CN1419069A

CN1419069A - Connector

Info

Publication number: CN1419069A
Application number: CN02152941.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 内藤圭一郎
Original assignee: SMC Corp
Current assignee: SMC Corp
Priority date: 2001-10-02
Filing date: 2002-08-22
Publication date: 2003-05-21
Anticipated expiration: 2022-08-22
Also published as: JP2003113981A; DE10245026A1; DE10245026B4; CN1255642C; KR20030028702A; TW541409B

Abstract

The coupler of the present invention is provided with the first coupling member 12, a holder 16 installed on an outer circumference of the first coupling member 12 as a unit, the second coupling member 14 attachably and detachably installed inside the holder 16, a sleeve 20 installed to cover the outer circumference surface of the holder 16 and displacing under an action of a first spring member 18, and a valve 28 installed inside the first coupling member 12 and switching communication states of the inside of the first coupling member 12. Thereby, installation conditions of a first and a second coupling member can be easily confirmed from an outside when the second coupling member is installed on the first coupling member.

Description

Joiner

Invention field

The present invention relates to by connecting or separating joint seat and fittings body come the joiner of break-make runner, the joiner that particularly has the function of demonstration connection block and fittings body assembling condition.

Background technique

In the past, when connection or separating joint seat and fittings body, adopted the joiner of energy auto switching runner.Because by described joiner recloser valve body, runner is closed when connection block separates with fittings body, thereby prevents the leakage of fluid.

The problem that invention is solved

, in the joiner of prior art, the operator determines by range estimation whether fittings body is connected on the connection block reliably.Yet, only confirm that extremely difficult discovery connection block and fittings body assembling are in incomplete state (unlock state), result by range estimation, because the assembling of connection block and fittings body is incomplete, therefore exist to stop fluid from the problem of connection block side line to the circulation of fittings body side line.

Replacement is confirmed operation by described range estimation, also exists the operator directly to contact the connection block of joiner and the situation that fittings body is confirmed assembling condition.Yet, when a plurality of joiner is set, confirm that the operation of assembling condition is very loaded down with trivial details, in addition, also there is the problem that increases the loaded down with trivial details property of upkeep operation.

Summary of the invention

The present invention has considered foregoing variety of issue, provides easily to discern the joiner of the 2nd link with respect to the hold mode and/or the maintenance relieving state of fixed block from the outside.

General introduction of the present invention

In order to realize present described purpose, the invention is characterized in, be provided with:

The 1st link,

With the whole fixed block that links to each other of described the 1st link,

Can be free in conjunction with or be installed in the 2nd link of described fixed block inside with breaking away from,

Display unit, it is arranged in the described fixed block, and can show the maintenance relieving state that makes described the 2nd link be combined in the hold mode of described fixed block inside and/or described the 2nd link is broken away from.

It is desirable to: described display unit is provided with the sleeve pipe that assembles in the mode that coats described fixed block outer circumferential face, make described the 2nd link be combined in the hold mode of described fixed block inside and/or when making the maintenance relieving state that described the 2nd link breaks away from being in, described sleeve pipe can be discerned the setting partially of described fixed block outer circumferential face with displacement vertically.

In addition, it is desirable to: be provided with the conjunction in the joining hole that is assemblied in described fixed block, and be installed in the 1st spring between described sleeve pipe and the described fixed block, when described the 2nd link is combined in described fixed block inside, the bonding state of the described sleeve pipe that releasing is formed by described conjunction, under the effect of described the 1st spring, the displacement vertically of described sleeve pipe is so that make the part of described fixed block outer circumferential face be exposed to the outside.

And, it is desirable to: described sleeve pipe is with when described the 2nd link breaks away from, make the part of described fixed block outer circumferential face be exposed to outside state assembling, when described the 2nd link is combined in the inside of described fixed block, under the displacement effect of described sleeve pipe, coat an end of described fixed block outer circumferential face, simultaneously, make the other end of the described fixed block of opposite side be exposed to the outside.

And, it is desirable to: when described the 2nd link breaks away from, coloured by being installed on the described fixed block inner peripheral surface keeps described conjunction, when described the 2nd link is combined in the inside of fixed block, under described coloured displacement effect, remove hold mode, by described conjunction is combined in the engagement groove of described the 2nd link, can one connect described the 1st link and described the 2nd link.

