Pipe joint

US12163612B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Samuel PHILLIPS · Calabasas, US
• Anthony Bryant · Smoketree Road, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2022
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2024
• Expiry date: Jan 28, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16L39/005
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A pipe joint including an outer pipe assembly having a first outer pipe portion, a second outer pipe portion, and a shroud coupling the first and second outer pipe portions. The outer pipe joint includes an outer securing mechanism securing the shroud to the second outer pipe portion. The inner pipe assembly, within the outer pipe assembly, includes a first inner pipe portion coupled to a second inner pipe portion via an inner pipe joint. The inner pipe assembly provides an inner fluid flow path extending axially and across the inner pipe joint. The shroud is movably mounted to the first outer pipe portion, and the outer securing mechanism is releasable so the shroud can move along the first outer pipe portion and withdrawn from the second outer pipe portion to open a gap between the shroud and the second outer pipe portion for the inner pipe joint.