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NL2008092C2 - Bending restriction element for limiting the bending range of a pipe. - Google Patents
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NL2008092C2
NL2008092C2 NL2008092A NL2008092A NL2008092C2 NL 2008092 C2 NL2008092 C2 NL 2008092C2 NL 2008092 A NL2008092 A NL 2008092A NL 2008092 A NL2008092 A NL 2008092A NL 2008092 C2 NL2008092 C2 NL 2008092C2
NL2008092A
Arnoldus Belkom
Lankhorst Mouldings B V
2012-01-10 Application filed by Lankhorst Mouldings B V filed Critical Lankhorst Mouldings B V
2012-01-10 Priority to NL2008092 priority Critical
2012-01-10 Priority to NL2008092A priority patent/NL2008092C2/en
2013-07-15 Publication of NL2008092C2 publication Critical patent/NL2008092C2/en
P95788NL00
Title: Bending restriction element for limiting the bending range of a pipe.
The invention relates to a bending restriction element, hereinafter also referred to simply as "element", for limiting the bending range of a pipe, the element being modular for forming a tubular segment around the pipe by means of locked interlocking circumferentially concatenated concatenation, ie concatenation in circumferential direction of the conduit, of the element with at least one similar such element, said tube segment being modular for forming an articulated sleeve around the conduit by means of locked interlocking longitudinal concatenation, ie concatenation in longitudinal direction of the conduit , of said tubular segment with at least one similar such tubular segment, wherein tubular segments of the articulated tube can pivot relative to each other about lines that are transverse to said longitudinal direction of the conduit, and wherein the hinge range of said hinges of the tube segments is limited for said limitation of the bending range of the pipe.
Such an articulated tube formed by such bending restriction elements is also referred to as "bend restrictor". Such an articulated sleeve, arranged around a flexible pipe, such as for instance an (underwater) pipeline, cable or the like, prevents kinking, warping or other damage to the pipe. Bend 25 restrictors are used, for example, in the offshore industry. Bend restrictors are usually only installed around the most vulnerable sections of pipes with regard to the 2 eventualities mentioned. Locally applied there around a pipe, a bend restrictor therefore limits the local bending range of a pipe. The most vulnerable sections of pipes are often located in the vicinity of places where the pipes in question come from a hard construction, such as a drilling platform, and go into the sea. In such cases, the bend restrictor is often attached to the hard structure with one of its ends.
Bend restrictors, in their often long-term use, are generally continuously exposed to various large and highly varying loads, and to the effects of various elements of nature. The environmental conditions are generally rough and are determined, for example, by waves and currents from the sea, wind, displacement operations of the pipelines, and unintended collisions of the pipeline with external objects, such as vessels or other work equipment. The loads varying greatly in size and in all possible directions act not only from the outside on the gangstrictor, but also from the inside. After all, the moving and bending pipe is located inside the tubular bend restrictor. It is of great importance that a gang restriction is reliably resistant to all such taxes. If a bend restrictor fails, the line that is no longer protected by the bend restrictor may buckle, warp, or otherwise damage. This usually has disastrous consequences because the pipes to be protected often fulfill essential functions. The failure of these functions can have far-reaching financial consequences and / or cause damage to the company, economy or society and / or, for example, lead to damage to the environment. Repairing pipes also has far-reaching financial consequences.
A bending restriction element according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from WO2010 / 136801A1. This known element is shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 of WO2010 / 136801A1, wherein two copies of the known element are indicated with the respective reference numerals 3 and 5. In the 3 passage biz. 10, line 27 - biz. 11, line 22 of WO2010 / 136801A1 describes how the bend restrictor is assembled in situ with these elements 3 and 5. First, two elements 5 are attached to each other by means of nuts and screw bolts in openings 4 of the elements 5. The two elements 5 attached to each other then form a first tube segment of the bend restrictor. Then two elements 3 with their female parts 11 are brought around the male parts 10 of the elements 5, whereafter the two elements 3 are also fixed to each other by means of nuts and screw bolts in openings 4 of the 10 elements 3. The two together attached elements 3 then form a second tube segment of the bend restrictor.
