Safety joint

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10870570-B2
Application number	US-201816031935-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 10, 2018
Priority date	Jul 11, 2017
Publication date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020

Abstract

To provide a safety joint capable of preventing moment generated by swinging of a filling hose and surely separating the safety joint to a hydrogen filling apparatus side member and a vehicle side member when a tensile force more or equal to a predetermined value is applied to the filling hose. The safety joint 100 according to the present invention includes a plug (10: vehicle side member) with a cylindrical shape in which a passage (1A: in-plug passage) is formed, a socket (20) in which a passage (21A: in-socket passage) continuing to the passage (1A) in the plug (10) is formed, and a shut off valve mounted on the passage (21A: in-socket passage) in the socket (20), the shut off valve opening when the plug (10) being inserted into the socket (20) and closing when the plug (10) being disconnected therefrom, wherein central axes of the passages of the plug and the socket do not form a straight line (but those are orthogonal with each other for instance), a filling hose (61) is connected to the plug (10), and a hose guide (70, 70A) for limiting movement of the filling hose (61) at a position separated from the plug (10).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A safety joint comprising a plug with a cylindrical shape in which a passage is formed, a socket in which a passage continuing to the passage in the plug is formed, and a shut off valve mounted on the passage in the socket, the shut off valve opening when the plug being inserted into the socket and closing when the plug being disconnected therefrom, wherein central axes of the passages of the plug and the socket do not form a straight line, a filling hose is connected to the plug, and a hose guide configured to allow the filling hose to extend therethrough for limiting movement of the filling hose at a position separated from the plug, the hose guide including an outer cylinder, an elastic member for surrounding the filling hose, an elastic member accommodating portion accommodating the elastic member in a hollow portion, and a lid portion engaging with the elastic member accommodating portion to close the hollow portion, and an inner diameter size of the outer cylinder is larger than a maximum diameter of the plug.

2. The safety joint as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer cylinder is fixed by an outer cylinder fixing portion, a projection projecting outward in a radial direction of the hose guide is formed on an end portion of the elastic member accommodating portion of the hose guide, and a channel capable of accommodating the projection is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder fixing portion.

3. The safety joint as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a cover for protecting a valve rod mounted on one of the plug and the socket.

4. The safety joint as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plug comprises a depressurizer including a main body portion made of metal, a depressurizing communication hole communicating with a hydrogen gas passage in the main body portion, a depressurizing plug made of metal, the depressurizing plug capable of being inserted into the depressurizing communication hole, and tapered portions formed on the depressurizing communication hole and the depressurizing plug respectively, the tapered portions having complemental shapes with each other.

5. The safety joint as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising a cover for protecting a valve rod mounted on one of the plug and the socket.

6. The safety joint as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the plug comprises a depressurizer including a main body portion made of metal, a depressurizing communication hole communicating with a hydrogen gas passage in the main body portion, a depressurizing plug made of metal, the depressurizing plug capable of being inserted into the depressurizing communication hole, and tapered portions formed on the depressurizing communication hole and the depressurizing plug respectively, the tapered portions having complemental shapes with each other.

7. The safety joint as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the plug comprises a depressurizer including a main body portion made of metal, a depressurizing communication hole communicating with a hydrogen gas passage in the main body portion, a depressurizing plug made of metal, the depressurizing plug capable of being inserted into the depressurizing communication hole, and tapered portions formed on the depressurizing communication hole and the depressurizing plug respectively, the tapered portions having complemental shapes with each other.

8. A safety joint comprising a plug with a cylindrical shape in which a passage is formed, a socket in which a passage continuing to the passage in the plug is formed, and a shut off valve mounted on the passage in the socket, the shut off valve opening when the plug being inserted into the socket and closing when the plug being disconnected therefrom, wherein central axes of the passages of the plug and the socket do not form a straight line, a filling hose is connected to the plug, and a hose guide for limiting movement of the filling hose at a position separated from the plug, the hose guide including an outer cylinder, an elastic member for surrounding the filling hose, an elastic member accommodating portion accommodating the elastic member in a hollow portion, and a lid portion engaging with the elastic member accommodating portion to close the hollow portion, and an inner diameter size of the outer cylinder is larger than a maximum diameter of the plug.

9. The safety joint as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising a cover for protecting a valve rod mounted on one of the plug and the socket.

10. The safety joint as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the plug comprises a depressurizer including a main body portion made of metal, a depressurizing communication hole communicating with a hydrogen gas passage in the main body portion, a depressurizing plug made of metal, the depressurizing plug capable of being inserted into the depressurizing communication hole, and tapered portions formed on the depressurizing communication hole and the depressurizing plug respectively, the tapered portions having complemental shapes with each other.

Assignees

• Tatsuno Corp

Inventors

• Takezawa Masahiro
• Terasoma Yuki
• Kimura Kiyoshi

Classifications

• F16L25/12

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• Y02E60/32

  Hydrogen storage · CPC title

• F17C2265/065

  for refuelling vehicle fuel tanks · CPC title

• F17C2221/012

  Hydrogen · CPC title

• F17C2205/037

  Quick connecting means, e.g. couplings · CPC title