CN1168916C - Swivel joint - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L27/00—Adjustable joints, Joints allowing movement
- F16L27/08—Adjustable joints, Joints allowing movement allowing adjustment or movement only about the axis of one pipe
- F16L27/0804—Adjustable joints, Joints allowing movement allowing adjustment or movement only about the axis of one pipe the fluid passing axially from one joint element to another
- F16L27/0837—Adjustable joints, Joints allowing movement allowing adjustment or movement only about the axis of one pipe the fluid passing axially from one joint element to another the joint elements being bends
- F16L27/0845—Adjustable joints, Joints allowing movement allowing adjustment or movement only about the axis of one pipe the fluid passing axially from one joint element to another the joint elements being bends forming an angle of 90 degrees
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Abstract
A swivel joint which is particularly useful for shower heads. It comprises a first member (10) having an externally milled barrel (13) and a second member (11) having an internally milled barrel (17). The second member accommodates the first member in a leak-proof yet relatively rotatable relationship. The two members are held together by a collar (12).
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of swivel coupling that is used in combination with fluid line, more specifically, the present invention relates to a kind of swivel coupling, this swivel coupling can make the described relatively artificially fluid line rotation of the link that is fixed on fluid line one end, and remains on the position after its revolution.
Under a variety of situations, need change once or rotary connector, for example at an end of water pipe at an end of fixing fluid line.Under the family expenses environment, this product comprises shower head, washing machine water tap arm and kitchen faucet arm etc.Much also need similar setting under other family expenses and the industrial situations, but above-mentioned example is more common.In these products, shower head has the most general problem, the present invention is based on the needs that overcome these problems and proposes.Therefore the present invention is described with reference to shower head especially, but should be understood that and the invention is not restricted to this product, can enlarge its application area.To those skilled in the art, the application area of this expansion is conspicuous.
Background technique
The most general shower head device is the shower head of " comprehensive " on Australian market.This shower head device comprises that one is fixed on relatively than the elliptical piece shape shower head on the end of long arm.Described arm can rotate along arc with respect to the fixing water out that stretches out from the shower wall, and shower head can rotate along arc with respect to the vertical sleeve on the other end of described arm.Described shower head can also adjacent to the position of its connection along 360 ° of rotations, therefore this shower bath is called as " comprehensive " shower head.
A problem of this shower head device is the rotation of repeatability, and perhaps the pad between the rotating part wears up to the degree of leaking that produces, and perhaps the attachment portion is become flexible and produced and leaks, and perhaps shower head lets droop feebly.The design of this linkage structure makes it be difficult to make joint enough tight in addition, in case stopping leak leaks and locate described shower head in the desired position.
In order to attempt to overcome these problems, made various improvement, the result leaks to be reduced to a certain degree.Yet this linkage structure can't overcome shower head sagging possibility after using continuously or regulating fully.Part solution can provide a kind of has the hex key of the wing to be used to lock described hinged nut, yet this has the possibility that misplaces.There is suggestion to form a key with described attachment portion one recently, yet considers that from aesthetic effect this key is necessary smaller, if but make it less, women, children and old man just are difficult to it is suitably locked.
Summary of the invention
Therefore purpose of the present invention just provides a kind of novel swivel coupling, and it can overcome the problems referred to above comprehensively and provide a kind of artistic product, this production cost of products economical rationality.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of swivel coupling that is used to be connected on the fluid line, second parts that it includes first parts of the tubular portion that grinds from the outside and the tubular portion that grinds is internally arranged, wherein said second parts hold described first parts with anti-leak and the mode that can rotate mutually, and wherein said first and second parts are fixed together by a collar.
According to a second aspect of the invention, a kind of swivel coupling that is used to be connected on the fluid line is provided, described swivel coupling comprises first parts and second parts with a tubular portion with a tubular portion, the tubular portion of described first parts has the outside surface that grinds of protruding, the tubular portion of described second parts also has the outside surface that grinds of protruding, wherein in a described surface, hold a deformable seal, and described first parts and described second parts by a collar can counterrotating relation be fixed together each other face-to-face.Preferred described deformable seal is an O shape ring.
Described fluid line generally comprises a pipeline, has rotatable link at the one end, for example aforesaid comprehensive shower head.
