JP2015055349A - Pipe joint - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pipe joint which is compact in size, exhibits strong pipe withdraw resistance, is low in cost, and easy in manufacturing.SOLUTION: A recessed groove part 6A is formed at an external periphery of a protrusive cylinder part 4 of a plastic-made joint main body 10, a groove-bottom thin wall part 7 is arranged at a deep part of the recessed groove part 6A, the groove-bottom thin wall part 7 is deformed to a U-shape by making a box nut 20 screw-progress, and a lock piece 22 of an inserted metal-made pipe retaining cylindrical body 16 is made to bite into an external peripheral face of a pipe P.

Description

  The present invention relates to a pipe joint.

The inventor has proposed a pipe joint as shown in FIG. 8 in the past (see Patent Document 1).
That is, the taper surface 38 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cap nut 33 screwed to the male screw 32 of the joint body 30A, and the outer surfaces of the plurality of spring pieces 41 of the retaining ring 39 are used as the taper surfaces 41A. The diameter of the spring piece portion 41 is reduced by sliding contact with the surface 38, and the locking claw portion 40 at the tip of the spring piece portion 41 bites into the outer peripheral surface of the pipe 35 to prevent the spring piece portion 41 from being pulled out.

JP 2011-12755 A

  However, the pipe joint shown in FIG. 8 has the following problems. (I) It is difficult to always maintain a normal posture unless the retaining ring 39 is a large part, and the retaining ring 39 cannot accurately bite into the outer peripheral surface of the pipe 35 and cannot be locked. (Ii) The retaining ring 39 is a pipe. Since 35 is slightly pulled out in the direction of arrow C, the taper surfaces 41A and 38 are in sliding contact with each other, the spring piece 41 is deformed in the reduced diameter direction, and the locking claw portion 40 bites into the outer peripheral surface of the pipe 35. The pipe joint requires a large space 42 and the pipe joint becomes large, and the pipe joint and the pipe 35 move relatively in the axial direction. (Iii) The cap nut 33 has the retaining ring 39 on its tapered surface. 38, the wall thickness near the tapered surface 38 must be extremely large. (Iv) The joint body 30A must have an O-ring seal groove formed on the inner peripheral surface. The work efficiency was low. (V) The retaining ring 39 is difficult to manufacture as a high-precision part and is expensive.

  Therefore, the present invention solves these problems, the whole is compact, easy to manufacture and can be reduced in cost, exerts a large pipe pulling force, and after the pipe connection is completed. An object of the present invention is to provide a pipe joint in which the pipe does not move at all in the pulling direction and always exhibits a large anti-pumping force stably.

  According to the present invention, a concave groove portion is formed on the outer periphery of the protruding cylindrical portion of the plastic joint body, a groove bottom thin wall portion is provided at the back of the concave groove portion, and a cap nut is screwed onto the male screw portion of the cylindrical portion. The pipe bottom cylindrical body made of a metal plate, which is inserted in the protruding cylindrical portion in advance by deforming the groove bottom thin wall portion into a U-shape or V-shape protruding radially inward by the axial compression force A large number of locking pieces at the inner end edge of the pipe are configured to bite into the outer peripheral surface side of the inserted pipe and prevent it from being removed.

  A pipe joint comprising: a plastic joint body having a projecting cylindrical part having a hole part into which a pipe to be connected is inserted and having an external thread part on the outer periphery; and a cap nut screwed to the external thread part The cylindrical portion has a concave groove formed on the outer peripheral surface on the tip side of the male screw portion, and has a groove bottom thin wall portion at the back of the concave groove portion; and the cylindrical portion An inner cylindrical portion having an axial length dimension inserted from the opening end of the hole portion to reach the groove bottom thin wall portion of the concave groove portion, and the inner cylindrical portion is an inner end A metal plate pipe retaining cylinder having a number of locking pieces formed by a number of axial cuts at the edge; and when screwing the cap nut onto the male thread of the joint body, The cylindrical portion receives an axial compression force from the cap nut, and the concave groove portion While reducing the width dimension, the groove bottom thin wall portion is deformed into a U shape or a V shape so as to protrude radially inward, and the inner edge of the inner tubular portion of the pipe retaining cylindrical body The portion is pressed radially inward, and the locking piece of the inner end edge portion is bitten into the outer peripheral surface side of the inserted pipe and is prevented from being removed.

