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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1987
Irving D Press, West Orange, NJ (US);
Unidynamics Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A fail-safe bellows assembly eliminates the usual limit bolts and replaces them with a cylindrical guard that encircles the bellows element with its associated coupling flanges and interconnects said flanges so as to permit a limited safe magnitude of elongation and articulation. The guard is connected to one of said flanges, with a coupling or linking to the other flange that permits the desired safe freedom of movement. In one embodiment one of the flanges has the guard clamped to its periphery while the other flange couples to the guard with pins and apertures. Another embodiment uses pins projecting radially inwardly from the guard at one end, replacing the pins in the flange and cooperating apertures in the guard. In addition to the guards, an elastic sleeve is joined to the periphery of each flange with a fluid-tight seal, and a vent passage through one flange interconnects the inter-flange space with the exterior for safe discharge of any fluid escaping from the bellows element.