Adjustable connector for refrigerant pipe

• US 9,856,994 B2
• Filed: 05/26/2016
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sheng Yung Chiu
• Original Assignee: Sheng Yung Chiu
• Inventors: Chiu, Sheng Yung
• Primary Examiner(s): Bastianelli, John
• Application Number:
  US15/165,157
• Publication Number:
  US 20170343128A1
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: 251263, 2511491-1497, 13761403, 13761405
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 37/23 by means of balls
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 37/40 with a lift valve being opened automatically when the coupling is applied
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87949 Linear motion of flow path sections operates both
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87965 Valve- or closure-operated by coupling motion

Abstract

An adjustable connector for refrigerant pipe includes a body, a valve pin is inserted into the body, and the body includes a quick-release assembly and a driving member respectively disposed on a mounting part and an installation part thereof. When the driving member is operated to suppress the pressed end of the valve pin to move the pushing end close to the pocket, the valve spout is opened to pass the refrigerant. Besides, when the driving member is operated to not suppress the pressed end by jumping off itself quickly, the pushing end is moved away from the pocket, so that the valve spout is closed to block the refrigerant.

Claims

1. An adjustable connector for refrigerant pipe, applied to connect a valve spout of a refrigerant pipe for refrigerant-refilling, comprising:

a body having a cylindrical form with a chamber and having a mounting part and an installation part respectively disposed at two ends thereof, the mounting part configured to be mounted with the valve spout, the body having a communication par between the mounting part and the installation part for gas flow through the chamber, and the body having a pocket disposed at the end thereof with the mounting part, and the pocket in communication with the chamber;

a valve pin axially movably inserted into the chamber of the body and having a pushing end close to the pocket and having a pressed end inserted into the installation part;

a quick-release assembly having a sliding sleeve disposed on an outer periphery of the mounting part of the body, wherein the valve spout is released when the sliding sleeve is moved backwardly towards the installation part into a stroke on the mounting part; and

the driving member comprises a pivot block disposed in the installation part and axially installed with the installation part in the radial direction of the body by a rotation shaft, the rotation shaft has an end exposed out of the body to link with a poke rod, and the poke rod and the pivot block are rotatable simultaneously, the poke rod has a block end distal to the rotation shaft;

wherein when the poke rod is rotated to be along the axial of the body, the pivot block suppresses the pressed end to move the pushing end close to the pocket relatively, and the block end stands within the range of the stroke to stop the sliding sleeve from moving backwardly;

wherein when the poke rod is rotated to leave the axial direction of the body, the pivot block does not suppress the pressed end, so as to enable the pushing end to move away from the pocket.

2. The adjustable connector for refrigerant pipe of claim 1,

wherein the installation part is a pivot connection part formed with a recess, the pivot block disposed in the recess and axially installed with the pivot connection part in the radial direction of the body by the rotation shaft.

3. The adjustable connector for refrigerant pipe of claim 2, wherein the pivot block is a rectangle block and has a first surface and a second surface adjacent to each other, a distance between the first surface and the rotation shaft is longer than a distance between the rotation shaft and the pressed end, a distance between the second surface and the rotation shaft is shorter than or equal to the distance between the rotation shaft and the pressed end;

wherein when the poke rod is rotated to be along the axial of the body, the first surface of the pivot block is rotated to face the pressed end by the first surface thereof and suppress the pressed end, and when the poke rod is rotated to leave the axial of the body, the second surface of the pivot block is rotated to face the pressed end by the second surface and not suppress the pressed end.

4. The adjustable connector for refrigerant pipe of claim 2, wherein the quick-release assembly comprises a spring mounted between the mounting part and the sliding sleeve and configured to push the sliding sleeve moving forwardly in a normal state, and a plurality of beads are disposed around the mounting part to stop the valve spout.

5. The adjustable connector for refrigerant pipe of claim 2, wherein the body comprises a small-diameter part between the mounting part and the pivot connection part, the chamber is separated by the small-diameter part into a front section close to the mounting part, and a back section close to the pivot connection part;

wherein a rear compression spring and a rear piston member are disposed in the rear section in a sequential order, the valve pin is inserted through the rear piston member and fastened with the rear piston member by a rear end thereof, a part of the rear piston member is exposed out of the recess and used as the pressed end;

wherein, when the pivot block suppresses the pressed end to move the pushing end close to the pocket, the rear compression spring is moved into the rear section along with the rear piston member and compressed to gather power, and when the pivot block does not suppress the pressed end to enable the pushing end to move away from the pocket, the rear piston member is pushed by a recurrent force generated by the rear compression spring, the pressed end is moved out the rear section and back to its original position, so as to act the valve pin in the chamber of the body in a reciprocate displacement simultaneous to rotating of the poke rod.

6. The adjustable connector for refrigerant pipe of claim 5, wherein a front compression spring and a front piston member are disposed into the front section in a sequential order, the front piston member has a groove part recessed at an end thereof facing forwardly, a groove base is formed at the bottom of the groove part, the valve pin has a block ring disposed in the groove part;

wherein, when the pivot block does not suppress the pressed end, the front piston member is pushed forwardly by the front compression spring to press tightly against the block ring by the groove base thereof, the valve pin is pushed backwardly by the rear compression spring to abut the block ring tightly against the groove base, so that the communication part and the pocket are not communicated with each other;

wherein when the pivot block suppresses the pressed end, the block ring is moved forwardly along with the valve pin to leave the groove base, so that the communication part and the pocket are in communication with each other.

7. The adjustable connector for refrigerant pipe of claim 5, wherein the rear piston member comprises a lid at the pressed end thereof and a compression spring is disposed between the lid and the piston member.

8. The adjustable connector for refrigerant pipe of claim 5, wherein the rear piston member has a groove part recessed at an end thereof facing backwardly, a rear part of the valve pin is formed with a fixing end which is constrained in the groove part by a plurality of circular beads and fastened with the rear piston member.