EP3436396A1 - Test or filling adapter provided with a safety body - Google Patents
Test or filling adapter provided with a safety bodyInfo
- Publication number
- EP3436396A1 EP3436396A1 EP17713331.1A EP17713331A EP3436396A1 EP 3436396 A1 EP3436396 A1 EP 3436396A1 EP 17713331 A EP17713331 A EP 17713331A EP 3436396 A1 EP3436396 A1 EP 3436396A1
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Classifications
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01P—COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- B67D7/42—Filling nozzles
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- B67D7/52—Filling nozzles automatically closing and provided with additional flow-controlling valve means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
- B67D7/02—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes for transferring liquids other than fuel or lubricants
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
- B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a test or filling adapter for transferring one or more fluids from a test or filling machine to a fluid circuit. It finds particular application during the transfer of fluids such as coolant, brake fluid, air conditioning fluid, for the corresponding circuit of a vehicle, during the test or filling of such a circuit, for example on an automotive assembly line, or in the energy sector for the filling of heat pumps, or electric radiators fluid.
- fluids such as coolant, brake fluid, air conditioning fluid
- the fluid or fluids can be mixtures of fluids, as in the case of a heat-transfer mixture of the water / glycol type, or of a mixture obtained by successive injection of a first fluid such as a polyalkylene glycol type oil ( PAG) and a second fluid such as a refrigerant such as tetrafluoroethane (R134A).
- a first fluid such as a polyalkylene glycol type oil ( PAG)
- a second fluid such as a refrigerant such as tetrafluoroethane (R134A).
- PAG polyalkylene glycol type oil
- R134A tetrafluoroethane
- the operator uses the adapter when filling or testing each circuit of the vehicle: it must be robust, lightweight, ergonomic ... despite this, it remains a vulnerable tool and it must be repairable or changed very quickly without stopping the production line and without pollution of the work area during its repair or change.
- the adapters fitted to the assembly lines are connected to a long sheath connecting the adapter handled by the operator to the test or filling machine.
- This sheath contains a bundle of fluid conduits and electrical cables. In a variant, these bundles of fluid conduits and cables are simply held together by collars.
- the sheath is connected to the reservoir of the test or filling machine by a system of fluidic connectors.
- the adapters consist of two main subsystems: a power supply module and an attachment module.
- the feed module at the top, is connected to the sheath and supports the control commands.
- the attachment module at the bottom, is connected to the power module for example by three or four long screws.
- a sub-module containing axial valves is trapped between the power module and the attachment module. This mechanism is fixed on the neck of the reservoir or fluid circuit to be filled and may be different depending on the size and connection system.
- the operator intervenes regularly on the attachment module during a maintenance on the axial valves, a change of mechanism of attachment during a change of type of neck of fluidic circuit or following a failure of the module of hanging or simple cleaning.
- reassembly requires a positioning of each room. Although some of these parts are keyed, the operation takes time and requires vigilance and dexterity.
- the adapter is a tool of precision that it is not recommended to tighten in vise which does not facilitate the reassembly of the adapter.
- An object of the invention is thus to allow a fast and secure connection between the attachment module and the power module. Another objective is to ensure the fluidic closure of the fluidic ducts during the separation of the connection.
