CA2114794C - Plug-in coupling for pressure lines - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract
A pluggable coupling for pressure lines having a female coupling connector and a male coupling connector. The female coupling connector has two axially aligned connecting bores with different diameters and an annular groove formed between a wall surrounding the larger bore and a nipple surrounding the smaller bore. The male connector can be inserted into the larger bore of the female coupling connector. In the process, the male coupling connector is pushed over the nipple. A sealing element is positioned within a circular male coupling groove of the male coupling connector and sealingly encloses a smooth exterior surface of the nipple. The male coupling connector can be connected and disconnected from the female coupling connector with a relatively small amount of force as compared to the force required to connect and disconnect conventional couplings.
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Plug-l.n Coupling For Pressure Lines This invention relates t=o a pluggable coupling for connecting pressure lines carrying compressible as well as incompressible fluids, comprising a female coupling connector and a male coupling connector.
Conventional linear couplings for pressure lines have, in general, a male cc>upling connector and a female coupling connector, a locking mechanism which keeps the female connector and the male connector together, and a blocking device which prevents fluid under pressure from flowing out or escaping when t:he coupling is disconnected. To make a connection, in most conventional couplings, the male coupling connector is inserted into the female coupling connector and the male connector is fixed in the female connector by a locking system. When the male coupling connector is inserted into the female connector, the blocking device of the coupling is opened and the fluid is allowed to flow through the coupling. If the coupling is disconnected, the flow :is interrupted again. Accordingly, it is necessary, during coupling and locking as well as when disconnecting such a coupling, to push the male connector in the c~irec:t_ion of the female connector. The force necessary for this depends on the pressure in the pressure line and the e:Efective cross-sectional surface of the coupling. The effective cross-sectional surface consists of the inner cross-sectional surface of the male connector or the female connector and of the annular cross-sectional surface of the male connector or the female connector on which the fluid under pressure acts when the blocking device of the coupling is opened. With high pressure, a large expenditure of force is required to insert the male connector into the female connector and to lock it or, in the locked position, to remove the male coupling connector from the female coupling connector. In most cases, the coupling' or uncoupling operation cannot be performed with one hand because of the large expenditure of force required and because it is necessary to press the male coupling connector against the female coupling connector and simultaneously operate the locking mechanism.
In contrast to conventional linear couplings, conventional pivotable couplings use a pivotable blocking member as a female coupling connector which also blocks the flow in the uncoupled state. The male coupling connector is inserted without any pressure forces acting on it at an oblique angle to the pressure line into the blocking member which is pivotably seated in a. coupling housing. The pressure line is still interrupted after this insertion. By pivoting the male coupling connector and the blocking member in the interior of the coupling housing, the coupling is straightened out to allow fluid to flow through the coupling. As soon as the male connector is straightened out, the blocking member is secured against pivoting because the male connector is pushed back in the female connector ~~y pressure in the pressure line into a recess in the coin>ling housing. In this way the coupling is locked. This ~~rocess of coupling and locking can take place with a relatively small amount of force because it is only necessary to overcome the frictional forces acting on the blocking member where the blocking member is pivoted.
However, uncoupling requires a comparatively large amount of force. To unlc>ck the blocking member it is first necessary to push the male connector out of the recess in the coupling housing toward the female coupling connector.
The force required for t=his depends on the pressure in the pressure line which may be considerable. When the blocking member of the coupling is pivoted, the blocking member blocks the flow until the male coupling connector passes over a relief bore in the coupling housing. The pressure difference between the pressure in the interior of the male coupling connector to be removed and the atmosphere pressure is reduced in.i~his pivoted position. Then the blocking member i:~ pivoted further so that the male connector can be removed without being under pressure out of the female connector.
With both of the ~ibove mentioned types of couplings -namely the linear coupling as well as the coupling having a pivotable blocking mernbt=r, the seal between the female coupling connector and the male coupling connector is positioned in the femalf= connector and the exterior of the male connector ha:> a sealing face, or the interior of the female connector has a sealing face and the seal is located on the exterior of the male connector. These structures are disadvantageous because the sealing face or the seal of the coupling can be easily damaged because they are outwardly facing. In actual use the male coupling connector is, in most eases, mounted on a loose hose end.
