Patent ID: 9687784
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B01D,F01N,F16L,Y10T

Claim:
1. An assembly comprising: a first component including an end wall at least partially defining a pressurized cavity, the end wall including a central aperture and fastener apertures surrounding the central aperture; a second component having a second opening in communication with the first opening and the pressurized cavity, the second component including a mounting flange surrounding the second opening and extending parallel to the end wall; and a service flange mounted on a surface of the end wall and being positioned within the pressurized cavity of the first component such that the surface is disposed between the service flange and the mounting flange of the second component, the service flange extending around a periphery of the first opening, the service flange including a plurality of separate and discrete segments that are individually secured to the first component, wherein adjacent ones of the segments define joints that movably connect the segments together while allowing for relative movement between the segments before the first component is fixedly secured to the second component, the segments including mounting apertures spaced apart from the joints and receiving fasteners configured to extend through the fastener apertures and fixedly secure the first component to the second component, each fastener extending through only a single one of the mounting apertures and engaging only a single segment of the service flange to clamp the end wall between the service flange and the mounting flange.