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Rotary joint, framework construction kit and method for constructing a framework

US9562352B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Hermann Benthien · Hamburg, DE
Ion Lucian Florea · Hamburg, DE
Jens Wilhelmi · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2015
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T403/32983
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A rotary joint includes an outer shell segment having the outer shape of a solid of revolution, the outer shell segment having a plurality of openings arranged in the outer surface; an inner shell segment having the outer shape of the solid of revolution of the outer shell segment, the inner shell segment being aligned concentrically with the outer shell segment and spaced apart from the outer shell segment by a compensation gap; and a plurality of strut holding fixtures, the strut holding fixtures having a hollow interior and a flange portion, wherein each of the strut holding fixtures is arranged in one of the plurality of openings and the flange portion extends within the compensation gap between the inner shell segment and the outer shell segment in each case.

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