| 摘要 |
A knuckle joint 18 for the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine comprises first and second pipe segments 20, 22, the second pipe segment having an outwardly deformed end portion 24 which enters with clearance into a flared end portion 26 of the first pipe segment. There is a flange 32 on the first pipe segment and a flange 34 on the second pipe segment. A plurality of circumferentially spaced bolts 36 pass through corresponding holes in the flanges, there being a nut 40 on each of the bolts. On each bolt there is a coil spring 38 between the flanges, and a coil spring 42 between the flange 32 and the nut.
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