Further, it directly faces the inner peripheral surface of the protruding cylindrical portion of the joint body and the outer peripheral surface of the pipe retaining cylindrical body and the inner peripheral surface of the protruding cylindrical portion and the inner peripheral surface. A cylindrical rubber sheet for sealing was interposed between the outer peripheral surfaces of the pipes.
The pipe retaining cylindrical body integrally has an outer flange portion at an outer end, and the engagement piece is in a state of biting into the outer peripheral surface of the pipe. It was comprised so that an acute angle might be formed with this joint axis.

  According to the pipe joint according to the present invention, each of the component parts can be manufactured simply, easily and inexpensively. The pipe joint and the pipe do not move relative to each other in the axial direction (axial direction) of the pipe, and are integrated when the connection work is completed. In addition, the joint body is made of plastic and exhibits a strong pull-out resistance even though it can be mass-produced at low cost. In particular, by skillfully bonding the plastic and metal (plate), the strong pull-out force is surely exhibited and the pull-out force is maintained even after a long period of use.

It is sectional drawing which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows a cap nut fastening completion state. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows other embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows a cap nut fastening completion state. It is a figure for demonstrating a pipe retention cylindrical body, Comprising: (A) is the perspective view seen from the upper diagonal, (B) is the perspective view seen from the downward diagonal, (C) (D) (E) is required. It is the figure which showed the modification of the part. It is principal part expansion explanatory drawing, (A) is explanatory drawing of an uncompressed state, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows the positional relationship of the principal part of an uncompressed state, (C) is an effect | action explanatory drawing of a compression state. . It is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows a modification. It is principal part explanatory drawing which shows a prior art example.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the illustrated embodiment.
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and in the other embodiments shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, P is a pipe to be connected, 2 is a pipe joint according to the present invention, and FIG. 1, FIG. 2 shows a socket type, which may be an elbow type or a cheese type, and preferably has a cap nut 20 not only at one end of the joint body 10 but also at a plurality of ends. The joint body 10 is made of plastic such as cross-linked polyethylene, and the pipe P is made of plastic such as cross-linked polyethylene. The cap nut 20 is also made of the same kind of plastic.

  The joint body 10 includes a projecting cylindrical portion 4 having a hole portion 11 into which an end portion of the connected pipe P is inserted and having a male screw portion 3 near the proximal end of the outer periphery. The cylindrical portion 4 has two concave groove portions 6A and 6B formed on the outer peripheral surface 5 on the tip side (arrow Y direction side) of the male screw portion 3. In the uncompressed state shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the recessed groove portions 6 </ b> A and 6 </ b> B are U-shaped or semicircular in cross section, and have a groove bottom thin wall portion 7 at the back of the recessed groove portions 6 </ b> A and 6 </ b> B. .

