Square/Rectangular Bellows
Square/Rectangular Bellows
Square and rectangular bellows are available in almost any size beginning with a 2" x 2" inside dimension. Material choices are available to meet a variety of applications and environments. Bellows can be mounted to machinery using collars or flanges that are sewn to customer specifications. Customers may specify end conditions that meet their application requirements. Typical applications include coverings for expansion joints, connections between ducts, protection of mechanical devices or protection for square or rectangular machine components. Options for square or rectangular bellows include zippers, sewn tabs, and internal guides.
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Diagrams of End Conditions
SQUARE-RECTANGULAR COLLAR/SQUARE-RECTANGULAR COLLAR
SQUARE-RECTANGULAR FLANGE/SQUARE-RECTANGULAR COLLAR
SQUARE-RECTANGULAR COLLAR-FLANGE/SQUARE-RECTANGULAR COLLAR
SQUARE-RECTANGULAR FLANGE/SQUARE-RECTANGULAR FLANGE
SQUARE-RECTANGULAR FLANGE/SQUARE-RECTANGULAR COLLAR-FLANGE
SQUARE-RECTANGULAR COLLAR-FLANGE/SQUARE-RECTANGULAR COLLAR-FLANGE
Hose Clamps
Stainless steel hose clamps (1/2 in. wide) are used to attach round bellows with collars to machine structures. All round bellows with collar ends are provided with appropriately sized stainless steel hose clamps.
Internal Guides
Internal guides are plastic elements used to provide additional stiffness and support to non-vertical bellows. These plastic supports are designed to prevent the bellows from contacting the internal diameter or surface that the bellows protect. Internal guides for round bellows are typically mounted on the inside and may increase the closed dimension of the bellows. Non-circular internal guides are sometimes used to support long horizontal way covers. These guides are fitted between sewn convolutions.
Mounting Hole Pattern in Flange Ends
Customers may specify the mounting hole pattern they need on the sewn fabric flange end of bellows. These mounting holes permit easy installation of bellows onto the customer’s machinery. If added mounting stiffness is required, customers may add as an option, steel back up flanges with coordinating hole patterns.
Sewn Tabs
Sewn tabs are recommended as an option on bellows with long travel lengths. These tabs limit the flexing of individual convolutions and thus stabilize long bellows. They also limit stress to the seams between convolutions. Experienced Customer Service Representatives can help you determine if these sewn tabs would be a benefit for your application.
Steel Back Up Flange
Steel back up flanges are sometimes used in addition to the flange ends of way covers and bellows. These steel flanges provide additional stiffness when mounting bellows and covers to machine elements. Customers may specify a mounting hole pattern to match that of the sewn fabric flange end on the bellows.
Velcro® Strips
Velcro strips offer another option for mounting the flange ends of bellows and covers. These strips, which are attached to the flat face of flanges, are available in both cloth and plastic Velcro materials. Customers using Velcro strips do not need to specify a mounting hole pattern for flanges.
Vents
Vent holes placed in one or more sewn convolution allow the bellows to collapse more quickly in fast cycling applications. This simple addition to bellows permits air to escape or enter the bellows quickly.
Zippers
Zippered bellows make installation and replacement possible when machines cannot be disassembled. When these bellows are specified there is no need to detach the part that is being covered. Adding zippers to bellows increases the collapsed dimension compared to the non-zippered option. Typically, zippers are installed in a spiral to minimize this increase. Some material selections, like Teflon® coated fiberglass and Silicone coated fiberglass, exclude the possibility of zipper installation. Contact Joyce/Dayton with specific application requirements.
| Coating (Col-mdor) | Base Mat'l | Nominal Thickness | Temperature Range | Properties | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neoprene (Black) |
Nylon | .020" (.51 mm) | -60° F to 250° F (-51° C to 121° C) |
Resistant to moderate chemicals, acids, oils, fats, grease and many solvents. Good weathering and physical properties, flame retardant. | Attacked by strong oxidizing acids, esters, ketones, chlorinated aromatic and nitro hydrocarbons. |
| Hypalon (Black or Green) |
Nylon | .023" (.53 mm) to .024" (.61 mm) | -60° F to 300° F (-51° C to 149° C) |
Well suited for use in corrosive chemical environments. Offers additional resistance particularly against oxidizing agents like sulfuric acid, hypachlorites, high ozone, moderate chemicals, acids, oils, fats, grease and many solvents. Good weathering and physical properties, flame retardant. | Attacked by concentrated oxidizing acids, esters, ketones, chlorinated aromatic and nitro hydrocarbons. |
| Aluminum (Silver) |
Fiberglass | .020" (.51 mm) | -100° F to 550° F (-73° C to 288° C) |
Excellent heat resistance and is not combustible. Will not rot or decay. Resistant to many solvents, weather and corrosive vapors. Has a 95% reflective heat property. | Man-made material whose main constitute is silica sand. Begins to melt at 750° F. |
| Silicone (Red) |
Fiberglass | .022" (.55 mm) | -100° F to 450° F (-73° C to 232° C) |
Resistant to moderate or oxidizing chemicals, ozone and concentrated sodium hydroxide. | Attacked by many solvents, oils, concentrated acids and diluted sodium hydroxide. |