JP5468746B2 - Retaining ring, pipe joint joint structure, and retaining ring mounting method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is provided in a female pipe joint used for connecting a protective pipe such as a cable, and prevents the male pipe joint inserted into the female pipe joint from coming out of the female pipe joint and is easy to attach. The present invention relates to a retaining ring, a joint structure of a pipe joint using the retaining ring, and a mounting method of the retaining ring.

  Conventionally, when laying a cable or the like, the cable is passed through a protective tube for protecting the cable. As the protective tube, a corrugated flexible tube that is excellent in laying work and high in strength is often used. In this case, it is necessary to join a plurality of corrugated flexible tubes.

  In order to join the corrugated flexible pipes together, use a split pipe joint and join the ends of the corrugated flexible pipes to be joined so as to be sandwiched between the pipe joints. There is a way to do it. Further, there is a method of screwing an end portion of each corrugated flexible tube to be joined into a pipe joint having a spiral groove corresponding to the outer shape of the corrugated flexible tube. However, regarding installation of the corrugated flexible tube, a more compact installation is required by binding and arranging a plurality of corrugated flexible tubes. When such a plurality of corrugated flexible tubes are united into a unit, the workability is extremely poor in the method of joining the corrugated flexible tubes as described above.

  In such a situation, as a method for easily and reliably joining the corrugated flexible tubes, for example, a female pipe joint and a male pipe joint are provided in advance at the end of the corrugated flexible pipe, In addition, there is a corrugated pipe with a pipe joint that is provided with a C-shaped retaining ring having a slit in one place, and the male pipe joint can be prevented from coming off by the retaining ring (Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-19926 A

  However, since the conventional corrugated pipe with a pipe joint is shipped from the factory with the retaining ring mounted in the female pipe joint, the C-shaped dropout is caused by an impact at the time of unloading from a truck or the like. There has been a problem that the retaining ring may be temporarily reduced in diameter and the retaining ring may fall out of the pipe joint.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and is excellent in joining workability even in a narrow place, can compactly and easily join wavy flexible pipes, and easily falls off the pipe joint even in an impact or the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide a retaining ring that does not have any problems, a joint structure for a pipe joint using the retaining ring, and a method for mounting the retaining ring.

In order to achieve the above-described object, a first invention is a retaining ring that is provided in a female pipe joint and prevents a male pipe joint inserted into the female pipe joint from coming out of the female pipe joint. A ring-shaped main body portion, a plurality of claw portions bent inward in the radial direction of the main body portion, and a plurality of stoppers provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body portion and projecting to the outer peripheral side of the main body portion. comprising, the stopper includes a first pair of stoppers, made of a second pair of stoppers, among the stopper, the outer surface of at least a second pair of stoppers is inclined in the axial direction of the body portion An inclined portion is provided, and the first pair of stoppers are provided at positions facing the main body portion, and the second pair of stoppers are provided at positions facing the main body portion, and the second pair Of the inclined portion provided on the pair of stoppers. Oblique angle is a retaining ring, characterized in that facing away from each other with respect to the axial direction of the main body portion.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the male pipe joint can be easily inserted by the plurality of claws bent inward, and can be reliably prevented from coming off, and the inclined portion provided in the stopper can be used. A retaining ring that can be easily attached to a pipe joint without a slit or the like can be obtained. In particular, since the retaining ring does not have a slit, the retaining ring does not shrink due to an impact during transportation or the like, and there is no fear of dropping off from the fitting.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a female pipe joint in which a retaining ring according to the first invention is provided, and a male pipe joint having a protruding portion protruding in the outer peripheral direction at a tip, and the female pipe joint The male pipe joint is inserted into the male pipe joint, the projection of the male pipe joint is caught by the claw part of the retaining ring, and the female pipe joint and the male pipe joint are joined. This is a joining structure.

