WO2013182764A1 - Bouchon pour raccord fluidique, robinet, bouteille et procédé de remplissage correspondants - Google Patents
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- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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- the present invention relates to a plug for a fluid bottle valve fluid connection and to a corresponding valve, bottle and filling method.
- the invention relates more particularly to a plug for fluidic connection of a valve for a pressurized fluid bottle, in particular a filling connection and possibly a withdrawal connection, the stopper comprising a hooking sleeve intended to be threaded onto a coupling, the sleeve extending around a central longitudinal axis, the sheath having, on its inner surface and at a first end, a threaded portion intended to cooperate with a conjugate threaded portion formed on the outer surface of a coupling for its screwing / unscrewing by rotation about a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis.
- the invention relates in particular to a protective cap of a filling connector.
- the invention relates to a reusable removable cap which makes it possible to protect the surface of a filling connector intended to cooperate sealingly with a filling tool.
- the plug may or may not be sealed to close the filling connector tightly or not.
- the invention relates in particular to a valve with or without built-in pressure reducer for fluid container.
- the invention applies in particular but in no way limiting to the devices described in EP1274957.
- This document describes the use of a plug to be mounted on a fill connector having a geometry making difficult access to unauthorized users.
- the plug has a non-standard geometry requiring a suitable tool.
- the plug described in this document has, in its inner part, a bellows-shaped seal which is placed above the filling connector to prevent the intrusion of dust. In case of leakage, the seal deforms and releases gas to the outside.
- this cap has several moving parts relative to each other and a spring to arrange it in a locked or unlocked state. This structure increases the risk of poor installation by an operator. In addition, the bellows of this plug is likely to deteriorate which may reduce the protection performance of the connector. In addition, in the case where the application requires a sealed cap, the structure of the cap does not however ensure a seal of the connection, for example in case of leakage of the valve located at the connection.
- this device does not effectively control whether the cap has been disassembled and reassembled by an unauthorized user.
- An object of the present invention is to overcome all or part of the disadvantages of the prior art noted above.
- the stopper according to the invention is essentially characterized in that the threaded portion comprises at least one recess parallel to the longitudinal axis, projection according to a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, the at least one recess being secant with the circle of smaller diameter of the thread, and in that the inner surface of the sleeve comprises, at a second end opposite to the first end, an axis extending inside the sleeve in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis towards the second end of the sleeve to a free end located between the first and second ends of the sleeve, said free end the axis being provided to form a protective cover for a surface of the connector intended to cooperate with a filling tool.
- embodiments of the invention may include one or more of the following features:
- the sealing member of the free end of the sealing spindle comprises an O-ring housed in a circular groove formed on the free end of the spindle,
- the sealing member of the free end of the sealing spindle comprises an O-ring housed in a circular groove formed on the free end of the spindle,
- the tapped portion comprises three or four recesses distributed symmetrically about the axis of rotation of the tapping,
- the sleeve comprises a perforated body provided with at least one opening, the cap comprising a seal of warranty separate from the sheath, the seal of guarantee being intended to be interposed between the connector and the sheath threaded onto the fitting, the seal of guarantee comprising at least one frangible flexible tab, in the assembled position, the at least one lug being extended and projecting into the at least one opening of the sheath and forming a locking stop in rotation of the sheath, the lug being movable mechanically and elastically in a retracted position in the sleeve to selectively remove the rotational locking stop,
- the seal of guarantee includes a body in the form of flange in one or more pieces and intended to be mounted around a male connector, the body of the seal comprising a plurality of tabs deployed by default towards the outside of the collar and capable of being folded elastically towards the inside of the collar in the retracted position,
- the sheath has a generally cylindrical solid or perforated shape
- the sleeve consists of at least one of the following materials: a metal,
- the guarantee seal comprises two semicircular half-shells intended to be mounted transversely around a generally cylindrical coupling
- the guarantee seal comprises an open circular crown provided with at least one foldable hinge
- the angular position of the guarantee seal on the connection around the longitudinal axis is indexed via at least one stop
- the guarantee seal comprises a plurality of positioning pins cooperating with the external shape of the coupling to ensure a determined angular positioning and a locking of the guarantee seal around the coupling,
- the angular position of the guarantee seal on the connection around the longitudinal axis is indexed via at least one stop
- the outer surface of the sleeve comprises at least one impression zone intended to cooperate with a conjugate form of a tool for screwing / unscrewing the plug.
