The application be the applying date be March 3 in 2008 day, to be called " pipe joint ", application number be dividing an application of 200810082130.9 patent application.
Summary of the invention
Dynamic stress thisly has defective, owing to may crack in the linkage section of the tension band end that bends to ring set by the known pipe joint of prior art.This point finally causes pipe joint to unclamp and the slit between the adjacent end portion of pipe of two connections can not be sealed again.Proposing task of the present invention thus is, realizes a kind of novel pipe joint.
This purpose is achieved by the pipe joint that a kind of adjacent end portion that is used to make two pipes connects according to the present invention.This pipe joint has the sleeve of being made by elastic material annular, that be used for slit between the sealed pipe end, has the tension device with at least one tensioning bolt that is used for this sleeve of tensioning.According to the present invention, the described sleeve shell that is formed partly surrounds, at least one tension part of guiding tension device on the shaping shell wherein, and wherein this tension device by shaping shell tensioning sleeve.
Each end that bends to ring set of this tension band or each tension band is tangentially directed on the outer side surface of corresponding tension band, make the winding section and the transition zone between the linkage section of respective end at the corresponding tension band outer side surface of contact tangentially extend on the outer side surface of corresponding tension band, wherein the linkage section of each end of this tension band or each tension band is looked from corresponding tension pin and is positioned at the transition zone back, by linkage section it is fixedlyed connected with the outer side surface of corresponding tension band.
What two aspects of the present invention were all common is, the pipe joint of being set up is more insensitive and have longer working life for dynamic stress.
The tension force that is used for tensioning sleeve according to a first aspect of the present invention is by at least one tension band guiding, wherein this tension band or each tension band directly surround sleeve partly, and by obviously reducing because the formation risk of crack that dynamic stress causes in the structure that bends on the end of ring set according to tension band of the present invention.
Realize tensioning sleeve according to a second aspect of the present invention by the tension part that at least one acts on the tension device on the shaping shell, this tension part is made of tension band or tight rope.Directly surround the shaping shell of sleeve partly and do not guide tension force.
Description of drawings
Provide advantageous modification of the present invention by dependent claims and following description.By means of accompanying drawing, but be not subjected to its limitation ground to explain embodiments of the invention in detail.In the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 illustrates first embodiment according to pipe joint of the present invention according to first aspect present invention with side view,
Fig. 2 illustrates part according to the pipe joint of Fig. 1 with stereogram,
Fig. 3 illustrates second embodiment according to pipe joint of the present invention according to first aspect present invention with side view,
Fig. 4 illustrates part according to the pipe joint of Fig. 3 with stereogram,
Fig. 5 illustrates first embodiment according to pipe joint of the present invention according to second aspect present invention with side view,
Fig. 6 illustrates part according to the pipe joint of Fig. 5 with stereogram,
Fig. 7 illustrates second embodiment according to pipe joint of the present invention according to second aspect present invention with side view,
Fig. 8 illustrates part according to the pipe joint of Fig. 7 with stereogram.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 and 2 illustrates first embodiment according to the pipe joint 10 of the adjacent end portion that is used to connect two unshowned pipes of the present invention.Pipe joint 10 embodiments of Fig. 1 and 2 have the sleeve 11 of an annular, and it is used to seal the slit between the adjacent end portion of wanting connected pipe each other.Described sleeve 11 is made of elastic material, is preferably made by the material of rubber elasticity.
By means of a tension device can tensioning tube joint 10 sleeve 11, wherein this tension device is made of two tension bands 12,13 and four tensioning bolts 14 in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 and 2.Each tension band 12,13 is near extending on the semi-circumference of sleeve 11, and wherein the opposite end of tension band 12,13 connects by tensioning bolt 14.Described tension band 12,13 directly adjoins sleeve 11, i.e. radial direction outer face and side.Point out, replace two tension bands 12 that difference is extended substantially on the semi-circumference length of sleeve 11,13 also can use unique tension band, and it extends on the whole circumference length of sleeve 11 substantially, and wherein the opposite end of this tension band interconnects by best two tensioning bolts 14.
Each end 15 place's tension band at each tension band 12,13 itself bend to ring set, and wherein each of tension band 12,13 end 15 of bending to ring set has one respectively and twines 16 and linkage sections 17 of section.
The winding section 16 that each of each tension band 12,13 bends to the end 15 of ring set is twined a tension pin 18, it substantially pipe joint 10 axially on extend.Tensioning bolt 14 interlocking wherein can reduce distance between tension band 12,13 opposite end 15 by screwing tensioning bolt 14 on the tension pin 18 of tension band 12,13 opposite end 15, be used for the sleeve 11 of tensioning tube joint 10.
At tension band 12, extend between 13 opposite end 15, be not tensioned and be with 12, the position of 13 sleeves 11 that hide is radially covered by a unshowned masking material from the outside, and the end 15 of tension band 12,13 is moved when screwing tensioning bolt 14.Unshowned masking material prevents sleeve 11 radially outward skew between tension band 12,13 opposite end 15 when tensioning sleeve.
Linkage section 17 places that bend to the end 15 of ring set in each of tension band 12,13 make the end 15 that bends to ring set fixedly connected with the outer side surface 19 of corresponding tension band 12,13.
Make tension band 12 according to a first aspect of the present invention, the end 15 that each of 13 bends to ring set tangentially directs into corresponding tension band 12, on 13 the outer side surface 19, thereby the transition zone 20 of each end 15 between the winding section 16 that is located at respective end 15 and the linkage section 17 tangentially contacts the outer side surfaces 19 of corresponding tension band 12,13.Described winding section 16 preferably carries out the transition to not bending the linkage section 17 of respective end 15.
