Quick connector
AssigneeTokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
InventorsHiroyoshi Mori, Motohide Nishimura, Tetsuya Souji
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Abstract
A quick connector is provided with a connector housing and a wire retainer. The connector housing has a retainer mounting portion which is formed with engagement slits. The wire retainer is mounted on the retainer mounting portion such that engaging arms enter the engagement slits and project in the retainer mounting portion. Each of the engaging slits has a width larger than a diameter of the engaging arm in order to generate a collision noise by collision between the engaging arm and the connector housing or the pipe upon completion of closing motion of the engaging arms.
Claims7
A quick connector for connecting a pipe and a hose, comprising:
- a tubular connector housing provided at one axial end with a hose connector portion for being connected to the hose and at the other axial end with a pair of diametrically opposed engaging slits,
- a wire retainer of U-shape or generally U-shape having a pair of engaging arms, and mounted to the other axial end of the connector housing in such a manner that the pair of the engaging arms clip the connector housing while extending through a respective one of the engaging slits, the engaging arms of the wire retainer projecting through the respective one of the engagement slits into the connector housing, the engaging arms being configured to be brought in opening motion with the engaging arms being pushed by an annular engaging projection formed on an inserting end of the pipe that is inserted into the connector housing, and then in closing motion so as to engage with the annular engaging projection.
- wherein each of the engaging slits has a width larger than a diameter of the engaging arm in order to generate a collision noise by collision between the engaging arm and the connector housing or the pipe upon completion of the closing motion of the engaging arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.