Classifications

• • 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
  • F16L19/00—Joints in which sealing surfaces are pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on, or into, one of the joint parts
  • F16L19/02—Pipe ends provided with collars or flanges, integral with the pipe or not, pressed together by a screwed member
  • F16L19/0212—Pipe ends provided with collars or flanges, integral with the pipe or not, pressed together by a screwed member using specially adapted sealing means
  • F16L19/0218—Pipe ends provided with collars or flanges, integral with the pipe or not, pressed together by a screwed member using specially adapted sealing means comprising only sealing rings
• • 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
  • F16L19/00—Joints in which sealing surfaces are pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on, or into, one of the joint parts
  • F16L19/06—Joints in which sealing surfaces are pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on, or into, one of the joint parts in which radial clamping is obtained by wedging action on non-deformed pipe ends
  • F16L19/065—Joints in which sealing surfaces are pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on, or into, one of the joint parts in which radial clamping is obtained by wedging action on non-deformed pipe ends the wedging action being effected by means of a ring
  • F16L19/0653—Joints in which sealing surfaces are pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on, or into, one of the joint parts in which radial clamping is obtained by wedging action on non-deformed pipe ends the wedging action being effected by means of a ring the ring being rotatably connected to one of the connecting parts
• • 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
  • F16L19/00—Joints in which sealing surfaces are pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on, or into, one of the joint parts
  • F16L19/02—Pipe ends provided with collars or flanges, integral with the pipe or not, pressed together by a screwed member
  • F16L19/0231—Pipe ends provided with collars or flanges, integral with the pipe or not, pressed together by a screwed member with specially adapted means for positioning the threaded member behind the collar
• • 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
  • F16L19/00—Joints in which sealing surfaces are pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on, or into, one of the joint parts
  • F16L19/06—Joints in which sealing surfaces are pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on, or into, one of the joint parts in which radial clamping is obtained by wedging action on non-deformed pipe ends
  • F16L19/07—Joints in which sealing surfaces are pressed together by means of a member, e.g. a swivel nut, screwed on, or into, one of the joint parts in which radial clamping is obtained by wedging action on non-deformed pipe ends adapted for use in socket or sleeve connections
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
  • G01N30/00—Investigating or analysing materials by separation into components using adsorption, absorption or similar phenomena or using ion-exchange, e.g. chromatography or field flow fractionation
  • G01N30/02—Column chromatography
  • G01N30/60—Construction of the column
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
  • G01N30/00—Investigating or analysing materials by separation into components using adsorption, absorption or similar phenomena or using ion-exchange, e.g. chromatography or field flow fractionation
  • G01N30/02—Column chromatography
  • G01N30/60—Construction of the column
  • G01N30/6004—Construction of the column end pieces
  • G01N30/6026—Fluid seals
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
  • G01N30/00—Investigating or analysing materials by separation into components using adsorption, absorption or similar phenomena or using ion-exchange, e.g. chromatography or field flow fractionation
  • G01N30/02—Column chromatography
  • G01N30/60—Construction of the column
  • G01N30/6034—Construction of the column joining multiple columns
  • G01N30/6039—Construction of the column joining multiple columns in series

Definitions

• This disclosure pertains to fittings for use in systems designed for chemical analysis where zero dead volume is required.
• a zero dead volume compression fitting consists of a fitting having a female fitting detail, tubing, a ferrule loosely riding on the tubing, and a male nut, also riding on the tubing.
• the tubing is placed into the fitting until the tubing end passes through the inner bore of the fitting and seats correctly at the bottom of the fitting detail, the ferrule is then slid along the tubing until it engages the mating walls of the fitting, and the nut is threadedly engaged so as to be retained in place and to deform the ferrule against the mating wall of the fitting detail, causing the ferrule to apply pressure to the tubing and force such tubing against the bottom of the fitting detail.
• the present disclosure provides a high pressure capillary tubing connector system for use with a zero dead volume fitting which includes a main body, a primary seal, inert tubing, a ferrule, and a retaining member, where the zero dead volume fitting has a zero dead volume fitting detail having a zero dead volume fitting detail pilot which terminates at a zero dead volume fitting detail pilot bottom and which has a zero dead volume fitting detail pilot length and having a zero dead volume fitting detail ferrule seat.
