| US 7,540,539 B2 | ||
| Pipe joint | ||
| Yasushi Fujiwara, Tokyo (Japan); and Takuji Matsuki, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Eagle Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Appl. No. 11/997,643 PCT Filed Jul. 28, 2006, PCT No. PCT/JP2006/315011 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Feb. 01, 2008, PCT Pub. No. WO2007/015434, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 08, 2007. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 2005-225712 (JP), filed on Aug. 03, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0258459 A1, Oct. 23, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16L 41/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 285—205 [285/206; 285/208] | 3 Claims |
| 1. A pipe joint for connecting a pipe with a connection opening of a body to be connected comprising;
a fitting connected to an end portion of the pipe and provided with a communication passage communicating into the pipe;
a flange having a through hole into which said fitting is available to be inserted, and said flange pressingly holding said
fitting inserted into said through hole towards said body;
a tightening means for fixing tightly said flange to said body;
a metal seal provided between said fitting and said body so as to seal a joined portion of said communication passage and
said connection opening externally, and;
an O-ring for sealing a connecting portion of said fitting and said body externally; wherein,
said metal seal is composed of a ring member having “C” shaped cross section, which includes an opening groove in an inner
circumference;
said O-ring comprises a first O-ring provided between said fitting and said flange, and
a second O-ring provided between said flange and said body;
an insertion opening is formed in said flange for inserting said tightening means;
a projecting portion is formed on a face of said flange which is opposed to said body, said projecting portion is formed at
an area opposite to an area where said insertion opening is formed with respect to a center axis of said insertion opening,
said projection portion projects from other portion of said flange towards said body; and
a tip of said fitting inserted into said through hole projects towards said body from said face of said flange.
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