  According to the second invention, the retaining ring according to the first invention is arranged in the female pipe joint, and the male pipe joint having a protruding portion protruding in the outer peripheral direction at the tip is inserted into the female pipe joint. Pipe joints are easy to join, and the projection is caught by the claw part of the retaining ring, so that the male pipe joint does not come out of the female pipe joint and the pipe joints can be joined reliably. A structure can be obtained.

  3rd invention is provided in the outer peripheral surface of the said main-body part provided in the outer peripheral surface of the ring-shaped main-body part, the some nail | claw part bent to the radial inside of the said main-body part, the said main part, A first pair of stoppers provided at positions facing each other of the main body and the outer peripheral surface of the main body, projecting toward the outer peripheral side of the main body, and provided at positions facing the main body. And a second pair of stoppers each having an inclined portion that is inclined in the axial direction of the main body, and the first pair of stoppers are in contact with the inner surface of the female pipe joint. Deforming the retaining ring, inserting the retaining ring into the female pipe joint in an orientation such that the axial direction of the main body is substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the female pipe joint; and the first pair The stopper of the female pipe fitting retaining ring A step of rotating the retaining ring around the first pair of stoppers while being fitted to a portion, pressing the inclined portion against the retaining ring installation portion, and the second pair of stoppers being And a step of inserting into the retaining ring installation portion.

  According to the third invention, the retaining ring is rotated around the first pair of opposing stoppers as an axis, and the second pair of stoppers are retained by the inclined portions provided on the second pair of stoppers. By pressing against the ring installation part, the required amount of the retaining ring can be easily deformed. For this reason, it is easy to install the retaining ring in the pipe joint without providing a slit or the like in the retaining ring. be able to.

  According to the present invention, the retaining ring is excellent in joining workability even in a narrow place, can be joined compactly and easily with corrugated flexible pipes, and does not easily fall off from a pipe joint even in an impact, etc. It is possible to provide a joint structure for a pipe joint and a mounting method for a retaining ring.

  Hereinafter, the retaining ring 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the retaining ring 1, FIG. 2 is a front view of the retaining ring 1 (viewed from the direction A in FIG. 1), and FIG. 3 is a side view of the retaining ring 1.

  The retaining ring 1 mainly includes a main body 3, a claw portion 9, a stopper 7, inclined stoppers 5a and 5b, and the like. The material of the retaining ring 1 is only required to be elastically deformable, and for example, a relatively hard resin such as ABS resin or polycarbonate can be used.

  The main body 3 is an O-shaped ring-shaped member that does not have a slit or the like. The inner diameter of the main body 3 is D1 (see FIG. 2). A plurality of cuts are provided on one side of the main body 3, and a part of the end of the main body 3 is bent inward in the radial direction of the main body 3. A portion of the main body 3 that is bent inward in the radial direction is a claw portion 9. A plurality of claw portions 9 are provided at intervals from each other over the entire circumference of the main body 3 (eight places in the figure). The circular inner diameter (the innermost diameter of the retaining ring 1) formed by connecting the tips of the claw portions 9 is D2 (see FIG. 2).

  A stopper 7 and inclined stoppers 5 a and 5 b are provided on the outer peripheral portion of the main body 3. The stopper 7 is a rectangular plate-like member and is provided so as to protrude in the outer peripheral direction of the main body 3. A pair of stoppers 7 are provided, and the pair of stoppers 7 are provided at positions of the main body 3 facing each other.

  The inclined stoppers 5 a and 5 b are substantially triangular plate-like members having inclined portions 6 a and 6 b, respectively, and are provided so as to protrude in the outer peripheral direction of the main body 3. The inclined portions 6 a and 6 b have a tapered shape that is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the main body 3. The inclination angle of the inclined parts 6a and 6b (the angle formed between the axial direction of the main body 3 and the inclined parts 6a and 6b) is preferably about 20 ° to 50 °. If the tilt angle is too small, the outer diameter D3 cannot be made larger than the width of the main body 3, and if the tilt angle is too large, it will be difficult to mount the retaining ring 1 described later.

