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Fluid connector

PendingUS20260078853A1CouplingsPhysicsBall valve
A fluid connector includes a shell having a fluid channel, a ball valve accommodated in the shell and having a through hole, a control element arranged outside the shell for controlling the ball valve to rotate, and a pin member. A front end of the shell for engaging a matching connector has an engagement hole. The control element controls the ball valve between a closed position and an open position. The through hole is in fluid communication with the fluid channel when the ball valve is at the open position. A front face of the shell has an accommodating hole for accommodating the pin member. A resilient member is arranged in the accommodating hole for supporting the pin member. The pin member is adapted to be guided by a guide structure and compress the resilient member to separate from the engagement hole of the matching connector.
Owner:FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO LTD +1

Medical cleaning machine water inlet rapid butt joint device convenient to disinfect and maintain

The invention discloses a medical cleaning machine water inlet rapid butt joint device convenient to disinfect and maintain, and relates to the field of butt joint devices. According to the medical cleaning machine water inlet rapid butt joint device convenient to disinfect and maintain, the female head pipeline and the male head pipeline which can be separated are arranged, an electromagnet and a permanent magnet which are controlled by a controller are correspondingly arranged on the butt joint part base and the male head butt joint base, and detection feedback of a Hall sensor and a pressure sensor is combined; automation and intelligentization of the water inlet pipeline butt joint process are achieved, the device can automatically sense approaching of a male head and start magnetic force to guide adsorption, and preliminary alignment is completed; and according to the sealing pressing force fed back by the pressure sensor, the electromagnet is intelligently controlled to be switched to a strong magnetic force locking mode, so that on the premise that reliable connection sealing is ensured, rapid, accurate and force-controlled butt joint and separation are achieved, and the problems that a traditional mode is tedious in operation and poor in connection reliability are effectively solved.
Owner:NINGBO JOIDENT ELECTRONICS TECH CO LTD

Fluid connector

A fluid connector includes a shell having a fluid channel, a valve member rotatably accommodated in the fluid channel and having a through hole, a control element connected to the valve member for controlling the valve member to rotate between a closed position and an open position, and an interlock system. The shell has an interface to abut a mating connector and an accommodating hole concavely formed from the interface. The interlock system includes two pins coaxially accommodated in the accommodating hole and a resilient system. The control element is operatively connected to the interlock system via a restricting member and an operating member.
Owner:FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO LTD +1

Fluid connector

A fluid connector includes a second pin accommodated in a first pin. Prior to mating of the fluid connector and a complementary connector, a front end of the first pin protrudes forward out of the pin hole, the second pin is located within the pin hole, and a front end of the second pin is accommodated in the accommodating slot. When the fluid connector is mated with the complementary connector, the complementary connector abuts against the first pin, such that the first pin moves backward within the pin hole, and the front end of the second pin moves forward until it is accommodated in the complementary connector. The first pin and the second pin share the same pin hole, and the second pin occupies at least a portion of the inner space of the first pin, thereby facilitating saving the space of the shell.
Owner:LOTES

Fluid connector

A fluid connector includes a shell having a fluid channel, a ball valve accommodated in the shell and having a through hole, a control element arranged outside the shell for controlling the ball valve to rotate, and a pin member. A front end of the shell for engaging a matching connector has an engagement hole. The control element controls the ball valve between a closed position and an open position. The through hole is in fluid communication with the fluid channel when the ball valve is at the open position. A front face of the shell has an accommodating hole for accommodating the pin member. A resilient member is arranged in the accommodating hole for supporting the pin member. The pin member obstructs the rotation of the control element unless it is in a set position.
Owner:FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO LTD +1

Breakaway valve for a cryogenic fluid tank

A breakaway valve for a cryogenic fluid tank includes a tank-side valve and a nozzle-side valve. The tank-side valve is connected to and forms a first vacuum-insulation layer with a first jacketed hose. The first jacket support includes first bellows configured to reduce heat transfer with the first vacuum-insulation layer and one or more first bellow supports that include first teeth inserted between and engaging the first bellows to provide structural support to the first bellows. The nozzle-side valve is connected to and forms a second vacuum-insulation layer with a second jacketed hose. The second jacket support includes second bellows configured to reduce heat transfer with the second vacuum-insulation layer and one or more second bellow supports that include second teeth inserted between and engaging the second bellows to provide structural support to the second bellows.
Owner:ENGINEERED CONTROLS INT

