Floating adapter module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12584580-B2
Application number	US-202418784236-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2024
Priority date	Jan 5, 2024
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

A floating adapter module includes a base having two connecting portions, a receiving groove and a shaft mounted with a limiter, two docking parts respectively assembled at the connecting portions, the first and second elastic members respectively assembled at the receiving groove and the shaft, and a housing assembled and positioned in the receiving space of the base. The first elastic member is used to provide the base with horizontal and vertical (X, Y) radial floating in the receiving space. At the same time, the second elastic member is used to provide the base with axial (Z) floating in the receiving space. This achieves the purpose of floating displacement of the base located inside the housing.

First claim

What the invention claimed is:

1 . A floating adapter module, comprising a base, two docking parts, a floating unit and a housing, wherein:
said base comprising a through channel inside, two connecting portions respectively provided on two opposite sides of said channel, a receiving groove and a shaft provided adjacent to each other on an outside of said base, and a limiter assembled on said shaft opposite to said receiving groove; said two docking parts are respectively assembled at said two connecting portions on both sides of said base; said floating unit comprising a first elastic member assembled at said receiving groove of said base and a second elastic member assembled around said shaft; and said housing comprising a receiving space for assembling and positioning said base, a through hole with a reduced diameter provided on one side of said receiving space, and an inner shoulder formed between said through hole and said receiving space to support one side of said second elastic member on said shaft, so that an outer side surface of said housing around said through hole opposite to said inner shoulder is used for said limiter on one side of said shaft to abut against.

2 . The floating adapter module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said two connecting portions on both sides of said channel are respectively defined as a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion; said two docking parts are respectively defined as a first docking part and a second docking part; and said first connecting portion and said second connecting portion on both sides of said channel being respectively provided for said first docking part and said second docking part to assemble, said first docking part being provided with a first docking side assembled at said first connecting portion, said second docking part being provided with a second docking side assembled at said second connecting portion.

3 . The floating adapter module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said first connecting portion and said second connecting portion of said two connecting portions and said first docking side and said second docking side of said two docking parts are respectively and selectively a screw hole and a screw rod, a quick jack and a quick connector, or a shaft hole and a shaft.

4 . The floating adapter module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said base further comprises a protruding spacer ring with a larger outer diameter provided between said receiving groove and said shaft, said limiter on one side of said shaft being selectively a C-shaped buckle, a gasket or a latch.

5 . The floating adapter module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said two docking parts are respectively selected from the group of quick connectors, quick jacks, male plug connectors, female socket connectors and water pipe connectors.

6 . The floating adapter module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said first elastic member of said floating unit is a reed having an assembly hole which is assembled and sleeved on said receiving groove of said base therein, and the reed being selectively in the form of a ring wave, a ring cloud, a ring tooth, a ring regular or irregular shape, a ring concave-convex shape, or a curved pad.

7 . The floating adapter module as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the reed of said first elastic member is selectively a radial horizontal (X-axis) direction to form a deformation adjustment space of ±1.5 mm or a vertical (Y-axis) direction to form a deformation adjustment space of ±2.0 mm.

8 . The floating adapter module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said second elastic member of said floating unit is a flat rectangular sheet-shaped wound spring which can be wound into a ring shape.

9 . The floating adapter module as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said second elastic member forms an axial deformation adjustment space of ±2.50 mm and forms a unidirectional compression displacement deformation adjustment of −4 mm during assembly.

Assignees

• Hanwit Prec Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Tseng Ying-Chih
• Wu Ming-De
• Chang Ching-Kai

Classifications

• F16L27/1021

  comprising an intermediate resilient element, e.g. a ring · CPC title

• F16L27/12

  allowing substantial longitudinal adjustment or movement (by use of screw-thread F16L15/02) · CPC title

• F16L41/03

  comprising junction pieces for four or more pipe members · CPC title

• F16L39/04 Primary

  allowing adjustment or movement · CPC title

• F16L27/00 Primary

  Adjustable joints; Joints allowing movement (of the quick-acting type F16L37/50; for double-walled or multi-channel pipes or pipe assemblies F16L39/04 {; specially adapted to be made of plastics or to be used with pipes made of plastics F16L47/18; specially adapted for pipes of brittle material F16L49/08}) · CPC title