A drawback of these elements known from WO2010 / 136801A1 is that installing several nut / screw bolt combinations per tube segment is labor-intensive, and often also difficult, for example in rough environmental conditions under water. It is also objectionable that the many nut / screw bolt combinations form a substantial part of the cost price of the bend restrictor thus obtained. The elements 3, 5 themselves can namely be manufactured from relatively inexpensive plastic material, for example by means of casting or injection molding.
Another bending restriction element according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from WO01 / 24336A1. This known element is shown, inter alia, in Figures 1 and 2 of WO01 / 24336A1, wherein identical copies of the known element are designated with reference numerals 13 and 13 ". Two elements 13 and 13 'attached to each other form a tube segment 11 (on the right in Fig. 1 of WO01 / 24336A1). Two other elements 13 and 13 "attached to each other form another tube segment 11" (left in Fig. 1 of WO01 / 24336A1). Each tube segment has a first end 16 and a second end 15, the first end 16 of the relevant tube segment engaging around the second end 15 of an adjacent tube segment in a ball-and-socket manner. The two elements 13 and 13 'of each 4 tube segment 11, 11' at the first end 16 are held together by means of axle stubs 18 and hook parts 20 of the two elements 13 and 13 'itself (see Fig. 2 of WO01 / 24336A1) while the two elements 13 and 13 'at the second end 15 are held together by the first end 16 of the adjacent tube segment. Thus, in FIG. 1 of WO01 / 24336A1 the two elements 13 and 13 "at the second end 15 of the tube segment 11 are held together by the first end 16 of the neighboring tube segment 11". An advantage of the elements known from WO01 / 24336A1 is that they hardly require any screw bolts or the like. With the elements known from WO01 / 24336A1, nuts / screw bolts need only be used at the last tube segment of a bend restrictor. For fitting such screw bolts, the elements 13, 13 "are provided with openings 26 (shown in Figures 2 and 3 of WO01 / 24336A1).
A drawback of these elements known from WO01 / 24336A1, however, is that not only the mutual fixings of elements of a tubular segment, but also the mutual fixings of tubular segments are vulnerable, as a result of which the reliability of the bend restrictor leaves something to be desired. If, for example, only one axle stub 18 or only one hook part 20 of only one element 13 or 13 "of a bending restrictor in operation becomes defective, then that element becomes detached from its other half in the relevant tubular segment. The result is then a chain reaction whereby tube segment after tube segment of the respective bend restrictor 25 always comes loose and the bend restrictor is completely lost. As a result, the pipe which is no longer protected by the bend restrictor can kink, warp or otherwise be damaged, which, as stated, generally has disastrous consequences. Such adverse consequences can in principle be counteracted in part by making the mutual fixings of elements of a tube segment stronger and more durable. However, this increases the cost of the elements. It could also be decided to use nuts and screw bolts instead of only at the last tube segment of a bend restrictor on all tube segments of a bend restrictor. However, as has already been stated above for the elements known from WO2010 / 136801A1, the many nuts and bolts increase the cost price of the bend restrictor and the in-situ installation of the many nuts and bolts is labor-intensive and often difficult.
It is an object of the invention to provide a bending restriction element with which an articulated sleeve for restricting the bending range of a pipe can be formed, which articulated sleeve is reliable, easy to fit, and a favorable ratio between quality and cost price. has.
To that end, according to the appended independent claim 1, a bending restriction element of the type initially indicated above is characterized in that the element is arranged such that said locking of said circumferential concatenation of the elements of at least one concerning tube segment of the articulated tube is ensured both by the manner of engagement of the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular section with a tubular section of the articulated tube located longitudinally on one side thereof, and by the manner of engaging the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular section with a longitudinal direction on the other side sleeve section of the articulated sleeve situated therefrom, wherein the respective said ways of engaging also form part of, respectively, ensuring said locking of said circumferential concatenation of the elements of said element tubular segment located on one side, and ensuring said locking of said circumferential 6 concatenation of the elements of the tubular segment located on said other side.