  The inclined stoppers 5a and 5b are provided at positions where the main body 3 faces each other. The inclined portions 6a and 6b provided in the inclined stoppers 5a and 5b are inclined in opposite directions, respectively. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the inclined portion 6 a of the inclined stopper 5 a is inclined to the side (right side as viewed in the drawing) of the main body 3, and the inclined portion 6 b of the inclined stopper 5 b is It is inclined to the side where the claw portion 9 is not provided (the left side in the drawing). Therefore, the inclined portion 6a is inclined in the arrow X direction and the inclined portion 6b is inclined in the direction opposite to the arrow X with respect to the axial direction of the main body 3 (the arrow X direction in FIG. 3). As described above, the inclination angles of the inclined portions 6a and 6b are opposite to each other with respect to the axial direction of the main body 3, as shown in FIG. 3, of the inclination stoppers 5a and 5b formed by the inclination. It shows that the direction of the side where the height is lowered (that is, the direction of the inclination angle) faces opposite to the axial direction (one direction) of the main body 3. Note that the inclination angles of the inclined portions 6a and 6b do not have to be the same as long as they are within a predetermined range.

  The stopper 7 and the inclined stoppers 5a and 5b are provided on the outer periphery of the main body 3 at positions of approximately 90 °, respectively. A circular outer diameter formed by connecting the outermost part of the stopper 7 and the outermost part of the inclined stoppers 5a and 5b (the outermost diameter of the retaining ring 1) is D3 (see FIG. 3). The stopper 7 and the inclined stoppers 5a and 5b and the main body 3 do not have to have the same width. For example, the stopper 7 and the inclined stoppers 5a and 5b may protrude from the main body 3 in the axial direction of the main body 3.

  Next, the female pipe joint 11 in which the retaining ring 1 is installed will be described. FIG. 4 is a view showing the female pipe joint 11, FIG. 4 (a) is a side view of the corrugated pipe 13 provided with the female pipe joint 11, and FIG. 4 (b) is an end view of the female pipe joint 11. It is the figure seen from the partial direction (arrow B direction of Fig.4 (a)).

  The female pipe joint 11 is a cylindrical member provided at the end of the corrugated pipe 13. The corrugated tube 13 is a flexible tube into which a cable or the like is inserted. The female pipe joint 11 mainly includes a male pipe joint insertion portion 17 and a pillow portion 15. The pillow part 15 is substantially octagonal. A wide surface of the outer surface of the pillow portion 15 is a contact surface 12. When bundling and arranging a plurality of pipe joints, the corrugated pipes can be arranged in a compact manner by arranging the pipe joints by bringing the contact surfaces 12 of the plurality of pipe joints into contact with each other. .

  Reduced diameter portions 19a and 19b are provided in front of and behind the pillow portion 15 with respect to the axial direction of the female pipe joint 11. That is, the pillow part 15 partially protrudes outward with respect to the periphery of the pillow part 15. A projecting surface having a small width between the contact surface 12 and the contact surface 12 is a projecting portion 14. The protrusion 14 will be described later. In addition, the shape of the pillow part 15 is not restricted to an octagon as shown in FIG. Any shape may be used as long as they have planes substantially parallel to each other.

  The male pipe joint insertion part 17 is a part into which the male pipe joint is inserted, and the inner diameter is D4 (see FIG. 4B). It is desirable that the distance between the parallel contact surfaces 12 facing each other is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the corrugated tube 13.

  5 is a cross-sectional view of the female pipe joint 11, FIG. 5 (a) is a vertical cross-sectional view of the female pipe joint 11, and FIG. 5 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 5 (a). .

  The inside of the pillow portion 15 has a larger diameter than the inner diameters of the reduced diameter portions 19a and 19b, and a groove-shaped retaining ring installation portion 16 is formed. That is, the retaining ring 1 is installed in the retaining ring installation unit 16 inside the pillow unit 15. The stopper 7 and the inclined stoppers 5 a and 5 b of the retaining ring 1 are accommodated in the protruding portion 14 of the pillow portion 15.

