Patents Assigned to Higashio Mech Co., Ltd.
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Publication number: 20220356971Abstract: [Problem] To provide a pipe joint allowing reliable connection to a pipe P without flaring. [Means of solving problem] The pipe joint includes a flare joint body 1F, a cap nut 2, and a stop ring 3. A curved pressure-contacting slope surface 32 of the stop ring 3 contacts a slope surface 5 with reduced-diameter tip of the flare joint body 1F under pressure to establish sealing by means of mutual contact between metallic surfaces. The pipe P is grasped in a tightly pressure-contacting state using a back tooth and a front tooth formed at a tip head 37 of a substantially cylindrical thin part 35 of the stop ring 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicants: HIGASHIO MECH CO., LTD., DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Akio YASUDA
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Patent number: 9816650Abstract: A pipe joint with which loss of rotational force added by electric tools or man power is made remarkably small, and a fastening ring can be diminished with small torque, plural fastening rings 6 vertically wound for a predetermined center angle of 360° to 480°, a guiding member 8 holding the fastening rings 6 as to restrict falling of the fastening rings 6 and allow diminishing deformation, an approximately triangular toggle member 11 disposed to protrude in a radial outer direction from the fastening rings 6 in a pipe unconnected state, and a bolt-nut connection X for moving a central peak portion of a toggle member 11 in a radial inner direction as to reduce a height dimension of the toggle member 11, are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: HIGASHIO MECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyokazu Takahashi, Hiroshi Inoue, Yousuke Matsushita, Tamotsu Takada
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Publication number: 20150137517Abstract: To provide a pipe joint construction with which swift and strong connection is possible without flare work on an end portion when a pipe composed of aluminum, a pipe joint construction provided with a joint main body 1 with a male screw and a cap nut 3 screwed to a male screw 2 of the joint main body 1 to connect an aluminum pipe 4, has a cylindrical compressed deformation sleeve 7, stored in an inner storing space 10 of the cap nut 3 and having a concave peripheral groove 9 on a peripheral face 8, in which a bottom thin wall portion 13 of concave groove, receiving compressing force F in axial direction from the joint main body 1 and the cap nut 3 when the cap nut 3 and the male screw 2 of the joint main body are screwed, is plastically deformed in a radial inner direction to bite into a peripheral face 14 of an inserted aluminum pipe 4 for stopping the aluminum pipe 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicants: INOUE SUDARE CO., LTD., HIGASHIO MECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroshi Inoue
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Publication number: 20140353965Abstract: To provide a pipe joint with which the construction is made simple and compact, and basic sealing ability and resistance to pipe drawing force are shown, the pipe joint is composed only two parts of a pipe joint main body 2 and an outer cylinder body 5, the pipe joint main body 2 has an inserted cylinder portion 4 having independent ridges 11, and the outer cylinder body 5 has an inner screw thread 7. The outer cylinder body 5 screws and forms a spiral groove 20 on a peripheral face of a pipe P, and connects to the pipe joint main body 2 in a final fastened state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: HIGASHIO MECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshinori Inoue, Tamotsu Takada, Risa Ikemoto, Akio Yasuda
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Publication number: 20140239631Abstract: To provide a pipe joint with which loss of rotational force added by electric tools or man power is made remarkably small, and a fastening ring can be diminished with small torque, plural fastening rings 6 vertically wound for a predetermined center angle of 360° to 480°, a guiding member 8 holding the fastening rings 6 as to restrict falling of the fastening rings 6 and allow diminishing deformation, an approximately triangular toggle member 11 disposed to protrude in a radial outer direction from the fastening rings 6 in a pipe unconnected state, and a bolt-nut connection X for moving a central peak portion of the toggle member 11 in a radial inner direction as to reduce a height dimension of the toggle member 11, are provided. The fastening ring 6 has a hitching claw portion 7 protruding in the radial outer direction, and a foot side end portion of the toggle member 11, hitching to the hitching claw portion 7, moves in a peripheral direction as to diminish the fastening ring 6 in diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: HIGASHIO MECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyokazu Takahashi, Hiroshi Inoue, Yousuke Matsushita, Tamotsu Takada
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Publication number: 20140070531Abstract: To provide a pipe joint having sufficient pipe drawing force, a pipe-fastening ring unit U of double elastic construction, having a C-shaped fastening ring body for clamping as an inner layer and a C-shaped elastic mounted body 10 to augment clamping force added as an outer layer of the elastic fastening ring body 5, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicants: INOUE SUDARE CO., LTD., SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD., HIGASHIO MECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Tomokazu Hagino, Kiyokazu Takahashi, Katsuyuki Masui