In an articulated tube (bend restrictor) thus formed with such elements according to the invention, the elements of a respective tube segment are held together in the circumferential direction by the interlocking aid of the similar elements from each of the two adjacent tube segments of the respective tube segment, while the elements of the relevant tubular segment also contribute to keeping the elements of each of the two adjacent tubular segments together in the circumferential direction. As a result, the bend restrictor formed by the elements is characterized by a plurality of interconnections between the elements with a very strong relationship between the elements of the bend restrictor. The above-mentioned various large and highly varying loads, from the inside and from the outside, to which the bend restrictor with its hinged tube segments is exposed during operation, are very well distributed among the various elements and spread very well per element over various parts of the element. .
All this makes the articulated tube extremely reliable as a bend restrictor. Thanks to the aforementioned strong relationship between the elements and thanks to the aforementioned good load distributions, a more favorable ratio between quality and cost price of a bend restrictor is possible according to the invention than with the known bend restrictors. In addition, according to the invention, in principle no screw bolts and nuts or special (hooked) parts of the elements are required to attach the elements of a respective tubular segment to each other, except possibly in the case of only the last tubular segment of the bend restrictor. Not only does this have a further favorable influence on the cost price of the bend restrictor, but it also makes it easier to fit the bend restrictor.
In principle the element can be made of various materials. The element is preferably made of plastic, for example by means of casting or injection molding in a mold. A suitable material for manufacturing the element is, for example, a polyurethane.
Specific embodiments of the invention are laid down in the dependent claims.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the element is arranged such that the relevant tubular segment, the tubular segment located on said one side and the tubular segment located on said other side each have a mutually similar first portion, a mutually similar second portion and a mutually similar third portion said method of interlocking the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular segment with the tubular segment situated on said one side is realized in that at least the first part of the relevant tubular segment is encircled around by the tubular segment located on said one side, and said manner of engagement of the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular segment with the tubular segment located on the other side is realized in that at least the second portion of the tubular segment in question is encircled by the third portion of the tubular segment t tube segment situated on the other side mentioned.
With such envelopes of the first part and of the second part of the relevant tubular segment, the respective mentioned ways of engagement are reliably realized.
The element is preferably arranged such that said manner of interlocking the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular segment with the tubular segment located on said one side is realized in that the second part of the tubular segment located on said one side is the first part of the relevant tubular segment. tube segment encircled and also encircled around by the third part of the respective tubular segment, and said method of interlocking the longitudinal concatenation of the respective tubular segment with the tubular segment located on said other side, because the second part of the tubular segment concerned the first part of the tube segment situated on said other side is encased around and also encircled by the third part of the tube segment situated on said other side.
Thanks to such means of engagement, the easy installation of the articulated sleeve is further promoted. When arranging an element of a tube segment to be formed therewith, the element 15 namely with its portion corresponding to the second portion of the tube segment to be formed therewith can be easily and reliably between the first portion and the third portion of an already formed around the conduit tube segment brought and positioned.
In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the element is arranged such that said locked interlocking longitudinal concatenation of the tubular segments is realized by interlocking in at least radial direction, viewed with respect to the conduit, respectively indented portions and projecting portions of two respective interconnected tubular segments .
In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the element is arranged such that in said longitudinal direction mutually adjoining elements of two adjacent tube segments of the articulated sleeve are not aligned with each other in said longitudinal direction because they are staggered relative to each other. in said circumferential direction, and said staggered positioning is maintained in that the element comprises blocking means which at least partially block rotation of said mutually connecting elements in said circumferential direction.
Such a locked staggered positioning of the elements further promotes the aforementioned strong relationship between the elements and the said good load distributions. The relationship with it is even so strong that, in the hypothetical case that an individual element of an installed articulated sleeve would be missing, the function of the articulated sleeve remains intact thanks to the mutual interlocking of the elements around the location of the missing element.