If the male coupling connector is not connected, the sealing face can easily be damaged and rapidly becomes dirty. Male coupling ~~onnectors which lie on the ground unprotected are damaged, for example, by vehicles rolling over them, by dragging the hose on the ground and other effects on the sealing faces. This results in increased waste and rapid wear of the coupling parts. If the sealing face or the seal are damaged, the coupling becomes leaky and the defective coupling part must be replaced.
It is an object of this invention to provide a pluggable coupling which is easy to operate and, in particular, which can be coupled or locked and unlocked with a minimal expenditure of force as compared to conventional pluggable couplings. It is anot:he:r object of this invention to provide a pluggable coupling in which the wear of the coupling element is reduced thereby extending the service life of the pluggable coupling beyond the service life of conventional couplings.
The above-mentioned an;~ other objects of this invention are achieved in a pluggable coupling for pressure lines comprising: a female coupling connector including two axially aligned bcres of: different diameters in communication with each other, and an annular groove with a groove outer diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the larger bore and with an inner diameter slightly larger than the bcre of lesser diameter, whereby a nipple having a minimal wall thickness is formed; and a male coupling connector sealingly insertable into the annular groove; wherein the female connector has at least one relief bore extending from a bottom of the annular groove to the exterior of the f=emale connector.
The problem with conventional couplings is that uncoupling can be difficult when dealing with high pressures or large line diameters because t:he male connector in the coupled state is pushed into an inner recess of the female connector (radially with respect to the blocking element) until a final position is reached, wherein the male connector is locked in t=he blocking element. This lock ensures that the rotatable element and the male connector sitting therein are no longer swivable and that unintentional disconnect=ion is avoided. In order to disconnect the male connector, it first has to be pushed, against the active pressure, a short distance more into the female connector, in this case, formed by the blocking element itself. C>nly in this position can the connector be removed from the recess in the housing and then rotated together with the blockung element. The rotation of the blocking element blocks the flow and finally enables the male connector to~be removed. The object of this invention is to reduce the active pressure on the male connector at a given diameter of the female connector and a given pressure. When you insert the male connector into the female connector past the seal the pressure acts on an area ~(~)2. To unlock the male connector you have to push the male connector a short distance more towards the female connector, thereby overcoming this acting pressure, which is the force created by the area times the pressure.
According to the present invention, since the diameter of the inner bore is smaller than the diameter of the larger bore, the resulting force required to move the male connector a short distance is considerably smaller than the force required to move a conventional male connector, which has a diameter the same as the larger bore.
The above-mentioned and other features of this invention will become more apparent when viewed in conjunction with the drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view of a female coupling connector and a male coupling connector for a pluggable coupling in accordance with one embodiment of this invention;
Conventional linear couplings for pressure lines have, in general, a male cc>upling connector and a female coupling connector, a locking mechanism which keeps the female connector and the male connector together, and a blocking device which prevents fluid under pressure from flowing out or escaping when t:he coupling is disconnected. To make a connection, in most conventional couplings, the male coupling connector is inserted into the female coupling connector and the male connector is fixed in the female connector by a locking system. When the male coupling connector is inserted into the female connector, the blocking device of the coupling is opened and the fluid is allowed to flow through the coupling. If the coupling is disconnected, the flow :is interrupted again. Accordingly, it is necessary, during coupling and locking as well as when disconnecting such a coupling, to push the male connector in the c~irec:t_ion of the female connector. The force necessary for this depends on the pressure in the pressure line and the e:Efective cross-sectional surface of the coupling. The effective cross-sectional surface consists of the inner cross-sectional surface of the male connector or the female connector and of the annular cross-sectional surface of the male connector or the female connector on which the fluid under pressure acts when the blocking device of the coupling is opened. With high pressure, a large expenditure of force is required to insert the male connector into the female connector and to lock it or, in the locked position, to remove the male coupling connector from the female coupling connector. In most cases, the coupling' or uncoupling operation cannot be performed with one hand because of the large expenditure of force required and because it is necessary to press the male coupling connector against the female coupling connector and simultaneously operate the locking mechanism.
