Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible joint
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Application No.: US15092851Application Date: 2016-04-07
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Publication No.: US10557550B2Publication Date: 2020-02-11
- Inventor: Luke Clovis Saindon , Noel Jared Keegan , Marthinus van Schoor
- Applicant: Mide Technology Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MA Woburn
- Assignee: Mide Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee: Mide Technology Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Woburn
- Agency: Iandiorio Teska & Coleman, LLP
- Main IPC: F16J3/04
- IPC: F16J3/04 ; B63C11/10

Abstract:
A constant volume flexible joint system includes a flexible membrane for coupling across a joint and spaced radial support ribs fitted to the membrane. Axial support structures are coupled to the spaced radial support ribs preventing axial deformation of the joint due to a differential pressure. The axial support structure preferably include pivoting sockets and blocks enabling the joint to flex and the flexible membrane to contract on the inside of a bend and expand by an equal or near equal amount on the outside of the bend resulting in a constant volume joint that requires low or no torque throughout the bending motion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160297504A1 FLEXIBLE JOINT Public/Granted day:2016-10-13
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