摘要 |
An assembly (20) for clamping flanged tubular components (10, 14), the assembly (20) including a segmented clamp (22) having a recess (24) configured to accept the flanges (12, 16) of the tubular components (10, 14), and a hole (38) oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the tubular components (10, 14). The assembly (20) also includes a housing (40) surrounding an outer portion of the segmented clamp (22) and configured for attachment to at least one of the tubular components (10, 14), and a drive screw (50) that passes through the housing (40) and is threadedly engaged with the hole (38) of the segmented clamp (22). As the drive screw (50) rotates, it drives the segmented clamp (22) perpendicularly relative to the tubular components (10, 14) between a locked position, in which the circumferential recess (24) engages the flanges (12, 16) of the tubular components (10, 14), and an unlocked position, in which the circumferential recess (24) is positioned laterally out of engagement with the flanges (12, 16) of the tubular components (10, 14). |