  That is, the protruding portion 14 serves as a storage portion for the stopper 7 and the inclined stoppers 5a and 5b. For this reason, the outermost diameter D3 due to the stopper 7 and the inclined stoppers 5a and 5b of the retaining ring 1 is slightly smaller than the inner surface of the projecting portion 14 which is opposed. Further, since the outermost diameter D3 of the retaining ring 1 is larger than the inner diameters of the reduced diameter portions 19a and 19b, the retaining ring 1 is held in a state of being accommodated in the retaining ring installation portion 16, and the retaining ring is installed. It will not fall out of the part 16.

  Next, the male pipe joint 21 will be described. The male pipe joint 21 is a cylindrical member provided at the end of the corrugated pipe 23. The male pipe joint 21 mainly includes a pillow part 25, a packing 31, a reduced diameter part 29, a protruding part 27, and the like. The pillow part 25 is substantially octagonal and has the same shape as the pillow part 15.

  The packing 31 is a member that contacts the inner surface of the female pipe joint 11 and waterproofs the connecting portion when the male pipe joint 21 is inserted into the female pipe joint 11. As the packing 31, rubber, a water expansion member, etc. can be used.

  A reduced diameter portion 29 is provided on the distal end side of the male pipe joint 21 with respect to the packing 31. A protrusion 27 protruding in the outer peripheral direction is provided at the tip of the male pipe joint 21. The outer diameter of the protrusion 27 is D5 (see FIG. 6).

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the male pipe joint 21 and the female pipe joint 11 are joined. When the male pipe joint 21 is inserted from the male pipe joint insertion portion 17 of the female pipe joint 11, the protrusion 27 provided at the tip of the male pipe joint 21 is formed on the retaining ring 1 provided in the female pipe joint 11. Inserted. The nail | claw part 9 is spread in the outer peripheral direction by the inserted protrusion part 27, and the protrusion part 27 penetrates the retaining ring 1 easily.

  When the protrusion 27 penetrates the retaining ring 1, the deformation of the claw portion 9 returns to the original and is directed inward again. At this time, the protruding portion 27 is caught by the claw portion 9, so that the male pipe joint 21 is prevented from coming off from the female pipe joint 11, and is reliably joined. That is, the outer diameter D5 of the protrusion 27 is larger than the circular inner diameter D2 formed by the claw portion 9. Further, the outer diameter D5 of the protrusion 27 is smaller than the inner diameter D3 of the male pipe joint insertion portion 17 and the inner diameter D1 of the main body 3 of the retaining ring 1.

  In the state where the male pipe joint 21 is joined to the female pipe joint 11, the packing 31 is pressed against the inner surface of the male pipe joint insertion portion 17. Therefore, water does not enter from the joint portion between the male pipe joint 21 and the female pipe joint 11.

  Next, a method for attaching the retaining ring 1 to the female pipe joint 11 will be described. FIGS. 8 to 9 are views showing a process of attaching the retaining ring 1 to the female pipe joint 11, and FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the retaining ring 1 is inserted into the female pipe joint 1. FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view seen from the direction of arrow D in FIG. 8A in a state where the retaining ring 1 is inserted.

  First, as shown in FIG. 8A, the retaining ring 1 is inserted into the female pipe joint 1. When inserting the retaining ring 1, the inclined stoppers 5 a and 5 b are inserted toward the axial direction of the female pipe joint 11. That is, the retaining ring 1 is inserted into the female pipe joint 11 so that the axial direction of the retaining ring 1 is substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the female pipe joint 11.

  The outermost diameter D3 of the retaining ring 1 is larger than the inner diameter D4 of the male pipe joint insertion portion 17. For this reason, when the retaining ring 1 is inserted in the direction of arrow E (FIG. 8A), the retaining ring 1 is deformed in the direction of arrow F (FIG. 8A). That is, the retaining ring 1 is inserted in an elliptical shape.

