Aerial pipe arrangement and method of aerially arranging pipes
AssigneePIPE SYSTEM JAPAN Limited Liability Partnership
InventorShigeyuki Sekine
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Abstract
The pipe arrangement for feeding fluid to a fluid-receiver from a fluid-supplier through a pipe, includes a wire tensioned between a first support and a second support, a hollow fluid-feeding pipe extending between the first and second supports, and a device for allowing the fluid-feeding pipe to hang from the wire. The fluid-feeding pipe is comprised of a plurality of fundamental pipes capable of being connected to one another. A second fundamental pipe connected to a first fundamental pipe can extend and contract axially thereof relative to the first fundamental pipe, and can further bend obliquely relative to the first fundamental pipe.
Claims14
An aerial pipe arrangement for feeding fluid to a fluid-receiver from a fluid-supplier through a pipe, comprising:
- a wire tensioned between a first support and a second support;
- a hollow fluid-feeding pipe extending between said first and second supports;
- and
- a hanger for allowing said fluid-feeding pipe to hang from said wire,
- wherein said fluid-feeding pipe is comprised of a plurality of fundamental pipes capable of being connected to one another,
- a second fundamental pipe connected to a first fundamental pipe can extend and contract axially thereof relative to said first fundamental pipe, and can further bend obliquely relative to said first fundamental pipe,
- said first fundamental pipe is formed at one end thereof with an increased-radius portion having an increased inner radius, and a flange formed continuous to said increased-radius portion,
- said second fundamental pipe is formed with at least one projection located remote from an end of said second fundamental pipe,
- said first and second fundamental pipes are connected to each other through a movable flange,
- said movable flange has an inner diameter to fit around said second fundamental pipe,
- said movable flange is formed at an inner edge thereof with a cut-out through which said projection can pass, and
- when said first and second fundamental pipes are connected to each other through said movable flange, said movable flange is connected to said flange of said first fundamental pipe such that said projection and said cut-out are not in alignment with each other.
A method of aerially arranging pipes for feeding fluid to a fluid-receiver from a fluid-supplier, comprising:
- tensioning a wire between a first support and a second support;
- and
- hanging a hollow fluid-feeding pipe extending between said first and second supports, from said wire,
- wherein said fluid-feeding pipe is comprised of a plurality of fundamental pipes capable of being connected to one another,
- a second fundamental pipe connected to a first fundamental pipe can extend and contract axially thereof relative to said first fundamental pipe, and can further bend obliquely relative to said first fundamental pipe,
- said first fundamental pipe is formed at one end thereof with an increased-radius portion having an increased inner radius, and a flange formed continuous to said increased-radius portion,
- said second fundamental pipe is formed with at least one projection located remote from an end of said second fundamental pipe,
- said first and second fundamental pipes are connected to each other through a movable flange,
- said movable flange has an inner diameter to fit around said second fundamental pipe,
- said movable flange is formed at an inner edge thereof with a cut-out through which said projection can pass, and
- when said first and second fundamental pipes are connected to each other through said movable flange, said movable flange is connected to said flange of said first fundamental pipe such that said projection and said cut-out are not in alignment with each other.
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