Fluid connector

A fluid connector includes a shell having a fluid channel, a ball valve accommodated in the shell and having a through hole, a control element arranged outside the shell for controlling the ball valve to rotate, and a pin member. A front end of the shell for engaging a matching connector has an engagement hole. The control element controls the ball valve between a closed position and an open position. The through hole is in fluid communication with the fluid channel when the ball valve is at the open position. A front face of the shell has an accommodating hole for accommodating the pin member. A resilient member is arranged in the accommodating hole for supporting the pin member.
Owner:FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO LTD +1

Leakage-proof device of heat supply pipe network for heat supply

The utility model relates to the technical field of heat supply pipe networks, in particular to a heat supply pipe network leakproof device for heat supply, which comprises a middle connecting pipe and two joint pipes, the two joint pipes are respectively connected to two ends of the middle connecting pipe, a middle pipe is fixedly mounted at the center of the inner wall of the middle connecting pipe, and an insertion pipe is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the middle pipe. According to the heat supply pipe network leakage-proof device for heat supply, mechanical fastening force is provided through threaded connection of the sleeve and the middle connecting pipe, the sealing ring is pressed to fill the gap between the connector base and the insertion pipe to block external leakage, the insertion pipe is installed in the insertion groove, expands under the pressure of a heated medium and is tightly attached to the inner connecting pipe to form dynamic sealing, and the sealing effect is good. And the elastic head of the inner connecting pipe is made of high-temperature-resistant rubber, so that the axial expansion amount of the pipeline can be absorbed, and connection looseness caused by thermal expansion and cold contraction is avoided.
Owner:修浩明

Anti-rotational pipe coupling

Apparatus and related method for coupling adjacent pipe lengths, for example, a drop pipe assembly that utilize an intermediate coupling member to prevent rotational disengagement of adjacent pipe lengths under the influence of rotational torque. The coupling member can comprise an internal key feature that physically engages a keyed end on at least one end of a length of pipe. The internal key feature can include key members located on each coupling end of the coupling member such that the key members engage corresponding keyed ends of adjacent lengths of pipe such that the coupling member prevents rotation of the adjacent pipe length relative to each other.
Owner:JOHNSON SCREENS INC

In-Line Fluid System

PendingUS20260104050A1Pump componentsFluid removal
A fluid system for a well including a motor in a hermetically sealed housing having a rotor supported to rotate on a rotational axis. The hermetically sealed housing is configured to reside submerged in fluid within a pipe that is residing outside of the well. The hermetically sealed housing includes a power cable extending from the motor through a sidewall of the pipe. The fluid system includes a fluid end coupled to the hermetically sealed housing. The fluid end has a fluid end inlet and an impeller supported to rotate on the rotational axis. The fluid end is configured to drive the fluid and to reside within the pipe. The fluid system includes a seal carried by the fluid system downstream from the fluid end inlet and is configured to seal a space between the fluid end and an inner wall of the pipe. The fluid system includes a magnetic coupling configured to couple the rotor and the motor to drive the fluid end via the motor.
Owner:UPWING ENERGY LLC

Latching mechanism for female connectors in subsea assemblies

The present invention provides a female connector for a subsea connector assembly, including at least one latching mechanism operably mounted within an opening through a tubular wall along a wall axis aligned downwardly and converging toward a central axis. The latching mechanism includes a latch member coupled to a distal end of the link member to form a latching coupling configured to allow relative movement in at least one first degree of freedom (DOF) between the latch member and the link member, an actuator configured to move the coupled latch and link member from a first position to a second position, and a biasing member configured to bias the latch member toward and engage the first position when moving between the first and second positions. The latch member is configured to release from the biasing member in the first position and move unbiased from the first position to a third position into the central passage.
Owner:S3N VENTUS LTD

Joint floating fixed seat structure

A joint floating fixed seat structure includes a fixed seat, an adapter, a guiding sliding set, an abutting gasket and a spring. A receiving space is disposed inside the fixed seat, and the adapter penetrates the receiving space. The guiding sliding set is movably accommodated in the receiving space and sleeved on the adapter, which includes a sliding element that can move left and right and a guiding seat that can move up and down along the sliding element. The abutting gasket is sleeved on the adapter, the spring is located between the guiding sliding set and the abutting gasket and abuts against the abutting gasket and against the adapter by the abutting gasket to eliminate the influence of pre-pressure of the spring.
Owner:FIRST DOME

In-line sealed electric motor for pipelines

PendingUS20260104051A1Pump componentsFluid removal
A fluid system for a well includes an electric motor in a housing with an outer surface in fluid communication with a flow of fluid in a pipe. The motor includes an electric stator, a rotor supported to rotate on a rotational axis and be driven by the stator while in fluid communication with the fluid, and a non-metallic sleeve between the rotor and the stator to seal the stator from the fluid. The housing is submerged in the fluid within the pipe, and includes a power cable extending from the motor through a sidewall of the pipe. A fluid end coupled to the housing includes an inlet and an impeller, where the fluid end drives the fluid through the pipe. A seal carried by the fluid system is downstream from the inlet and seals a space between the fluid end and an inner wall of the pipe.
Owner:UPWING ENERGY LLC

