Patent ID: 8678445
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: B23K,F01N,F16L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a connection between two radially-separated annular sections of two components that are arranged coaxial to one another and joined only by an annular connecting element that is rigidly connected to each of the two radially-separated annular sections by means of a first connecting region and a second connecting region, respectively, the two components configured to be disposed in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine that is installed in a motor vehicle, the annular connecting element having at least two concentric ring sections, wherein two of these ring sections are axially connected to one another in a rigid fashion on a face side by means of a third connecting region, and an annular gap is formed radially between the two ring sections, wherein a first ring section is rigidly connected to the annular section of the first component by means of the first connecting region that is spaced apart from the third connecting region while a second ring section is rigidly connected to the annular section of the second component by means of the second connecting region that is spaced apart from the third connecting region.