Patent ID: 9562352
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B64C,E04B,E04C,F16C,Y10T

Claim:
1. A rotary joint, comprising: an outer shell segment having the outer shape of a solid of revolution, the outer shell segment having a plurality of openings arranged in the outer surface; an inner shell segment having the outer shape of the solid of revolution of the outer shell segment, the inner shell segment being aligned concentrically with the outer shell segment with a compensation gap being formed between the inner shell segment and the outer shell segment substantially in a region below the plurality of openings; and a plurality of strut holding fixtures, the strut holding fixtures having a hollow interior and a flange portion, wherein each of the strut holding fixtures is arranged in one of the plurality of openings and the flange portion extends within the compensation gap between the inner shell segment and the outer shell segment in each case wherein the outer shape of the outer shell segment and the inner shell segment is the shape of a cylinder.