Fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus for curved pipe

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017191583-A1
Application number	US-201615384557-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 20, 2016
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus capable of supporting a curved pipe against loads acting on a curved portion of the pipe via clamps having curved surfaces and being easily attached to and detached from the curved portion of the pipe. The fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus includes: a first clamp having a semicircular cross-sectional shape and a curved surface with a curvature to surround the curved portion of a pipe; a second clamp having a semicircular cross-sectional shape and a curved surface with a curvature to surround the curved portion of the pipe, the second clamp being coupled to the first clamp; a connection bolt coupling the first clamp with the second clamp; and a washer placed around the connection bolt.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus for supporting a curved pipe against loads acting on a curved portion of the pipe, the fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus comprising:
a first clamp having a semicircular cross-sectional shape and a curved surface with a curvature to surround the curved portion of the pipe; a second clamp having a semicircular cross-sectional shape and a curved surface with a curvature to surround the curved portion of the pipe, the second clamp being coupled to the first clamp; a connection bolt coupling the first clamp with the second clamp; and a washer placed around the connection bolt.

2 . The fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a side of the washer is curved with a curvature and another side of the washer is flat.

3 . The fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a supporting part coupled to the connection bolt and supporting the curved portion of the pipe.

4 . The fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first clamp comprises first connection portions protruding from both lateral ends of the first clamp and comprising a plurality of first connection holes,
the second clamp comprises second connection portions protruding from both lateral ends of the second clamp and comprising a plurality of second connection holes, a plurality of connection bolts are inserted into the first connection holes and the second connection holes, and a supporting part is coupled to the connection bolts.

5 . The fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a bracket comprising a plurality of holes is provided on the curved surface of the first clamp or the curved surface of the second clamp, and
a plurality of supporting parts are coupled to the bracket.

6 . The fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus of claims 3 , wherein the supporting part comprises at least one of struts, rods, springs, snubbers, dampers, or sway braces.

7 . The fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus of claims 4 , wherein the supporting part comprises at least one of struts, rods, springs, snubbers, dampers, or sway braces.

8 . The fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus of claims 5 , wherein the supporting parts comprise at least one of struts, rods, springs, snubbers, dampers, or sway braces.

9 . The fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of brackets, stanchions, lugs, shoes, or skirts is provided on the curved surface of the first clamp or the curved surface of the second clamp so as to support the curved portion of the pipe.

10 . The fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising nuts tightened on the connection bolts,
wherein the washer comprises first washers between ends of the connection bolts and the first connection holes and second washers between the nuts and the second connection holes, wherein sides of the first and second washers are curved with a curvature, and other sides of the first and second washers are flat.

11 . The fastening-type pipe supporting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a flat portion is provided on the first clamp or the second clamp, the flat portion having a uniform height along the curved surface of the first clamp or the second clamp.

Assignees

• Kepco Eng & Constr Co Inc

Inventors

• Won Youn Ho
• Lee Joon Ho
• Kim Soo Kyum
• Kim Hoi Myung

Classifications

• F16L3/1091 Primary

  with two members, the two members being fixed to each other with fastening members on each side · CPC title

• F16L3/11

  and hanging from a pendant (F16L3/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16L3/1226

  elongated supports, e.g. to support a curved pipe · CPC title

• F16B43/02

  with special provisions for engaging surfaces which are not perpendicular to a bolt axis or do not surround the bolt · CPC title

• F16L3/1016 Primary

  the members being joined by means of two screws · CPC title