Quick-connection device having double locking mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11320075-B2
Application number	US-201816113669-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2018
Priority date	Mar 2, 2018
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

A quick connection device with a double-checked locking mechanism includes a connection housing and a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism including a first locking mechanism inserted into the connection housing and having a pedestal from which a pair of retaining arms extends, the pair of retaining arms being connected by a connection strip to form a retaining ring for fitting with an opposite plug-in tube, and having an elastic reset component; and a second locking mechanism inserted into the connection housing having a base from which locking arms and holding arms extend, the first locking mechanism being inserted between the locking arms and the holding arms, wherein the locking arms support a portion of the first locking mechanism and the second locking mechanism prevents movement of the first locking mechanism from the locked position to an unlocked position when the second locking mechanism is in a locked position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A quick connection device having a double-checked locking mechanism, the quick connection device comprising:
a connection housing having an opened passage for receiving an opposite plug-in tube and a channel; and
the double-checked locking mechanism received within the channel of the connection housing, the locking mechanism comprising:
a first locking mechanism inserted into the connection housing and having a pedestal from which a pair of retaining arms extends perpendicularly, the pair of retaining arms being connected by a connection strip to form an enclosed retaining ring for fitting with the opposite plug-in tube, and further having an elastic reset component for retaining the first locking mechanism in a locked position, wherein the elastic reset component comprises a pair of reset arms that extend from the retaining arms to engage an inner surface of the connection housing;
a second locking mechanism inserted into the connection housing in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the first locking mechanism, and having a base from which locking arms and holding arms extend perpendicularly, the first locking mechanism being inserted between the locking arms and the holding arms;
wherein the locking arms at least support a portion of the first locking mechanism, and the second locking mechanism prevents movement of the first locking mechanism from the locked position to an unlocked position when the second locking mechanism is in a locked position.

2. The quick connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of reset arms being a pair of connected arcuate arms between the connection housing and the retaining ring.

3. The quick connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of reset arms being a pair of separated arcuate arms between the connection housing and the retaining ring.

4. The quick connection device according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein buffer portions are disposed between the arcuate arms and the retaining ring.

5. The quick connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the locking arms of the second locking mechanism extend toward an arcuate shaped surface of an inner wall of the connection housing to form an extension portion, so as to support the retaining arms and the retaining ring of the first locking mechanism.

6. The quick connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the first locking mechanism further comprises an auxiliary elastic reset component which extends perpendicularly from the pedestal and elastically abuts against the connection housing.

7. The quick connection device according to claim 6 , wherein the auxiliary elastic reset component comprises a boss extending perpendicularly from the pedestal and elastic fins obliquely extending from free ends of the boss of the pedestal.

8. The quick connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the first locking mechanism comprises a shoulder extending from the pedestal toward free ends of the holding arms of the second locking mechanism, and the free ends abut against the shoulder when the second locking mechanism is in the locked position.

9. The quick connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of retaining arms of the first locking mechanism are respectively provided with a stopping rib which is capable of retaining the first locking mechanism in the connection housing.

10. The quick connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining ring of the first locking mechanism comprises an arcuate portion mated with an insert part of the opposite plug-in tube.

11. A quick connection device having a double-checked locking mechanism, the quick connection device comprising:
a connection housing having an opened passage for receiving an opposite plug-in tube and a channel and the double-checked locking mechanism received within the channel of the connection housing, the locking mechanism comprising:
a first locking mechanism inserted into the connection housing and having a pedestal from which a pair of retaining arms extends perpendicularly, the pair of retaining arms being connected by a connection strip to form an enclosed retaining ring for fitting with the opposite plug-in tube, and further having an elastic reset component for retaining the first locking mechanism in a locked position, the elastic reset component extending perpendicularly from the pedestal and elastically abutting against the connection housing;
a second locking mechanism inserted into the connection housing in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the first locking mechanism, and having a base from which locking arms and holding arms extend perpendicularly, the first locking mechanism being inserted between the locking arms and the holding arms;
wherein the locking arms at least support a portion of the first locking mechanism and the second locking mechanism prevents movement of the first locking mechanism from the locked position to an unlocked position when the second locking mechanism is in a locked position;
wherein the first locking mechanism further comprises a pair of positioning arms extending from the retaining arms, the free ends of the positioning arms respectively bending to form a hook to engage the outer wall surface of the connection housing, such that the first locking mechanism is retained in the connection housing.

12. The quick connection device according to claim 11 , wherein the elastic reset component comprises a column perpendicularly extending from the pedestal, plug pieces adjacent to the column, and an elastic piece fixedly fitting with the column, further wherein the elastic piece is fixed at the free ends of the column and elastically abutted against the connection housing.

13. The quick connection device according to claim 11 , wherein the locking arms of the second locking mechanism are configured to extend toward the arcuate shaped surface of the inner wall of the connection housing to form an extension portion, so as to support retaining arms and the retaining ring of the first locking mechanism.

14. The quick connection device according to claim 11 , wherein the first locking mechanism comprises a shoulder extending from the pedestal toward the free ends of the holding arms of the second locking mechanism, and the free ends abut against the shoulder when the second locking mechanism is in the locked position.

15. A quick connection device having a double-checked locking mechanism, the quick connection device, comprising:
a connection housing having an opened passage for receiving an opposite plug-in tube and a channel; and
the double-checked locking mechanism received within the channel of the connection housing, the locking mechanism comprising:
a first locking mechanism inserted into the connection housing and having a pedestal from which a pair of retaining arms extends perpendicularly, the pair of retaining arms being connected by a connection strip to form an enclosed retaining ring for fitting with the opposite plug-in tube, and a pair of positioning arms configured to extend from the retaining arms to elastically abut against the connection housing, so as to retain the first locking mechanism in a locked position;
a second locking mechanism inserted into the connection housing in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the first locking mechanism, and having a base from which locking arms and holding arms extend perpendicularly, the first locking mechanism being inserted between the locking arms and the holding arms;
wherein the locking arms at least support a portion of the first locking mechanism and the second lockin

Assignees

• A Raymond Et Cie

Inventors

• Zhou Yingjun
• Que Feng
• Chen Zhen

Classifications

• F16L37/1225 Primary

  using a retaining member the extremities of which, e.g. in the form of a U, engage behind a shoulder of both parts · CPC title

• F16L37/144 Primary

  the securing element being U-shaped · CPC title

• F16L21/08

  with additional locking means (F16L21/06 takes precedence; couplings of the quick-acting type F16L37/00) · CPC title

• F16L37/08

  in which the connection between abutting or axially overlapping ends is maintained by locking members (F16L37/22 - F16L37/26 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16L2201/20

  Safety or protective couplings · CPC title