Structure for pipe fittings

#Commonmetal pipe fittings such as an elbow, a tee, a cross, etc., are generally provided with female threads for screwing with male threads at the ends of metal pipes. This kind of structure for uniting metal pipes is quite inconvenient as pipes often have to be cut to a proper length and male threads have to be newly made. This takes time and work, especially if the pipes should be brought back to a work place from the site for thread cutting. Besides, the thickness of the pipe should become thinner and the surface may be broken after the male thread is cut on the pipe, so the threaded part may easily be corroded and brlken after a period of use. In addition, a metal pipe used for high heated liquid can expand, so an aperture can be formed at a pipe fitting letting the liquid in the pipe leak out. Above all, a stainless steel pipe is widely used for transporting hot water, but is has a rather large rate of expansion, so its fittings are liable to break and cause leakage after a long period of use.

#This invention has been made to improve the structure of pipe fittings for quickly uniting metal pipes without the necessity of cutting male threads on them with said improved pipe fittings.

#Any pipe fitting with this improved structure is provided with passage holes cut with a female thread, the first blocking and the second blocking edge abutting against one another. Said female thread is for a male-threaded ring to screw in with, the first blocking edge for several anti-leak gaskets to stay at and the second blocking edge with the smallest diameter to block the end of a pipe to be united when said pipe is inserted in the passage hole. Besides, there is a metal ring placed between said male-threaded ring and said gaskets for pressing said gaskets to expand betwen the pipe and the fitting body keeping both of them tightly united when said male-threaded ring is tightly screwded in said female thread.

#FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the first example with the improved structure for pipe fittings in this invention.

#FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the first example witht his improved structure for pipe fittings int his invention.

#FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the second example with this improved structure for pipe fittings inthis invention.

#First, a pipe fitting having this improved structure shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is the first example in this invention, a tee fitting. Its body 1 has three passage holes for liquid which are provided separately with female thread 11, first blocking edge 12 and second blocking edge 13 abutting against one another; female thread 11 is located at the most outer part with a larger diameter than the two blocking edges 12 and 13 and the diameter of second blocking edge 13 is shorter than that of first blocking edge 12.

#Next, anti-leak gaskets 2 shown in FIG. 1 are made of elastic rubber, and their inner diameter can just insert around the outer diameter of a pipe 5. Metal ring 3, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, is to be put before several anti-leak gaskets 2, and its flat surface can pushevenly anti-leak gaskets 2.

#Male-threaded ring 4 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is provided with a male thread for uniting with any passage hole 11 of body 1, and with notches 41 on the flat curcumferential surface for a turning tool to insert in so as to turn the ring 4.