| 摘要 |
An omnidirectionally flexible joint for fluid conduits subject to high pressures and axial loads. The joint employs a pair of annular flexure and seal assemblies disposed in opposing relationship between an inner and an outer housing. The assembly has a resilient flexure element generally in the shape of a hollow spherical segment which is adapted to be bonded to ball and socket surfaces adjacent the inner and outer housings. The assembly further has a resilient shear element which extends generally in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the joint. This shear element is adapted to yield to axial tensile loads applied to said joint and thereby avoid having such loads transmitted to the flexure element, which might otherwise cause failure of the joint.
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