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Rotary joint with actuator, framework construction kit and framework with rotary joints

US9970190B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

14Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Hermann Benthien · Hamburg, DE
Matthias Hegenbart · Hamburg, DE
Andreas Poppe · Clüversborstel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 19, 2016
Grant date	May 15, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 19, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2226/60
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A rotary joint includes a socket rod having a socket rod flange with a basically spheroid con-cave bearing surface at a first end, a housing nut encircling the socket rod and having a threaded wrenching head, a ball rod having a basically spheroid convex bearing surface and threaded side walls around the convex bearing surface, and a joint actuator configured to actuate relative movement of the socket rod flange and the ball rod. A diameter of the threaded side walls of the ball rod corresponds to a diameter of the threaded wrenching head of the housing nut.

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