Method for Production of a Plug Connection and a Plug Connection

• US 20080191481A1
• Filed: 04/13/2005
• Published: 08/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Henn GmbH & Co KG.
• Original Assignee: Henn GmbH & Co KG.
• Inventors: Hartmann, Harald
• Application Number:
  US11/587,298
• Publication Number:
  US 20080191481A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 285/344
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 37/0885 with access to the split elastic ring from a radial or tangential opening in the coupling

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for production of a plug connection for a plug piece (1) with a connector (5), as a liquid and/or gas-tight connection, preferably in automobile assembly, whereby the plug piece (1) and the connector (5) are sealed relative to each other by means of a sealing ring (11) arranged in a L-shaped sealing ring groove (14), in particular, a moulded sealing ring. In a first method step the sealing ring (11) together with a securing ring (12) are introduced as a sealing unit (24) in the axial direction into the L-shaped sealing ring groove (14), open in the axial direction and a second method step, beads (13) are formed in the region of the radial defining wall of the L-shaped sealing ring groove (14), by means of a chasing tool (26), moving in the axial direction, with an mutual separation in the circumferential direction and which at least partly displace the L-shaped sealing ring groove (14) in the region of the axial opening thereof and thus fix the securing ring (12) on the one axial side thereof. A fixing of a formed sealing ring (11) in an L-shaped sealing ring groove (14) is improved, whereby the formed sealing ring (11) can be fixed in the position for assembly thereof with a particularly simple action using an easily assembled securing ring (12).

Claims

1. A method for providing a plug connection between a plug piece and a connection piece in form of a fluid-tight and/or air-tight connection,

comprising the steps of

providing a plug piece and a connection piece sealed against each other through a profiled sealing ring and disposed in an L-shaped sealing ring groove,

inserting the sealing ring together with a safety ring as a sealing unit in an axial direction into the L-shaped sealing ring groove which is open in the axial direction, and

producing beads by a pressing tool moving in the axial direction in a region of a radial boundary wall of the L-shaped sealing groove, wherein the beads are spaced from each other in peripheral direction and at least partially displacing the L-shaped sealing ring groove in a region of its axial opening so as to secure the safety ring (12) on one axial side.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plug piece and the connection piece interlock with one another, with the help of one or several catch springs disposed on the plug piece or the connection piece, for contacting a sloped catch disposed on the connection piece or the plug piece.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the inner connection piece is inserted into an interior space of the outer plug piece and the sealing ring groove is formed on the inside of the plug piece.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sealing ring is installed, independent of tolerances in the peripheral sealing ring groove, without play with a small pretension and is held in place by the safety ring.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the sealing unit is installed and the sealing ring groove is pinched in only one axial assembly direction.

6. A plug connection between a plug piece and a connection piece, forming a fluid-tight and/or air-tight connection, comprising a plug-piece and a connection piece and

wherein the plug piece and the connection piece are sealed against each other by a sealing ring disposed in an L-shaped sealing ring groove, and wherein the sealing ring together with a safety ring are inserted as a sealing unit into the L-shaped sealing ring groove in an axial direction, and beads are disposed in a region of a radial boundary wall of the L-shaped sealing groove, with the beads being spaced from each other in the peripheral direction and at least partially displacing the L-shaped sealing ring groove in a region of its axial opening so as to secure the safety ring on one axial side.

7. The plug connection according to claim 6, wherein the sealing ring is a profiled sealing ring with spread-apart lips that are springily elastic in the radial direction.

8. The plug connection according to claim 6, wherein the safety ring has a flat and approximately rectangular profile.

9. The plug connection according to claim 6, wherein pairs of different materials can be used for the plug piece and the safety ring.

10. The plug connection according to claim 6, wherein the safety ring is formed with complete rotational symmetry and does not include openings.

11. The plug connection according to claim 6, wherein the plug piece and/or the connection piece is/are formed with complete rotational symmetry.