The grinding of described tubular portion preferably has very little tolerance, to guarantee not have the possibility of escape of liquid therebetween.Yet for avoiding between the surface because the temperature of the material in the fluid that flows through or " locking " that component may occur can apply a kind of polymer (for example teflon 66 ) or hydrocarbon (for example high viscosity grease) on one or two surface.Encircle the problem that can overcome " locking " mentioned among first embodiment by in the described groove that from the tubular portion that the outside grinds, forms, placing an O shape.An O shape ring is mainly used in the waterproof sealing that provides secondary, and joint is if possible disconnected.Preferably working as described tubular portion is by metal, when for example the copper milling forms, promptly uses coating layer also to use O shape ring.Yet, when one or two tubular portion all by the high density plastic material, teflon for example when nylon 66 etc. make, only uses O shape circle.
The tubular portion that milling forms on first parts among first embodiment in above-mentioned two embodiments or columniform or taper, the preferably latter.Conical in shape is convenient to assembling, and tubular portion is reorientated.The tubular portion that grinds on an end of described second parts obviously has the shape of the tubular portion complementation of one and first parts.The main advantage of tapered tubular part is that described joint can snugly fit on the step, and herein, with the less power that screws the described collar, described joint just can be fixed on any position with described arm and shower head.
The described tubular portion that on described first parts, grinds or first parts can with being made into integration of fluid line/link, or described tubular portion can be fixed on described fluid line/link by for example a kind of screw connection.Preferably by the outside thread on tubular portion one end, it can be screwed on described fluid line/link, and the internal thread that forms on the outside thread on described tubular portion one end and the described fluid line/link cooperatively interacts.
The tubular portion of the complementation of described second parts or second parts can be integrally formed with fluid line/link similarly, and perhaps it also can be fixed on fluid line/link by a threaded connector or similar link.Preferred itself and described second parts are integrally formed.
The described collar can be a kind of cylindrical sleeve, and it is fixed together first and second parts.Preferably it is a kind of thumb revolving type sleeve, and it can make that with very little finger effect two parts are tightened together forms required shape.Yet two parts also can be combined together in factory, need not like this to make it fastening with finger.Before a kind of device be preferred, because if be necessary joint is taken apart in the effective date of product, and butt joint keeps in repair, this device can be realized this function.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the described collar comprises one from the extended inwall of one end with at the internal thread of a side of described wall.Described inwall has an opening, and the external thread rod on the end of first parts can extend into described opening, and makes the parts of winning screw in described fluid passage, and fixes cover ring wall therebetween.If necessary, between the bar of the opening of described cover ring wall and described first parts, can hold a fiber or plastic material packing ring.Perhaps, on the bar of described first parts, can place a helical spring.
The outside thread zone that the internal whorl zone of the described collar is suitable on second tubular portion with second parts is connected, and therefore makes two-part of joint be fixed together, and suitable change is tight or fluff.
Swivel coupling according to the present invention provides a kind of anti-leak joint, and it can rotate and the position that what turns in office, position.In addition, in a preferred embodiment, it can be screwed by simple finger effect, thereby satisfies purpose of the present invention.
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Fig. 1 is the view sub-anatomy according to first kind of swivel coupling of first aspect present invention;
Fig. 2 is the sectional view after the swivel coupling of Fig. 1 is assembled;
Fig. 3 is the external view after the swivel coupling of Fig. 1 is assembled;
Fig. 4 is the view sub-anatomy according to second kind of swivel coupling of first aspect present invention;
Fig. 5 is the sectional view after the swivel coupling of Fig. 4 is assembled;
Fig. 6 is the external view after the swivel coupling of Fig. 4 is assembled
Fig. 7 is the view sub-anatomy according to the third swivel coupling of first aspect present invention;
Fig. 8 is the sectional view after the swivel coupling of Fig. 7 is assembled;
Fig. 9 is the external view after the swivel coupling of Fig. 7 is assembled;
Figure 10 is the view sub-anatomy of first kind of swivel coupling of two aspects according to the present invention;
Figure 11 is the sectional view after the swivel coupling of Figure 10 is assembled;
Figure 12 is the external view after the swivel coupling of Figure 11 is assembled;
Figure 13 is the view sub-anatomy of second kind of swivel coupling of two aspects according to the present invention;
Figure 14 is the sectional view after the swivel coupling of Figure 13 is assembled;
Figure 15 is the external view after the swivel coupling of Figure 13 is assembled;
Figure 16 is that the side of two swivel couplings in water channel is attempted; With
Figure 17 is the planimetric map of the device shown in Figure 16.