  The cap nut 20 is screwed on the male screw portion 3 by applying a rotational force in the direction of arrow M. At the base end of the male screw part 3, it has a bulging part 8 having a hexagonal shape, a non-slip ridge, or a non-slip small groove that can be gripped by a work tool or the like. It has a male screw portion 9 such as a taper screw.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an inner tube, which is provided concentrically with the tube 4 and is fitted (tightly fitted) to the inner peripheral surface of the pipe P inserted into the tube 4. In other words, the pipe P is a reinforcing tubular portion that prevents the pipe P from being excessively deformed in the diameter reducing direction by receiving an external force in the radial inward direction (as will be described later). Therefore, when viewed from the axial direction (parallel to the axis L ₀ ), a circular annular concave groove 13 is formed, the depth of which is sufficiently deep to reach the axial direction position where the male screw portion 3 exists. Yes.
The flow passage hole 14 of the joint body 10 is formed in a penetrating manner continuously from the male screw portion 9 side shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to the inner hole of the inner insertion tube portion 12.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 and FIGS. 5 to 7, the groove bottom thin wall portion of the recessed groove portion 6 </ b> A on the distal end side is inserted from the opening end portion 11 </ b> A of the hole portion 11 of the protruding cylindrical portion 4. 7 is provided with a pipe retaining cylindrical body 16 made of a metal plate having an inner cylindrical portion 15 having an axial length L ₁₅ reaching the position 7.
This pipe retaining cylindrical body 16 has an outer flange portion 17 integrally at the outer end, and the material is preferably stainless steel or the like. The inner cylindrical portion 15 has a large number of locking pieces 22 formed by a large number of axial cuts 19 at the inner end edge portion 18.

  In the specific examples shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5C, the cut 19 is a single character type, in FIG. 5D it is an elongated triangle type, and in FIG. The shape has a circular portion. Therefore. The locking piece 22 is rectangular in FIG. 5C or E, and is trapezoidal in FIG.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 6B, the axial direction position of the innermost end portion 15A on the inner side of the interior cylindrical portion 15 is determined by the outer surface 26 of the recessed groove portion 6A and the groove width dimension W of the recessed groove portion 6A. The position is set within a range (1/2 · W) from the half position. That is, the axial length L ₁₅ is within a range (1/2 · W) of the outer surface 26 of the groove 6A and the center of the groove width of the groove 6A as shown in FIG. 6B. The innermost end portion 15A is set to exist in an uncompressed state.

  Further, between the inner peripheral surface 24 (of the hole portion 11) of the protruding cylindrical portion 4 of the joint body 10 and the outer peripheral surface 21 of the pipe retaining cylindrical body 16 (the inner cylindrical portion 15 thereof), and Cylindrical cylinder for sealing between the inner peripheral surface 24 (of the hole portion 11) of the cylindrical portion 4 and the pipe outer peripheral surface 23 that directly faces the inner peripheral surface 24 (without passing through another object). A rubber sheet 25 is interposed.

  The cylindrical rubber sheet 25 is a cylindrical type having no seam (cut) corresponding to substantially the entire axial direction of the hole 11 of the cylindrical portion 4 as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 4, there is a case where the outer flange portion 25F is provided at the outer end and the cylindrical shape is free from a seam (cut) corresponding to the entire axial direction of the hole portion 11 of the cylindrical portion 4 and the outer end surface 4A of the cylindrical portion 4. Is selectable.

Meanwhile, As for the inner diameter of the inner peripheral surface 24 of the tubular portion 4, there is a range (axial length L ₁₅₎ of the inner tubular portion 15 of the pipe retaining cylinders 16 (than the remainder) is slightly large. In other words, if the wall thickness dimension of the pipe retaining cylinder 16 is T ₁₆ , the inner diameter dimension of the inner peripheral surface 24 is set to be larger by 2 · T ₁₆ within the range where the inner cylindrical part 15 exists. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a step portion corresponding to the wall thickness T ₁₆ is formed in the radius, and the shape of the step portion is a tapered portion whose diameter is reduced in the axial inward direction. Form in 28.

The outer shape of the cap nut 20 is a hexagonal shape or a shape having a small concave groove or a small convex strip for preventing slipping in the axial direction. 1 (FIG. 3) and FIG. 6 (A), as shown in FIG. 2 (FIG. 4) and FIG. 6 (C), the cap nut 20 is screwed onto the male thread portion 3 of the joint body 10 (arrows). When the cylindrical portion 4 receives the axial compression force F from the cap nut 20, the width dimension W of the concave groove portion 6A decreases, and the groove bottom thin wall portion 7 moves radially inward. It transforms into a U-shape or V-shape so as to protrude. The inner end edge 18 of the inner cylindrical portion 15 of the pipe retaining cylinder 16 is slid in the radial inward direction while being in sliding contact with the groove bottom thin wall portion 7 which is deformed so as to protrude radially inward. _7, the locking piece 22 of the inner end edge portion 18 is cut into the outer peripheral surface 23 side of the pipe P to prevent it from being pulled out (see FIGS. 2, 4, and 6 (C)).
In biting state to the pipe outer peripheral surface 23, the locking piece 22 forms a joint axis L ₀ and acute θ At a longitudinal section including the joint axis L _0.

