Method of manufacturing a high pressure fluid quick connect
AssigneeITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
InventorDavid S. Malone
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Abstract
A method of forming a fluid quick connect includes steps forming a housing having a split end retainer slidably mounted in a recess in at least one end of the housing. A first angular recess is formed in the housing adjacent the first end. The first recess communicates with a bore extending from the first end of the housing. The retainer is captured in the recess by deforming an extension of the first end of the housing angularly inward. In one aspect, a conical surface is formed inward of the extension to form the recess in conjunction with the deformed extension. The retainer and recess may be used at one end of the housing for connection with one endform or at both ends of the housing to fluidically couple two endforms.
Claims17
A method of manufacturing a high pressure quick connect comprising the steps of:
- forming a housing having a through bore extending from a first end;
- forming a conical surface in the housing adjacent to the first end of the housing, the conical surface defining an axially inner conical surface and an axially outer conical surface;
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- movably capturing a retainer on the axially outer conical surface of the housing so that the retainer is moveable along the axially outer conical surface from a first position by interference with an annular flange on an endform inserted through the first end of the housing to a second position on the conical surface by contact with the annular flange on the endform during insertion of the endform allowing passage of the annular flange past a leading edge of the retainer, the retainer moveable along the axially outer conical surface back to the first position after the annular flange on the endform has been inserted past the leading edge of the retainer to latch the endform in the housing.
A method of manufacturing a high pressure quick connect comprising the steps of:
- forming a housing having a through bore extending from a first end;
- forming a first angular recess in the housing adjacent to the first end of the housing by forming a conical surface at the first end of the housing, forming an extension of the housing extending from the conical surface;
- deforming the extension to overlay the conical surface in a spaced relationship to form the first angular recess, the first recess communicating with the bore in the housing;
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- capturing a retainer in the first recess of the housing so that the retainer is moveable from a first position by interference with an annular flange on an endform inserted through the first end of the housing to a second position in the first recess by contact with the annular flange on the endform during insertion of the endform allowing passage of the annular flange past the leading edge of the retainer, the retainer moveable back to the first position after the annular flange on the endform has been inserted past the leading edge of the retainer to latch the endform in the housing.
A method of manufacturing a high pressure quick connect comprising the steps of:
- forming a housing having a through bore extending from a first end;
- forming a conical surface in the housing adjacent to the first end of the housing;
- disposing a retainer over the conical surface;
- forming the housing with an extension spaced from the conical surface;
- deforming the extension of the housing over the retainer into a spaced relationship from the conical surface to form an annular recess in the housing capturing the retainer in the housing so that the retainer is movable from a first position by interference with an annular flange on an endform inserted through the first end of the housing to a second position in the recess by contact with the annular flange on the endform during insertion of the endform allowing passage of the annular flange past the leading edge of the retainer, the retainer moveable back to the first position after the annular flange on the endform has been inserted past the leading edge of the retainer to latch the endform in the housing.
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