Embodiment
Describe the preferred embodiments of the present invention below with reference to accompanying drawings, wherein identical label is represented identical parts.
With reference to accompanying drawing 1, described first swivel coupling comprises 10, one second parts 11 of one first parts and a collar 12.
Described first parts 10 comprise copper tubular part 13 and outside threaded bar 14 that diameter diminishes that an outside is taper.Being formed with a groove 15, one O shapes circle 16 at the lower taper end of copper tubular portion is placed in the described groove.Described threaded stem 14 screws in the link in waterpipe 27 of a complementation, for example in the threaded sleeve 26 that forms on the end of shower head.Taper on the described copper tubular portion 13 roughly has 7 ° angle.
Described second parts 11 comprise that an inside is conical surfaces 17, the taper complementation on its shape and the described pipe 13.On the outer wall of described second parts 11, be formed with screw thread 18, and be integrally formed therewith an inlet 19.Described inside is that conical surfaces 17 preferably is coated with the suitable grease of one deck, to prevent the locking of first parts and second parts.
The described collar 12 comprises that a wall is columniform sleeve 20, and it has the internal transverse wall 21 towards the one end.Described internal transverse wall 12 comprises an opening 22, and an internal thread 23 is arranged on foundry goods, and it matches with outside thread 18 on second parts.The outer surface of the described collar 12 has groove 29 (see figure 3)s so that be rotated with hand.
Between the flange 25 that forms on the collar 12 and first parts 10, be placed with a plasticity packing ring 24.
How the parts that Fig. 2 shows Fig. 1 in use fit together.This set allows link 27 to be rotated motion with respect to inlet 19, and need not the loosening described collar 12.If through after a while, because the continuous described link 27 of rotation begins to become flexible, the finger pressure by gently rotates the described collar 12 simply, is easy to make link tight.
Fig. 3 shows the external view of swivel coupling, and shows aesthetic effect outward appearance preferably, and the maneuverable collar 29.
Fig. 4,5 and 6 show one is similar to Fig. 1, the embodiment shown in 2 and 3, but itself and difference embodiment illustrated in fig. 1 are the spring 30 of a spring between the inwall 21 of the copper tubular portion 31 of taper and the collar.Should be noted that spring position flange 32 thereon is lower than the flange of previous embodiment, and have an inner pad.
The purpose of spring is to apply a predetermined pressure on the plug/seat of taper, and described pressure should be enough to keep the continuous tightness of joint, need not by the threaded collar 20 adjustment of tonicity.Can imagine to need not any adjusting in this embodiment at all, can realize by spring because regulate.Can see that this can exempt the needs to screw thread on the collar 23 and screw thread 18 conversely, but still allow rotation, as long as the collar provides a kind of being used for that the collar 12 is fixed to device on the described tubular portion 11.
Fig. 7,8 and 9 show a kind of Fig. 1, the form of the variation of the embodiment shown in 2 and 3, wherein said tubular portion 40 and described second parts 41 are not tapers, but uniform cylindrical size.Thrust washer 42,45 is placed on wherein preventing the rubbing action between the inwall 44 of the tube edges 43 and the collar, and the rubbing action between the flange of tube edges 43 and tubular portion 41.
Figure 10,11 and 12 show the second embodiment of the present invention, and wherein the end face that grinds 50,51 around corresponding first parts 57 and second parts 53 rotates.O shape in the groove in being formed on described end face 51 ring 54 can be guaranteed to clip together by the collar shown in Figure 11 12 when end face to be made, and forms the seat of one between described end face.One thrust washer is represented with 56.
Figure 13,14 and 15 show Figure 10, the form of the variation of the embodiment shown in 11 and 12, wherein O shape ring is positioned at the groove 61 of the end face 62 that is formed on first parts 63, rather than is formed in the end face 64 of second parts 66.One thrust washer is represented with 67.
