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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2024
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Steffen Wiegand, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A flange coupling system for connecting pipes in an aircraft, comprises a first flange element and a second flange element, each flange element comprising a flange ring surrounding an opening for transporting a liquid or gaseous medium. Each flange ring comprises a sealing surface for mutual connection of both flange elements. Each flange element comprises one or more fixation members configured for mutual fixation of both flange elements so that their sealing surfaces are pressed against each other in a sealing plane. The fixation members of both flange elements are arranged in a way that both flange elements are fixed to each other in a fixation plane which is located away from the sealing plane.