• the main body adapted to engage the zero dead volume fitting, has a main body tubing bore therethrough sized to a tubing and has a main body internal bore at a main body first end, which main body internal bore has a main body internal bore diameter sized to receive a primary seal and a main body internal counter bore depth sufficient to retain the primary seal in the absence of the tubing.
• the primary seal has a primary seal bore therethrough, sized for clearance of the tubing, has a primary seal first driving face adapted to contact a main body first end face of the main body internal bore, has a primary seal first section sized to fit the main body internal bore and to extend beyond the main body internal bore, has a primary seal first outer diameter equivalent or greater than the main body internal bore diameter, and has a primary seal first section length greater than the main body internal counter bore depth. Additionally, the primary seal has a primary seal second section having a primary seal second outer diameter equivalent to or less than than the main body first end outer diameter, has a primary seal shoulder at the primary seal second section and is press fit into the main body internal bore.
• the ferrule which encircles the tubing and has a ferrule first end and a ferrule second end face, has a ferrule wedge-shaped conical section sized to contact the zero dead volume fitting detail ferrule seat proximate the ferrule first end at a point of contact.
• the retaining member is adapted to engage the main body to removably apply force against the ferrule second end face and to maintain position relative to the zero dead volume fitting while maintaining the ferrule first end at the point of contact.
• the retaining member may be a nut having an external threaded surface for use with a zero dead volume fitting detail having an internally threaded surface.
• FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view of the assembly prior to tightening in a detail.
• Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the end of the zero dead volume fitting or valve body.
• Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the primary seal of the present disclosure.
• the zero dead volume fitting assembly, or system, 100 is provided in the present disclosure.
• the zero dead volume fitting assembly 100 provides a zero dead volume reducing fitting. Referring to Fig. 1, a cross sectional view is provided of the zero dead volume fitting assembly 100, with a tubing 108 prior to tightening in a zero dead volume fitting or valve body 112.
• the zero dead volume fitting assembly 100 includes a main body 101, a ferrule 104, a retaining member 106, and a primary seal 110.
• the retaining member 106 may have a hex profile, a knurled head, or any profile to aid in causing rotation.
• the main body 101 may have a main body head 102, which may have a hex profile, a knurled head, or any profile to aid in causing rotation.
• Tubing 108 may be fused silica or other material.
• the primary seal 110 is adapted to convey a sample of liquid or gas, potentially at a high pressure, without contaminating the sample, by construction from an inert material.
• the primary seal 110 is also selected from an inert material which can be compressed to provide a seal against a mating flat surface 118 in a zero dead volume fitting detail.
• the mating flat surface 118 may be composed of steel.
• the primary seal 110 may be of a flexible inert materials PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone), PTFE (PolyTetraFluoroEthylene), ETFE (ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene), FEP (Flouridated Ethylene-Propylene), PFA (Perfluoroalkoxy ethylene), and nylon or other materials.
• the main body 101 When the zero dead volume fitting assembly 100 is assembled, the main body 101 is positioned within the zero dead volume fitting or valve body 112 and engages the fitting detail 114, preferably by a helical joinder such as a threaded fitting, though other fitting types may be used to provide sufficient compression of the primary seal 110 to ensure the primary seal 110 seats flat against the zero dead volume fitting detail pilot bottom 118.
• the tubing 108 is then provided within the retaining member 106 through ferrule 104 and through the main body 101 through the main body tubing bore 130 until its tubing first end 124 is fitted against the zero dead volume fitting detail pilot bottom 118.
• primary seal 110 prevents the ferrule 104 from driving the tubing 108 hard into the zero dead volume fitting detail pilot bottom 118 of the detail 114.
• the ferrule 104 is slidably affixed to, and encircles, the tubing 108 and fits in the main body 101, seating against the zero dead volume fitting detail ferrule seat 120.
• the retaining member 106 is then engaged to the main body 101 at the zero dead volume fitting retention section 132. The engagement of the retaining member 106 to the main body 101 drives the ferrule 104 into the zero dead volume fitting detail ferrule seat 120 and causes the nose of the ferrule 104 to grip about the outer surface of the tubing 108.
• the main body 101 includes main body first end face 126 at the end of the main body 101.
• the construction of the primary seal 110 prevents the ferrule 104 from overdriving the tubing 108 and potentially fracturing the tubing 108 if comprises of fused silica.
