Coupling element for removably joining pipes
AssigneeStaubli Faverges
InventorsAlain-Christophe Tiberghien, Christophe Durieux, Serafim Marques Barroca
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Abstract
A female coupling element includes two superposed coaxial rings, a locking ring and safety ring which are rotatably mounted about a body of the coupling element. The locking ring is axially immobilized with respect to the body while the safety ring is able to slide with respect to the locking ring and with the body. The locking ring (2) has at least one locking slot for receiving a projection of a second element inserted within the coupling element and a notch to lock the projection axially with respect to the coupling element, and the safety ring includes at least one safety slot having a notch which locks the projection circumferentially in the notch of the locking ring.
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A female coupling for removably joining pipes, the female coupling being adapted to receive a second coupling element inserted therein along a longitudinal axis of the female coupling, the female coupling comprising a first coupling element including a body and two superposed coaxial rings, a locking ring and a safety ring, which are mounted around a body, means to block the locking ring axially with respect to the body while the safety ring is able to slide with respect to the locking ring and the body, the locking ring including at least one locking slot of a size to receive a radial projection of a second coupling element when a second coupling element is inserted into the first coupling element, the at least one locking slot including a notch to lock the projection axially with respect to the body of the first coupling element, the safety ring having at least one safety slot that also receives a projection of a second coupling element when the projection is received in the locking slot, the at least one safety slot having a safety notch to lock the projection circumferentially with respect to the locking ring, the locking ring and the safety ring being rotatably mounted about the body of the first coupling element, and means for rotating the locking and safety rings as one.
A coupling for removably joining pipes, comprising a first female coupling element and a second coupling element which are joinable one into the other along a main axis of the coupling, the second coupling element including at least one radial projection, the first coupling element including a body and two superposed coaxial rings, a locking ring and a safety ring, which are mounted around a body, means to block the locking ring axially with respect to the body while the safety ring is able to slide with respect to the locking ring and with respect to the body, the locking ring including at least one locking slot of a size to receive at least one radial projection of the second coupling element when the second coupling element is inserted into the first coupling element, the at least one locking slot including a notch to lock the at least one projection axially with respect to body of the first coupling element, the safety ring having at least one safety slot that also receives the at least one projection when the at least one projection is received in the at least one locking slot, the at least one safety slot having a safety notch to lock the at least one projection circumferentially with respect to the locking ring, the locking ring and the safety ring being rotatably mounted about the body of the first coupling element, and means for rotating the locking and safety rings as one.
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