facing flange surface projecting from the component and facing the facing flange surface of the other component, and each component having an interior portion configured to guide or store a pressurized medium;
- at least one flat gasket held between and contacting the facing flange surfaces of the first and second components;
- an annular groove and a working diameter radially opposing the annular groove, the annular groove being located between the interior portion and the at least one flat gasket;
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- at least one thin, flat lamella ring held in the annular groove and biased, without a gap, against the working diameter, the at least one lamella ring being arranged upstream of the at least one flat gasket in a direction of a pressure difference between a pressure side of the flanged joint and an environmental side of the flanged joint.
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