  When the retaining ring 1 is inserted in a state of being deformed into an oval shape and the stopper 7 reaches the retaining ring installation portion 16 as shown in FIG. 8B, the retaining ring 1 is deformed back to its original position. 7 fits into the retaining ring installation part 16. The stopper 7 is set at the position of the protruding portion 14 (see FIG. 5B) of the pillow portion 15. That is, the distance between the inner surfaces of the projecting portions 14 facing each other is larger than the outermost diameter D3 of the retaining ring 1.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9A, the retaining ring 1 is rotated in the direction of arrow G in the female pipe joint 11 around the stopper 7. Therefore, the inclination stoppers 5a and 5b move in the vertical direction in FIG. The rotation direction of the retaining ring 1 is such that the inclined stoppers 5a and 5b move to the side where the inclined portions 6a and 6b are provided, respectively.

  Since the outermost diameter D3 of the retaining ring 1 is larger than the inner diameter D4 of the male pipe joint insertion portion 17, when the retaining ring 1 is rotated, the inclined stoppers 5a and 5b are moved to the retaining ring installation portion 16. Before fitting, it is caught on the inner surface of the reduced diameter portions 19a, 19b. At this time, the retaining ring 1 comes into contact with the reduced diameter portions 19a, 19b and the inclined portions 6a, 6b.

  The retaining ring 1 in contact with the reduced diameter portions 19a and 19b can be easily rotated while gradually deforming the retaining ring 1 into an elliptical shape along the inclination of the inclined portions 6a and 6b. That is, when the retaining ring 1 is inserted into the female pipe joint 1, the retaining ring 1 is deformed in a direction in which the opposing stoppers 7 approach each other, but when the retaining ring 1 is rotated, an inclination stopper is used. 5a and 5b are deformed into an ellipse in the direction in which they approach each other. Therefore, the direction of deformation of the retaining ring 1 differs by 90 ° between when the retaining ring 1 is inserted and when it is rotated.

  FIG. 9B shows a state where the retaining ring 1 rotates while deforming along the inclination of the inclined portions 6 a and 6 b and the inclined stoppers 5 a and 5 b are fitted to the retaining ring installation portion 16. When the retaining ring 1 reaches the retaining ring installation part 16 completely, the deformation of the retaining ring 1 returns to its original state, and the inclined stoppers 5 a and 5 b fit into the retaining ring installation part 16. Since the outermost diameter D3 of the retaining ring 1 is larger than the inner diameter D4 of the reduced diameter portions 19a and 19b, the retaining ring 1 is accommodated in the retaining ring installation portion 16 and does not come off.

  As described above, according to the retaining ring 1 according to the present embodiment, the main body 3 can be easily set into the female pipe joint 11 without providing a slit. Since the slit is not provided, the retaining ring 1 is reduced in diameter by impact when the female pipe joint 11 is transported, and does not fall off the female pipe joint.

  The stopper ring 1 is provided with a stopper 7 at an opposing position, so that the stopper ring 1 can be easily rotated within the female pipe joint 1 around the stopper 7 and the inclined stopper 5a is provided on the outer peripheral portion. 5b, the retaining ring 1 can be installed in the female pipe joint 11 while being easily deformed along the inclined portions 6a and 6b.

  Further, since the projection 27 at the tip of the male pipe joint 1 is caught by the claw part 9, the joining operation is easy and the male pipe joint and the female pipe joint can be reliably joined. Since the male pipe joint 21 is provided with the packing 31, it is possible to obtain a pipe joint joining structure excellent in waterproofness.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, the technical scope of this invention is not influenced by embodiment mentioned above. It is obvious for those skilled in the art that various modifications or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. It is understood that it belongs.

  For example, the shape of the inclined stoppers 5a and 5b is not limited to a substantially triangular shape. For example, it may be a substantially trapezoidal tilt stopper 35a, 35b like a retaining ring 33 shown in FIG. Any other shapes may be used as long as the inclined portions 6a and 6b are provided. Moreover, although the inclination stoppers 5a and 5b are provided, the number of inclination stoppers may be one, or three or more.

