| 摘要 |
<p>A clamp assembly is disclosed for connecting the two hubs 14, 16 of a hub connector with each hub in sealing engagement with a seal ring 24, 28, a the hubs having flat opposing surfaces 18, 20 with ring grooves 22, 26 and tapered annular surfaces 40, 44 on the opposite side of the hubs from the ring grooves. The clamp assembly includes a flat sided, adapter ring 30 for positioning between the opposing faces of the hubs, the adapter having a ring groove 32, 34 on each side for engaging seal rings located in the ring grooves in the faces of the hubs, a plurality of tapped holes 46 in the outside wall of the adapter ring 30, a plurality of clamp segments 36 positioned around the adapter ring, studs 44 connected to the tapped holes in the adapter ring and extending through openings 48 in the clamp segments and nuts 50 on the studs outside the clamp segments for moving the clamp segments toward the hubs to cause inclined surfaces 38, 42 on the clamp segments 36 to force the hubs through the tapered surfaces 40, 44 into sealing engagement with the seal rings. <IMAGE></p> |
