COUPLING ELEMENT FOR CONNECTING FLUID CONDUCTING CONDUITS AND CORRESPONDING COUPLING ARRANGEMENT

• US 20170138517A1
• Filed: 11/14/2016
• Published: 05/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: Audi AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Inventors: ARNOLD, MARKUS
• Application Number:
  US15/350,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20170138517A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 15/026 the valve member being a movable body around which the medium flows when the valve is open
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 15/18 with actuating mechanism; Combined check valves and actuated valves
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 27/0209 Check valves or pivoted valves
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 29/02 with a cut-off device in one of the two pipe ends, the cut-off device being automatically opened when the coupling is applied

Abstract

A coupling element for connecting a first conduit with a second conduit, includes a tubular body, a valve element arranged in the tubular body for displacement between a sealing position in which the valve element interacts with a valve seat thereby closing the coupling element, and a release position in which the valve element releases a flow connection through the coupling element; and at least one actuating arm engaging on the valve element, said at least one actuating arm traversing a wall of the tubular body in a radial direction and protruding radially over the tubular body so that when a counter coupling element coupled with the second conduit or the second conduit is pushed onto the coupling element the counter coupling element or the second conduit exerts a force on the actuating arm so that the valve element is urged from the sealing position in a direction of the release position.

Claims

1. A coupling element for connecting a first fluid conducting conduit with a second fluid conducting conduit, said coupling element comprising:

a tubular body having a wall;

a leak protection including a valve element arranged in the tubular body and displaceable in the tubular body between a sealing position in which the valve element rests against a valve seat to inhibit a fluid flow through the coupling element, and a release position in which the valve element is removed from the valve seat to permit a fluid flow through the coupling element; and

an actuating arm operably connected to the valve element, said actuating arm being configured to traverse the wall of the tubular body in a radial direction and to extend beyond the tubular body in the radial direction so as to allow application of a force to move the valve element from the sealing position towards the release position.

2. The coupling element of claim 1, constructed for connection into the second fluid conducting conduit, said valve element moving from the sealing position to the release position, when the force is applied as the second fluid conducting conduit is pushed onto the coupling element.

3. The coupling element of claim 1, constructed for connection into a counter coupling element which is coupled with the second conduit, said valve element moving from the sealing position to the release position, when the force is applied as the counter coupling element is pushed onto the coupling element.

4. The coupling element of claim 1, wherein the tubular body has a receptacle for receiving the actuating arm, said receptacle being formed in the wall of the tubular body with a closed rim and completely traverses the wall in radial direction.

5. The coupling element of claim 4, further comprising a latching element arranged adjacent the receptacle, said latching element being adapted to interact with a counter latching element of the counter coupling element to thereby fix the coupling element relative to the counter coupling element or to form an end stop for the second conduit.

6. The coupling element of claim 1, wherein the valve element has a bearing part, wherein a ratio between dimensions of the bearing part in axial direction and dimensions of the bearing part in radial direction is at least 1.5, said bearing part and having at least two bearing surfaces that are spaced apart from each other in axial direction and each rest against an inner circumferential surface of the tubular body.

7. The coupling element of claim 6, wherein the ratio is at least 1.75.

8. The coupling element of claim 6, wherein the ratio is at least 2.0

9. The coupling element of claim 6, wherein the ratio is at least 2.25

10. The coupling element of claim 6, wherein the ratio is at least 2.5.

11. The coupling element of claim 1, wherein the valve element has a closing part, which in the sealing position of the valve element rests against the valve seat and in the release position is spaced apart for the valve seat.

12. The coupling element of claim 1, further comprising a spring exerting a spring force on the valve element, which urges the valve element toward the sealing position.

13. The coupling element of claim 12, wherein the spring exerts the spring force on the closing part of the valve element.

14. The coupling element of claim 12, further comprising a latching body, which is latchingly fastened in the tubular body, wherein on a side of the spring that faces away from the valve element the spring engages on the latching body.

15. The coupling element of claim 12, wherein on the side of the spring that faces away from the valve element the spring is supported on the first conduit.

16. The coupling element of claim 6, wherein the bearing part is traversed in axial direction by a flow channel which is fluidly connected with a radial channel formed between the bearing part and the closing part.

17. The coupling element of claim 6, wherein the valve element has a closing part, which in the sealing position of the valve element rests against the valve seat and in the release position is spaced apart for the valve seat, said bearing part and said closing part being interconnected via at least one web, with the radial channel being arranged adjacent the web or being formed in the web.

18. A coupling arrangement for connecting a first fluid conducting conduit with a second fluid conducting conduit, said coupling arrangement, comprising:

a coupling element, said coupling element comprising a tubular body, a leak protection including a valve element arranged in the tubular body and displaceable in the tubular body between a sealing position in which the valve element rests against a valve seat to inhibit a fluid flow through the coupling element, and a release position in which the valve element is removed from the valve seat to permit a fluid flow through the coupling element; and

an actuating arm operably connected to the valve element, said actuating arm being configured to traverse a wall of the tubular body in a radial direction and to extend beyond the tubular body in the radial direction; and

a counter coupling element, wherein the counter coupling element engages with the actuating when the counter coupling is pushed onto the coupling arm so that the valve element is urged from the sealing position in a direction of the release position.