In the following the invention is further elucidated with reference to the schematic figures in the accompanying drawing.
FIG. 1 shows in perspective an example of an embodiment of a bending restriction element according to the invention.
FIG. 2 shows the element of FIG. 1 in a different perspective view.
FIG. 3 shows in perspective two copies of the element of
FIG. 1 in a manner as they can be concatenated longitudinally for use in an articulated sleeve.
FIG. 4 shows a middle longitudinal section (partly in view) through a longitudinal section of a multi-specimen of the element of FIG. 1 articulated sleeve formed around a conduit, the conduit being at the position of the longitudinal section shown in a straight, i.e. non-bent, condition. It is noted that FIG. 4 is a view in accordance with the arrows IV shown in Figures 6 and 7.
FIG. 5 shows the construction of FIG. 4 again, however, in a state in which the conduit at the location of the longitudinal section shown is in a bent state.
FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view (partly in transparent view) according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 arrows VI shown. It is noted that FIG. 6 is also a view in accordance with the arrows VI shown in FIGS. 8.
FIG. 7 shows a cross-sectional view (partly in transparent view) according to the method shown in FIG. 4 arrows VII.
FIG. 8 shows a part of a longitudinal sectional view (partly in transparent view) according to the method shown in FIG. 6 arrows VIII.
Figures 1 to 8 show a bending restriction element 1 according to the invention. In figures 3 to 8, in addition to the element 1, additional, identical copies 2 to 7 of the element 1 are also shown. Figures 4 to 7 also show a flexible pipe 10, such as, for example, an (underwater) pipeline, cable, or the like. In figures 4 to 6, a longitudinal direction L of the pipe 10, a circumferential direction C of the pipe 10, and a radial direction R, viewed with respect to the pipe 10, are indicated.
An articulated tube 100 is arranged around the shown portion of the conduit 10. The articulated sleeve comprises the 4 tube segments denoted by reference numerals 12, 14, 16 and 18 which are interlocked and interlocked in the longitudinal direction L when locked.
Each of said tube segments 12, 14, 16 and 18 is formed in that different copies of the element 1 are interlocked in interlocking manner in the circumferential direction C in a locked manner. The tube segment 12 is thereby formed by the elements 1 and 2, the tube segment 14 by the elements 3 and 4 and the tube segment 16 by the elements 5 and 6.
Said sleeve segments 12, 14, 16 and 18 of the sleeve 100 can pivot relative to each other about lines which are transverse to the longitudinal direction L of the conduit, the hinge range of the said hinges of the sleeve segments 12, 14, 16 and 18 is limited to limit the bending range of the conduit 10. Thus, in the shown example of FIGS. 4 and 5, the lines shown in FIG. 5 of the hinge states of the tube segments 12, 14, 16 and 18 corresponding to those shown in FIG. 5, the curved condition of the conduit 10 obtained by starting from the embodiment shown in FIG. The hinge states of the tubular segments 12, 14, 16 and 18 corresponding to those shown in Figs. 4 shows the straight condition of the conduit 10, the tube segments 12, 14, 16 and 18 18 always pivoting relative to each other in the same hinging direction so as to be lines perpendicular to the direction shown in FIG. 4 shown along the longitudinal median plane. The in FIG. The hinge states of the tube segments 12, 14, 16 and 18 shown here correspond to the upper limit of the limited bending range of the pipe 10 in said hinge direction.
In the example shown, each of the elements 1 to 7 is arranged such that said locking of said circumferential concatenation of the relevant two elements of the respective tubular segment of the sleeve 100 is ensured both by the manner of engaging the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular segment with a tubular segment 16 of the articulated tube located in the longitudinal direction L on one side thereof, and by the manner of interlocking the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular segment with a tubular segment of the tubular segment 25 located longitudinally on the other side thereof the sleeve 100, wherein the respective said ways of engaging also form part of, respectively, ensuring said locking of said circumferential concatenation of the two elements of the tubular section situated on said one side, and ensuring said locking of said circumferential section Mode concatenation 12 of the two elements of the tube segment situated on the other side mentioned.