- the subject of the invention is a test or filling adapter for a container to be filled with fluid, in particular for a first filling on an automobile production line, said filling adapter being of a body, a attachment module for attaching the adapter to the container to be filled, and a coupling system having a coupled position, in which a tight connection is established between the body and the attachment module, and a disengaged position, in which the coupling module can be separated from the body, the body including a supply module comprising a set of pipes including at least one fluid pipe, said fluid pipe being equipped with a safety valve movable between an open configuration in which the safety valve permits the circulation of fluid in the fluidic conduit and a closed configuration in which the safety valve prevents the fluid circulation in the fluidic conduit, the safety valve being connected to a mirror element, said mirror element having a first configuration in which the safety valve is in open configuration and a second configuration in which the safety valve is in closed configuration the filling adapter comprising at least one safety member cooperating with the coupling system,
- the adapter also has one or more of the following characteristics, taken in isolation or according to any combination (s) technically possible (s):
- the adapter comprises a return member of the mirror element to its second configuration, and the safety member is adapted to maintain the mirror element in its first configuration when in the locked position;
- the safety member comprises a cover adapted to block the access of a user to the coupling system when the safety member is in the locked position;
- the cover is a perforated ring pivoting on one or the other of the body and the attachment module and preventing access of a user to the coupling system when the safety member is in the locked position;
- the safety member comprises a lug integral with the cover, the mirror element being adapted to lock the lug to keep the safety member in the locked position when the safety valve is open;
- the coupling system comprises screws secured to the attachment module and the holes in the form of keyholes formed in the body, each screw comprising a threaded rod engaged in part in the attachment module and a head extending out of the attachment module, and each orifice comprising a wide portion of section greater than the section of the heads of the screws and a narrow portion of section between the section of the heads of the screws and the section of the rods of the screws;
- the coupling system comprises a ring disposed on the body or on the attachment module, and a screw thread disposed on the opposite module, the ring having an internal thread adapted to cooperate with the thread to allow the screwing a ring on said screw thread; and the mirror element comprises an actuator, in particular a quarter-turn actuator, of the safety valve, movable between a first open position of the safety valve and a second closed position of the safety valve, mirror element being in its first configuration when the actuator occupies its first position and in its second position when the actuator occupies its closed position.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a filling adapter according to the prior art
- FIG. 2 is a side view of a filling adapter according to a first embodiment of the invention, the filling adapter being in the coupled and locked position,
- FIG. 3 is a view similar to that of FIG. 2, the filling adapter being in the unlocked and uncoupled position
- FIG. 4 is a view from below of the filling adapter according to a second embodiment of the invention, the filling adapter being in the coupled and locked position,
- FIG. 5 is a view similar to that of FIG. 4, the filling adapter being in the unlocked and uncoupled position
- FIG. 6 is a side view of a filling adapter according to a third embodiment of the invention, the filling adapter being in the locked position, and
- Figure 7 is a view similar to that of Figure 6, the filling adapter being in the unlocked position.
- FIG. 1 shows a filling adapter 1 composed of a feed module 2, an attachment module 3 and a valve support 4.
- the feed module 2 is connected to a filling machine 100 of 22.
- the supply module 2 comprises ducts and connections, fluidic and electrical, and controls 21 for controlling the test and filling operations.
- a handle 23 is formed by a portion of the feed module 2 or by an additional appendage.
- the attachment module 3 is the part that is attached to the tank or the neck of the fluid circuit to be filled. It consists of a mechanical fixing mechanism, usually using gripping claws 7 and having, depending on the tanks and the type of fluid to be filled, a sealing system (not shown).
- the control of the attachment module 3 can be done pneumatically or electrically.
- Many parts and joints compose the attachment modules 3.
- a support 4 of valves is taken between the attachment module 3 and the power supply module 2. According to the design, this support 4 valve can be integrated into the module supply 2 or the attachment module 3.
- Said support 4 comprises at least one valve 41 controlled by a pneumatic or electrical control.
- the attachment module 3 and the valve support 4 are connected to the supply module 2 by three to four long screws 32. These pass through these elements and are screwed into the body of the supply module 2 and allow to maintain all mechanical parts in place and compress the seals between the modules and parts, to ensure a tight connection between the modules. With this fastening system, disassembly of the attachment module causes disassembly of the valve support, even if the latter is not necessary.
- the adapter 1 according to the first exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises: a body 10 including a feed module 2 and a valve support 4, an attachment module 3 and a system 30 of coupling of the attachment module 3 to the body 10.
- the supply module 2 comprises a safety valve 5 on at least one of the fluid lines 221 passing through the supply module 2.
- This safety valve 5 comprises a shutter displaceable relative to the fluid line 221 between a closed position of the valve 5, wherein the shutter prevents the flow of fluid in the fluid line 221, and an open position of the valve 5, wherein the shutter allows the flow of fluid in the fluid line 221.
- the shutter is preferably pivotally mounted about an axis with respect to the fluidic conduit 221 so that it can be moved between its open and closed positions of the valve 5.
- the valve 5 is advantageously a plug type valve or slide valve type.
- the safety valve 5 is constituted by an elastomeric sleeve, or by any valve actuable by means of an actuator.
- An actuator 51 mounted on the body 10 makes it possible to open or close said safety valve 5.
- This actuator 51 has a first configuration in which the safety valve 5 is in an open configuration, and a second configuration in which the safety valve 5 is in closed configuration; the actuator 51 thus forms a mirror element of the safety valve 51, insofar as the configuration of the actuator 51 reflects the configuration of the safety valve 5.
- the actuator 51 comprises, in the example shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a handle integral in rotation with the shutter of the valve 5.