  In summary, the pipe joint according to the present invention has a groove 6A formed on the outer periphery of the protruding cylindrical portion 4 of the plastic joint body 10 and a thin groove bottom wall at the back of the groove 6A. The groove bottom thin wall portion 7 is formed in a U-shape or a V-shape projecting radially inward by an axial compression force F that is provided with a portion 7 and the cap nut 20 is screwed onto the male screw portion 3 of the cylindrical portion 4. A large number of locking pieces 22 of the inner end edge 18 of the pipe retaining cylindrical body 16 made of a metal plate previously inserted into the projecting cylindrical portion 4 are deformed to the outer peripheral surface 23 side of the inserted pipe P. It is configured to cut in and stop.

  In FIG. 7, a cylindrical cover member 27 for assisting relative rotational slippage is interposed between the inner peripheral surface of the cap nut 20 and the outer flange portion 17 of the protruding cylindrical portion 4 and the pipe retaining cylindrical body 16. I am letting. The cover member 27 is made of a hard metal such as stainless steel or plastic, and is preferably made of a material having a low friction coefficient.

  As is apparent from the drawing, two concave groove portions 6A and 6B are provided, and the inner concave groove portion 6B is bent and deformed by the compressive force F (similar to the outer concave groove portion 6A). The rubber sheet 25 is compressed in an orderly manner to enhance the sealing performance, and also contributes to an improvement in the pipe pulling force. In addition, it is also free to attach a pipe retaining cylindrical body 16 corresponding to the concave groove portion 6B (not shown). It is also possible to omit the inner groove 6B.

  In the illustrated embodiment, since the seal material such as an O-ring is completely omitted, the seal groove is omitted from the joint body 10, which facilitates plastic molding or can eliminate additional machining. The cost can be reduced and mass production is possible.

In the illustrated embodiment, the configuration provided with the intubation section 12 has the following advantages. (I) When mainly used for hot water, there is a risk of deterioration of rubber or the like after a long period of use due to chlorine gas or the like mixed in the hot water, but the outer peripheral surface of the inner tube 12 is the inner periphery of the pipe P. The surface is closely fitted, and harmful gases such as the chlorine gas are unlikely to reach the rubber sheet 25, so that the rubber is hardly deteriorated and has a long life. (Ii) The pipe P receives the force of the arrow (vector) F ₇ shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 6 and tries to escape in the diameter reducing direction, but exhibits a sufficient reinforcing function from the radial inner direction. . Therefore, the engagement piece 22 is securely bited.

By the way, the plastic joint body 10 has the recessed groove portions 6A and 6B and the male screw portion 3 on the outer peripheral surface side, but there is no problem in injection molding. On the other hand, if there are concave grooves on the inner surfaces of the inner tube 12 and the annular concave groove 13, injection molding becomes extremely difficult. In the illustrated embodiment, such a concave groove portion or screw portion does not exist on the inner surface of the inner intubation portion 12 and the annular concave circumferential groove 13, the workability of injection molding is good, and inexpensive mass production is possible. It becomes.
The wall thickness of the pipe retaining cylinder 16 according to the present invention may be 0.15 mm to 0.4 mm, preferably 0.18 mm to 0.3 mm.

