Mechanism and method for making connection between electronic devices
AssigneeYokogawa Electric Corporation
InventorsYasunori OOTA, Takuya NIDAIRA
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Abstract
The object of the present invention is to enhance workability when an electronic device, which requires an angular adjustment about on an axis of a connection portion thereof is fixedly connected to another electronic device. Proposed is a connection mechanism for connecting electronic devices to each other, including piping connectors, on which flange portions and guide hole portions are formed, and a piping clamp, which has arm portions having a groove formed to allow the flange portions to be fitted therein and a mechanism for fastening and fixing the arm portions to each other.
Claims6
A connection mechanism which connects a first electronic device and a second electronic device to each other, comprising:
- a first cylindrical piping connector comprising a first flange portion and a guide portion having a shape protruding in an axial direction, the first piping connector configured to be connected to the first electronic device;
- a second cylindrical piping connector comprising a second flange portion having the same diameter as that of the first flange portion and a guide hole portion having a shape recessed in the axial direction to allow the guide portion to be fitted therein, the second piping connector configured to be connected to the second electronic device;
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- a piping clamp comprising two half circular arc-shaped arm portions and a fastening and fixing mechanism configured to fasten and fix the two arm portions to form a circle, the two arm portions having a groove formed in an inner circumference thereof to allow the first flange portion and the second flange portion to be fitted therein in a state where the guide portion is fitted in the guide hole portion.
A method for connecting a first electronic device and a second electronic device to each other, comprising:
- fastening a first cylindrical piping connector to the first electronic device, the first piping connector comprising a threaded portion, a first flange portion and a guide portion having a shape protruding in an axial direction;
- fastening a second cylindrical piping connector to the second electronic device, the second piping connector comprising a threaded portion, a second flange portion having the same diameter as that of the first flange portion and a guide hole portion having a shape recessed in the axial direction to allow the guide portion to be fitted therein;
- fitting the guide portion of the first piping connector into the guide hole portion of the second piping connector;
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- fastening and fixing two half circular-arc shaped arm portions of a piping clamp to from a circle, the two arm portions having a groove formed in an inner circumference thereof, after the first flange portion and the second flange portion are fitted in the groove in an overlapped state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.