In contrast to conventional linear couplings, conventional pivotable couplings use a pivotable blocking member as a female coupling connector which also blocks the flow in the uncoupled state. The male coupling connector is inserted without any pressure forces acting on it at an oblique angle to the pressure line into the blocking member which is pivotably seated in a. coupling housing. The pressure line is still interrupted after this insertion. By pivoting the male coupling connector and the blocking member in the interior of the coupling housing, the coupling is straightened out to allow fluid to flow through the coupling. As soon as the male connector is straightened out, the blocking member is secured against pivoting because the male connector is pushed back in the female connector ~~y pressure in the pressure line into a recess in the coin>ling housing. In this way the coupling is locked. This ~~rocess of coupling and locking can take place with a relatively small amount of force because it is only necessary to overcome the frictional forces acting on the blocking member where the blocking member is pivoted.
However, uncoupling requires a comparatively large amount of force. To unlc>ck the blocking member it is first necessary to push the male connector out of the recess in the coupling housing toward the female coupling connector.
The force required for t=his depends on the pressure in the pressure line which may be considerable. When the blocking member of the coupling is pivoted, the blocking member blocks the flow until the male coupling connector passes over a relief bore in the coupling housing. The pressure difference between the pressure in the interior of the male coupling connector to be removed and the atmosphere pressure is reduced in.i~his pivoted position. Then the blocking member i:~ pivoted further so that the male connector can be removed without being under pressure out of the female connector.
With both of the ~ibove mentioned types of couplings -namely the linear coupling as well as the coupling having a pivotable blocking mernbt=r, the seal between the female coupling connector and the male coupling connector is positioned in the femalf= connector and the exterior of the male connector ha:> a sealing face, or the interior of the female connector has a sealing face and the seal is located on the exterior of the male connector. These structures are disadvantageous because the sealing face or the seal of the coupling can be easily damaged because they are outwardly facing. In actual use the male coupling connector is, in most eases, mounted on a loose hose end.
If the male coupling connector is not connected, the sealing face can easily be damaged and rapidly becomes dirty. Male coupling ~~onnectors which lie on the ground unprotected are damaged, for example, by vehicles rolling over them, by dragging the hose on the ground and other effects on the sealing faces. This results in increased waste and rapid wear of the coupling parts. If the sealing face or the seal are damaged, the coupling becomes leaky and the defective coupling part must be replaced.
It is an object of this invention to provide a pluggable coupling which is easy to operate and, in particular, which can be coupled or locked and unlocked with a minimal expenditure of force as compared to conventional pluggable couplings. It is anot:he:r object of this invention to provide a pluggable coupling in which the wear of the coupling element is reduced thereby extending the service life of the pluggable coupling beyond the service life of conventional couplings.
The above-mentioned an;~ other objects of this invention are achieved in a pluggable coupling for pressure lines comprising: a female coupling connector including two axially aligned bcres of: different diameters in communication with each other, and an annular groove with a groove outer diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the larger bore and with an inner diameter slightly larger than the bcre of lesser diameter, whereby a nipple having a minimal wall thickness is formed; and a male coupling connector sealingly insertable into the annular groove; wherein the female connector has at least one relief bore extending from a bottom of the annular groove to the exterior of the f=emale connector.
The problem with conventional couplings is that uncoupling can be difficult when dealing with high pressures or large line diameters because t:he male connector in the coupled state is pushed into an inner recess of the female connector (radially with respect to the blocking element) until a final position is reached, wherein the male connector is locked in t=he blocking element. This lock ensures that the rotatable element and the male connector sitting therein are no longer swivable and that unintentional disconnect=ion is avoided. In order to disconnect the male connector, it first has to be pushed, against the active pressure, a short distance more into the female connector, in this case, formed by the blocking element itself. C>nly in this position can the connector be removed from the recess in the housing and then rotated together with the blockung element. The rotation of the blocking element blocks the flow and finally enables the male connector to~be removed. The object of this invention is to reduce the active pressure on the male connector at a given diameter of the female connector and a given pressure. When you insert the male connector into the female connector past the seal the pressure acts on an area ~(~)2. To unlock the male connector you have to push the male connector a short distance more towards the female connector, thereby overcoming this acting pressure, which is the force created by the area times the pressure.
