Device for gas-tight connection between a connection surface and a reference surface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11815203-B2
Application number	US-202117371136-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2021
Priority date	Jan 9, 2019
Publication date	Nov 14, 2023
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023

Abstract

A device for gas-tight connection includes: a first connection point with a terminal surface; a second connection point with a stationary, predetermined reference surface of a pipe flange connection, which is arranged relative to the terminal surface by an offset angle which is compensated for by an angular offset compensation; and a flanged disc unit. The first connection point includes a central ball-and-socket joint arrangement as an angular misalignment compensation. The central ball-and-socket joint arrangement has a tube section with a convex distal end region configured to interact in an articulated manner with a concave annular region, corresponding thereto, of the flanged disc unit. A side surface region of the flanged disc unit includes at least one adjusting screw for adapting to the offset angle so as to adjust a local distance to a counter-disc fixedly fastened coaxially to a pipe section adjacent to the convex distal end region.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for gas-tight connection, comprising:
a first connection point with a terminal surface;
a second connection point with a stationary, predetermined reference surface of a pipe flange connection, which is arranged relative to the terminal surface by an offset angle which is configured to be compensated for by angular offset compensation means; and
a flanged disc unit,
wherein the first connection point comprises a central ball-and-socket joint arrangement as angular misalignment compensation means,
wherein the central ball-and-socket joint arrangement comprises a tube section with a convex distal end region configured to interact in an articulated manner with a concave annular region, corresponding thereto, of the flanged disc unit, and
wherein a side surface region of the flanged disc unit comprises at least one adjusting screw configured to adapt to the offset angle so as to adjust a local distance to a counter-disc fixedly fastened coaxially to a pipe section adjacent to the convex distal end region, and
wherein the flanged disc unit comprises two disc parts that come into contact with one another in a planar manner and together form the concave annular region on an inner radial side, and
wherein at least one spherical recess is formed between the two disc parts of the flanged disc unit, which recess, together with a spherical head of an associated at least one adjusting screw, forms an associated peripheral ball joint.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein a disc part of the flanged disc unit comprises a flange disc having a plurality of through holes.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein an external thread of the at least one adjusting screw cooperates with an internal thread formed in the counter-disc such so as to enable an adjustment to the offset angle.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein exactly two adjusting screws are provided, each with an associated peripheral ball joint, which are arranged on two mutually orthogonal pivot axes of the flanged disc unit.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjusting screw is lockable by a fixing screw screwed transversely thereto into an edge region of the counter-disc.

6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one elastomeric sealing ring arranged in an overlap region between the convex distal end region of the tube section and the concave annular region, corresponding thereto, of the flanged disc unit.

7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one stop pin arranged between the convex distal end region of the tube section and the concave annular region, corresponding thereto, of the flanged disc unit so as to limit a swivel range,
wherein the swivel range is adjustable by the at least one adjusting screw to compensate the offset angle.

Assignees

• Abb Schweiz Ag

Inventors

• Schmitt Johannes
• Guth Matthias
• Bleil Stefan
• Hachadorian Gary

Classifications

• F16L27/053 Primary

  held in place by bolts passing through flanges · CPC title

• F16L27/06

  with special sealing means between the engaging surfaces · CPC title

• F16L23/003

  Auxiliary devices · CPC title

• F16L23/02

  the flanges being connected by members tensioned axially (F16L23/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y02E10/72

  Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction · CPC title