- the invention relates to a valve for a bottle of pressurized fluid, comprising an internal gas circuit intended to communicate with the internal volume of a bottle via at least one control member such as a valve, the valve comprising a filling connection communicating with the internal circuit for filling the bottle, the filling connection having a body extending along a longitudinal axis, the connector comprising a guide end and a threaded portion, the threaded portion being offset longitudinally relative to at the said guide end in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the guide end comprising a contour provided with at least a protrusion projecting out of the contour, in projection in a plane orthogonal to said longitudinal axis, the at least one projection of the guide end of the connector being secant with a circle centered on said longitudinal axis and whose diameter is equal to the smallest inner and outer diameters of the threaded portion, the valve comprising a plug removably mounted on the connector, wherein plug is in accordance with any of the above or below features and has a conjugate form
- the sheath constrains the at least one leg in a retracted position to allow the screwing of the cap on the fitting, in the assembled position of the cap on the fitting , the at least one lug coinciding with the at least one opening of the sheath to allow the movement of the at least one tab in the deployed position relative to the connector in the at least one opening and form a stop blocking the rotation of the plug by connection to the connection.
- the invention may also relate to a bottle of pressurized fluid comprising a valve according to any one of the above characteristics or hereafter.
- the invention may also relate to a method for filling such a bottle of pressurized fluid, the method comprising a step of connecting a filling tool to a connection without a plug, a step of transferring fluid into the bottle. via the filling tool through the fitting, a step of disconnecting the filling tool relative to the fitting and a step of mounting a plug on said fitting.
- the step of mounting a stopper on said fitting comprises or not the interposition of a seal between the fitting and the stopper
- the method comprises, prior to the step of connecting a filling tool to a connection, a step of removing a plug present on the coupling, -
- the cap comprises a guarantee seal interposed around the connection between the guide end and the threaded portion, the cap is screwed around the fitting provided with the seal of guarantee, the prior step of removing a cap attached to the fitting comprising or not the mechanical failure of at least part of the guarantee seal,
- the stopper comprising a guarantee seal interposed around a connection between the guide end and the threaded portion, the stopper being screwed around the fitting provided with the guarantee seal, the prior step of removing a stopper fixed to the fitting does not include the mechanical rupture of a portion of the seal of warranty, the removal of the cap comprises, simultaneously with the unscrewing of the cap, a step during which the at least one lug is folded in the retracted position.
- the invention may also relate to a mounting tool / disassembly of the corresponding plug.
- the invention may also relate to any alternative device or method comprising any combination of the above or below features.
- FIGS. 1 to 6 represent perspective views respectively illustrating various steps of mounting a plug on a coupling according to a first possible embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 7 represents a cross-sectional view of part of the plug along the line AA of FIG. 3,
- FIG. 8 represents a schematic and partial longitudinal sectional view illustrating a valve connection provided with the plug in the mounted position
- FIG. 9 represents a perspective view of an enlarged detail of the valve connection provided with the plug of FIG. 8;
- FIGS. 10 to 13 show perspective views respectively illustrating different steps of disassembling the plug of the coupling by means of a disassembly tool
- FIG. 14 represents a view in longitudinal section illustrating a step of dismounting the plug of its connection by means of a tool
- FIG. 15 represents a perspective view illustrating a possible variant embodiment of a guarantee seal that can be used with the cap;
- FIG. 16 represents a perspective view illustrating the pre-assembly of the guarantee seal of FIG. 15; on a fitting,
- FIG. 17 illustrates schematically and partially the structure and operation of a possible filling of such a valve.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a "square-head" filling male connector 2 to which the invention can be applied.
- a connector 2 is described in particular in document EP1274957. It is a special geometry fitting that prevents unauthorized users or unauthorized fluidic devices from being connected to it.
- the invention applies to any other type of connection geometry described in the document mentioned above (eg triangular head or other). More generally, the invention applies it to any other male connection geometry (filling and / or withdrawal) having a guide end provided with one, two or more projections offset longitudinally with respect to a threaded portion.
- the filling connection 2 has an oblong body of generally cylindrical shape extending along a longitudinal axis.
- the connector 2 comprising a terminal end end 22 intended to cooperate with a filling tool.
- the end opposite the guide end 22 is intended to be attached to the body of a fluid bottle tap for example.
- the coupling 2 also comprises a threaded portion 20.
