INFLATABLE TUBE FOR COUPLING COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING AN INFLATABLE TUBE

• Main Authors: TEKESKY, ROBERT, S, KOVACICH, JOHN, A, BARNHOUSE, JAMES, P, FELLERS, DANIEL, W, NEESE, JOHN, F, ROLLMANN, PAUL, J, DANKO, DONALD, M, HUMMELT, EDWARD, J, KELLY, THEODORE, C, PERKINS, KEVIN, T
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 18.06.2009
• Subjects: BLASTING; BRAKES; CLUTCHES; COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

An inflatable coupling component tube 12 for a fluid-operated brake or clutch includes an elongated, generally tubular-shaped structure 24 of predetermined length having two ends 26a, 26b and a joint 28 between the two ends 26a, 26b that closes the tube 12 to form a generally toroidal-shaped cavity 30. A coupling component 10 for a fluid-operated brake or clutch that includes an inflatable tube 12, and a method of making an inflatable coupling component tube 12 are also disclosed. L'invention concerne un tube (12) formant composant de raccordement gonflable pour un frein ou un embrayage hydraulique qui inclut une structure (24) de forme allongée, généralement tubulaire d'une longueur prédéterminée comportant deux extrémités (26a, 26b) et un joint (28) entre les deux extrémités (26a, 26b) qui ferme le tube (12) pour former une cavité (30) de forme généralement toroïdale. L'invention concerne en outre un composant de raccordement (10) pour un frein ou un embrayage hydraulique qui inclut un tube gonflable (12), et un procédé de réalisation du tube (12) formant composant de raccordement gonflable.