  In the present invention, as described above, the concave groove portion 6A is formed on the outer periphery of the protruding cylindrical portion 4 of the plastic joint body 10, and the groove bottom thin wall portion 7 is provided at the back of the concave groove portion 6A. The groove bottom thin wall portion 7 is deformed into a U-shape or a V-shape projecting radially inward by an axial compression force F for screwing 20 to the male thread portion 3 of the cylindrical portion 4, and the projecting shape. A large number of locking pieces 22 of the inner end edge 18 of the pipe retaining cylindrical body 16 made of a metal plate previously inserted into the cylindrical portion 4 are bitten into the outer peripheral surface 23 side of the inserted pipe P so as to prevent the retaining. Therefore, it achieves the intended purpose described above, makes the whole compact, facilitates manufacturing, reduces costs, and skillfully combines plastic and metal to deform one part of plastic. Pressing the metal plate locking piece strongly, the sharp edge (edge) of the locking piece To thereby bite, it can exert a strong and stable scratch 抜力 over time.

Also, a plastic joint body 2 having a projecting cylindrical portion 4 having a hole 11 into which the pipe P to be connected is inserted and having a male screw portion 3 on the outer periphery, and a cap nut 20 screwed onto the male screw portion 3. The tube portion 4 has a groove portion 6A formed on the outer peripheral surface 5 on the tip side of the male screw portion 3, and a groove bottom at the back of the groove portion 6A. An axial length dimension L which is inserted from the open end 11A of the hole 11 of the cylindrical portion 4 and reaches the position of the groove bottom thin wall 7 of the concave groove 6A. _The inner cylindrical portion 15 is made of a metal plate having a large number of locking pieces 22 formed by a large number of axial cuts 19 at the inner edge 18. A pipe retaining cylindrical body 16; when the cap nut 20 is screwed onto the male threaded portion 3 of the joint body 10, the cylindrical portion Receives a compressive force F in the axial direction from the cap nut 20, and the U-shaped or V-shaped so that the groove bottom thin wall portion 7 protrudes radially inward while the width dimension W of the recessed groove portion 6A decreases. The inner end edge 18 of the inner cylindrical portion 15 of the pipe retaining cylindrical body 16 is pressed radially inward, and the locking piece 22 of the inner end edge 18 is inserted. Since the pipe P is inserted into the outer peripheral surface 23 to prevent the pipe P, the intended purpose can be achieved, the production can be facilitated, the cost can be reduced, and the plastic and metal are combined. As a result, a pipe joint capable of reliably and firmly maintaining the pull-out force can be obtained. That is, when the plastic groove bottom 7 bites into the plastic pipe P, there is a possibility that the plastic pipe P is slippery or a deformation that becomes shallow due to a creep phenomenon may occur after a long period of use. Thus, in the present invention, the locking piece 22 which is a small locking part is a metal plate piece, and the most advanced edge (blade edge) is plastically deformed to ensure stable and strong resistance even after a long period of use. Demonstrates pulling power.

  Further, between the inner peripheral surface 24 of the protruding cylindrical portion 4 of the joint body 10 and the outer peripheral surface 21 of the pipe retaining cylindrical body 16 and between the inner peripheral surface 24 of the protruding cylindrical portion 4 and the inner Since the cylindrical rubber sheet 25 for sealing is interposed between the pipe outer peripheral surface 23 directly facing the peripheral surface 24, the processing of the seal groove can be omitted, and the joint body 10 Plastic molding is easy and the outer diameter of the pipe joint can be reduced. Further, the rubber sheet 25 is locally elastically compressed into a closed annular shape in accordance with the U-shaped or V-shaped deformation of the groove bottom thin wall portion 7 (see FIGS. 2, 4, and 6C). , More stable sealing performance can be exhibited.

Further, the pipe retaining cylinder 16, has an outer flange portion 17 integrally with the outer end, and, in a biting state to the pipe outer peripheral surface 23, the locking pieces 22 includes a joint axis L ₀ Since the longitudinal axis is formed so as to form an acute angle θ with the joint axis L ₀ , the insertion depth when the pipe retaining cylindrical body 16 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 4 becomes constant, and the inner edge 18 The position in the axial direction of the innermost end portion 15A corresponds to the position in the axial direction of the groove bottom thin wall portion 7 of the groove portion 6A. Therefore, the locking piece 22 bites into the outer peripheral surface of the pipe P reliably (as shown in FIG. 6). In addition, since the locking piece 22 bites into the acute angle θ, the pull-out resistance of the pipe P becomes extremely large.

