Pipe joints or couplings – With support – Vehicle
Patent
1996-09-18
2000-06-27
Arola, Dave W.
Pipe joints or couplings
With support
Vehicle
285 23, 285192, 285205, 285319, 285322, 285351, 285906, 285921, F16L 300
Patent
active
060797509
ABSTRACT:
Quick connect couplings for connecting a small internal diameter brake hose to a formed metal tube in a brake system includes a connector body having a crimp collar at one end and a stepped bore with an entry opening at the other end. The stepped bore includes a first step which is abutted axially by a seal. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, a retaining element axially engages an inwardly extending radial surface in the bore and an annular groove in the tube. In accordance with the preferred embodiment, the retaining ring is integral with the tube and the seal is accomplished by a three lobed seal which is held in abutment with the first step by a Teflon.RTM. spacer, the Teflon.RTM. spacer being engaged by a bead on the formed metal tube.
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Arola Dave W.
Dana Corporation
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