Coupling member for use in a system with flowing fluid comprising integral locking tonques for engaging wing .e.g. an annular groove

• US 20060157979A1
• Filed: 10/31/2003
• Published: 07/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kongsberg Automotive AS (Kongsberg Automotive ASA)
• Original Assignee: Raufoss United SA
• Inventors: Pedersen, Egil
• Application Number:
  US10/533,178
• Publication Number:
  US 20060157979A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 285/319
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 33/00 Arrangements for connecting hoses to rigid members; Rigid hose connectors, i.e. single members engaging both hoses
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 37/098 by means of flexible hooks

Abstract

Coupling part for use in a system with flowing fluid, with an integral male part (1) to be sealingly mounted and retained upon aksial insertion into an adapted female part on another coupling part, the female part has at least one internal annular groove or a step for locking the male part. The male part (1) has, for engaging with the annular groove or grooves, steps, integral locking tongues (2, 3), respectively. The free ends of the locking tongues are pointing oppositely of the direction of insertion for the male part (1) into female part, and all the locking tongues are projecting slanting outwardly or have hooks projecting outwardly. The male part of the female part may be provided with at least one sealing element.

Claims

1. A coupling part for use in a system with flowing fluid, having an integral male part to be sealingly mounted and retained upon axial insertion into an adapted female part on another coupling part, the female part having at least one internal annular groove or a stepping for locking the male part,

wherein the integral male part has a stepping and integral locking tongues for engaging with the annular groove or grooves of the female part, the locking tongues have free ends pointing in the opposite direction of the insertion of the male part into the female part, and all the locking tongues project slanting outwardly or have hooks projecting outwardly.

2. A coupling part as specified in claim 1, wherein all the locking tongues are integral to an end portion of the male part, this end portion being connected to the remainder of the male part through two planar bridge portions which are parallel to the inside of their respective locking tongues that are situated in a radial distance outwardly from each bridge;

other locking tongues are situated between the two locking tongues along a circumferential direction, whereby the use of a two-part external mould is made possible.

3. A coupling part as specified in claim 1, wherein all the locking tongues are situated at a free end portion of the male part, whereby a sleeve tool may be applied onto the end portion to compress the locking tongues in order to disengage the male part from the female part.