The linkage section 17 of each end 15 of described tension band 12,13 makes each end that bends to ring set 15 fixedly connected with the outer side surface 19 of corresponding tension band 12,13 from transition zone 20 back that corresponding tension pin 18 is looked and is positioned at respective curved end 15 by linkage section.Prevent that thus radial force from importing to linkage section 17 the insides.
Each outer side surface 19 of linkage section 17 and corresponding tension band 12,13 that bends to the end 15 of ring set is fixedly connected by welding in the embodiment of Fig. 1 and 2, and the weld seam 21 that wherein is represented by dotted lines in Fig. 2 extends on the circumferencial direction of pipe joint 10 substantially.Each bends to a plurality of connecting plates 22 of linkage section 17 formations of the end 15 of ring set at this, and they form profile according to Fig. 2 trapezoidally.The seamed edge 23 of trapezoidal profile connecting plate 22 and the circumferencial direction of pipe joint 10 form one 20 ° at the most, 15 ° angle especially at the most.Make between the seamed edge 23 of adjacent connecting plate 22 angle of wedge that constitutes have 40 ° at the most, 30 ° opening angle especially at the most thus.Described weld seam 21 is basically parallel to the seamed edge 23 of connecting plate and extends on the direction of seamed edge 23 thus.Contraction flow region 24 between adjacent connecting plate 22 forms profile according to the preferably round sector shape of Fig. 2 ground, and wherein weld seam 21 does not extend to this contraction flow region 24 the insides.
The said structure of the join domain 17 of the end that bends to ring set 15 by tension band 12,13 and can make weld seam 21 bear shearing stress substantially and do not bear tensile stress as far as possible by the above-mentioned trend of weld seam 21 at linkage section 17 places.By the contraction flow region 24 between the adjacent connecting plate 22 weld seam 21 is additionally unloaded, promptly especially at the weld seam starting point place of sensitivity.
Fig. 3 and 4 illustrates another embodiment according to pipe joint 25 of the present invention, wherein Fig. 3 and 4 pipe joint 25 only are tension band 12 with the difference of the pipe joint 10 of Fig. 1 and 2,13 bend to linkage section 17 structures of the end 15 of ring set, therefore use identical reference character for fear of unnecessary repetition for identical assembly.Only describe the embodiment's of the embodiment of Fig. 3 and 4 and Fig. 1 and 2 difference below in detail.
It is fixedly connected by rivet with the outer side surface 19 of corresponding tension band 12,13 that each of tension band 12,13 bends to the linkage section 17 of end 15 of ring set in the embodiment of Fig. 3 and 4.Be connected by a plurality of rivets 26 with the outer side surface 19 of tension band 12 according to the described linkage section 17 of Fig. 4, they divide in groups with a plurality of arrangements of extending up and down.With outer side surface 19 riveted joints of linkage section 17 and corresponding tension band 12,13 time, do not have heat to join the material the inside, therefore improve material and is connected to compare with respect to the intensity of dynamic stress and with weldering and reduces the formation risk of crack.Therefore in the embodiment of Fig. 3 and 4, be used for also tension band 12,13 guidings of tension force of tensioning sleeve 11 by being directly adjacent to sleeve 11.
Fig. 5 and 6 illustrates the embodiment according to pipe joint 27 of the present invention according to second aspect present invention, wherein this pipe joint 27 still is used to connect the adjacent end portion of two pipes, and wherein the sleeve seal of pipe joint 27 will be by the slit between the adjacent end portion of interconnective pipe.This sleeve is still made by material flexible, best rubber elasticity.Not shown sleeve in Fig. 5 and 6, but coating member 28 is shown, it prevents to make the skew of sleeve radially outward when tensioning sleeve.
Surrounded partly by shaping shell 29 according to Fig. 5 and 6 sleeves that will be tensioned, the tension part 30 of one of them tension device is the guiding of radial direction outer face on shaping shell 29.Be made of tension band according to Fig. 5 and 6 this tension parts 30, wherein the end 31 of this tension band 30 constitutes ring sets, and they twine tension pin 32 respectively.This tension pin 32 substantially pipe joint 27 axially on extend.Interlocking tensioning bolt 33 on tension pin 32, they extend on the circumferencial direction of pipe joint 27 substantially.
Described tension band 30 is preferably made by polymerizable compound, especially polyester.Because the high fracture elongation of polymerizable compound makes tension band 30 insensitive with respect to dynamic stress.This tension band 30 bears all peripheral force that is used for tensioning sleeve, therefore makes the pipe joint 27 shaping shells 29 that are directly adjacent to sleeve needn't bear tension force.
Fig. 7 and 8 illustrate according to second aspect present invention according to pipe joint 34 second embodiments of the present invention, wherein the embodiment's of Fig. 7 and 8 embodiment and Fig. 5 and 6 difference only is, replaces tension band to use two tight rope 35 as the tension part of tension device.Detailed drawing 7 about other is consistent with the embodiment of Fig. 5 and 6 with 8 embodiment, therefore uses identical reference character for fear of unnecessary repetition for identical assembly.
In the embodiment of Fig. 7 and 8, be used for tensioning sleeve 28 necessary peripheral force and also bear by tight rope 35 fully, make shaping shell 29 needn't transmit or bear tension force thus.Described tight rope 35 is preferably made by steel cable.
When using according to Fig. 7 with 8 tight rope with use according to the tension band of Fig. 5 and 6 mutually specific energy resist mechanical deterioration better, but processing charges is higher when the use tight rope.Pass through tension pin 32 conduction power better when ratio uses tight rope when using tension band.