EXPANSION JOINT
    2.
    发明申请
    EXPANSION JOINT 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:WO2022089966A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:PCT/EP2021/078726

    申请日:2021-10-16

    发明人: CRUIJFF, Marcel

    摘要: An expansion joint (2) for flexibly joining two tube segments (1) for producing a tube for an evacuated tube transport system (ETT), wherein the expansion joint (2) comprises two annular rims (15) and an annular flexible and airtight sleeve (14) for rendering the expansion joint airtight wherein the sleeve (14) comprises two annular bead sections (11) connected by an annular flexible carcass (13) wherein each annular bead section (11) comprises a bead wire (12), and wherein the bead sections (11) are designed to airtightly co-operate with the rims (15) that are fixed to the outside perimeter of each of the tube segments, wherein the rims (15) are preferably fixed at, or close to the opening of the tube segments (1).