Joint

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9488305-B2
Application number	US-201414335305-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2014
Priority date	Jul 25, 2013
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

Setting position, direction and magnitude of compressive force applied to a crossing part. A joint with: crossing part in which first and second channels bored in casings cross on an XY plane; and pressure device holds casings from both sides with crossing part between the direction of the Z-axis perpendicular to the XY plane by a pressure member and applies compressive force to the crossing part, the pressure device with: a bored part h is formed in the casings, into which the pressure device is fitted and supports pressure; adjusting the compressive force, the pressure member is in position including an intersection of a peripheral wall of the first and second channels in the z-axis direction, an abutting part of the pressure member and bottom of the bored part presses intersection of peripheral walls; a noncontact part provided to the center preventing the center of the crossing part from pressing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A joint comprising;
a first channel and a second channel respectively bored in a casing;
a crossing part in which the first channel and the second channel cross on an XY plane; and
a pressure device that holds the casing between by a pressure member from both sides with the crossing part between in a direction of the Z-axis perpendicular to the XY plane and applies compressive force to the crossing part,
wherein the pressure device is provided with:
a bored part which is formed in the casing, into which the pressure device is fitted and which supports the pressure device; and
an adjusting device that adjusts the compressive force,

the pressure member is arranged in a position including an intersection of a peripheral wall of the first channel and a peripheral wall of the second channel in a view from the direction of the Z-axis, and
an abutting part of the pressure member and the bottom of the bored part presses a position matched with the intersection of the peripheral walls, the abutting part being provided with a noncontact part in the center for preventing a position matched with the center of the crossing part from pressing.

2. The joint according to claim 1 , wherein:
the abutting part of the pressure member and the bored part is point contact.

3. The joint according to claim 1 ,
wherein the abutting part of the pressure member and the bottom of the bored part is annular plane contact.

4. The joint according to claim 1 ,
wherein the adjusting device is provided with:
a tapped hole formed in the casing coaxially with the bored part; and
a threaded portion formed on the pressure member, and

the pressure member is screwed to the tapped hole via the threaded portion and the compressive force is adjusted by screw torque of the pressure member.

5. The joint according to claim 4 ,
wherein the pressure member is provided with:
a screw on which the threaded portion is formed; and
a pressure piece which abuts on an end of the screw and in which an abutting part is formed, and

a diameter of the abutting part of the pressure piece is smaller than a diameter of the screw.

6. The joint according to claim 2 ,
wherein the abutting part that holds the casing between of the pressure member is spherical, and
the abutting part is made to abut on the position matched with the intersection of the peripheral wall of the first channel and the peripheral wall of the second channel in the direction of the Z-axis.

Assignees

• Sugino Mach

Inventors

• Sato Sho

Classifications

• F16L41/021 Primary

  T- or cross-pieces (F16L41/025, F16L41/026, F16L41/028 take precedence) · CPC title