According to the present invention, since the diameter of the inner bore is smaller than the diameter of the larger bore, the resulting force required to move the male connector a short distance is considerably smaller than the force required to move a conventional male connector, which has a diameter the same as the larger bore.
The above-mentioned and other features of this invention will become more apparent when viewed in conjunction with the drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view of a female coupling connector and a male coupling connector for a pluggable coupling in accordance with one embodiment of this invention;
FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of a female coupling connector and a male coupling connector for a pluggable coupling in accordance with another embodiment of this invention;
FIG. 3 is an explc>ded v~_ew of a pluggable coupling having a pivotable blocking member in accordance with one embodiment of this invention;
FIG. 4A is a side view of a housing for a pluggable coupling in accordance with one embodiment of this invention;
FIG. 4B is a cross;-sect_Lonal view of the housing taken along line 4B-4B as shown in FIG. 4A also showing a blocking member in accordance with one embodiment of this invention; and FIG. 4C is an enlarged view of a portion of the housing and blocking member shown in FIG. 4B showing the details of a pin employed for retaining the blocking member within the female coupling connects or of a pluggable coupling in accordance with one embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 1 shows the female coupling connector 1 and the male coupling connector 2 of a pluggable coupling in accordance with one embodiment of i=his invention. Here, the female coupling connector 1 is embodied as a pivotable blocking member which can b~~ inserted in a housing of a pivot coupling. Female couplings used in linear couplings according to other embodiments of this invention have a different exterior shape. The interior shape of the female coupling connector 1 i:~ an important aspect of this invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the female coupling connector 1 has tw~~ ax:ially aligned connecting bores 3, 4 with different diameters. An annular groove 5 is formed between a female c~~upl:ing connector wall surrounding a larger bore 3 and .~ nipple 6 surrounding a smaller bore 4.
The width and depth of the annular groove 5 are selected so that the male coupling connector 2 can be seated in the annular groove 5. The exterior diameter of the nipple 6 surrounded by the ~~nnu:Lar groove 5 and the smaller bore 4 should be as small as possible, because this diameter determines the effective cross-sectional area which, together with the ;presaure in the interior of the coupling, determines the force required to push the male connector 2 into the female connector 1. Thus the wall thickness of the nipple 6 should be as thin a possible at a defined flow-through cross section, which is determined by the interior diameter of the bore 4. As shown in FIG. 1, the nipple 6 has a sealing face 7 with a smooth exterior surface. A male coupling sealing element 9, which may be an O-ring, is positioned. within a circular male coupling groove 12. When plugging the coupling elements l, 2 together, the rnale conriectur_ 2 is inserted into the bore 3 of the female coupling connector 1 so that the male coupling sealing element 9 located in the circular groove 12 of the male connector 2 is positioned over the nipple 6 thereby creating a seal. Pressure is exerted on the entire cross-sectional surface of the male connector 2 until the male coupling sealing element 9 has reached the sealing face 7.
After the male coupling sealing element 9 has been pushed on the nipple 6, pressure is only exerted on exposed surface 18 of the male connector 2 which is positioned beyond the seal 9. Thus, the cross-sectional area of the male coupling connector 2 exposed to pressure is considerably reduced. So that the fluid present in the annular groove 5 can escape when the male connector 2 is inserted, one or more relief bores 19 are formed into the female connector coupling wall and lead from the annular groove 5 to an exterior area surrounding the female coupling connector 1.
FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of this invention in which a nipple sealing element 10 is positioned in a circular groove 13 of the nipple 6. An inside surface 11 of a male coupling wall surrounding a coupling bore 8 of the male coupling connector 2 forms a sealing face.