And, it is desirable to: be provided with valve body, it can freedom insert described fixed block inside vertically with displacement, and when described the 2nd link breaks away from, the seat portion of described the 1st link inside of contact under the effect of the 2nd spring, when making described the 2nd link be combined in the inside of described fixed block, under the pushing effect of described the 2nd link, described valve body separates with described valve seat so that the internal communication of the inside of described the 1st link and described the 2nd link.

And it is desirable to: the outer circumferential face that is exposed to outside described fixed block scribbles color.

Adopt the present invention, when the 2nd link was combined in the inside of fixed block, sleeve pipe moved vertically so that the part of described fixed block outer circumferential face is exposed to the outside.As a result, can discern the part of fixed block outer circumferential face from the outside.Therefore and since the operator can easily discern from the outside the 2nd link hold mode and and/or keep relieving state, so can improve the operability of confirming hold mode.

Effect of the present invention

Adopt the present invention, can obtain following effect.

Promptly, the 2nd link in conjunction with the time or when breaking away from, owing to can easily discern the hold mode of the 2nd link and/or keep relieving state from the outside by display unit, therefore, need not the operator and directly contact the loaded down with trivial details operation of discerning assembling or disengaged position, simultaneously, can carry out upkeep operation more easily.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is the exploded perspective view of the joiner of one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional drawing, and it has shown the state that the 2nd link separates with the joiner of the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional drawing, and it has shown the 2nd link is assemblied in state on the joiner of the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional drawing, and it has shown the state that the 2nd link separates with the joiner of another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional drawing, and it has shown the 2nd link is assemblied in state on the joiner of another embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

With reference to accompanying drawing 1～Fig. 5 the most preferred embodiment that is suitable for joiner of the present invention is elaborated.

In Fig. 1～Fig. 3, the joiner of the reference symbol 10 expression embodiment of the invention.At this, describe with reference to the state of 3 pairs the 1st links 12 of accompanying drawing and the 2nd link 14 one assembling.

Joiner 10 is made by metallic material, it contains the 1st link 12 that is arranged on a side vertically, be oppositely arranged on the 2nd link 14 of opposite side with the 1st link 12, insert the fixed block 16 of the 2nd link 14 from the central part one of described the 1st link 12, and sleeve pipe 20, this sleeve ring around the assembling of this fixed block 16 outer circumferential faces and under the effect of first spring 18 between sleeve pipe 20 and the fixed block 16 vertically freedom be provided with displacement.

And, joiner 10 has the joining hole 50a described later that inserts fixed block 16, conjunction 22a among the 50b, 22b, one is assemblied in the holder 24 of the 1st link 12 inside, and valve 28, it can the direction to 12 1 ends of described the 1st link be pushed under the effect of the 2nd spring 26 that is assemblied in fixed block 16 inside.

The 1st link 12 is shown in Fig. 2 and 3, has the 1st joint 30 that is formed on a tip side, links to each other with not shown pipe arrangement etc., be arranged on and hexagonal column 1st engagement portion 32 of described the 1st joint 30, be formed on the other end, diameter is less than described the 1st engagement portion 32 and extend the 1st guide portion 34 of specific length vertically in abutting connection with the position.

At the 1st joint 30 inner the 1st inlets 36 that form of the 1st link 12 1 ends, at the 1st engagement portion 32 inner the 1st end differences 38 that form diameter greater than described the 1st inlet 36.In the 1st end difference 38, one is equipped with the outer circumferential face holder corresponding with the stairstepping of the 1st end difference 38 24.On the outer circumferential face of this holder 24, the 1st Sealing 40 is installed, to keep the tightness between the 1st link 12 and the holder 24 by annular slot.And the inner peripheral surface in the 1st inlet 36 sides of holder 24 forms the taper seat portion 42 that diameter increases gradually, between the inner peripheral surface of the 1st link 12 sides slide part described later 66 by (on the holder) slot part and valve 28 the 2nd spring 26 is installed.In addition, the outer circumferential face of the inner peripheral surface of the 1st guide portion 34 and slide part 66 forms with identical diameter respectively.

Insert the part of the fixed block 16 that is formed by resin material at the outer circumferential face of described the 1st guide portion 34, an end of described fixed block 16 is to be provided with the 1st fastening piece 32 end face state of contact.

