GB2333566B - Flexible connector - Google Patents

Flexible connector

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Publication number
GB2333566B
GB2333566B GB9801727A GB9801727A GB2333566B GB 2333566 B GB2333566 B GB 2333566B GB 9801727 A GB9801727 A GB 9801727A GB 9801727 A GB9801727 A GB 9801727A GB 2333566 B GB2333566 B GB 2333566B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
flexible connector
connector
flexible
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9801727A
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GB9801727D0 (en
GB2333566A (en
Inventor
David James Scales
Martin William Knight
Terry John Whitbread
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SENIOR FLEXONICS AUTOMOTIVE LT
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SENIOR FLEXONICS AUTOMOTIVE LT
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Priority to GB9801727A priority Critical patent/GB2333566B/en
Publication of GB9801727D0 publication Critical patent/GB9801727D0/en
Priority to AU21727/99A priority patent/AU2172799A/en
Priority to JP2000528785A priority patent/JP2002501141A/en
Priority to EP99901721A priority patent/EP1051565A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB1999/000094 priority patent/WO1999037898A1/en
Priority to ZA9900605A priority patent/ZA99605B/en
Publication of GB2333566A publication Critical patent/GB2333566A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2333566B publication Critical patent/GB2333566B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N13/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00
    • F01N13/18—Construction facilitating manufacture, assembly, or disassembly
    • F01N13/1805—Fixing exhaust manifolds, exhaust pipes or pipe sections to each other, to engine or to vehicle body
    • F01N13/1811—Fixing exhaust manifolds, exhaust pipes or pipe sections to each other, to engine or to vehicle body with means permitting relative movement, e.g. compensation of thermal expansion or vibration
    • F01N13/1816—Fixing exhaust manifolds, exhaust pipes or pipe sections to each other, to engine or to vehicle body with means permitting relative movement, e.g. compensation of thermal expansion or vibration the pipe sections being joined together by flexible tubular elements only, e.g. using bellows or strip-wound pipes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L51/00—Expansion-compensation arrangements for pipe-lines
    • F16L51/02—Expansion-compensation arrangements for pipe-lines making use of bellows or an expansible folded or corrugated tube
    • F16L51/025—Expansion-compensation arrangements for pipe-lines making use of bellows or an expansible folded or corrugated tube with several corrugations

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Exhaust Silencers (AREA)
  • Joints Allowing Movement (AREA)
  • Rigid Pipes And Flexible Pipes (AREA)
GB9801727A 1998-01-27 1998-01-27 Flexible connector Expired - Fee Related GB2333566B (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9801727A GB2333566B (en) 1998-01-27 1998-01-27 Flexible connector
PCT/GB1999/000094 WO1999037898A1 (en) 1998-01-27 1999-01-26 Flexible connector
JP2000528785A JP2002501141A (en) 1998-01-27 1999-01-26 Flexible connector
EP99901721A EP1051565A1 (en) 1998-01-27 1999-01-26 Flexible connector
AU21727/99A AU2172799A (en) 1998-01-27 1999-01-26 Flexible connector
ZA9900605A ZA99605B (en) 1998-01-27 1999-01-27 Flexible connector.

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9801727A GB2333566B (en) 1998-01-27 1998-01-27 Flexible connector

Publications (3)

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GB9801727D0 GB9801727D0 (en) 1998-03-25
GB2333566A GB2333566A (en) 1999-07-28
GB2333566B true GB2333566B (en) 2002-12-24

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GB9801727A Expired - Fee Related GB2333566B (en) 1998-01-27 1998-01-27 Flexible connector

Country Status (6)

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EP (1) EP1051565A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2002501141A (en)
AU (1) AU2172799A (en)
GB (1) GB2333566B (en)
WO (1) WO1999037898A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA99605B (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE69900391T2 (en) * 1999-11-18 2002-07-11 Senior Flexonics Automotive Lt Flexible pipe with a finely woven braided lining
DE20312251U1 (en) * 2003-08-05 2004-01-08 Witzenmann Gmbh Flexible pipe element
US9151208B2 (en) * 2008-03-13 2015-10-06 Borgwarner Inc. Exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine
KR101570921B1 (en) * 2014-01-22 2015-11-20 주식회사 에스제이엠 Flexible Tube for Exhaust Pipe of Automobiles

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB787171A (en) * 1956-06-27 1957-12-04 Power Aux Ies Ltd Flexible conduit
EP0493680A1 (en) * 1990-12-31 1992-07-08 Witzenmann GmbH Metallschlauch-Fabrik Pforzheim Flexible conduit element for exhaust conduits of internal combustion engines for vehicles

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JP2606357B2 (en) * 1989-03-27 1997-04-30 石川島播磨重工業株式会社 Current-carrying device for resistance welding equipment
JPH03105012A (en) * 1989-09-14 1991-05-01 Sango:Kk Flexible tube for exhaust pipe
DE4317334C2 (en) * 1993-05-25 2003-09-25 Iwka Balg Und Kompensatoren Te Device for flexibly connecting pipes in exhaust pipes of motor vehicles
JPH08303664A (en) * 1995-05-12 1996-11-22 Toyota Motor Corp Spherical joint
JPH08326531A (en) * 1995-06-02 1996-12-10 Calsonic Corp Vibration absorbing type exhaust pipe joint
EP0797039B1 (en) * 1996-03-20 2002-10-16 Witzenmann GmbH Pipe member having a metal bellows

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB787171A (en) * 1956-06-27 1957-12-04 Power Aux Ies Ltd Flexible conduit
EP0493680A1 (en) * 1990-12-31 1992-07-08 Witzenmann GmbH Metallschlauch-Fabrik Pforzheim Flexible conduit element for exhaust conduits of internal combustion engines for vehicles

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
ZA99605B (en) 1999-10-28
WO1999037898A1 (en) 1999-07-29
JP2002501141A (en) 2002-01-15
EP1051565A1 (en) 2000-11-15
AU2172799A (en) 1999-08-09
GB9801727D0 (en) 1998-03-25
GB2333566A (en) 1999-07-28

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Effective date: 20040127