- the actuator 51 is formed by any other form of actuator connected to the safety valve 5 by a direct or indirect mechanical link; other examples of actuators 51 are thus constituted by a push button, a lever mechanism, a butterfly, and a flat screw.
- the valve support 4 is integral with the supply module 2 independently of the attachment module 3. It is optionally detachable from the power supply module 2 and in this case has its own system (not shown) for attaching the module to the module. supply 2, independent of the coupling system 30. For simplicity of explanation in this example, it will be considered here that the valve support 4 is fixedly assembled to the supply module 2.
- the attachment module 3 is interchangeable at the edge of the production line to allow the use of a coupling module 3 compatible with the tip of the fluid circuit (not shown) to be filled.
- the attachment module 3 is according to the invention composed of several parts assembled to each other and held together to form said attachment module 3; manipulation is thus facilitated.
- the coupling system 30 has a coupled position, in which the coupling system 30 establishes a tight connection between the body 10 and the attachment module 3, and a disengaged position, in which the coupling system 30 allows the separation of the attachment module 3 with respect to the body 10.
- the coupling system 30 comprises, in the examples represented in FIGS. 2 to 5, a system of three screws 32 of the CHC type housed on the upper face of the attachment module 3, each screw 32 comprising a threaded rod engaged partly in said upper part of the attachment module 3 and a head extending out of the attachment module 3, and three orifices 31 ( Figure 4) in the form of keyholes formed in the lower part of the body 10, each keyhole 31 comprising a wide portion of section greater than the section of the heads of the screws 32 and a narrow portion of section between the section of the heads of the screws 32 and the section of the rods of the screws 32.
- the attachment module 3 is then adapted to rotate slightly relative to the feed module 2 so as to allow the screws 32 to slide from the wide portion to the narrow portion of the keyholes 31.
- Windows 61 are also formed in the body 10 so as to allow an operator to access the heads of the screws 32 when they were engaged in the narrow portion of the keyholes 31, so that the operator can complete the coupling by screwing the three screws 32 with a dedicated tool.
- This clamping operation is intended to keep the modules in position and to seal the O-rings present between the body 10 and the attachment module 3 by compression.
- composition of the coupling system 30 is not limiting because the coupling system 30 is any system for maintaining in position the supply modules 2 and attachment 3 ensuring a tight connection.
- the adapter 1 also comprises a safety member 6, preferably one-piece, movable between a locked position, wherein the safety member 6 blocks the coupling system 30 in the coupled position, and an unlocked position, in which the safety member 6 allows the displacement of the coupling system 30 in the uncoupled position.
- the safety member 6 comprises, in the example shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 of implementation of the invention, a hinged cap 60 in the form of a pivoting ring carried by the body 10 and positioned at the junction between the body 10 and the attachment module 3.
- the cover 60 comprises recesses 61 which give the operator access to the screws 32 when the cover 60 is turned to the unlocked position (FIG. 3), and blocks the access of the screw operator 32 when the cover 60 is turned in the locked position ( Figure 2).
- the safety member 6 also cooperates with the actuator 51 of the safety valve 5 so as to allow the actuator 51 to be in its first configuration when the safety member 6 is in the locked position, and to force the actuator 51 to be in its second configuration when the safety member 6 is moved from its locked position to its unlocked position.
- the actuator 51 is self-closing, that is to say that it is subjected to the stress of a return member, for example a spring, adapted to bring back automatically the actuator 51 in its second closed configuration of the safety valve 5.
- the safety member 6 then comprises a lug 62, integral with the cover 60, which bears on the handle of the actuator 51 when the safety member 6 is in the locked position so as to maintain the actuator 51 in its first configuration, which opens the safety valve 5 ( Figure 2) of the fluid line 221.
- the lug 62 being displaceable in conjunction with the cover 60, however, it does not block the actuator 51 when the safety member 6 is in the unlocked position, so that the actuator 51 is then automatically returned to the closed configuration of the valve 5 by the return member when the safety member 6 is in the unlocked position.
- the actuator 51 is manually operable, that is to say it is freely movable between its first and second configurations and is not subject to the constraint of a return member.
- the safety member 6 then always comprises a lug 62, integral with the cover 60; however, it is not positioned to maintain the actuator 51 in its first configuration, but so that the actuator 51, when in its first configuration, obstructs the movement of said pin 62 between the locked and unlocked positions of the safety member 6. The operator is thus forced to move the actuator 51 in its second closed configuration of the valve 5 when it wishes to move the safety member 6 to its unlocked position , which guarantees the safety of the use of the filling adapter 1.