• a cross sectional view of the end of the zero dead volume fitting or valve body 112 and the main body 101, the first end of the main body 101 includes a main body internal counter bore 202 providing a main body internal counter bore diameter 204 sized to receive the primary seal 110.
• the difference in the main body internal counter bore 202 from the main body first end outer diameter 205 provides a main body wall 206 sized to the primary seal 110 and having a main body internal counter bore depth 208 sufficient to retain the primary seal in the absence of the tubing 108 and to encourage a seal about the tubing 108 when the main body 101 fully engages the zero dead volume fitting or valve body 112 and thereby causes compression of the primary seal 110 against the zero dead volume fitting detail pilot bottom 118.
• the primary seal 110 includes primary seal first driving face 301 which provides a surface to meet a main body counter bore face 201 of the main body internal counter bore 202, which may provide a flat surface or may provide a conic surface.
• the primary seal 110 includes a primary seal first section 302 sized to fit within, but extend beyond, the main body internal counter bore 202 in Fig. 2.
• the primary seal 110 therefore includes primary seal first outer diameter 306 which is sufficiently close to the main body internal counter bore diameter 204 in Fig. 2 to permit a press fit of the primary seal 110 into the main body 101.
• the primary seal first section 302 has a primary seal first section length 312 greater than the main body internal counter bore depth 208 in Fig. 2.
• the primary seal 110 includes a primary seal second section 304 sized to provide accurate alignment to primary seal second outer diameter 308, which is preferably equal to, or slightly larger or smaller, than the main body first end outer diameter 205 in Fig. 2. Due to the difference of the primary seal second outer diameter 308 and the primary seal first outer diameter 306, a primary seal shoulder 314 is found on the primary seal 110.
• the primary seal 110 When the primary seal 110 is positioned in the main body 101 such at the primary seal first driving face 301 abuts a surface to meet the main body first counter bore face 201 of the main body internal counter bore 202, the primary seal shoulder 314 remains free of contact with the main body first end face 126.
• the primary seal 110 includes a primary seal bore 310 therethrough, sized for clearance of the tubing 108.
• a high pressure capillary tubing connector system 100 is provided for use with a zero dead volume fitting or valve body 112 and inert tubing 108 which includes a main body 101, a primary seal 110, a ferrule 104, and a retaining member 106, where the zero dead volume fitting or valve body 112 has a zero dead volume fitting detail 114 having a zero dead volume fitting detail pilot 116 which terminates at a zero dead volume fitting detail pilot bottom 118 and which has a zero dead volume fitting detail pilot length 144 and having a zero dead volume fitting flat bottom 118.
• the main body 101 adapted to engage the zero dead volume fitting or valve body 112, has a main body tubing bore 130 therethrough sized to the tubing 108 and has a main body internal counter bore at a main body first end, which main body internal counter bore 202 has a main body internal counter bore diameter 204 sized to receive a primary seal 110 and a main body internal counter bore depth 208 sufficient to retain the primary seal in the absence of the tubing 108.
• the primary seal 110 has a primary seal bore 310 therethrough, sized for clearance of the tubing 108, has a primary seal first driving face 301 adapted to contact a main body counter bore face 201 and a primary seal first section 302 sized to fit the main body internal counter bore 202 and to extend beyond the main body internal bore 130, has a primary seal first outer diameter 306 equivalent or greater than the main body internal counter bore diameter 204, and has a primary seal first section length 312 greater than the main body internal counter bore depth 208.
• the primary seal 110 has a primary seal second section 304 having a primary seal second outer diameter 308 equivalent to or less than the main body first end outer diameter 205, has a primary seal shoulder 314 at the primary seal second section 304 and is press fit into the main body internal counter bore 202.
• the ferrule 104 which encircles the tubing 108 and has a ferrule first end 134 and a ferrule second end face 136, has a ferrule wedge-shaped conical section 138 sized to contact the zero dead volume fitting detail ferrule seat 120 proximate the ferrule first end 134 at a point of contact 146.
• the retaining member 106 is adapted to engage the main body 101 to removably apply force against the ferrule second end face 136 and to maintain position relative to the zero dead volume fitting or valve body 112 while maintaining the ferrule first end 134 at the point of contact 146.
• the retaining member 106 may be a nut having an external threaded surface 140 for use with a zero dead volume fitting detail 114 having an internally threaded surface 142.

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