US 12,247,682 B2
Clamping apparatus
Ralf Becks, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Nov. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/979,875.
Claims priority of application No. 21209665 (EP), filed on Nov. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0160506 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. F16L 23/10 (2006.01); F16L 23/16 (2006.01); F16L 23/18 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 23/10 (2013.01) [F16L 23/162 (2013.01); F16L 23/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clamping apparatus for connecting flanges of tubes, comprising:
a first bracing device;
a second bracing device;
wherein the first bracing device connects a first mounting device and a second mounting device;
wherein the first bracing device has a partially circular shape with a first inner wall and a first outer wall;
wherein the second bracing device connects a first connecting device and a second connecting device;
wherein the first inner wall of the first bracing device has a first recess which has a V-shape;
wherein the first outer wall of the first bracing device is configured to contact the second bracing device;
wherein the second bracing device is configured to contact the first outer wall of the first bracing device in order to apply a substantially radial force on the first outer wall of the first bracing device;
wherein the second bracing device is disposed over the first bracing device, such that the second bracing device is adapted to cover the first bracing device;
wherein the shape of the first recess is configured to substantially convert the substantially radial force applied to the first outer wall of the first bracing device into an axial force inside the first inner wall; and
wherein the first mounting device and the second mounting device each comprise at least two attachment devices for connecting the first connecting device and the second connecting device of the second bracing device.