Unit, manifold, and flow path forming method
AssigneeSakura Rubber Co., Ltd.
InventorsTetsuharu Kawasaki, Kenzou Toshiro, Kazuyuki Tamada, Misao Miyazawa
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a manifold includes a plurality of units disposed in a liquid flow channel including a hose. The unit includes a hollow tube body, three or more tube stubs communicating the inside of the tube body, and a connection fitting provided with each of the tube stubs and detachably connected to a connection target of same shape. The manifold forms a flow path communicating the tube stubs of the units while the units are detachably connected together with the connection fittings.
Claims11
A manifold comprising a plurality of units disposed in a liquid flow channel including a hose, wherein
- the unit each includes:
- a hollow tube body and three or more tube stubs communicating an inside and an outside of the tube body;
- and
- a connection fitting provided with each of the tube stub, the connection fitting which can be detachably connected to a connection target of same shape, wherein
- the manifold forms a flow path to communicate the tube stubs of the units each other while the units are detachably connected together through the connection fittings.
manifold of claim 1, wherein the unit further comprises a rotation mechanism which rotatably connects the connection fitting and the tube stub.
A unit provided in a liquid flow channel including a hose, the unit comprising:
- a hollow tube body;
- three or more tube stubs communicating the inside of the tube body;
- and
- a connection fitting provided with at least one of the tube stubs and detachably connected to a connection target of same shape, wherein
- the tube stubs include:
- a first tube stub having an axis parallel to a first axis direction;
- a second tube stub having an axis parallel to a second axis direction crossing the first axis direction;
- and
- a third tube stub having an axis parallel to a third axis direction crossing a plan surface including the first axis direction and the second axis direction.
A flow path forming method to form a manifold having a three-dimensional flow path using a plurality of units including:
- a first tube stub having an axis parallel to a first axis direction;
- a second tube stub having an axis parallel to a second axis direction crossing the first axis direction;
- a third tube stub having an axis parallel to a third axis direction crossing a plan surface including the first axis direction and the second axis direction;
- and connection fittings provided with each of the first, second, and third tube stubs and detachably connected to a connection target of same shape, the method comprising:
- assembling a first segment in which at least two of the units are connected in the first axis direction with the connection fitting of the first tube stub of the unit;
- assembling a second segment in which at least two of the first segments are connected in the second axis direction with the connection fitting of the second tube of the unit;
- and
- assembling the manifold by connecting the second segments in the third axis direction with the connection fitting of the third tube stub of each unit of the second segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.