Flexible bellows-type pipe junction for joining spaced pipe ends
First Claim
1. A bellows-type pipe junction for joining a first pipe end of a first pipe with a second pipe end of a second pipe having a spacing distance between the first pipe end and the second pipe end, said pipe junction comprising:
- a first sleeve section configured and dimensioned to be fitted onto the first pipe end;
a second sleeve section configured and dimensioned to be fitted onto the second pipe end;
a flexible offset section located and extending between said first and second sleeve sections, having a first end adjacent to said first sleeve section and a second end adjacent to said second sleeve section;
a first flexible joint connecting said first end of said offset section with said first sleeve section; and
a second flexible joint connecting said second end of said offset section with said second sleeve section.
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Abstract
A bellows-type pipe junction for mechanically joining the spaced-apart ends of two pipes in a liquid-tight manner includes two sleeve sections fitted onto the two pipe ends and a flexible offset section joined at its two ends to the two sleeve sections by respective flexible bellows-type joints. The flexible offset section and the flexible bellows-type joints provide a fluid-tight junction while accommodating axial and radial offsets between the two pipe ends. The pipe junction is especially suitable for joining the pipes of an aircraft drain mast.
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12 Claims
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1. A bellows-type pipe junction for joining a first pipe end of a first pipe with a second pipe end of a second pipe having a spacing distance between the first pipe end and the second pipe end, said pipe junction comprising:
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a first sleeve section configured and dimensioned to be fitted onto the first pipe end;
a second sleeve section configured and dimensioned to be fitted onto the second pipe end;
a flexible offset section located and extending between said first and second sleeve sections, having a first end adjacent to said first sleeve section and a second end adjacent to said second sleeve section;
a first flexible joint connecting said first end of said offset section with said first sleeve section; and
a second flexible joint connecting said second end of said offset section with said second sleeve section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A pipe joint arrangement comprising:
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a first pipe having a first pipe end;
a second pipe having a second pipe end spaced apart from said first pipe end; and
a bellows-type pipe junction that joins said first pipe end with said second pipe end;
wherein said pipe junction comprises;
a first sleeve section fitted onto said first pipe end;
a second sleeve section fitted onto said second pipe end;
a flexible offset section located and extending between said first and second sleeve sections, having a first end adjacent to said first sleeve section and a second end adjacent to said second sleeve section;
a first flexible joint connecting said first end of said offset section with said first sleeve section; and
a second flexible joint connecting said second end of said offset section with said second sleeve section.
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12. In an aircraft having an aircraft fuselage, a first pipe having a first pipe end in or extending from said fuselage, a drain mast mounted on said fuselage and including a second pipe having a second pipe end, and a bellows-type pipe junction joining said first pipe end with said second pipe end,
an improvement wherein said pipe junction comprises: -
a first sleeve section fitted onto said first pipe end;
a second sleeve section fitted onto said second pipe end;
a flexible offset section located and extending between said first and second sleeve sections, having a first end adjacent to said first sleeve section and a second end adjacent to said second sleeve section;
a first flexible joint connecting said first end of said offset section with said first sleeve section; and
a second flexible joint connecting said second end of said offset section with said second sleeve section.
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Specification