Quick-disassembly nipple connector structure
AssigneeShuoxing Metal Products (Kunshan) CO., LTD.
InventorHeng-Chia Kuo
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Abstract
Disclosed is a quick-disassembly nipple connector structure, which is mainly composed of a hollow pipe, a pivoting assembly, a screwing member, a plurality of gripping jaws, a sleeve, a handle and a spring. The handle is additionally disposed on the sleeve and the pivoting assembly; when the handle is not pulled, the sleeve is located at a lock position to lock a grease nipple; and when the handle is pulled downwards, the sleeve is located at a release position to release the grease nipple. The quick-disassembly nipple connector structure can be rapidly switched to the lock position or the release position, thus, facilitating operation, shortening the work time, achieving accurate alignment, improving work efficiency, and avoiding damage to internal parts caused by excessive force application by users.
Claims5
A quick-disassembly nipple connector structure, suitable for being connected to a grease nipple, and comprising:
- a hollow pipe, wherein the hollow pipe extends in an axial direction and is provided with a handheld part, a screwing part opposite to the handheld part, and a pivoting part located between the handheld part and the screwing part;
- a pivoting assembly, wherein the pivoting assembly is disposed around the pivoting part in a pivoting manner and abuts against the handheld part;
- a screwing member, wherein the screwing member is in screw joint with the screwing part and is concavely provided with a ring groove;
- a plurality of gripping jaws, wherein each said gripping jaw is provided with a first sleeving end to be disposed around the ring groove and a second sleeving end opposite to the first sleeving end and to be disposed around the grease nipple;
- a sleeve, wherein the sleeve is pivoted on the screwing member and the plurality of gripping jaws in a manner of reciprocating in the axial direction, is provided with a convex abutting part having a convex inner circular wall and abutting against the plurality of gripping jaws and a joint hole penetrating through the sleeve, and is capable of moving between a lock position and a release position;
- when located at the lock position, the sleeve is close to the pivoting assembly, and the plurality of gripping jaws protrude out of the joint hole;
- and when located at the release position, the sleeve is away from the pivoting assembly, and the plurality of gripping jaws do not protrude out of the joint hole;
- a handle, wherein the handle is disposed on the pivoting assembly and the sleeve to drive the sleeve to move to the lock position or the release position in the axial direction, and the handle is driven by the pivoting assembly and the sleeve to pivot synchronously along with the pivoting assembly and the sleeve;
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- a spring, wherein the spring is disposed outside the pivoting assembly and contacts the handle and the pivoting assembly,
- wherein the spring stores an elastic force and the grease nipple is allowed to be sleeved with the second sleeving ends of the plurality of gripping jaws when the handle is actuated to drive the sleeve to move to the release position;
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- the spring provides the elastic force to push the handle back for driving the sleeve move to the lock position so that the grease nipple is locked by the plurality of gripping jaws, when the handle is not actuated and the grease nipple is sleeved with the second sleeving ends of the plurality of gripping jaws.
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