GB2156932A - Ball joint pipe coupling - Google Patents
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- GB2156932A GB2156932A GB8408308A GB8408308A GB2156932A GB 2156932 A GB2156932 A GB 2156932A GB 8408308 A GB8408308 A GB 8408308A GB 8408308 A GB8408308 A GB 8408308A GB 2156932 A GB2156932 A GB 2156932A
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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
- F16L27/02—Universal joints, i.e. with mechanical connection allowing angular movement or adjustment of the axes of the parts in any direction
- F16L27/04—Universal joints, i.e. with mechanical connection allowing angular movement or adjustment of the axes of the parts in any direction with partly spherical engaging surfaces
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N13/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00
- F01N13/18—Construction facilitating manufacture, assembly, or disassembly
- F01N13/1872—Construction facilitating manufacture, assembly, or disassembly the assembly using stamp-formed parts or otherwise deformed sheet-metal
- F01N13/1877—Construction facilitating manufacture, assembly, or disassembly the assembly using stamp-formed parts or otherwise deformed sheet-metal the channels or tubes thereof being made integrally with the housing
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Abstract
A ball joint for permitting universal movement between first (10) and second (20) members, e.g. first and second sections of an exhaust pipe of a vehicle, the first member (10) providing a male joint part (22), and the second member (20) a female joint part (22), in which the male joint part (12) is received, the male joint part (12) having an outer surface (13) engaging directly or indirectly through bearing means, an inner surface (23) of the female joint part (22) to permit universal movement, and the male joint part (12) having a region (14) extending inwardly from the remainder of the surface (13) of the male joint part (12) and the female part (22) having a lip (25) which engages the inwardly extending region (14), the inwardly extending region (14) and the lip (25) not substantially restraining universal movement, but preventing the male joint part (12) from disengaging the female joint part (22). <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Ball joint
This invention relates to a joint between first and second members which permits of universal movement therebetween, commonly known as a ball joint.
More particularly, but not exclusively, the invention relates to a joint for connecting sections of an exhaust pipe of a vehicle with an internal combustion enginetherof.
In such a vehicle, the engine is usually mounted relative to the body by flexible engine mountings which absorb the vibrations of the engine to a large extent. The exhaust pipe of the vehicle is conventionally secured to an exhaust manifold indirectly via a flexible hose, to compensate for the relative movement between the engine and the body as the engine vibrates. However it is desirable that sections of the pipe can move universally relative to one another, both for ease of routing the exhaust pipe from the engine, and so that any engine vibrations are absorbed without stressing the exhaust pipe, or connections between sections thereof, or the connection between the exhaust pipe and the exhaust manifold.
It is an object of the invention to provide a new or improved ball joint.
According to a first aspect of the invention we provide a ball joint for permitting universal movement between first and second members, the first member providing a male joint part, and the second member a female joint part, in which the male joint part is received, the male joint part having an outer surface engaging directly or indirectly through bearing means, an inner surface of the female joint part to permit of said universal movement, and the male joint part having a region extending inwardly from the remainder of the surface of the male joint part and the female joint part having a lip which engages in the inwardly extending region, the inwardly extending region and lip not substantially restraining said universal movement, but preventing the male joint part from disengaging the female joint part.
Thus there is no necessity to provide hooks and springs, or other securing means which are required in known ball joints, to maintain the first joint part engaged with the second joint part, but this is achieved merely by engagement of the lip with the boundary of the inwardly extending region, if the male and female joint parts tend to move apart.
Preferably the outer surface of the male joint part is of part-spheroidal configuration, and the inner surface of the female joint part is of corresponding part-spheroidal configuration to permit of said universal movement between the first and second members.
The first and second members may each comprise a thin tubular section, for example of an exhaust pipe for a vehicle, the male and female joint parts being formed by widening the ends of the tubular sections. The inwardly extending region and the lip may be formed during said widening of the ends of the tubular sections, or may be formed subsequently as required.
Conveniently, the lip comprises a bent end of the tubular section comprising the female joint part, although may be provided inwardly of the end if required.
Part of the boundary of the inwardly extending region of the first joint part may be provided by a step between the part-spheroidal outer surface and a bottom of the region, the lip engaging the bottom of the inwardly extending region of the male joint part although the region and lip may be provided in any other desired form.
The outer surface of the male joint part and the inner surface of the female joint part may each be coated with an anti friction coating to provide bearing means to permit easier universal movement and to increase resistance to wear.
According to a second aspect of the invention, we provide a pipe comprising at least two pipe sections joined together by a ball joint according to the first aspect of the invention.
According to a third aspect of the invention, we provide a vehicle having an exhaust pipe comprising a pipe according to the second aspect of the invention.
The invention will now be described with the aid of the accompanying drawing which is a cross section through a ball joint in accordance with the invention, the figure showing parts of first and second members connected together by the ball joint.
Referring to the drawing, a first member 10 comprises a thin walled tubular section of an exhaust pipe and may for example be connected to further sections the exhaust pipe via further ball joints as described hereinafter or other types of joints, or to the engine exhaust manifold. The section 10 may be bent along its length, or entirely straight, and may be made of stainless steel, mild steel, or any other material.
The end 11 of the first member is widened to provide a male joint part 12 which presents a partspheroidal outer surface 13 which is engaged within a female joint part hereinafter described.
In a conventional construction an outer surface 13 would be part-spheroidal over substantially the entire male joint part 12, but in a construction in accordance with the invention, the surface 13 is provided with an annular region 14 extending inwardly from the remainder of the surface 13.
The male joint part 12 of the construction in accordance with the invention may be provided using a die which is inserted into the open end 15 of the tubular section 10, or any other forming means as required.
