Connecting block with inserts

Details Connecting block with inserts Connecting block with inserts

1997-09-10

1999-01-19

Shackelford, Heather

Pipe joints or couplings

Pipe to discreet nipple or sleeve to plate

Pipe to nipple connection dependent on nipple to plate...

285325, 285328, 2851243, 285305, 248 741, F16L 3726

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058606815

ABSTRACT:
A tube mounting assembly for connecting a suction line tube and a liquid line tube to a housing, such as a compressor or evaporator, primarily consists of a mounting block having a first passage extending inwardly from one side thereof and a second passage also extending inwardly from a second side of the mounting block for receiving the suction line and liquid line tubes, respectively. Each of the first and second passages has a pair of opposing slots positioned adjacent their respective edges for receiving an insert designed to secure the respective suction line and inlet line tubes with the passages. The insert has a first side which corresponds with the suction line tube and a second side which corresponds with the inlet line tube and a pair of winged tabs for insertion into the opposing slots located adjacent the edge of the mounting block in the passage. The winged tabs of the inserts are designed to be press fit in the slots. The insert is designed such that the same insert can be used to retain either the suction line tube or the liquid line tube within the mounting block. In an alternative embodiment, the insert and tube have complimentary shaped portions to prevent rotation of the tube within the mounting assembly.

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