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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2010
Stefan Groβ, Trabitz, DE;
Harald Neumann, Parkstein, DE;
Stefan Groβ, Trabitz, DE;
Harald Neumann, Parkstein, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
The present embodiments relate to an apparatus which can be used to increase the bending strength of a tube in its connection region. The apparatus may include an adapter unit, the shape of which is matched to a cross-sectional shape of a tube end in such a manner that on the one hand the adapter unit can be fitted to a tube connection of a device instead of the tube end and on the other hand the tube end can be fitted to the adapter unit. The apparatus may also include at least one spring element made of glass fiber reinforced plastic, which is connected to the adapter unit, projects out of the adapter unit in the direction of the tube and has a termination element at the projecting end, against which termination element a fitted tube abuts when subjected to bending, so that the rigidity of the spring element increases the bending strength of the tube in the region between the adapter unit and the element.