Gas feed tube assembly for a water heater
US-2018372374-A1 · Dec 27, 2018 · US
US10344895B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10344895-B2 |
| Application number | US-201515328819-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jul 25, 2014 |
| Publication date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2019 |
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A lead-through device for a wall comprising first and second pipe fitting elements. A supporting element is connected to the second pipe fitting element by way of an elastic portion which allows limited displacement of the supporting element in relation to the second pipe fitting element at least in the direction of a longitudinal center axis. The primary sealing toward the outside is achieved by the sealing element borne by the flange of the first pipe fitting element.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A lead-through device for a wall comprising: a first and a second pipe fitting element, which are adapted to be connected to one another through a through-passage in the wall, wherein the first pipe fitting element has a first tube body and the second pipe fitting element has a second tube body, the first and second tube bodies connected together in a connected state of the two pipe fitting elements; wherein the first pipe fitting element has a flange projecting radially from the first tube body and carrying a sealing element which, in the connected state of the two pipe fitting elements, abuts with fluid-sealing action against a portion of the wall adjacent to the through-passage in the wall; wherein the second pipe fitting element has arranged on an exterior of the second tube body a supporting element which, in the connected state of the two pipe fitting elements, is supported on the other side of the wall with respect to the sealing element of the first pipe fitting element; and wherein the supporting element is connected to the second tube body of the second pipe fitting element by way of an elastic portion which allows limited displacement of the supporting element in relation to the second pipe fitting element at least in the direction of a longitudinal center axis of the pipe fitting element. 2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one of the pipe fitting elements, in the region of one end of its tube body, has an externally threaded portion and the other pipe fitting element, in the region of one end of its tube body, has an internally threaded portion, wherein the externally threaded portion and the internally threaded portion can be screwed to one another in order to connect the two pipe fitting elements. 3. The device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the tube body of the first pipe fitting element has the external thread and the tube body of the second pipe fitting element has the internal thread. 4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the two pipe fitting elements can be connected to one another via a bayonet mechanism or a latching mechanism. 5. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the two pipe fitting elements are connected to one another by means of adhesive or welding. 6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the supporting element is designed in the form of an annular element which encloses the tube body of the second pipe fitting element on the outside. 7. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the elastic portion connecting the supporting element to the second pipe fitting element is designed in the form of an annular bead. 8. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the supporting element has an end surface directed toward the wall on which a wedge-shaped rib is arranged. 9. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the two pipe fitting elements and the supporting element consists of a plastic selected from polyoxymethylene and polyamide. 10. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sealing element, which is borne by the flange of the first pipe fitting element, is an O-ring arranged in a groove of the flange. 11. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first pipe fitting element has a structure for the attachment of a tool on a side of the flange which is directed away from the wall. 12. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the supporting element abuts the other side of the wall with respect to the sealing element in the connected state of the two pipe fitting elements.
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