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Publication number: 20100230957Abstract: A pipe joint wherein before insertion of the pipe, the cap nut and joint body are held in a state where the fastening ring is not pushed against the tapered inner surface and compressed and wherein, at the time of pipe insertion, the fastening ring is prevented from obstructing insertion of the pipe and from scratching the inserted pipe whereby leakage of fluid is prevented. This pipe joint is provided with a joint body having a male thread formed at one end and a shoulder continuing from the same, a cap nut having a female thread to be screwed over the male thread, and a C-shaped retainer ring arranged so that its outer surface abuts against a tapered inner surface formed in a through hole of the joint body or the cap nut, wherein a detachable spacer is arranged in a state held between the shoulder of the joint body and the cap nut.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicants: ASAHI ORGANIC CHEMICALS INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HIGASHIO MECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsuda, Tamotsu Takada
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Patent number: 7455324Abstract: A pipe joint provided with a joint main body having an insertion cylinder portion inserted to an end portion of a pipe to be connected, a clamp ring having a slit to fasten the end portion of the pipe inserted to the insertion cylinder portion by elastic fastening force, a diameter-expansion piece, releasable as to jump outward, held within the slit to expand the clamp ring against elastic force of the clamp ring, and a restriction sleeve covering the clamp ring as to restrict the outward jump of the diameter-expansion piece. And, a pipe-insertion detector, detecting the insertion of the pipe to a predetermined depth to release the restriction, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2005Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Higashio Mech Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Inoue
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Patent number: 7300076Abstract: A pipe joint provided with a joint main body having a male screw portion and a cap nut screwed on the male screw portion of the joint main body. And, the pipe joint has an outer-fitting cylinder portion and an insertion cylinder portion holding an end portion of an elastically deformable connected pipe on inner and outer sides. And, a C-shaped stop ring, having a slit on its periphery and disposed within a tapered portion of a hole portion of the cap nut, is provided. The stop ring has a holding female portion formed through an inner peripheral face and a peripheral face of the stop ring. A rotator, held within the holding female portion as to rotate, touching the tapered portion of the hole portion of the cap nut, elastically forming a peripheral concave groove on a peripheral face of the pipe, and deforming the end portion of the pipe into a tapered portion increasing in diameter, is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2005Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignees: Higashio Mech Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Inoue
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Patent number: 7090256Abstract: A pipe joint provided with a joint main body having a male screw portion and a cap nut screwed on the male screw portion of the joint main body. And, the pipe joint has a C-shaped stop ring having an opening on its periphery. The stop ring, having an inner blade to cut a concave groove on a peripheral face of a pipe, is disposed as a peripheral face contacts a tapered inner face of a hole portion of the cap nut. Further, a co-rotation means is provided to rotate the cap nut and the stop ring together.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignees: Inoue Sudare Co., Ltd., Higashio Mech Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Inoue
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Publication number: 20060113790Abstract: A pipe joint provided with a joint main body having an insertion cylinder portion inserted to an end portion of a pipe to be connected, a clamp ring having a slit to fasten the end portion of the pipe inserted to the insertion cylinder portion by elastic fastening force, a diameter-expansion piece, releasable as to jump outward, held within the slit to expand the clamp ring against elastic force of the clamp ring, and a restriction sleeve covering the clamp ring as to restrict the outward jump of the diameter-expansion piece. And, a pipe-insertion detector, detecting the insertion of the pipe to a predetermined depth to release the restriction, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2005Publication date: June 1, 2006Applicant: HIGASHIO MECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroshi Inoue
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Patent number: 7025392Abstract: A joint construction for cable piping provided with an inner cylinder of thin wall pipe and an outer cylinder fitted on the inner cylinder so as to freely slide to connect a first pipe for cable to a second pipe for cable so as to freely expand and contract in length. A holding ring of a first seal member, tightly fit to a peripheral face of an end portion of the first pipe, a first stop ring of plate, hitching to the peripheral face of the end portion of the first pipe, and an opening end forming member, are unitedly fit by plastic working of an end of the inner cylinder. A holding groove of a second seal member, fit to a peripheral face of an end portion of the second pipe, is formed by plastic work of another end of the inner cylinder. A second stop ring, hitching on the peripheral face of the end portion of the second pipe, and an opening end forming member are unitedly fit by plastic work on an outer end side of the outer cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2003Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignees: Higashio Mech Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Tamotsu Takada, Tetsumi Kondoh, Yoshihisa Kariyazono
