Structure of resin-made pipe joint

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10436364-B2
Application number	US-201615509897-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2016
Priority date	Feb 13, 2015
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

A structure of a resin-made pipe joint includes a joint body having a cylindrical shape, a sleeve having a cylindrical press-inserting portion which is press-insertable into the joint body and a cylindrical coupling portion which is press-insertable into a tube, and a fastening member for fixing the tube which is in a state where the coupling portion is press-inserted, to the joint body through the sleeve. The sleeve contains a sealing surface in an outer circumferential surface of the press-inserting portion, the sealing surface being closely contactable with an inner circumferential surface of the joint body, and comprises a non-contacting surface between the press-inserting portion and the coupling portion, the non-contacting surface forming a space with respect to the inner circumferential surface of the joint body, when the sealing surface is closely contacted with the inner circumferential surface of the joint body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A structure of a resin-made pipe joint comprising:
a joint body having a cylindrical shape:
a sleeve having a cylindrical press-inserting portion which is press-insertable into the joint body, and a cylindrical coupling portion which is press-insertable into a tube; and
a fastening member for fixing the tube which is in a state where the coupling portion is press-inserted, to the joint body through the sleeve, wherein
the sleeve contains a sealing surface in an outer circumferential surface of the press-inserting portion, the sealing surface is closely contactable with an inner circumferential surface of the joint body, and
the sleeve comprises a non-contacting surface between the press-inserting portion and the coupling portion, the non-contacting surface and the inner circumferential surface of the joint body forms a space therebetween when the sealing surface is closely contacted with the inner circumferential surface of the joint body, and
when the axial width of the sealing surface is defined as W 1 and that of the non-contacting surface is defined as W 2 , W 1 /(W 1 +W 2 ) is set to 0.3 or more.

2. The structure of a resin-made pipe joint according to claim 1 , wherein the sleeve has a step portion for locating the non-contacting surface radially inside an outer circumferential surface of the press-inserting portion, between the outer circumferential surface of the press-inserting portion and the non-contacting surface.

3. The structure of a resin-made pipe joint according to claim 1 , wherein
the joint body has:
a body cylinder portion in which a flow path for a fluid is formed, the flow path being communicatable with an interior of the tube through the sleeve;
an outer cylinder portion which is coaxially projected from the body cylinder portion in an axial direction of the body cylinder portion so as to be screwable with the fastening member; and
an inner cylinder portion which is placed radially inside the outer cylinder portion, and which is coaxially projected from the body cylinder portion in a same direction as the outer cylinder portion so as to locate a projection end on a side of the body cylinder portion with respect to a projection end of the outer cylinder portion, and
is configured so that a groove portion which opens in one axial direction is formed while being surrounded by the body cylinder portion, the outer cylinder portion, and the inner cylinder portion, and
the sleeve has:
a cylindrical inserting portion which contains the non-contacting surface in the outer circumferential surface, which, between the press-inserting portion and the coupling portion, causes them to be coaxially projected, and which is inserted into the outer cylinder portion; and
a cylindrical restricting portion which is placed radially inside the press-inserting portion, and which is projected from the inserting portion so as to locate a projection end on a side of the inserting portion with respect to the projection end of the press-inserting portion,
the press-inserting portion being press-inserted into the groove portion, the restricting portion being configured to, during a process of press-inserting the press-inserting portion into the groove portion, be located radially inside the inner cylinder portion to restrict deformational movement of the inner cylinder portion toward the radially inner side, the inner cylinder portion being pushed by the press-inserting portion.

4. The structure of a resin-made pipe joint according to claim 2 , wherein
the joint body has:
a body cylinder portion in which a flow path for a fluid is formed, the flow path being communicatable with an interior of the tube through the sleeve;
an outer cylinder portion which is coaxially projected from the body cylinder portion in an axial direction of the body cylinder portion so as to be screwable with the fastening member; and
an inner cylinder portion which is placed radially inside the outer cylinder portion, and which is coaxially projected from the body cylinder portion in a same direction as the outer cylinder portion so as to locate a projection end on a side of the body cylinder portion with respect to a projection end of the outer cylinder portion, and
is configured so that a groove portion which opens in one axial direction is formed while being surrounded by the body cylinder portion, the outer cylinder portion, and the inner cylinder portion, and
the sleeve has:
a cylindrical inserting portion which contains the non-contacting surface in the outer circumferential surface, which, between the press-inserting portion and the coupling portion, causes them to be coaxially projected, and which is inserted into the outer cylinder portion; and
a cylindrical restricting portion which is placed radially inside the press-inserting portion, and which is projected from the inserting portion so as to locate a projection end on a side of the inserting portion with respect to the projection end of the press-inserting portion,
the press-inserting portion being press-inserted into the groove portion, the restricting portion being configured to, during a process of press-inserting the press-inserting portion into the groove portion, be located radially inside the inner cylinder portion to restrict deformational movement of the inner cylinder portion toward the radially inner side, the inner cylinder portion being pushed by the press-inserting portion.

5. The structure of a resin-made pipe joint according to claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the sealing surface is defined as D 1 , an outer diameter of the non-contacting surface is defined as D 2 , such that D 2 /D 1 is set to 0.7 or more and 0.99 or less.

6. The structure of a resin-made pipe joint according to claim 5 , wherein an outer diameter of an axial end portion of the coupling portion is defined as D 3 , such that D 2 is set to be equal to or larger than D 3 .

Assignees

• Nippon Pillar Packing

Inventors

• Fujii Makoto
• Miyamoto Masaki
• Fujii Tatsuya
• Iida Toshihide
• Koike Tomoyuki
• Makihata Shintaro

Classifications

• F16L47/041

  the plastic pipe end being flared either before or during the making of the connection · CPC title

• F16L33/22 Primary

  with means not mentioned in the preceding groups for gripping the hose between inner and outer parts · CPC title

• F16L33/223 Primary

  the sealing surfaces being pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on or into one of the joint parts · CPC title

• F16L47/04

  with a swivel nut or collar engaging the pipe · CPC title

• F16L33/24 Primary

  with parts screwed directly on or into the hose (F16L33/22 takes precedence) · CPC title