| US 7,490,862 B2 | ||
| Holding structure of hose clamp | ||
| Kazushige Sakazaki, Komaki (Japan); and Koji Hioki, Ichinomiya (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 21, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/358,702. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-046403 (JP), filed on Feb. 23, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0186668 A1, Aug. 24, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16L 33/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 285—23 [285/253; 24/274 R] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A holding structure of a hose clamp wherein the hose clamp has an annular clamp body to be fitted on a clamp mounting portion
on an outer periphery of an end portion of a hose, and the clamp body is configured so as to tighten the clamp mounting portion
by diametrically contracting the clamp body, the holding structure, comprising:
an anti-rotation engaging portion formed on or in the clamp body,
an engaging holder portion provided on the hose, the engaging holder portion engaging with the anti-rotation engaging portion
in a circumferential direction when the clamp body is fitted on the clamp mounting portion, and
a deformation restraining mechanism for restraining deformation of the hose when the clamp body tightens the clamp mounting
portion, the deformation restraining mechanism being configured so as to restrain the anti-rotation engaging portion from
being pressed against the engaging holder portion and thereby restrain the hose from being deformed via the engaging holder
portion;
wherein the hose clamp has an operation screw for diametrically contracting and diametrically expanding the clamp body, the
anti-rotation engaging portion is configured so as to be displaced and moved toward the circumferential direction when the
clamp body is diametrically contracted, and the deformation restraining mechanism is provided in the engaging holder portion
for restraining the anti-rotation engaging portion from being pressed against the engaging holder portion when the clamp body
is diametrically contracted, the anti-rotation engaging portion is displaced and moved toward the circumferential direction.
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