Thus, in a preferred embodiment according to this invention the shape of the female connector 1 and the associated male connector 2 reduces the cross-sectional surface area on which pressure acts during coupling and uncoupling without reducing the cross-sectional. flow area which is defined by the diameter of th~~ nipple bore 4 of the female connector 1 and the diameter of the male bore 15 of the male connector 2. The diameter of the cross-sectional surface area on which the pressure of the fluid acts corresponds to the interior diameter ~~f the opening 14 of the male connector 2. In conventional ma_Le connectors, the sealing element of the coupling is lo~~ated between the outside surface 16 of the male coupling connector 2 and the inside 17 surface of the bore 3 of the female coupling connector 1. The cross-sectional area on 'which the pressure of the fluid acts in this case is defined by the diameter of the bore 3 of the female coupling connector 1. In a pluggable coupling according to this invention, a reduction of the expenditure of force required to push the male coupling connector and the female coupling connector together is accomplished by removing the cross-sectional area between the diameter of the opening 14 and the diameter of the bore 3 from the area on which the pressure of the fluid acts.
A further advantage of the pluggable coupling shown in FIG.
1 and FIG. 2 over conventional couplings is that the seal as well as the sealing surface are located on the inside and are thus protected from harmful elements, and therefore are subject to considerably less exterior mechanical wear, which leads to increased sealing and increased operational dependability of connected machinery and to an extension of the service life of the coupling.
FIG. 3 shows one embodiment of a pluggable coupling for pressure lines in accordance with this invention, wherein the female coupling connector 1 is disposed in the interior of a pivotable blocking member 20. Here the coupling is shown in an exploded view. The one-piece blocking element 20 is sealingly seated in a housing 21 by seal 25 and is secured therein with a grooved drive stud 22. In an assembled state, the seal 25 is positioned in the housing 2I and has a curved sealing face which sealingly rests against the exterior of the blocking member 20. The grooved drive stud 22 is placed inside a bore 24 of the housing 21 and engages an annular groove 23 in the blocking member 20. The coupling can be brought from a blocking position into a conducting position by inserting the male coupling connector 2 into the female coupling connector 1 and pivoting the blocking member 20. As soon as the male connector 2 is aligned with the housing, it is pushed slightly out of the female connector 1 into a recess 26 of the coupling housing 21 by the pressure in the pressure line and is locked into this position. In this position, the male coupling connector 2 and the blocking member 20 in which it is inserted can no longer be pivoted and the coupling is locked. To unlock the pluggable coupling it is necessary to push the male connector 2 slightly toward the female connector 1 out of the recess 26 thereby releasing the blocking member 20 for pivoting. In pressure lines with large line diameters and high pressures, the force required to push the male coupling connector 2 towards the female coupling connector 1 is considerably reduced. The male coupling connector 2 is then pivoted along with the blocking member 20, bringing the blocking member 20 into a blocking position. In the process the bore leading through the blocking member 20 passes over a relief bore of the housing 1 on a side of the housing 1 facing away from the male connector 2 which equalizes the pressure between the environment and the interior of the male coupling connector 2. Finally, in a completely pivoted blocking position of the blocking member 20 it is possible to pull the male coupling connector 2, which is no longer under pressure, out of the female coupling connector 1. Thus, in a pluggable coupling according to this invention unlocking the pluggable coupling with a pivotable blocking member can be performed with a con~,iderably reduced amount of force, compared with the force required in conventional couplings.
One embodiment of the pl.uggable coupling with a pivotable blocking member in accordance with this invention is illustrated in FIGS. 4.~-~4C. The female coupling connector 1 is formed as one piece with the blocking member 20 which is seated in a coupling housing 21.
The blocking member 20 c:an be pivoted into a conducting, a pressure-relieving and a blocking position 27 by pivoting the connected male coup:Ling connector 2. The blocking member 20 can be :secured in each one of these positions.
