Patent ID: 8967415
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
1. A pressure vessel, comprising: a tubular housing part having an interior with a housing recess; a cover part in said housing part; contact segments inserted in said housing recess and supporting said cover part in an installed state thereof; at least one securing screw providing a detachable engagement between said cover part and at least one of said contact segments; and at least one pressure relief element mounted in said cover part being positioned close to said securing screw and being movable in said cover part between an open position allowing release of an overpressure prevailing in said housing part relative to ambient pressure from said at least one contact segment and a closed position sealing said interior, movement of said pressure relief element between the open and closed positions being controlled by movement of said securing screw via operative engagement of said securing screw and said pressure relief element.