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Flexible conveying element
Assignee: Witzenmann GmbH
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Filing: 1999-05-10
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Granted: 2000-10-03
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Expires: 2019-05-10
Abstract
Abstract A flexible conveying element, in particular for the exhaust systems of automotive combustion engines, having a helically or annularly corrugated metal hose which is installed coaxially in the metal bellows. The outside diameter of the metal hose is smaller than the inside diameter of the bellows and the ends of the hose are situated inside the end fittings of the bellows. The metal hose has an interlocked profile and the bellows and the hose are in an at least indirect contact with each other in at least one additional zone between the two end fittings.
Inventors
- 👤 Fabian Elsasser
- 👤 Tom Krawietz
- 👤 Michael Pluschke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 17:14
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N13/00; F01N13/18; F01N13/1805; F01N13/1811; F01N13/1816; F16; F16L; F16L27/00; F16L27/10; F16L27/107; F16L27/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
Flexible conveying element, in particular for the exhaust systems of automotive combustion engines, with a helically or annularly corrugated metal bellows equipped with cylindrical end fittings and a metal hose which is installed coaxially in the metal bellows, whose outside diameter is smaller than the inside end fittings of the bellows and are at least indirectly fixed to them, said metal hose having an interlocked profile, and said bellows and said hose being in an at least partial and at least indirect contact with each other in at least one additional zone between the two end fittings.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
Flexible conveying element, in particular for the exhaust systems of automotive combustion engines, with a helically or annularly corrugated metal bellows equipped with cylindrical end fittings and a metal hose which is installed coaxially in the metal bellows, whose outside diameter is smaller than the inside end fittings of the bellows and are at least indirectly fixed to them, said metal hose having an interlocked profile, and said bellows and said hose being in an at least partial and at least indirect contact with each other in at least one additional zone between the two end fittings.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A conveying element according to claim 1, wherein said hose is helically stripwound from at least one metal strip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
Conveying element according to claim 1, wherein the mutual contact is established by forming said bellows and/or said metal hose accordingly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
Conveying element according to claim 3, wherein an at least partial radial expansion is formed in said metal hose.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
Conveying element according to claim 3, wherein an at least partial radial contraction is formed in said bellows.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
Conveying element according to claim 3, wherein the formed section runs over the whole circumference of said bellows and/or said metal hose.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
Conveying element according to claim 1, wherein said bellows and said metal hose are in a mutual frictional contact.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
Conveying element according to claim 1, wherein said bellows and said metal hose are fixed to each other in contact zone, in particular by means of welding or press-fitting.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
Conveying element according to claim 8, wherein said bellows and said metal hose are fixed to each other by welding or press-fitting.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
Conveying element according to claim 1 wherein there is only indirect contact between said bellows and said metal hose, which is established by an insert between said bellows and said metal hose, said insert being in direct contact with said metal hose.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
Conveying element according to claim 1, wherein said insert is annular.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
Conveying element according to claim 10, wherein said insert is fixed to said bellows and/or to said metal hose by welding.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
Conveying element according to claim 1, wherein the position of the at least partial contact is adapted to the vibration of characteristic of said bellows and/or of said hose and corresponds with the position of the maximum of the vibration characteristic of said bellows and/or of said metal hose.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
Conveying element according to claim 1, wherein the position of the at least partial contact is situated approximately in the middle of the axial length of the flexible conveying element.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
Conveying element according to claim 1, wherein at least two partial contact positions are distributed over the circumference and/or the axial length of said bellows and of said metal hose.
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