The blocking member 20 can be unlocked by pressing a pushbutton on the housing 21 and pivoted into an appropriate position fo:r uncoupling. According to one embodiment of thi~> invention a spring-loaded pin 28 is positioned in a housing bore 30 and protrudes through the housing 21 in a r~idial. direction in relation to the pivotable blocking membc=r 20. The spring-loaded pin 28 has a thickened dovetail end 32 which is positioned in a groove 29 in the blocking membc=_r 20 which extends around a portion of a circumference of the blocking member 20. The groove 29 in the blocking member 20 has recesses 31 in the radial direction in respect t:o the blocking member 20 at the blocking posi.tion:~ 27, into which the thickened dovetail end 32 of the pin 28 fits. When the blocking member 20 is pivoted so that the male coupling connector 2 is disposed at a blocking posution :27, the thickened dovetail end 32 of the spring-loaded pin 28 engages the recess 31 in an interlocking manner and is maintained in this position by the force of spring-loaded pin 28. In this way the blocking member 20 is locked into position and can only be pivoted out of this position into another position by pushing the sprin<~-load~ad pin 28 toward the blocking member 20.
FIG. 3 is an explc>ded v~_ew of a pluggable coupling having a pivotable blocking member in accordance with one embodiment of this invention;
FIG. 4A is a side view of a housing for a pluggable coupling in accordance with one embodiment of this invention;
FIG. 4B is a cross;-sect_Lonal view of the housing taken along line 4B-4B as shown in FIG. 4A also showing a blocking member in accordance with one embodiment of this invention; and FIG. 4C is an enlarged view of a portion of the housing and blocking member shown in FIG. 4B showing the details of a pin employed for retaining the blocking member within the female coupling connects or of a pluggable coupling in accordance with one embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 1 shows the female coupling connector 1 and the male coupling connector 2 of a pluggable coupling in accordance with one embodiment of i=his invention. Here, the female coupling connector 1 is embodied as a pivotable blocking member which can b~~ inserted in a housing of a pivot coupling. Female couplings used in linear couplings according to other embodiments of this invention have a different exterior shape. The interior shape of the female coupling connector 1 i:~ an important aspect of this invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the female coupling connector 1 has tw~~ ax:ially aligned connecting bores 3, 4 with different diameters. An annular groove 5 is formed between a female c~~upl:ing connector wall surrounding a larger bore 3 and .~ nipple 6 surrounding a smaller bore 4.
The width and depth of the annular groove 5 are selected so that the male coupling connector 2 can be seated in the annular groove 5. The exterior diameter of the nipple 6 surrounded by the ~~nnu:Lar groove 5 and the smaller bore 4 should be as small as possible, because this diameter determines the effective cross-sectional area which, together with the ;presaure in the interior of the coupling, determines the force required to push the male connector 2 into the female connector 1. Thus the wall thickness of the nipple 6 should be as thin a possible at a defined flow-through cross section, which is determined by the interior diameter of the bore 4. As shown in FIG. 1, the nipple 6 has a sealing face 7 with a smooth exterior surface. A male coupling sealing element 9, which may be an O-ring, is positioned. within a circular male coupling groove 12. When plugging the coupling elements l, 2 together, the rnale conriectur_ 2 is inserted into the bore 3 of the female coupling connector 1 so that the male coupling sealing element 9 located in the circular groove 12 of the male connector 2 is positioned over the nipple 6 thereby creating a seal. Pressure is exerted on the entire cross-sectional surface of the male connector 2 until the male coupling sealing element 9 has reached the sealing face 7.
After the male coupling sealing element 9 has been pushed on the nipple 6, pressure is only exerted on exposed surface 18 of the male connector 2 which is positioned beyond the seal 9. Thus, the cross-sectional area of the male coupling connector 2 exposed to pressure is considerably reduced. So that the fluid present in the annular groove 5 can escape when the male connector 2 is inserted, one or more relief bores 19 are formed into the female connector coupling wall and lead from the annular groove 5 to an exterior area surrounding the female coupling connector 1.
FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of this invention in which a nipple sealing element 10 is positioned in a circular groove 13 of the nipple 6. An inside surface 11 of a male coupling wall surrounding a coupling bore 8 of the male coupling connector 2 forms a sealing face.
