Systems and methods for forming a joint between a pipe and a hose
AssigneeGE Infrastructure Technology LLC
InventorsJose Mikhail Gamero Mendez, Miroslava Franco Barrera, Cesar Octavio Vazquez Carmona
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Abstract
A method of connecting a pipe and a hose includes providing a transition assembly including a hose end, a pipe end opposite the hose end, and an inner surface defining a transition assembly passage extending through the transition assembly from the hose end to the pipe end, engaging the hose end of the transition assembly with the hose such that a first connection is formed between the transition assembly and the hose, and engaging the pipe end of the transition assembly with the pipe such that a second connection between the transition assembly and the pipe is formed. The second connection is spaced an axial distance from the first connection.
Claims20
A connection system for connecting a hose and a pipe, the connection system comprising:
- a pipe including an outer surface having a pipe contact surface and an inner surface defining a pipe passageway;
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- a hose including a corrugated inner layer and at least one secondary layer positioned radially outward from the corrugated layer, wherein the inner layer includes a hose contact surface and defines a hose passage;
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- a transition assembly comprising:
- a pipe end formed with a first surface that is shaped complementary to the pipe contact surface of the pipe;
- an opposite hose end formed with a second surface that is shaped complementary to the hose contact surface of the hose;
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- an inner surface defining a transition assembly passage that extends between the pipe and hose ends, and wherein a first connection is formed when the hose is engaged with the hose end and a second connection is formed when the pipe is engaged with the pipe end, wherein the second connection is spaced an axial distance from the first connection, wherein when the second surface is in contact with the hose contact surface, the second surface is positioned adjacent to the at least one secondary layer.
A method of connecting a pipe and a hose including a corrugated layer and at least one secondary layer positioned radially outward from the corrugated layer, said method comprising:
- providing a transition assembly including a hose end including a second surface that is shaped complementary to a hose contact surface of the corrugated layer of the hose, a pipe end opposite the hose end, and an inner surface defining a transition assembly passage extending through the transition assembly from the hose end to the pipe end;
- engaging the hose end of the transition assembly with the hose such that a first connection is formed between the transition assembly and the hose, wherein when the second surface is in contact with the hose contact surface, the second surface is positioned adjacent to the at least one secondary layer;
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- engaging the pipe end of the transition assembly with the pipe such that a second connection between the transition assembly and the pipe is formed, wherein the second connection is spaced an axial distance from the first connection.
A transition assembly for connecting a pipe to a hose including a corrugated layer and at least one secondary layer positioned radially outward from the corrugated layer, the transition assembly comprises:
- a pipe end formed with a first surface that is shaped complementary to a pipe contact surface of the pipe;
- an opposite hose end formed with a second surface that is shaped complementary to a hose contact surface of the corrugated layer of the hose;
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- an inner surface defining a transition assembly passage that extends between the pipe and hose ends, and wherein a first connection is formed when the hose is engaged with the hose end and a second connection is formed when the pipe is engaged with the pipe end, wherein the second connection is spaced an axial distance from the first connection, wherein when the second surface is in contact with the hose contact surface, the second surface is positioned adjacent to the at least one secondary layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.