Device for connecting two tubular conducting parts
First Claim
1. An articulated pipe connection arrangement for connecting first and second pipes to one another, said connection arrangement comprising:
- a first spherical connecting piece carried by said first pipe and having a clamping abutment surface operably acting on the second pipe;
a second spherical connecting piece carried by said second pipe and abuttingly engageable with the clamping abutment surface of the first spherical connection piece when said first and second pipes are connected together;
a first spring clamping assembly surrounding said first pipe, the first spring clamping assembly including a first clamping member and a first clamp receptacle;
a second spring clamping assembly surrounding said second pipe, the second spring clamping assembly including a second clamping member and a second clamp receptacle;
said first clamping member detachably engaging with said second clamp receptacle and said second clamping member detachably engaging with said first clamp receptacle, with the first and second clamping assemblies acting to press the first and second spherical connecting pieces together.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an articulated pipe connection for two conductingarts of a motor vehicle which comprises spherical connecting pieces for joining the two conducting parts and has at least on one connecting piece a flange-shaped connecting piece abuttable axially against the latter, said connecting piece being connected with spring tension by spring means with the other connecting piece, with the connecting pieces being held together by the spring means with a pretensioning force. In order to design a device for linking two tubular connecting parts in such fashion that, with constant reliability of the pipe connection, much improved mountability of the pipe connection and a simultaneous considerable reduction in their manufacturing costs can be achieved, it is proposed according to the invention that the spring means comprise a curved washer, by which the connecting piece is simultaneously formed, and the spring means also have at least one clamp that is in an active relationship with the other connecting piece and engages the curved washer or is permanently connected therewith.
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1. An articulated pipe connection arrangement for connecting first and second pipes to one another, said connection arrangement comprising:
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a first spherical connecting piece carried by said first pipe and having a clamping abutment surface operably acting on the second pipe; a second spherical connecting piece carried by said second pipe and abuttingly engageable with the clamping abutment surface of the first spherical connection piece when said first and second pipes are connected together; a first spring clamping assembly surrounding said first pipe, the first spring clamping assembly including a first clamping member and a first clamp receptacle; a second spring clamping assembly surrounding said second pipe, the second spring clamping assembly including a second clamping member and a second clamp receptacle; said first clamping member detachably engaging with said second clamp receptacle and said second clamping member detachably engaging with said first clamp receptacle, with the first and second clamping assemblies acting to press the first and second spherical connecting pieces together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An articulated pipe connection arrangement for connecting first and second pipes to one another, said connection arrangement comprising:
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a first spherical connection piece carried by said first pipe and having a clamping abutment surface operably acting on the second pipe; a second spherical connection piece carried by said second pipe and abuttingly engageable with the clamping abutment surface of the first spherical connection piece when said first and second pipes are connected together; a first curved washer surrounding said first pipe and having disposed thereon a first clamp and a first clamp receptacle arranged opposite to one another; and a second curved washer surrounding said second pipe and having disposed thereon a second clamp and a second clamp receptacle arranged opposite to one another; wherein the first clamp detachably engages with the second clamp receptacle, the second clamp member detachably engages with said first clamp receptacle, and the first and second clamping assemblies act to press the first and second spherical connecting pieces together.
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15. An articulated pipe arrangement for connecting first and second pipes to one another, comprising:
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a first spherical connection piece carried by said first pipe; a second spherical connection piece carried by said second pipe and abuttingly engageable with the first spherical connection piece when said first and second pipes are connected together; and a two part clamping assembly for pressing the first and second spherical connection pieces together, each of said two parts comprising; an integrally formed connection piece including a curved washer portion which surrounds a respective one of said pipes, a clamp portion and a receptacle portion, said clamp portion and receptacle portion being located substantially opposite one another about the curved washer portion; wherein a first of said two parts surrounds the first pipe in a first position and a second of said two parts surrounds the second pipe in a second position such that the clamp portion of the first part detachably engages into the receptacle portion of the second part and the clamp portion of the second part detachably engages into the receptacle portion of the first pipe. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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