Thus, in a preferred embodiment according to this invention the shape of the female connector 1 and the associated male connector 2 reduces the cross-sectional surface area on which pressure acts during coupling and uncoupling without reducing the cross-sectional. flow area which is defined by the diameter of th~~ nipple bore 4 of the female connector 1 and the diameter of the male bore 15 of the male connector 2. The diameter of the cross-sectional surface area on which the pressure of the fluid acts corresponds to the interior diameter ~~f the opening 14 of the male connector 2. In conventional ma_Le connectors, the sealing element of the coupling is lo~~ated between the outside surface 16 of the male coupling connector 2 and the inside 17 surface of the bore 3 of the female coupling connector 1. The cross-sectional area on 'which the pressure of the fluid acts in this case is defined by the diameter of the bore 3 of the female coupling connector 1. In a pluggable coupling according to this invention, a reduction of the expenditure of force required to push the male coupling connector and the female coupling connector together is accomplished by removing the cross-sectional area between the diameter of the opening 14 and the diameter of the bore 3 from the area on which the pressure of the fluid acts.
A further advantage of the pluggable coupling shown in FIG.
1 and FIG. 2 over conventional couplings is that the seal as well as the sealing surface are located on the inside and are thus protected from harmful elements, and therefore are subject to considerably less exterior mechanical wear, which leads to increased sealing and increased operational dependability of connected machinery and to an extension of the service life of the coupling.
FIG. 3 shows one embodiment of a pluggable coupling for pressure lines in accordance with this invention, wherein the female coupling connector 1 is disposed in the interior of a pivotable blocking member 20. Here the coupling is shown in an exploded view. The one-piece blocking element 20 is sealingly seated in a housing 21 by seal 25 and is secured therein with a grooved drive stud 22. In an assembled state, the seal 25 is positioned in the housing 2I and has a curved sealing face which sealingly rests against the exterior of the blocking member 20. The grooved drive stud 22 is placed inside a bore 24 of the housing 21 and engages an annular groove 23 in the blocking member 20. The coupling can be brought from a blocking position into a conducting position by inserting the male coupling connector 2 into the female coupling connector 1 and pivoting the blocking member 20. As soon as the male connector 2 is aligned with the housing, it is pushed slightly out of the female connector 1 into a recess 26 of the coupling housing 21 by the pressure in the pressure line and is locked into this position. In this position, the male coupling connector 2 and the blocking member 20 in which it is inserted can no longer be pivoted and the coupling is locked. To unlock the pluggable coupling it is necessary to push the male connector 2 slightly toward the female connector 1 out of the recess 26 thereby releasing the blocking member 20 for pivoting. In pressure lines with large line diameters and high pressures, the force required to push the male coupling connector 2 towards the female coupling connector 1 is considerably reduced. The male coupling connector 2 is then pivoted along with the blocking member 20, bringing the blocking member 20 into a blocking position. In the process the bore leading through the blocking member 20 passes over a relief bore of the housing 1 on a side of the housing 1 facing away from the male connector 2 which equalizes the pressure between the environment and the interior of the male coupling connector 2. Finally, in a completely pivoted blocking position of the blocking member 20 it is possible to pull the male coupling connector 2, which is no longer under pressure, out of the female coupling connector 1. Thus, in a pluggable coupling according to this invention unlocking the pluggable coupling with a pivotable blocking member can be performed with a con~,iderably reduced amount of force, compared with the force required in conventional couplings.
One embodiment of the pl.uggable coupling with a pivotable blocking member in accordance with this invention is illustrated in FIGS. 4.~-~4C. The female coupling connector 1 is formed as one piece with the blocking member 20 which is seated in a coupling housing 21.
The blocking member 20 c:an be pivoted into a conducting, a pressure-relieving and a blocking position 27 by pivoting the connected male coup:Ling connector 2. The blocking member 20 can be :secured in each one of these positions.