This therefore also applies, inter alia, to the elements of the relevant tube segment 12, of the tube segment 16 situated on one side thereof and of the tube segment 14 located on the other side thereof. The locking of the circumferential concatenation of the two elements 1 and 2 of the tubular segment 12 is ensured both by the manner of interlocking the longitudinal concatenation of the tubular segment 12 with the tubular segment 16, and by the manner of interlocking the longitudinal concatenation of the tubular segment 12 with the tubular segment 14. forms of engagement form part of, respectively, ensuring said locking of said circumferential concatenation of the two elements 5 and 6 of the sleeve segment 16, 15 and ensuring said locking of said circumferential concatenation of the two elements 3 and 4 of the tube segment 14.
More specifically, in the example shown, each of the elements 1 to 7 is arranged such that the relevant tubular segment, the tubular segment located on said one side and the tubular segment located on said other side each have a mutually similar first portion, a mutually similar a similar second part and a mutually similar third part, that said manner of engaging the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular segment 25 with the tubular segment situated on said one side is realized in that at least the first portion of the relevant tubular segment is encircled around by said tubular segment situated on one side, and that said manner of interlocking the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular segment with the tubular segment located on said other side is realized in that at least the second part of the relevant tubular segment is encased around by the third part of the tube segment situated on the other side mentioned.
This therefore also applies, inter alia, to the elements of the respective tubular segment 12, of the tubular segment 16 located on one side thereof and of the tubular segment 14 located on the other side thereof. These respective tubular segments 12, 16 and 14 each comprise such a first part, indicated with the reference numbers 31, 41 and 51, such a second part, indicated with the reference numbers 32, 42 and 52, and such a third part, respectively, indicated with the reference numbers 33, 43 and 53. In Figs. . 4, for example, it can be seen that the first portion 31 of the tubular segment 12 is encircled by the tubular segment 16, and that at least the second portion 32 of the tubular segment 12 is encircled by the third portion 53 of the tubular segment 14. FIG. 4, for example, to see that the first portion 41 of the tubular segment 16 is encircled by the tubular segment 18, and that at least the second portion 42 of the tubular segment 16 is encircled by the third portion 33 of the tubular segment 12.
More specifically, in the example shown, each of the elements 1 to 7 is arranged such that said manner of engaging the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular segment with the tubular segment located on said one side is realized because the second part of the tubular segment located on said one side encloses the first portion of the relevant tubular segment around and is also encircled all around by the third portion of the respective tubular segment, and that said manner of interlocking the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular segment with the said other segment tubular segment situated on the other side is realized in that the second part of the tubular segment in question encloses the first 14 part of the tubular segment situated on said other side and is also surrounded by the third part of the tubular segment located on said other side.
This therefore also applies, inter alia, to the elements of the respective tubular segment 12, of the tubular segment 16 located on one side thereof and of the tubular segment 14 located on the other side thereof. Said manner of engaging the longitudinal concatenation of the tubular segment 12. with the tube segment 16 is realized in that the second portion 42 of the tube segment 16 encloses the first portion 31 of the tube segment 12 all around and is also enveloped all around by the third portion 33 of the tube segment 12, and said manner of engaging the longitudinal concatenation of the tubular segment 12 with the tubular segment 14 is realized in that the second portion 32 of the tubular segment 12 encloses the first portion 51 of the tubular segment 14 all around and is also surrounded all around by the third portion 53 of the tubular segment 14.
In the example shown, each of the elements 1 to 7 is arranged such that said locked interlocking longitudinal concatenation of the tubular segments is realized by interlocking sections and protruding portions of two respective interconnected tubular segments in at least the radial direction R respectively.
This therefore also applies, inter alia, to the elements of the relevant tubular segment 12, of the tubular segment 16 located on one side thereof and of the tubular segment 14 located on the other side thereof. 4, for example, it can be seen that said locked interlocking longitudinal concatenation of the tube segments 12 and 14 has been realized by interlocking the portions 35 of the tube segment 12 and radially projecting portions 54 of the tube segment 14 and extending in the radial direction R .
