Patent ID: 7784839

Claim:
An exhaust system joint comprising: two axially adjacent tube ends, each tube end having a ring collar projecting radially outwards and having a profile forming a receiving space open in the direction of the opposite said axially adjacent tube end; a centering ring arranged axially between the tube ends, said centering ring having a plurality of collar segments in a radial outward direction, wherein: some of said collar segments project axially on one side of said centering ring and axially overlap said ring collar of one tube end in the radial outward direction; and other collar segments project axially on another side of said centering ring and axially overlap said ring collar of another tube end in the radial outward direction; a clamp axially and radially overlapping said ring collars and said centering ring in the radial outward direction and acting on said ring collars with an axial clamping force; and two ring-shaped sealing bodies, one of said sealing bodies being axially supported in said receiving space against said ring collar of one of said tube ends, on one side of said centering ring, and the other of said ring-shaped sealing bodies being axially supported in said receiving space against said ring collar of another of said tube ends, on another side of said centering ring.