Abstract: A pipe coupling, which enables pipes to be assembled with the pipe coupling by an one-touch operation while maintaining the liquid-tightness at jointing portions. In the pipe coupling, a connection tube has holding shoulders formed at opposite predetermined inner portions of the connection tube and maximum diameter portions formed at both side portions of the connection tube outside of the holding shoulders. The connection tube has an inner diameter decreasing in a direction toward both mouths of the connection tube from the maximum diameter portions. Snap rings are inserted inside of the mouths of the connection tube in a compressed state. Packing members are tightly disposed in each of the maximum diameter portions. Jaw couplings are inserted in the mouths of the connection tube and each of the jaw couplings are assembled with a plurality of fixing jaws and having engaging protuberances. The fixing jaws are arranged in a circumferential direction of each of the jaw couplings.
Abstract: Disclosed is a pipe coupling, which can connect pipes in a sealed condition. The pipe coupling includes: a connector body having pipe locking jaws having the same diameter as the inner diameter of a pipe inserted into the pipe coupling, and a taper part gradually reducing the inside space toward a free end of the pipe coupling and opened at a portion of the outer circumference in which a snap ring insertion hole is formed; a packing member inserted and mounted at the lower end of the taper part; a jaw coupling inserted and mounted into the taper part, and having a number of coupling holes for coupling fixing jaws and a seating hole formed in the upper portion thereof; a snap ring located in the seating hole of the jaw coupling, the outer circumference of the snap ring being compressed and inserted into the snap ring insertion hole, both ends of the snap ring being bended in a separated condition and exposed to the outside; and an elastic member interposed between the packing member and the jaw coupling.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 31, 2003
Date of Patent:
May 17, 2005
Assignee:
Join Top Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Chul Park, Eounjin Ko, Jongjae Shin, Jiyoung Bang