Similarly, in FIG. 4 for example to see that said locked interlocking longitudinal concatenation of the tubular segments 16 and 12 is realized by interlocking the portions 45 of the tubular segment 16 recessed in the radial direction R with the portions 34 of the tubular segment 12 protruding in the radial direction R.
In the example shown, each of the elements 1 to 7 is arranged such that elements connecting two adjacent tube segments of the articulated sleeve in the longitudinal direction L do not align with each other in the longitudinal direction L in that they are aligned with respect to The circumferential direction C is situated offset from each other and said offset positioning is maintained in that the element comprises blocking means which at least partially block rotation of said mutually connecting elements in the circumferential direction C.
Such blocking means for maintaining such locked staggered positioning of the elements can be realized in various ways. For example, these can be realized in that the element comprises grooves and ribs extending at least in the longitudinal direction L, which are arranged such that the grooves of the one element co-act with the ribs of the element connecting thereto in the longitudinal direction L.
The way in which such blocking means are realized in the example shown is shown in Figures 3, 4, 6 and 8, in which the locked staggered location of, inter alia, the elements 1 and 3 is shown. The blocking means of the element 1 comprise the slot indicated in Figs. 1, 6 and 8 with reference numeral 37 in the part of the element 1 corresponding to the second part 32 of the tube segment 12, and the two in Figs. 1 transverse walls denoted by reference numerals 36 between the wall of the element 1 corresponding to the first part 31 of the tubular segment 12 and the wall of the element 1 corresponding to the third part 33 of the 16 tubular segment 12 For the element 3 the transverse walls are , similar to said transverse walls 36, designated in Figures 3, 6 and 8 by reference numerals 56. For the element 4, the transverse walls, similar to said transverse walls 36, are designated in Figures 6 and 8 by reference numerals 76. In Figures 6 and 8 It can be seen that one transverse wall 56 of the element 3 together with one transverse wall 76 of the element 4 extend into the slot 37 of the element 1. This causes the elements connecting to each other in the circumferential direction C to rotate in the longitudinal direction L to one another 1 and 3, as well as of elements 1 and 4 connecting to each other in the longitudinal direction L, at least partially blocked.
With reference to FIG. 1, the following optional aspects of the element 1 are explained here. In FIG. 1 it can be seen that the element 1, on its side which is intended to abut against a similar side of another such element within a tube segment of the articulated tube, is provided with the indentations 80 and 82, as well as with the protrusions 81 and 83. These indentations and protrusions facilitate the assembly of the articulated sleeve because the protrusions 81 and 83 of the element 1 can be inserted into the indentations, similar to indentations 80 and 82, of said other element of the respective tubular segment. positioned. In the example shown, the indentation 80 and the protrusion 81 are provided with passages. If desired, screw bolts can be introduced into these passages so that the element 1 with said screw bolts and associated nuts 25 can be firmly attached to said other element of the relevant tubular segment. Such a screw bolt attachment can for instance be applied only at the last tube segment of a bend restrictor.
It is noted that the above-mentioned examples of embodiments do not limit the invention and that various alternatives are possible within the scope of the appended claims.
For example, various variations are possible in the shapes, dimensions and materials of the element according to the invention.
In the element according to the invention shown in the figures, a tube segment is formed by means of circumferential concatenation of two such elements. Instead, an alternative bending-limiting element according to the invention can also be modular for forming a tubular segment by means of circumferential concatenation of three or more such alternative elements. The greater the number of elements per tube segment of an articulated sleeve, the stronger the relationship between the elements of the sleeve will be in the hypothetical case that the articulated sleeve would lift an individual element due to damage, and the better the function of limiting the hinge range of hinging the tubular segments is retained despite an individual element thus lost.