The outer circumferential face of fixed block 16 form diameter less than the 1st link 12 and its with sleeve pipe 20 between the 2nd end difference 44 of the 1st spring 18 is installed, and at 3rd end difference 46 of the 2nd end difference 44 sides formation diameter less than the 2nd end difference 44.The other end of fixed block 16 is formed with outer circumferential face outstanding taper rake 47 of direction outside radius, simultaneously, is formed with opening portion 48 in inside.Between described the 3rd end difference 46 and opening portion 48, be formed with section and be roughly circular-

arc joining hole

50a, 50b (referring to Fig. 1) at Liang Chu.Described joining

hole

50a, 50b are formed on the position roughly symmetrical with respect to the axis of fixed block 16.In addition, install respectively and described joining hole 50a, the shape of 50b is corresponding, extend the conjunction 22a that specific length and section are roughly anistree shape, 22b with circular shape roughly.

As shown in Figure 3, on the inner peripheral surface of fixed block 16, form the 4th end difference 54 that diameter dwindles than the inner peripheral surface that inserts the 1st guide portion 34, and the 5th end difference 56 that dwindles in the 2nd link 14 sides of diameter.

Coloured 58 the annular projection 60 that section is roughly the formation of T word shape is incorporated on described the 4th end difference 54.That is, described coloured 58 can be by annular projection 60 along the 54 free displacements of the 4th end difference.In addition, can be on fixed block 16 colored red, color such as orange so that can easily discern from the outside.

Periphery at the 1st guide portion 34 is provided with indication mechanism (display unit) 61, the coated state of its convertible fixed block 16 outer circumferential faces under the displacement effect that the 1st spring 18 that is assemblied in the described sleeve pipe 20 on fixed block 16 peripheries produces.

The outer circumferential face of described sleeve pipe 20 forms with roughly the same diameter, forms the lug boss 62 of radial protrusion at the inner peripheral surface of sleeve pipe 20.Described lug boss 62 combines with described the 3rd end difference 46, and the 1st spring 18 is installed between described lug boss 62 and described the 2nd end difference 44.Described the 1st spring 18 promotes sleeve pipe 20 along the direction of separating from fixed block 16.The outer circumferential face of the inner peripheral surface of described lug boss 62 and the 3rd end difference 46 forms with roughly the same diameter, and this lug boss 62 slides along the outer circumferential face of the 3rd end difference 46.

Valve 28 is assemblied in the inside of the 1st link 12, it is by the valve body 64 that is formed at an end with the circular shape, the section that inserts the 1st guide member 34 inner peripheral surfaces on the be free to slide ground of the other end is the slide part 66 of コ word shape, connects a plurality of lip parts 68 described valve body 64 and described slide part 66, that separate with predetermined angular and constitutes (referring to Fig. 1).

Outer circumferential face in the radially outward direction of described valve body 64, by annular slot the 2nd Sealing 70 is installed, under the effect that is installed in the 2nd spring 26 between the slide part 66, described the 2nd Sealing 70 is pressed in the taper valve block portion 42 of holder 24, to keep tightness.

On an end face of the lip part 68 of slide part 66, form a plurality of intercommunicating pores 72, when valve 28 is opened, form the state that is communicated with described the 2nd inlet 86 in back in the 1st inlet the 36 and the 2nd link 14 by described intercommunicating pore 72.

The 3rd Sealing 74 is clamped between end face of described slide part 66 and coloured 's 58 the end face, under the displacement effect of valve 28, described the 3rd Sealing 74 and coloured 58 one is moved.

The 2nd link 14 is arranged on the coaxial shape position relative with the 1st link 12 and is formed on a tip side, the 2nd joint 76 by unshowned pipe arrangement in the connection diagram etc., be arranged on hexagonal column the 2nd engagement portion 78 with the position of described the 2nd joint 76 adjacency, diameter is less than described the 2nd engagement portion 78 and extend the 2nd guide portion 80 of specific length, make described conjunction 22a, the engagement groove 82 that 22b combines with the 2nd guide portion 80 outer circumferential faces, diameter is less than described the 2nd connecting part 80 and extend the 3rd guide portion 84 of specific length, and the lug boss 85 that is formed between engagement groove 82 and the 3rd guide portion 84 constitutes.

In addition, the shape of described engagement groove 82 and combined conjunction 22a, the shape of 22b forms accordingly.

The diameter of the 2nd guide portion 80 outer circumferential faces and the diameter of opening portion 48 inner peripheral surfaces form about equally, and simultaneously, the outer circumferential face diameter of the 3rd guide portion 84 and coloured 58 inner peripheral surface diameter form about equally.

