Patent ID: 11873793
Assignee: TP-PRODUCTS AS
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  E  Y | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. A flange element for a flange connection with a longitudinal centre axis, the flange element comprising:
a flange part comprising a front side with a front surface, and
an attachment part adapted for secure attachment to a tubular element comprising a tower section of a tower structure for a wind turbine or a pipe element that is part of an offshore load bearing structure,

wherein the flange part is arranged radially on an inside of the flange element and is provided with a flange wedge and a flange recess, the flange wedge comprising:
a flange wedge surface that is part of the front surface, and
a flange heel comprising a flange heel surface that is part of the front surface,

wherein the flange recess extends around a circumference of the flange part and separates the flange wedge and the flange heel, and
wherein the flange wedge surface makes a wedge surface angle and the flange heel surface makes a heel surface angle with a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal centre axis of the flange element.