The blocking member 20 can be unlocked by pressing a pushbutton on the housing 21 and pivoted into an appropriate position fo:r uncoupling. According to one embodiment of thi~> invention a spring-loaded pin 28 is positioned in a housing bore 30 and protrudes through the housing 21 in a r~idial. direction in relation to the pivotable blocking membc=r 20. The spring-loaded pin 28 has a thickened dovetail end 32 which is positioned in a groove 29 in the blocking membc=_r 20 which extends around a portion of a circumference of the blocking member 20. The groove 29 in the blocking member 20 has recesses 31 in the radial direction in respect t:o the blocking member 20 at the blocking posi.tion:~ 27, into which the thickened dovetail end 32 of the pin 28 fits. When the blocking member 20 is pivoted so that the male coupling connector 2 is disposed at a blocking posution :27, the thickened dovetail end 32 of the spring-loaded pin 28 engages the recess 31 in an interlocking manner and is maintained in this position by the force of spring-loaded pin 28. In this way the blocking member 20 is locked into position and can only be pivoted out of this position into another position by pushing the sprin<~-load~ad pin 28 toward the blocking member 20.
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1. A pluggable coupling for pressure lines comprising:
a female coupling connector including two axially aligned bores of different diameters in communication with each other, and an annular groove around the bore of lesser diameter with a groove outer diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the larger bore and with an inner diameter slightly larger than the bore of lesser diameter, whereby a nipple having a minimal wall thickness is formed;
and a male coupling connector sealingly insertable into the annular groove;
wherein said female connector has at least one relief bore extending from a bottom of said annular groove to the exterior of said female connector.
a female coupling connector including two axially aligned bores of different diameters in communication with each other, and an annular groove around the bore of lesser diameter with a groove outer diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the larger bore and with an inner diameter slightly larger than the bore of lesser diameter, whereby a nipple having a minimal wall thickness is formed;
and a male coupling connector sealingly insertable into the annular groove;
wherein said female connector has at least one relief bore extending from a bottom of said annular groove to the exterior of said female connector.
2. The pluggable coupling for pressure lines in accordance with claim 1, wherein the nipple enclosed by the annular groove comprises a smooth sealing face on an exterior surface, and said male coupling connector comprises a male coupling connector sealing element located in an interior of the male coupling connector.
3. The pluggable coupling for pressure lines in accordance with claim 1, wherein the nipple enclosed by the annular groove has on its outer surface a circular groove into which a nipple sealing element is inserted, and an interior of the male coupling connector is a smooth male coupling connector sealing face.
4. The pluggable coupling for pressure lines in accordance with claim 1, further comprising at least one sealing element inserted into one of an external circumferential groove formed on an exterior surface of said nipple and an interior circular groove formed on an interior sealing surface of said male coupling connector.
5. The pluggable coupling for pressure lines in accordance with any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the female coupling connector is formed in a pivotable blocking member, the pivotable blocking member being disposed in a housing and lockable in at least one pivot position by a spring-loaded pin projecting through the housing radially in respect to the pivotable blocking member, said spring-loaded pin comprising a thickened end disposed in a form-fitting manner in a corresponding blocking member groove, extending around a portion of the circumference, formed by the blocking member and having a plurality of recesses in a radial direction in respect to the blocking member, whereby the thickened end is arrested under spring-loading in the recesses.
6. The pluggable coupling for pressure lines in accordance with any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the female coupling connector is disposed in an interior of a pivotable blocking member, said blocking member sealingly seated in a housing and with the male connector inserted in it pivoted between a conducting position and a blocking position.
7. The pluggable coupling for pressure lines in accordance with claim 6, wherein the female coupling connector and the blocking member are formed as one piece.
8. The pluggable coupling for pressure lines in accordance with any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the blocking member is cylindrical and is secured in the housing in an axial direction by engagement of a grooved driving stud in a circular groove formed by the blocking member through the housing.
9. The pluggable coupling for pressure lines in accordance with claim 5, wherein the pivotable blocking member is lockable in the at least one pivot position by engagement of the spring-loaded pin with the blocking member through a bore formed in the housing.
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