A Asecond member 20 also comprises a thin walled tubular section of an exhaust pipe of mild or stainless steel, or another material. Where for example the first member 10 is connected to further exhaust pipe sections, the member 20 may itself be connected to further exhaust pipe sections by a further ball joint as described or any other joint, or to an engine exhaust manifold.
Where the first member 10 extends to an engine exhaust manifold, the second member 10 may be connected to further tubular sections of the exhaust pipe to duct exhaust gases from the first member 10 to the atmosphere at a convenient location on the vehicle.
The second member 20 also has a widened end 21 which provides a female joint part 22 in which the
male joint part 12 of the first member 10 is received.
The end 21 of member 20 provides a partspheroidal inner surface 23 with which the part spheroidal outer surface 13 of the first member 10 engages to permit of universal movement of the members 10 and 11 relative to one another, the outer surface 13 sliding over the inner surface 23. if necessary, both surfaces 13 and 23, or one surface only, could be coated with a suitable hardwearing coating to provide a bearing which may also improve the seal between the surface to prevent the escape of exhaust gases at the joint.
In a conventional construction, the partspheroidal surface 23 would extend over the entire female joint part 22 but in the construction in accordance with the invention, the edge 24 of the female joint part 22 is downturned to provide a peripheral lip 25 which extends towards and engages the bottom 26 of the region 14. The lip 25 may be pressed or otherwise formed at the end of, or inwardly of the end 24 of the part-spheroidal surface 23.
The region 14terminates in a step 27 and it will be appreciated that as the first 10 and second 20 members are articulated relative to one another, for example about a longitudiunal axis A of the first member 10 which as shown, is coincident with the central axis of the second member 20 and/or about a transverse axis B and/or about a further transverse axis Cwhich is transverse to both axes A and B, that as the male joint part 12 is angled to its maximum degree, the step 27 of the inwardly extending region 14 will be engaged by the lip 25 of the female joint part 22 at some point around the annular periphery of the lip 25 and an edge 28 of the male joint part may engage a further step 29 provided in the surface 23 of the female joint part 22 at an opposite point around the periphery.Thus the region 14 and lip 25 will not prevent the first and second members rotating relative to one another, for example about axes A, and/or B and/or C at least to any large extent but the lip 25 will only engage the step 27, or the edge 28 will only engage the step 29 as the angle between the first and second members 10,20, approaches its maximum degree.
However, it will be appreciated that the first and second members cannot move away from one another without the lip 25 engaging the step 27 and thus the first 10 and second 20 members are prevented from separating.
As the end 24 of the lip 25 engages the bottom 26 of region 14 at angles other than the maximum angle, this also prevents any tendency of the first and second member 10,20, to separate.
As shown, the lip 25 extends around the entire periphery of the female joint part, although need only extend around part of the periphery if required.
Alternatively, the step 27 need not be continuous, although for ease of manufacture, this is preferred.
Although the invention has been described in
relation to thin walled tubular sections of an exhaust
pipe for a vehicle, it will be appreciated that a ball joint in accordance with the invention has many
other applications which may be apparent to those
skilled in the art, where universal movement
between two members is required, and it is required to prevent the male and female parts of the joint
separating.
Claims (14)
1. A ball joint for permitting universal movement
between first and second members, the first
member providing a male joint part, and the second
member a female joint part, in which the male joint
part is received, the male joint part having an outer surface engaging directly or indirectly through
bearing means, an inner surface of the female joint
part to permit of said universal movement, and the
male joint part having a region extending inwardly from the remainder of the surface of the male joint
part and the female joint part having a lip which engages in the inwardly extending region, the inwardly extending region and lip not substantially restraining said universal movement, but preventing the male joint part from disengaging the female joint part.
2. A ball joint according to Claim 1 wherein the outer surface of the male joint part is of partspheroidal configuration, and the inner surface of the female joint part is of corresponding partspheroidal configuration to permit of said universal movement between the first and second members.
3. A ball joint according to Claim 1 or Claim 2 wherein the first and second member each comprise a thin tubular section.
4. A ball joint according to Claim 3 wherein the male and female joint parts are formed by widening the ends of the tubular sections.
5. A ball joint according to Claim 4 wherein the inwardly extending region and the lip are formed during said widening of the ends of the tubular sections.
6. A ball joint according to any one of Claims 3 to 5 wherein the lip comprises a bent end of the tubular section comprising the female joint part.
7. A ball joint according to any one of Claims 2 to 6 where appendentto Claim 2 wherein part of the boundary of the inwardly extending region of the first joint part is provided by a step between the part-spheroidal outer surface and a bottom of the region.
8. A ball joint according to claim 7 wherein the lip engages the bottom of the inwardly extending region of the male joint part.
9. A ball joint according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the outer surface of the male joint part and the inner surface of the female joint part are each coated with an anti friction coating to provide bearing means to permit easier universal movement and to increase resistance to wear.
10. A ball joint according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the first and second members each comprise a section of an exhaust pipe for a vehicle.
11. A ball joint substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
12. A pipe comprising at least two pipe sections joined togther by a ball joint according to any one of the preceding claims.
13. A vehicle having an exhaust pipe comprising pipe according to the second aspect of the invention.
14. Any novel feature of novel combination of features disclosed herein and/or shown in the accompanying drawings.
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| GB8408308A GB2156932A (en) | 1984-03-30 | 1984-03-30 | Ball joint pipe coupling |
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| GB8408308A GB2156932A (en) | 1984-03-30 | 1984-03-30 | Ball joint pipe coupling |
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