- the threaded portion 20 is offset longitudinally with respect to said guide end 22 in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
- the guide end 22 comprises a contour provided with at least one protrusion 23 and, in this example, four protrusions 23.
- the protrusions 23 protrude out of the contour, for example cylindrical, of the end of the connector 2.
- the projections 23 of the guide end 22 of the connector 2 are intersecting with a fictitious circle centered on said longitudinal axis and whose diameter is equal to the smallest of the internal and external diameters of the threaded portion 20.
- the four projections 23 are symmetrically distributed at 90 ° about the axis of rotation of the thread so that, when viewed from above (in a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal axis), the guide end has a general shape. square concentric to the thread 20 but whose corners 23 exceed the diameter of the thread 20.
- Figures 2 and 3 illustrate the mounting of a plug 1 on the connector 2.
- the plug 1 comprises a sleeve 1 1 hooking to be threaded on the connector 2.
- the sleeve 1 1 extends around a central longitudinal axis 13.
- the sleeve 1 1 comprises, on its inner surface and at a first end, a threaded portion 12 intended to cooperate with the threaded portion 20 of the conjugate 2 (see Figures 7 and 14 in particular).
- the tapped portion 12 comprises four recesses 16 parallel to the longitudinal axis 13.
- the recesses 1 16 intersect with the circle of smaller diameter of the thread 12.
- the recesses 1 16 are conjugate projections 23 of the connector 2. That is to say that the recesses 1 16 are symmetrically distributed at 90 ° around the axis of rotation of the tapping 12. In this way, one or a number limited angular positions given the plug 1 on the connector 2 allows to engage the cap on the connector 2 for screwing.
- the inner surface of the sleeve 1 1 further comprises, at a second end opposite the first end, an axis 14.
- the axis 14 which is preferably integral with the sleeve 1 1 extending inside the sheath 1 1 in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis 13 towards the second end of the sleeve 1 1 to a free end 15.
- the free end 15 is located between the first and second ends of the sheath 1 1, to the inside of the sheath 1 1.
- said free end 15 of the axis 14 comprising a sealing member 16 for cooperating in abutment with a surface of a connector for sealing (see Figure 8).
- the member 16 sealing the free end 15 of the shaft 14 comprises for example an O-ring housed in a circular groove formed on the free end 15 of the axis 14.
- the free end 15 of the axis 14 may comprise a blind hole in the center of the seal 26 to accommodate a projecting end of a closure valve stem of the connector 2. Downstream of the valve of the connector (not shown for the sake of simplification) , the connector 2 communicates with the internal circuit 7 of the valve to which it belongs.
- the axis 14 may be without seal.
- the cap 1 may be associated with an optional seal 3 guaranteeing that it has not been disassembled in an unauthorized manner.
- the sleeve 1 1 comprises a perforated body provided with several lateral openings 17.
- the seal 3 of warranty is a piece preferably separate from the sleeve 1 1.
- the seal 3 of guarantee is intended to be interposed between the connector 2 and the sheath 1 1 threaded and screwed onto the connector 2.
- the seal 3 guaranteed includes, assembled position, a collar-shaped structure provided with multiple legs 31 flexible and frangible.
- the tabs 31 are in the normal position extended outwardly of the collar.
- the seal 31 can be formed of two identical or symmetrical half-shells which are mounted transversely around the coupling 2.
- the seal 3 of guarantee is interposed around connector 2 between guide end 22 and threaded portion 20.
- seal 31 is longitudinally locked in both directions in this position by shoulders comprising, for example, the guide end 22 and one or more other shoulders.
- the seal 3 of guarantee is preferably also locked in rotation on the connector 2 about the longitudinal axis in a determined position.
- the sleeve 1 1 of the cap 1 can then be threaded onto the fitting 2 provided with the seal 3 of guarantee by coinciding the projections 23 and recesses 1 16 ( Figures 3 and 4).
- the sleeve 1 1 can then be screwed onto the connector 2.
- the sleeve 1 1 constrains and compresses the tabs 31 to the connector in a retracted position that does not interfere with the rotation of the sleeve 1 January.
- the disassembly of the plug 1 without breaking the seal 31 warranty can be achieved by simultaneously achieving the unscrewing of the plug 1, a compression of the tabs 31 towards the inside of the sleeve 1 January.
