Coupling for fluid pipes
First Claim
1. A coupling for fluid pipes, comprising:
- a plug having an outer peripheral groove, a socket capable of being fitted with the plug, the socket including a socket body, a sleeve slidably fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the socket body and urged toward the distal end thereof, and a plurality of locking members provided on the socket body and capable of being engaged with and disengaged from the outer peripheral groove by means of the sleeve;
a pair of end faces each provided on the plug and the socket and adapted to abut against each other when the plug and the socket are joined; and
a shaped packing provided on one of the coupling end faces, for preventing admission of external air when the coupling end faces abut against each other and for preventing the fluid from leaking out when the coupling end faces are separated from each other.
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Abstract
Provided is a coupling for fluid pipes, comprising a plug and a socket. The socket includes a socket body, a sleeve slidably fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the socket body and urged toward the distal end thereof, and a plurality of locking members provided on the socket body and capable of being engaged with and disengaged from an outer peripheral groove by means of the sleeve. The pipe coupling further comprises a pair of end faces provided individually on the plug and the socket and adapted to abut against each other when the plug and the socket are joined, and a shaped packing provided on one of the coupling end faces and adapted to prevent admission of external air when the coupling end faces abut against each other and to prevent the fluid from leaking out when the coupling end faces are separated from each other.
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1. A coupling for fluid pipes, comprising:
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a plug having an outer peripheral groove, a socket capable of being fitted with the plug, the socket including a socket body, a sleeve slidably fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the socket body and urged toward the distal end thereof, and a plurality of locking members provided on the socket body and capable of being engaged with and disengaged from the outer peripheral groove by means of the sleeve;
a pair of end faces each provided on the plug and the socket and adapted to abut against each other when the plug and the socket are joined; and
a shaped packing provided on one of the coupling end faces, for preventing admission of external air when the coupling end faces abut against each other and for preventing the fluid from leaking out when the coupling end faces are separated from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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