In the example shown in the figures, an articulated sleeve 20 is formed by concatenation of mutually identical copies of elements according to the invention. Instead, however, it is also possible for an articulated sleeve to be formed by means of concatenations of mutually (in shape) specimens of elements according to the invention. It is also possible that at least one element according to the invention is joined together with at least one other type of element, not according to the invention, to form an articulated sleeve.
These and similar alternatives are understood to fall within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
A bending restriction element for restricting the bending range of a conduit (10), the element (1) being modular for forming a tubular segment (12) around the conduit by means of locked interlocking circumferential concatenation, ie concatenation in circumferential direction ( C) of the conduit, of the element with at least one similar such element (2), said tube segment (12) being modular for forming an articulated sleeve (100) around the conduit by means of locked interlocking longitudinal concatenation, ie concatenation in longitudinal direction (L) of the conduit, of said tubular segment with at least one similar such tubular segment (14, 16, 18), wherein tubular segments of the articulated tube can pivot relative to each other about lines that are transverse to said longitudinal direction (L) of the conduit, and wherein the hinge range of said hinges of the tubular segments determine is for said limitation of the bending range of the conduit, characterized in that the element (1) is arranged such that said locking of said circumferential concatenation of the elements (1, 2) of at least one respective tubular segment (12) of the articulated tube (100) is ensured both by the manner of engaging the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular section 25 (12) with a tubular section (16) of the articulated tubular located in the longitudinal direction (L) thereof, as by the manner of engaging the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular segment (12) with a tubular segment (14) of the articulated sleeve located in the direction on the other side thereof, wherein the respective said ways of engaging also form part of , respectively, ensuring said locking of said circumferential concatenation of the elements (5, 6) of the said and the tubular segment (16) located on one side and ensuring said locking of said circumferential concatenation of the elements (3, 4) of the tubular segment (14) located on said other side. 10
Bending-limiting element according to claim 1, wherein the element (1) is arranged such that the relevant tubular segment (12), the tubular segment (16) located on said one side and the tubular segment (14) located on said other side 15 each have a mutually similar first portion (31; 41; 51), a mutually similar second portion (32; 42; 52) and a mutually similar third portion (33; 43; 53) include said method of interlocking the longitudinal concatenation of the respective tubular segment ( 12) with the tube segment (16) situated on said one side is realized in that at least the first portion (31) of the relevant tube segment (12) is encircled all around by the tube segment (16) situated on said one side, and said method of engagement of the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular segment (12) with the tubular segment (14) situated on said other side is realized in that at least the second portion (32) of the respective tubular segment (12) is encircled around by the third portion (53) of the tubular segment (14) located on said other side. 30
Bending-limiting element according to claim 2, wherein the element (1) is arranged such that said manner of engaging the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tube segment (12) with the tube segment (16) situated on said one side is realized in that the second portion (42) of the tubular segment (16) located on said one side, encloses the first portion (31) of the respective tubular segment (12) and is also encircled by the third portion (33) of the respective tubular segment (12), and 10, said manner of interlocking the longitudinal concatenation of the relevant tubular segment (12) with the tubular segment (14) located on said other side is realized in that the second part (32) of the relevant tubular segment (12) comprises the first part (51) of the tube segment (14) situated on said other side is encased around and also encircled around by the third part (53) of the designation tube segment located on the other side (14).
4. Bending restriction element according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the element (1) is arranged such that said locked interlocking longitudinal concatenation of the tube segments (12, 14) is arranged by interlocking in at least radial direction (R), viewed with respect to the conduit (10), respectively indented portions (35) and protruding portions (54) of two associated tubular segments (12, 14), respectively.
Bending-limiting element according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the element (1) is arranged such that elements (1, 30) of two adjacent tube segments (12, 14) of the articulated tube are connected in said longitudinal direction (L) (100) are not in line with each other in said longitudinal direction in that they are staggered relative to each other in said circumferential direction (C), and said staggered positioning is maintained in that the element (1) comprises blocking means (36, 37) which at least partially block the mutual rotation of said connecting elements in said circumferential direction (C).
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