Pipeline connection device and pipeline adapting assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11898665-B2
Application number	US-202017312933-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 12, 2020
Priority date	Jan 11, 2019
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

A pipeline connection device includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member and a sealing member. The first connecting member includes a first channel and an abutting portion. The second connecting member includes a second channel and a first groove portion. The first groove portion includes a first side wall and a first receiving groove to receive the sealing member. At least part of the abutting portion is received in the first receiving groove and abuts against the sealing element. A first gap not greater than 0.3 mm is provided between the abutting portion and the first side wall; or the first connecting member and the second connecting member include at most two annular friction surfaces. As a result, mutual jamming of the first connecting member and the second connecting member can be avoided. Besides, a pipeline adapting assembly having the pipeline connection device is disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pipeline connection device, comprising: a first connecting member, a second connecting member and a sealing member, the first connecting member and the second connecting member being fixedly connected, the first connecting member comprising a first channel and an abutting portion provided on an outer peripheral side of the first channel, the second connecting member comprising a second channel and a first groove portion provided on an outer peripheral side of the second channel, the first groove portion comprising a first receiving groove and a first side wall adjacent to the second channel;
the sealing member being received in the first receiving groove, at least part of the abutting portion being received in the first receiving groove and abutting against the sealing element;
wherein a first gap is provided between the abutting portion and the first side wall, and the first gap is not greater than 0.3 mm;
wherein the first connecting member comprises a second groove portion located on an outer peripheral side of the abutting portion, an outer wall surface of the abutting portion is an inner wall surface of the second groove portion, the second connecting member comprises a second isolation portion located on the outer peripheral side of the first groove portion, an outer wall surface of the first groove portion is an inner wall surface of the second isolation portion, the second groove portion comprises a second receiving groove, and at least part of the second isolation portion is received in the second receiving groove.

2. The pipeline connection device according to claim 1 , wherein a range of the first gap is 0.05 mm to 0.25 mm.

3. The pipeline connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the first groove portion further comprises a second side wall farther away from the second channel than the first side wall, a second gap is provided between the abutting portion and the second side wall, and a range of the second gap is 0.05 mm to 0.3 mm.

4. The pipeline connection device according to claim 3 , wherein the range of the first gap is 0.1 mm to 0.25 mm, and the range of the second gap is 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm.

5. The pipeline connection device according to claim 4 , wherein the range of the first gap is 0.15 mm to 0.25 mm, and the range of the second gap is 0.15 mm to 0.25 mm; or
the range of the first gap is 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm, and the range of the second gap is 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm; or
the range of the first gap is 0.05 mm to 0.15 mm, and the range of the second gap is 0.05 mm to 0.15 mm.

6. The pipeline connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the second connecting member comprises a first isolation portion between the second channel and the first receiving groove; a thickness of the abutting portion is 1.5 mm to 3 mm, a thickness of the second isolation portion is 1 mm to 2.5 mm, and a thickness of the first isolation portion is 1 mm to 2.5 mm.

7. The pipeline connection device according to claim 6 , wherein the first connecting member comprises a channel main body located in a middle and a channel accommodating portion adjacent to the second connecting member, a radial dimension of the channel accommodating portion is greater than a radial dimension of the channel main body; at least part of the first isolation portion is received in the channel accommodating portion of the first channel.

8. The pipeline connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing member is a graphite gasket; the first connecting member comprises a first end surface facing the second connecting member, the second connecting member comprises a second end surface opposite to the first end surface;
the abutting portion protrudes from the first end surface, and the first groove portion is formed by recessing from the second end surface into the second connecting member.

9. A pipeline adapting assembly, comprising one of a heat exchanger, a flow regulating device, a gas-liquid separator and a compressor, and a pipeline connection device;
the pipeline connection device, comprising: a first connecting member, a second connecting member and a sealing member, the first connecting member and the second connecting member being fixedly connected, the first connecting member comprising a first channel and an abutting portion provided on an outer peripheral side of the first channel, the second connecting member comprising a second channel and a first groove portion provided on an outer peripheral side of the second channel, the first groove portion comprising a first receiving groove and a first side wall adjacent to the second channel;
the sealing member being received in the first receiving groove, at least part of the abutting portion being received in the first receiving groove and abutting against the sealing element;
a first gap being provided between the abutting portion and the first side wall, and the first gap is not greater than 0.3 mm;
wherein the heat exchanger is connected to the pipeline connection device, at least one of an inlet and an outlet of the heat exchanger is in communication with the first channel or the second channel;
or, the flow regulating device is connected to the pipeline connection device, at least one of an inlet and an outlet of the flow regulating device is in communication with the first channel or the second channel;
or, the gas-liquid separator is connected to the pipeline connection device, at least one of an inlet and an outlet of the gas-liquid separator is in communication with the first channel or the second channel;
or, the compressor is connected to the pipeline connection device, at least one of an inlet and an outlet of the compressor is in communication with the first channel or the second channel;
wherein the first connecting member comprises a second groove portion located on an outer peripheral side of the abutting portion, an outer wall surface of the abutting portion is an inner wall surface of the second groove portion, the second connecting member comprises a second isolation portion located on the outer peripheral side of the first groove portion, an outer wall surface of the first groove portion is an inner wall surface of the second isolation portion, the second groove portion comprises a second receiving groove, and at least part of the second isolation portion is received in the second receiving groove.

10. The pipeline adapting assembly according to claim 9 , wherein a range of the first gap is 0.05 mm to 0.25 mm.

11. The pipeline adapting assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the second connecting member comprises a first isolation portion between the second channel and the first receiving groove, the first groove portion surrounds the first isolation portion, the first connecting member and the second connecting member comprise no more than two annular friction surfaces in contact with each other; a height of the sealing member along an axial direction of the pipeline connection device is equal to or smaller than a depth of the first receiving groove;
wherein a ratio of the height of the sealing member to the depth of the first receiving groove is X, wherein 0.6≤X≤1;
wherein the pipeline connection device further comprises a ring member sleeved on an outside of the sealing member, and the ring member is adapted for restricting expansion of the sealing element in a radial direction when the abutting portion presses the sealing element; and
wherein the sealing member is a graphite gasket, and a density of the sealing member after being abutted by the abutting portion is greater than 1.8 g/cm 3 .

12. The pipeline adapting assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the first connecting member comprises a

Assignees

• Hangzhou Sanhua Res Inst Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Mei
• Li Li
• Dong Junqi

Classifications

• F16L15/008 Primary

  with sealing rings · CPC title

• B60H1/00571

  of liquid ducts, e.g. for coolant liquids or refrigerants · CPC title

• F16L23/032 Primary

  characterised by the shape or composition of the flanges · CPC title

• F16L23/16

  characterised by the sealing means · CPC title

• F16L19/0206

  the collar not being integral with the pipe · CPC title