When coloured 58 was contacted with described the 3rd guide portion 84 outer circumferential faces, the top that forms taper formed in the mode that the conical in shape with slide part 66 inner peripheral surfaces combines.In addition, in the 2nd link 14, the 2nd joint 76 inner the 2nd inlets 86 that form at one end form and the 2nd inlet 86 through holes that are communicated with in the other end.

The joiner 10 that relates to the embodiment of the invention has above structure basically, below its operation and action effect is described.Describe as original state when breaking away from the 2nd link 14 shown in Fig. 2.

As shown in Figure 2, in the original state of joiner 10, under the elastic force effect of the 1st spring 18, promote sleeve pipe 20 with the direction of separating with fixed block 16, the plane of inclination of the lug boss 62 in the sleeve pipe 20 be assemblied in joining hole 50a, the conjunction 22a among the 50b, contact of the inclined-plane of 22b and combination.Because sleeve pipe 20 outer circumferential faces length vertically is substantially equal to fixed block 16 length vertically, therefore, under the original state that breaks away from the 2nd link 14, fixed block 16 is coated by sleeve pipe 20, forms the state that can not discern from the outside.

Under the elastic force effect of the 2nd spring 26, valve 28 is promoted to the direction of separating with holder 24, by being assemblied in the 2nd Sealing 70 contact valve seats 42 on the valve body 64, keep the tightness of the 1st inlet 36 and fixed block 16 inside with this.Therefore, even when not connecting the 2nd link 14, can prevent that also the fluid of the not shown supplies such as pipe arrangement that connected by the 1st joint 30 from spilling.

During the 2nd Sealing 70 contact seat portion 42 on being assemblied in valve body 64, an end of slide part 66 is along direction whole pushing the 3rd Sealing 74 of opening portion 48 and coloured 58, and the end face of annular projection portion 60 contacts the 4th end difference 54 forms bonding state.

Because conjunction 22a, 2b is assemblied in joining hole 50a, fixes its outer circumferential face among the 50b and by the inner peripheral surface of sleeve pipe 20, and simultaneously, by the fixing inner peripheral surface of coloured 58 outer circumferential face, therefore,

conjunction

22a, 22b can be from joining

hole

50a, and 50b comes off.

Then, as shown in Figure 3, along the opening portion 48 of sleeve pipe 16 with connection diagram in the 2nd link 14 of pipe arrangement such as unshowned pipe fitting insert when inner, the taper top of the 3rd guide portion 84 combines and pushes valve 28 with the taper inner peripheral surface of slide part 66, simultaneously, the lug boss 85 of the 2nd link 14 contacts coloured 58 end face and passes through the end face that the 3rd Sealing 74 pushes slide parts 66.Its result, valve 28 overcomes the elastic force of the 2nd spring 26, is pushed by integral body along the direction of the 2nd link 12.And, contacting by annular projection portion 60 with 54 combinations of the 4th end difference, the end face of the 1st guide portion 34 can be controlled coloured 58 displacement amount.

As a result, the 2nd Sealing 70 of valve body 64 separates with seat portion 42, thereby forms the state that is communicated with the 1st inlet and the 2nd inlet by the intercommunicating pore 72 of valve 28.

By the fixing conjunction 22a of coloured 58 outer circumferential face, 22b removes hold mode under the effect of this coloured 58 displacement that is caused by the 2nd link 14, inserts in the engagement groove 82 of the 2nd guide portion 80 after interior all sides produce displacement.

As a result, in original state, by conjunction 22a, the bonding state of the lug boss 62 of the sleeve pipe 20 of 22b combination is disengaged, and under the elastic force effect of the 1st spring 18, the lug boss 62 of sleeve pipe 20 is crossed

conjunction

22a, 22b and to the direction displacement of the 2nd link 14.Afterwards, lug boss 62 contacts are formed on the rake 47 of opening portion 48 peripheries and combine with it.

That is, the sleeve pipe 20 by being coated on fixed block 16 outer circumferential faces makes the part (among Fig. 3, referring to the A part) of internal fixation part 16 tip side be exposed to the outside along the displacement of the 2nd link 14 directions, and therefore, the operator is easy to discern from the outside.

Because

conjunction

22a, 22b is assemblied in the engagement groove 82, therefore, has prevented the 2nd link 14 of pull-off vertically.

And then the outer circumferential face colouring by to fixed block 16 can further improve the performance of discerning from the outside.

Then, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 have shown another embodiment's joiner 100.In addition, the structure member identical with joiner in the foregoing description 10 adopted identical reference number, the Therefore, omited to their detailed description.