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Publication number: 20060066099Abstract: A pipe joint provided with a joint main body having a male screw portion and a cap nut screwed on the male screw portion of the joint main body. And, the pipe joint has an outer-fitting cylinder portion and an insertion cylinder portion holding an end portion of an elastically deformable connected pipe on inner and outer sides. And, a C-shaped stop ring, having a slit on its periphery and disposed within a tapered portion of a hole portion of the cap nut, is provided. The stop ring has a holding female portion formed through an inner peripheral face and a peripheral face of the stop ring. A rotator, held within the holding female portion as to rotate, touching the tapered portion of the hole portion of the cap nut, elastically forming a peripheral concave groove on a peripheral face of the pipe, and deforming the end portion of the pipe into a tapered portion increasing in diameter, is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2005Publication date: March 30, 2006Applicants: HIGASHIO MECH CO., LTD., Hiroshi INOUEInventor: Hiroshi Inoue
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Publication number: 20050073148Abstract: A pipe joint provided with a joint main body having a male screw portion and a cap nut screwed on the male screw portion of the joint main body. And, the pipe joint has a C-shaped stop ring having an opening on its periphery. The stop ring, having an inner blade to cut a concave groove on a peripheral face of a pipe, is disposed as a peripheral face contacts a tapered inner face of a hole portion of the cap nut. Further, a corotation means is provided to rotate the cap nut and the stop ring together.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2004Publication date: April 7, 2005Applicants: INOUE SUDARE CO., LTD, HIGASHIO MECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroshi Inoue
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Publication number: 20040096265Abstract: A joint construction for cable piping provided with an inner cylinder of thin wall pipe and an outer cylinder fitted on the inner cylinder as to freely slide to connect a first pipe for cable to a second pipe for cable as to freely expand and contract in length. A holding ring of a first seal member, tightly fit to a peripheral face of an end portion of the first pipe, a first stop ring of plate, hitching to the peripheral face of the end portion of the first pipe, and an opening end forming member, are unitedly fit by plastic working of an end of the inner cylinder. A holding groove of a second seal member, fit to a peripheral face of an end portion of the second pipe, is formed by plastic work of another end of the inner cylinder. A second stop ring, hitching on the peripheral face of the end portion of the second pipe, and an opening end forming member are unitedly fit by plastic work on an outer end side of the outer cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Applicants: HIGASHIO MECH CO., LTD., NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Tamotsu Takada, Tetsumi Kondoh, Yoshihisa Kariyazono
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Patent number: 6726253Abstract: A pipe joint provided with a pipe joint main body having an insertion cylinder portion inserted to an end portion of a pipe to be connected, a seal member attached to a peripheral groove on the insertion cylinder portion, a clamp ring with a slit for fastening the end portion of the pipe outserted to the insertion cylinder portion with elastic fastening force, and a diameter-extension piece detachably held at the slit as to extend the clamp ring resisting the elastic force of the clamp ring and detached by contact with a forth end of the pipe.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignees: Higashio Mech Co., Ltd., Inoue Sudare Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Akio Yasuda, Takao Shibata
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Publication number: 20020185861Abstract: A pipe joint provided with a pipe joint main body having an insertion cylinder portion inserted to an end portion of a pipe to be connected, a seal member attached to a peripheral groove on the insertion cylinder portion, a clamp ring with a slit for fastening the end portion of the pipe outserted to the insertion cylinder portion with elastic fastening force, and a diameter-extension piece detachably held at the slit as to extend the clamp ring resisting the elastic force of the clamp ring and detached by contact with a forth end of the pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2002Publication date: December 12, 2002Applicant: HIGASHIO MECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Akio Yasuda, Takao Shibata
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Patent number: 6443500Abstract: A pipe joint provided with a pipe joint main body having an insertion cylinder portion inserted to an end portion of a pipe to be connected, a seal member attached to a peripheral groove on the insertion cylinder portion, a clamp ring with a slit for fastening the end portion of the pipe outserted to the insertion cylinder portion with elastic fastening force, and a diameter-extension piece detachably held at the slit as to extend the clamp ring resisting the elastic force of the clamp ring and detached by contact with a forth end of the pipe.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2000Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignees: Higashio Mech Co., LTD, Inoue Sudare Co., LTDInventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Akio Yasuda, Takao Shibata
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Patent number: 6123364Abstract: A pipe joint provided with a joint main body having a tapered female screw portion on an opening end, and a cylindrical retainer having a male screw portion screwed into the female screw portion and plural small-disc continuous bodies each of which is composed of two or three small discs for pipe fixation embedded in the male screw portion along with the thread as a part of the small disc protrudes from a peripheral side and another part of the small disc protrudes from an inner peripheral face.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1999Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignees: Higashio Mech Co., Ltd., Hiroshi InoueInventors: Hiroshi Inoue, Hiroji Sakatani