Patent ID: 6290182
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: B64G,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
Joint in a space vehicle to hold together a first part of the vehicle and a second part of the vehicle that can be separated from the first part, in which the joint includes a first flange member (1) attached to the first part of the vehicle, a second flange member (2) attached to the second part of the vehicle and distributed around the perimeter of the flange members (1,2) a number of clamps (4) equipped with two clamping lips (5,6) that transfer radial force from a tensioning means (7) arranged around the clamps (4) to both of the flange members (1,2) in order to press these together, characterised in that rolling members (8) are arranged between at least one of the clamping lips (5,6) of the respective clamps (4) and the neighbouring first (1) or second (2) flange member.