- the lug 62 has been described here as being integral with the cover 60; as a variant, the lug 62 is a simple appendage cooperating with the actuator 51.
- the attachment module 3 is first coupled to the body 10 and the safety member 6 positioned in the locking position, as shown in FIG.
- the attachment module 3 can thus be uncoupled from the body 10.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the filling adapter 1 according to the invention. Only the differences with the filling adapter 1 described above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 will be described in detail hereinafter with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.
- the actuator 51 is manual. It actuates the safety valve 5 by quarter turn and has two parallel flats.
- the safety member 6 always comprises a cover 60 in which recesses 61 are formed, and a lug 62 integral with the cover 60.
- the lug 62 has a cavity 63 for receiving the actuator 51 when the safety member 6 is in the locked position.
- This cavity 63 is adapted to allow a quarter-turn rotation of the actuator 51 about its axis of rotation when it is received in said cavity 63.
- the cavity 63 has a wall 64 adapted to retain the actuator 51 in the cavity 63 when in its first configuration.
- An opening 65 is formed in said wall 64, this opening 65 being adapted to let the actuator 51 through the wall 64 when in its second configuration.
- the safety member 6 is in the locked position.
- the cover 60 is then positioned to hide the fixing screws 32, that is to say that the recesses 61 do not allow the operator to have access to the screw heads 32.
- the actuator 51 is in position. closed position and locks the safety member 6 in the locked position. In this position, the safety valve 5 is open and the attachment module 3, not visible in this figure, is coupled to the supply module 2.
- the operator turned the actuator 51 a quarter turn, closing the safety valve 5. This position of the actuator 51 unlocks the safety member 6, which can then be moved to its position. unlocked position. The operator then turns the cover 60 to have access to the screw heads 32, and can thus loosen them with a suitable tool to be able to uncouple them from the keyholes 31 by a slight rotation of the attachment module 3.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 show a third embodiment of the adapter 1 according to the invention. Only the differences with the filling adapter 1 described above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 will be described in detail hereinafter with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.
- the coupling system 30 is integral with the attachment module 3. This example does not constitute a limitation since the coupling system 30 can also be positioned on the body 10 .
- the coupling system 30 comprises a ring 31 provided with an internal thread rotating around the attachment module 3 and cooperating with a thread or thread 32 on the body 10.
- This ring 31 is screwed on the no screw 32 of the body 10 and makes it possible to couple the attachment module 3 to the body 10.
- the tightening of the ring 31 makes it possible to compress the seals between the body 10 and the module 3.
- the uncoupling of the attachment module 3 is just as simple, since it suffices for the operator to unscrew the ring 31 of the supply module 2 to uncouple the attachment module 3.
- the ring 31 also constitutes the safety member 6.
- the ring 31 comprises at least one lug 62 (in the example shown, a plurality of lugs 62).
- the actuator 51 is self-closing, and the lug 62 is adapted to act on the actuator 51, when the safety member 6 is in the locked position, so as to maintain the actuator 51 in its first configuration of opening of the safety valve 5; the closing of the safety valve 5 is then done automatically during the uncoupling of the attachment module 3, the lug 62 no longer holding the actuator 51 in its first configuration.
- the actuator 51 is manually actuated, and the lug 62 is then positioned so that the actuator 51, when in its first configuration, hinders the movement of said lug 62 between the locked and unlocked positions of the security organ 6; for the uncoupling, the operator is thus obliged to actuate the actuator 51 to pass the safety valve 5 in the closed position and allow the lug 62 on the ring 31 to be moved.
- the actuator 51 does not comprise a rotary handle but is constituted by a push button which is crushed by the ring 31 when the coupling system 30 is in the coupled position and which is released when the ring 31 is unscrewed.
- the actuator 51 closes the safety valve 5 at the moment when the ring 31 begins to be unscrewed.
- the safety member 6 may or may not comprise a lug 62.
- the operator does not have to make sure that the safety valve 5 is closed before starting disengagement operations of the attachment module 3; the safety valve 5 will indeed necessarily in the closed position when the operator will want to uncouple the attachment module 3, since the operator must have previously performed an action (moving the safety member 6 to its unlocking position or moving the actuator 51 towards its second configuration in order to be able to move the safety member 6) which will have caused the closure of the safety valve 5; the uncoupling of the attachment module 3 can thus be performed safely.
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