- this can be achieved for example by means of a tool 6 of selective disassembly (see mounting) comprising several fingers 60 conjugate openings 17 (see Figure 10).
- the tool 6 is threaded onto the sleeve 1 1 ( Figure 1 1).
- the fingers 60 are movable between a spaced position ( Figure 1 1) and a retracted position ( Figure 12).
- the tool 6 In the retracted position, the fingers 60 press on the tabs 31 towards the inside of the sheath 1 1 to allow unhindered rotation of the sheath 1 1 (FIGS. 13 and 14).
- the tool 6 also comprises a portion which rotates with the sleeve 1 1.
- the tool 6 can be manual and / or automatic (pneumatic and / or electrical and / or hydraulic).
- FIG. 15 an alternative embodiment of the seal 3 optional warranty.
- the seal 3 of warranty includes a crown body in one piece. This seal 3 is open and provided with at least one foldable hinge 32.
- a border of the seal 3 may comprise locating pins or pins 33 intended to cooperate with the external shape of the coupling 2 to ensure a determined angular positioning and a maintenance of the seal 3 of guarantee around the fitting 2.
- pairs of lugs 33 can be placed respectively on either side of each projection 23 of the guide end of the connector 2.
- the seal 3 of warranty is preferably made of plastic.
- the sleeve 1 1 is preferably composed of metal or an alloy. It is therefore easy to conceive that the structure of the plug 1 makes it possible to seal inside the connector 2, guaranteeing reliable and secure fastening at the external thread.
- This configuration provides a longitudinal compressive force of the end of the axis 14 provided with the seal 16 on the inner surface of the connector 2.
- this structure of plug with an axis that extends into the fitting and can be supported on the bottom of the fitting increases the mechanical cohesion of the plug on the fitting.
- the structure of the warranty seal 3 which can be used optionally allows to provide an indicator of unintentional and unauthorized opening of the cap. This ensures, in particular to the end user, the safety conditions of the bottle 5 provided with a valve 4 provided with such a connector 2.
- Such a plug 1 can be (re) mounted on a connection 2 of a valve 4 of fluid bottle 5 (acetylene, nitrogen, oxygen or other) after a filling phase of the bottle 5 by a filling tool 66 (cf. Figure 17).
- a valve 4 of fluid bottle 5 acetylene, nitrogen, oxygen or other
- the apertures 17 of the plug make it possible to evacuate gas under pressure by forming vents which limit the risks of unscrewing the cap 1 under pressure.
- a lateral orifice may be provided in the cap to form a vent for evacuation of the gas under pressure in order to avoid the risk of splashing when unscrewing under pressure with tearing threads thread.
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Priority Applications (10)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP2015515562A JP6151356B2 (ja) | 2012-06-04 | 2013-03-18 | 流体結合用の栓、並びにこれに対応する弁、シリンダ及び充填方法 |
CA2870890A CA2870890C (fr) | 2012-06-04 | 2013-03-18 | Bouchon pour raccord fluidique, robinet, bouteille et procede de remplissage correspondants |
ES13715341.7T ES2685699T3 (es) | 2012-06-04 | 2013-03-18 | Tapón de empalme para fluidos, grifo, botella y procedimiento de llenado correspondientes |
DK13715341.7T DK2856002T3 (en) | 2012-06-04 | 2013-03-18 | Close to a fluid coupling, corresponding valve, bottle and filling method |
EP13715341.7A EP2856002B1 (fr) | 2012-06-04 | 2013-03-18 | Bouchon pour raccord fluidique, robinet, bouteille et procédé de remplissage correspondants |
US14/405,638 US9909716B2 (en) | 2012-06-04 | 2013-03-18 | Plug for a fluid coupling, corresponding valve, bottle and filling method |
BR112014030301A BR112014030301A2 (pt) | 2012-06-04 | 2013-03-18 | bujão para o acoplamento de fluido, torneira, garrafa e processo de enchimento correspondente |
CN201380029502.0A CN104364575B (zh) | 2012-06-04 | 2013-03-18 | 用于流体联接件的止挡件及相应的阀、缸和填充方法 |
AU2013273420A AU2013273420B2 (en) | 2012-06-04 | 2013-03-18 | Plug for a fluid coupling, corresponding valve, bottle and filling method |
ZA2014/07935A ZA201407935B (en) | 2012-06-04 | 2014-10-30 | Plug for a fluid coupling, corresponding valve, bottle and filling method |
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