Patent ID: 8157519

Claim:
A connecting system for connecting two substantially tubular members of an axial compressor case, comprising : a) two flanges, each being substantially annular and comprising a proximal face intended to be integral with one of the two substantially tubular members and a distal face; and b) securing members for pressing distal faces of both flanges one against the other, so as to be able to transmit tensile and compression axial stresses between both flanges, wherein c) one of both flanges is a male flange with a determined external diameter, d) the other of both flanges is a female flange comprising, on the distal face thereof, an axial extension with an internal diameter equal to or higher than the external diameter of the male flange, such that said male flange could be introduced into a space bound by said axial extension of said female flange, e) said securing members comprise a trim intended for being introduced behind said male flange into the space bound by said axial extension, and a trim-clamping element intended to exert a radial force on said trim, and f) said trim is arranged so as to be clamped by said radial force between the proximal face of the male flange and a surface of said axial extension substantially opposite said proximal face of the male flange, so as to convert said radial force into a substantially axial spreading force between said axial extension surface and said proximal face of the male flange, by clamping distal faces of both flanges one against the other.