2 Pipe joint 3 Male thread part 4 (Protruding) cylinder part 5 Outer peripheral surface 6A Concave groove part 7 Groove bottom thin wall part 10 Joint body 11 Hole part 11A Open end part 15 Inner cylindrical part 16 Pipe retaining cylinder 17 Outer flange part 18 Inner edge portion 19 Cut 20 Cap nut 21 Outer peripheral surface 22 Locking piece 23 Pipe outer peripheral surface 24 Inner peripheral surface 25 Rubber sheet P Connected pipe W (groove) width dimension F Axial compression force L ₀ axial center L ₁₅ axial Direction length dimension

Claims (4)

  A concave groove portion (6A) is formed on the outer periphery of the protruding cylindrical portion (4) of the plastic joint body (10), and a groove bottom thin wall portion (7) is provided at the back of the concave groove portion (6A). The groove bottom thin wall portion (7) protrudes radially inward by an axial compression force (F) for screwing the nut (20) onto the male thread portion (3) of the cylindrical portion (4). A large number of locking pieces (22) on the inner edge (18) of the pipe retaining cylindrical body (16) made of a metal plate that has been deformed into a V-shape and inserted in advance into the protruding cylindrical portion (4). A pipe joint characterized by being configured to bite into the outer peripheral surface (23) side of the inserted pipe (P) and prevent it from being removed. A plastic joint body (2) having a projecting cylindrical portion (4) having a hole portion (11) into which the pipe to be connected (P) is inserted and having a male screw portion (3) on the outer periphery, and the male screw portion ( 3) In a pipe joint comprising a cap nut (20) screwed onto
The cylindrical portion (4) has a concave groove portion (6A) formed on the outer peripheral surface (5) on the tip side of the male screw portion (3), and a groove bottom is thin at the back of the concave groove portion (6A). Having a wall (7),
Further, the axial length is inserted from the opening end (11A) of the hole (11) of the cylindrical portion (4) and reaches the position of the groove bottom thin wall portion (7) of the concave groove (6A). It has an internal cylindrical part (15) of dimension (L ₁₅ ), and the internal cylindrical part (15) is formed by a number of axial cuts (19) at the inner edge (18). A metal plate pipe retaining cylinder (16) having a number of locking pieces (22),
When the cap nut (20) is screwed onto the male thread portion (3) of the joint body (10), the cylindrical portion (4) receives an axial compression force (F) from the cap nut (20). The pipe is deformed into a U-shape or a V-shape so that the groove bottom thin wall portion (7) protrudes radially inward while the width dimension (W) of the concave groove portion (6A) is reduced. Pressing the inner end edge (18) of the interior cylindrical part (15) of the retaining cylindrical body (16) radially inward, the locking piece (22) of the inner end edge (18) A pipe joint characterized by being configured to bite into the outer peripheral surface (23) side of the inserted pipe (P) and prevent it from being removed.   Between the inner peripheral surface (24) of the protruding cylindrical portion (4) of the joint body (10) and the outer peripheral surface (21) of the pipe retaining cylindrical body (16), and the protruding cylindrical portion ( 4) A cylindrical rubber sheet (25) for sealing was interposed between the inner peripheral surface (24) of 4) and the outer peripheral surface (23) of the pipe directly facing the inner peripheral surface (24). The pipe joint according to claim 1 or 2. The pipe retaining cylindrical body (16) integrally has an outer flange portion (17) at the outer end, and is engaged with the pipe outer peripheral surface (23). axis (L ₀₎該継at a longitudinal section containing Tejikukokoro (L ₀₎ and acute (theta) according to claim 1, 2 or 3 pipe joint according form a.

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