The perspective view which shows the retaining ring 1. FIG. The front view of the retaining ring 1. FIG. The side view of the retaining ring 1. It is a figure which shows the female pipe joint 11, (a) is a side view which shows the pipe joint 11 with which the corrugated pipe | tube 13 was joined, (b) is a front view which shows the pipe joint 11. FIG. It is a figure which shows the female pipe coupling 11, (a) is side surface sectional drawing of the female pipe coupling 11, (b) is CC line arrow directional view of (a). The side view which shows the male pipe coupling 21. FIG. The figure which shows the state by which the female pipe coupling 11 and the male pipe coupling 21 were joined. It is a figure which shows the process of inserting the retaining ring 1 in the female pipe coupling 11. FIG. (A) is a side sectional view showing a state in which the retaining ring 1 is inserted into the female pipe joint 11, and (b) is a D direction arrow of (a) in a state where the stopper 7 is fitted into the retaining ring installation portion 16. Visual view. It is a figure which shows the process of inserting the retaining ring 1 in the female pipe coupling 11. FIG. (A) is side sectional drawing which shows the state which rotated the retaining ring 1 in the female pipe coupling 11, (b) is side sectional drawing which shows the state which the retaining ring 1 fitted to the retaining ring installation part 16. FIG. The side view of the retaining ring 33. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 ......... Retaining ring 3 ......... Main bodies 5a, 5b ......... Inclined stoppers 6a, 6b ......... Inclined portion 7 ......... Stopper 9 ......... Nail 11 ......... Female pipe joint 12 ......... Contact surface 13 ......... Wavy tube 14 ......... Protruding part 15 ......... Pillow part 16 ......... Retaining ring installation part 17 ......... Male pipe joint insertion part 19a, 19b ......... Reduced diameter part 21 ... ...... Male pipe joint 23 ......... Wave tube 25 ......... Pillow part 27 ......... Protrusion part 29 ......... Reduced diameter part 31 ......... Packing 33 ......... Retaining ring 35a, 35b ......... Inclined Stopper

Claims (3)

A retaining ring that is provided in the female pipe joint and prevents the male pipe joint inserted into the female pipe joint from coming out of the female pipe joint,
A ring-shaped body,
A plurality of claws bent radially inward of the main body,
A plurality of stoppers provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body portion and protruding toward the outer peripheral side of the main body portion;
Equipped with,
The stopper comprises a first pair of stoppers and a second pair of stoppers,
Of the stoppers, at least the outer surfaces of the second pair of stoppers are provided with inclined portions that are inclined in the axial direction of the main body portion,
The first pair of stoppers are provided at opposing positions of the main body,
The second pair of stoppers are provided at opposing positions of the main body,
The retaining ring according to claim 1, wherein an inclination angle of the inclined portion provided in the second pair of stoppers is opposite to an axial direction of the main body portion. A female pipe joint in which the retaining ring according to claim 1 is provided;
A male pipe joint having a protrusion projecting in the outer peripheral direction at the tip;
Comprising
The male pipe joint is inserted into the female pipe joint, the projection of the male pipe joint is caught by the claw part of the retaining ring, and the female pipe joint and the male pipe joint are joined. The joint structure of the pipe joint. A ring-shaped body,
A plurality of claws bent radially inward of the main body,
A first pair of stoppers provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body, projecting to the outer peripheral side of the main body, and provided at positions facing each other of the main body;
A second pair of stoppers provided on the outer peripheral surface of the main body portion, projecting to the outer peripheral side of the main body portion, provided at positions facing each other of the main body portion, and having inclined portions inclined in the axial direction of the main body portion. When,
Using a retaining ring comprising
The retaining ring is deformed so that the first pair of stoppers are in contact with the inner surface of the female pipe joint, and the axial direction of the main body is substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the female pipe joint. Inserting a retaining ring into the female pipe joint;
Rotating the retaining ring around the first pair of stoppers in a state where the first pair of stoppers are fitted in the retaining ring installation portion of the female pipe joint;
Pressing the inclined part against the retaining ring installation part and inserting the second pair of stoppers into the retaining ring installation part;
A mounting method for a retaining ring, comprising:

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