Figure 16 and 17 illustrates a kind of common rotation shower head device, and it comprises the swivel coupling of two the above-mentioned types.Described device comprises a shower head 70, its can be by common swivel joint 71 adjacent to its head around 360 ° of rotations.Provide first swivel coupling 72 adjacent to described head 70, provide one second swivel coupling 73 at described wall inlet 74.The common rigid walls 75 that two joints all are roughly 20-30cm by a length separately.
This device can be realized the omnibearing rotation of shower head, and does not have any leakage in the joint, and shower head can be not sagging yet.Any because shower head repeat and continuous adjusting after may occur looseningly can easily correct by rotating the embossing collar 67 along suitable direction with hand.
Though the present invention has been described with reference to embodiment in the front, those skilled in the art can carry out various variations and change to it under the prerequisite that does not break away from essence of the present invention.
Claims (19)
1. swivel coupling that is used for being connected on the waterpipe in the piping attachment outlet port, described swivel coupling comprises first parts with tubular portion that the outside grinds and has second parts of the tubular portion that inside grinds, wherein said second parts hold described first parts with anti-leak and rotating mode, it is characterized in that, described first parts and second parts are fixed together by a columniform sleeve, described columniform sleeve has from the extended inwall of one end, and described sleeve has the opening that runs through it.
2. swivel coupling as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described columniform sleeve and parts rotatably mesh also, and the tubular portion that grinds that another parts are arranged in described medicament contained, affiliated sleeve adjustable ground and the engagement of another parts are regulated this sleeve thus and are made this revolving structure tighten.
3. swivel coupling as claimed in claim 1 wherein forms a groove on the tubular portion that grinds in the outside of described first parts, and O shape circle is arranged in described groove.
4. swivel coupling as claimed in claim 3, the tubular portion of wherein said first parts is taper so that with second component-assembled that complementary taper is arranged together.
5. swivel coupling as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second parts are suitable for being connected on the fluid line, and described first parts are suitable for being connected on a connection piece.
6. swivel coupling as claimed in claim 4, wherein said first parts at one end have screw thread, and described screw thread matches with internal thread on being formed on link.
7. swivel coupling as claimed in claim 5, wherein said fluid passage is a water channel, described link is a shower head.
8. swivel coupling as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first parts are formed on the link.
9. swivel coupling as claimed in claim 8, wherein said link is a shower head.
10. swivel coupling as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second parts are to be formed on the described fluid passage.
11. a swivel coupling as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sleeve are designed to make its locking or loosening with hand.
12. a swivel coupling as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sleeve are included in the internal thread of a side of described wall, the external thread rod that described internal whorl is designed on the end with first parts that extend by opening matches.
13. swivel coupling that is used for being connected on the waterpipe in the piping attachment outlet port, it comprises first parts with tubular portion, with second parts with tubular portion, the tubular portion of described first parts has the outside surface that grinds of protruding, the tubular part of described second portion has the outside face that grinds that protrudes, it is characterized in that, accommodate the Sealing of an elastically deformable in described surface, described first parts and second parts are fixed together with face-to-face rotating relation by a columniform sleeve, described columniform sleeve has from the extended inwall of one end, and has the opening that runs through it.
14. swivel coupling as claimed in claim 13, wherein, wherein, described columniform sleeve and parts rotatably mesh also, and the tubular portion that grinds that another parts are arranged in described medicament contained, affiliated sleeve adjustable ground and the engagement of another parts are regulated this sleeve thus and are made this revolving structure tighten.
15. a swivel coupling as claimed in claim 13, wherein said deformable seal are O shape rings.
16. a swivel coupling as claimed in claim 13, wherein said O shape ring is positioned at a groove that forms on the surface that is formed on described second parts.
17. a swivel coupling as claimed in claim 13, wherein said second parts are suitable for being connected on the described fluid line, and described first parts are suitable for being connected on the link.
18. a swivel coupling as claimed in claim 12, wherein said fluid line is a waterpipe, and described link is a shower head.
19. a swivel coupling as claimed in claim 13, wherein said sleeve design can make it fastening or loosening with hand.
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