Patent ID: 8328203

Claim:
A sealing system for hot fluid conduits, comprising: first and second hollow line sections for conducting a heat flow therethrough having first and second annular flange parts with first and second end faces, respectively, said flange parts being adjacent one another to form an annular flange projecting away and transversely from the heat flow, said first end face facing said second end face; a receiving space enclosed by said first flange part and formed by an axially recessed annular groove in said first flange part, said annular groove opening only on said first end face; a metallic sealing element wholly located in said annular groove, said sealing element having elasticity as a functional property required for sealing and being of a hollow cross-section profile; and at least one cover element received in said annular groove, having a metallic ring body and forming a thermal shield for said sealing element at least on a side thereof facing said first end face, said cover element being a flat annular body lying in a single plane only positioned between said first end face and said sealing element, extending completely over a side of said sealing element facing said second end face of said second flange, protecting said sealing element against reduction of the elasticity thereof and being detached from said sealing element.