DEVICE FOR MOVABLE PIPE LINE JOINT Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: pipe line engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has flexible pipe line, e. g. bellows whose end faces are connected with flanges and wire braiding whose ends are secured to the bearing part of one of the flanges. The middle part of the braiding is connected with the bearing part of the other flange. There are either rigid shield secured to one of the flange or flexible shielding hose secured to both of the flanges inside the bellows. The wire braiding serves as a shock-absorber. The braiding can be mounted from outside or inside of the flexible pipe line. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 3 cl, 4 dwg