Abstract:
An end-form fitting includes a tube and an auxiliary component disposed around the tube. One of the tube and the auxiliary component is deformed to cause the auxiliary component to engage the tube in order to militate against relative movement between the tube and the auxiliary component. The auxiliary component includes an array of surface irregularities formed therein and configured to engage an outer circumferential surface of the tube to form a corrugated joint therebetween. The auxiliary component is formed to include a radially outwardly extending orientation structure for establishing a rotational orientation of the end-form fitting when being coupled to a complimentary end-form fitting.
Abstract:
The press fitting for a pipe is provided with a fitting element which comprises a supporting element onto which a pipe to be connected can be pushed. Furthermore, the press fitting comprises a compression sleeve which has on its circumferential surface a compression region corresponding to the region a pressing tool acts on the compression sleeve during the compression thereof. A plastic ring is situated on the outside of the compression sleeve and is secured thereon against movements in the axial direction of the compression sleeve wherein the plastic ring has at least one axial projection which extends right into the compression region of the compression sleeve and which can be destroyed when the pressing tool acts on the compression sleeve and/or is secured so that it can be separated from the plastic ring.
Abstract:
A hose end fitting in which a connection body (300) is secured to a hose end (401) by an inner sleeve (200) and an outer collar (100). A radius of an outer surface (201) of the inner sleeve (200) is greater than a radius of an inner surface (102) of the outer collar (100) such that when the outer collar (100) is forced over the inner sleeve (200), the inner sleeve is radially compressed onto the hose end. The outer collar (100) and inner sleeve (200) are locked in position by the radial expansion force of the compressed hose (401) and the inner sleeve (200).
Abstract:
A compression cap is provided with a first connector and a fitting is provided with a second connector. The first connector locks onto the second connector to hold the cap to the fitting before the clamp is crimped. The first connector is a hook that extends outwardly from a first end of the compression cap, and the second connector is a protrusion on the fitting. The first and second connectors can be secured with a bayonet connection before the cap is compressed. The cap may also include at least one inward deformation that engages the outer surface of the pipe as the cap is slid onto the pipe, creating friction between the pipe and the cap and thereby preventing the cap from falling off the pipe prematurely.
Abstract:
A method for coupling a conduit to a fitting. The method includes providing a fitting having a body and a passageway extending through the fitting body, inserting at least a portion of the fitting body within at least a portion of a collar, and compressing at least a portion of the collar around at least a portion of the fitting body such that the fitting body is not internally supported from within the passageway.
Abstract:
A tubing connector for synthetic or composite tubing includes an integral crimp ring. The crimp ring permitting the tubing connector to be rotated in the tubing after the crimp ring is crimped. The integral crimp ring simplifies and facilitates installation of the tubing connector and ensures accurate crimping for more consistent results and fewer leaky connections. A reaming tool enlarges and bevels the open end of the tubing to facilitate the insertion of the tubing connector into the tubing. The reaming tool has a guide screw so that the open end of the tubing is automatically drawn towards cutters on the tool when the guide screw is rotated in the tubing. The advantage is a perfect bevel and an accurate expansion with very little effort.
Abstract:
A multiple layer hose and fitting assembly for refrigeration circuits particularly suitable for larger sizes of refrigeration conduit wherein refrigerant loss to the atmosphere through the hose material is minimized and flexibility is maintained. An inner tube of thermoplastic material is employed to minimize refrigerant loss due to permeation, and the inner tube is corrugated to provide lateral flexibility. The hose includes pressure reinforcing layers or covers, and a moisture ingression resistant sheath or layer circumscribes the inner tube to protect the inner tube from contamination by moisture. In the preferred embodiment the sheath is located between a braided reinforcing layer engaging the inner tube and a braided cover. The moisture ingression resistant layer is preferably formed of a thermoplastic rubber, and the adjacent hose layers are capable of limited axial displacement relative to each other to assure lateral flexibility. The hose utilizes fittings which include a serrated socket to aid in fitting retention, and sealing rings or a tubular insert cooperating with the hose corrugations may be employed to augment fitting sealing.
Abstract:
A hose coupler generally includes a hose adapter including opposing ends, an interior surface forming a fluid passage between the opposed ends, and an exterior surface including a series of barbs for engaging an interior surface of a hose that is configured to be fluidly connected to the hose adapter. A ferrule is connected to the hose adapter and is positioned to at least partially surround the exterior surface of the hose adapter. The ferrule has an interior surface facing the exterior surface of the hose adapter. The interior surface defines at least one cutting rib having a sharp corner or edge for piercing an outer layer of the hose and a plurality of compression ribs each defining a rounded surface for compressing the hose against the barbs.
Abstract:
A connecting socket for a filter hose has an inner part having a first contact surface extending in a circumferential direction on the inner part and an outer part having a second contact surface extending in a circumferential direction on the outer part. A contact section of a filter hose is contacting the first and second contact surfaces when secured on the connecting socket. The outer part has an outer sleeve that is pushed onto the inner part such that the contact section of the filter hose is clamped between the first and second contact surfaces.
Abstract:
A fitting tube including a fitting body (12) having a support sleeve (14) for connecting a tube thereto, a press sleeve (16) surrounding the support sleeve (14) and at least one holding element (18) for holding the press sleeve (16) to the fitting body (12). The holding element (18) engages a circumferential receiving groove (26) formed on the fitting body (12). The press sleeve (16) has at least two receiving openings (24) which, with the press sleeve (16) held to the fitting body (12), are arranged substantially in the radial plane defined by receiving groove (26). The holding element (18) includes two legs (22) which extend through the receiving openings (24) in order to hold the press sleeve (16) to the fitting body (12), and project in a circumferential direction into the receiving groove (26), and/or extend tangentially thereto through substantially diametrically opposite partial regions of the receiving groove (26).