Fluid pipe connection

US12241577B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Samuel PHILLIPS · Calabasas, US
• Ralf Becks · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 26, 2022
• Grant date: Mar 4, 2025
• Expiry date: Oct 2, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16L2201/20
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A fluid pipe connection is disclosed having an inner pipe assembly including a first inner pipe section and a second inner pipe section, and an inner joint between the first inner pipe section and second inner pipe section; an outer pipe assembly having a first outer pipe section, a second outer pipe section, a shroud covering the inner joint and mechanically connecting the first outer pipe section to the second outer pipe section via a mechanical connection, and a hatch fastened to the shroud by one or more fasteners and covering a hole in the shroud, wherein the hatch is moveable between a closed position and an open position to provide access to the inner joint through the hole.