Patent ID: 8661802

Claim:
A flange plate for connecting exhaust pipes to a combustion engine, comprising: at least two connecting sockets integrally moulded on the flange plate, to which in each case an exhaust pipe can be fastened; a plurality of through openings for fixing the flange plate to the combustion engine; wherein at least one of the connecting sockets is formed in a connecting region surrounded by a slit penetrating the flange plate; wherein the respective slit comprises at least one interruption; wherein the respective connecting region is connected to the remaining flange plate in the region of the respective interruption; wherein a width of the respective slit is smaller than a thickness of the flange plate or is at maximum of the same size as a thickness of the flange plate; and wherein the connecting region and the at least one connecting socket are movable independently of and relative to the remaining flange plate.