In described another embodiment's joiner 100, under the state that the 2nd link 14 breaks away from, an end of fixed block 102 is (among Fig. 4, referring to the B part) be exposed to the outside, under the state that the 2nd link 14 is installed, the other end of fixed block 102 (among Fig. 5, referring to the C part) is exposed to the outside, and is different with the joiner 10 among the embodiment in this.

As shown in Figure 4, because under the states that the 2nd link 14 and fixed block 102 inside are broken away from, the other end (among Fig. 4, referring to the B part) that forms the opening portion 48 of fixed block 102 only is exposed to the outside with specific length, therefore can easily discern the disengaged position of the 2nd link 14 from the outside.And, at this moment,, therefore, can not discern from the outside because sleeve pipe 20 is coated on the outer circumferential face of fixed block 102 the other ends.

As shown in Figure 5, under the state that has assembled the 2nd link 14, by the end face of the 2nd link 14 sides in the sleeve pipe 20 and the end face of opening portion 48 are set at roughly same plane, same with present embodiment, only be exposed to the outside from sleeve pipe 20 because another of fixed block 102 is distolateral, therefore can easily discern from the outside with the length of stipulating.

Promptly, because the position of fixed block 102 outer circumferential faces that expose according to the installation or the disengaged position of the 2nd link 14 is from 102 1 tip side of fixed block (Fig. 4, referring to the B part) become the other end side (among Fig. 5, referring to the C part), therefore, can easily discern the installation or the disengaged position of the 2nd link 14.

By above explanation as can be known, in another embodiment, because when the 2nd link 14 is installed or when disengaging, can therefore, need not to discern the loaded down with trivial details operation of assembling or disassembled state easily from outside identification loading and unloading state, simultaneously, can carry out upkeep operation more easily.

Claims

1. joiner is characterized in that, it is provided with:

The 1st link,

With the whole fixed block that links to each other of described the 1st link,

Be arranged in the described fixed block, and can show the display unit that makes described the 2nd link be combined in the hold mode of described fixed block inside and/or make the maintenance relieving state of described the 2nd link disengaging.

2. joiner according to claim 1 is characterized in that:

Described display unit is provided with the sleeve pipe that assembles in the mode that coats described fixed block outer circumferential face,

Make described the 2nd link be combined in the hold mode of described fixed block inside and/or when making the maintenance relieving state that described the 2nd link breaks away from being in, described sleeve pipe can be discerned the mode of structure setting of the part of described fixed block outer circumferential face with displacement vertically.

3. joiner according to claim 2 is characterized in that: is provided with the conjunction in the joining hole that is assemblied in described fixed block, and is installed in the 1st spring between described sleeve pipe and the described fixed block,

When described the 2nd link is combined in described fixed block inside, the bonding state of the described sleeve pipe that releasing is formed by described conjunction, under the effect of described the 1st spring, the displacement vertically of described sleeve pipe is so that make the part of described fixed block outer circumferential face be exposed to the outside.

4. the joiner of stating according to claim 2 or 3, it is characterized in that: described sleeve pipe is with when when described the 2nd link breaks away from, make the part of described fixed block outer circumferential face be exposed to outside state assembling, when described the 2nd link is combined in the inside of described fixed block, under the displacement effect of described sleeve pipe, coat an end of described fixed block outer circumferential face, simultaneously, make the other end of the described fixed block of opposite side be exposed to the outside.

5. according to claim 2 or 3 described joiners, it is characterized in that: when described the 2nd link breaks away from, coloured by being installed on the described fixed block inner peripheral surface keeps described conjunction, when described the 2nd link is combined in the inside of fixed block, under described coloured displacement effect, remove hold mode, by described conjunction is combined in the engagement groove of described the 2nd link, can one connect described the 1st link and described the 2nd link.

6. according to any described joiner in the claim 1～4, it is characterized in that: be provided with valve body, it can freedom insert described fixed block inside vertically with displacement, and when described the 2nd link breaks away from, the seat portion of described the 1st link inside of contact under the effect of the 2nd spring

When making described the 2nd link be combined in the inside of described fixed block, under the pushing effect of described the 2nd link, described valve body separates with described valve seat so that the internal communication of the inside of described the 1st link and described the 2nd link.

7. according to any described joiner in the claim 3～6, it is characterized in that: the outer circumferential face that is exposed to outside described fixed block scribbles color.