Snap-fit locking connector

PCT designated stageWO2026081433A1CouplingsClassical mechanicsStructural engineering
Disclosed in the present invention is a snap-fit locking connector, comprising a lock block, a connecting sleeve, an upper housing assembly, a locking clamping sleeve and a lower housing assembly, wherein an upper valve core is elastically provided in the upper housing assembly, a first sealing ring is provided on the upper valve core, an ejector rod and a lower valve core are provided in the lower housing assembly, the lower valve core is sleeved on an outer side wall of one side of the ejector rod, and a second sealing ring is provided on the ejector rod. In the present invention, the upper housing assembly is configured to press the lower housing assembly, the ejector rod abuts against the upper valve core, the lock block is snap-fitted to the upper housing assembly for fixing and limiting, and then the lock block is limited by means of the locking clamping sleeve, such that the ejector rod abuts against the upper valve core without clearance therebetween while the lower housing assembly and the upper housing assembly are in connection communication with each other, thus the lock block can be prevented from being automatically unlocked. During disassembly, the locking clamping sleeve is released, the lock block is moved and the upper housing assembly is enabled to be automatically ejected, and a communication position is sealed synchronously by means of the sealing rings, thereby achieving the purpose of disassembly without leakage.
Owner:SULIAN (CHONGQING) INTELLIGENT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

Computing device and connector module

The embodiment of the invention provides computing equipment and a connector module. The computing equipment comprises a cabinet body, a node, a first connector and a second connector, the first connector comprises a first body, a first piston assembly and a first stop piece; the second connector comprises a second body; the second body is butted with the first body; one of the first body and the second body is connected with the cabinet body, and the other is connected with the node; when the first stop piece is located at the first position, the first stop piece axially limits the first piston assembly relative to the first body, the first piston assembly is inserted into the second body, and the first connector communicates with the second connector; and when the first stop piece is located at the second position, the first piston assembly can axially move relative to the first body, and the first connector and the second connector are disconnected. The flexibility and timeliness are high when the first connector and the second connector in the computing device provided by the embodiment of the invention are disconnected.
Owner:XFUSION DIGITAL TECH CO LTD

Waterproof cable gland

A cable gland has first and second parts, which are mutually engageable, and a seal assembly that is housed within and between the first and second parts. The seal assembly has at least one carrier on each side of a cable seal. Each carrier seats a respective body seal. Each cable seal has an opening through which a cable can pass. In use the cable seal forms a seal about the cable. Each body seal is arranged to form a respective seal against the inner surface of the first. The cable seals provide water ingress protection about the cable, while the body seals provide water ingress protection between the inside of the first part and the seal assembly. The parts and, when engaged, are configured to apply a longitudinal compression to the seal assembly. This results in the carriers squeezing the cable seal therebetween into sealing contact with and about an outer surface of the cable. This, in combination with the action of the body seals provides water ingress protection.
Owner:OCEAN VISION ENVIRONMENTAL RES

Interlocking ball valve

The interlocking ball valve comprises a valve body, a ball body used for opening and closing the valve is arranged in the valve body, a handle corresponding to the ball body is arranged on the valve body, the handle is used for driving the ball body to rotate to open and close the valve body, a buckle is arranged on the valve body, a clamping groove corresponding to the buckle in shape is further formed in the valve body, and the clamping groove is used for clamping the valve body. The valve body is provided with a buckle, the buckle can stretch into a buckle of another valve body to conduct rotary clamping, the valve body is further provided with a positioning column, the valve body is provided with a positioning groove corresponding to the positioning column, a positioning spring is arranged between the positioning column and the valve body, and the positioning spring pulls the positioning column to move towards the interior of the valve body. And the positioning column can be embedded into the positioning groove of another valve body. According to the interlocking ball valve, two interlocking ball valves can be connected for use, the ball valves can be quickly disassembled and assembled during use, the working condition that the ball valves need to be disassembled is adapted, and clamping connection between the valve bodies is ensured through cooperation of the buckles and the clamping connection grooves.
Owner:ZHEJIANG ZHANFAN IND CO LTD

Grip ring

A grip ring includes a substantially frustoconical metal ring body defining a diameter that tapers from a first lateral end of the ring body to a second lateral end of the ring body opposite the first lateral end, the ring body further defining a first circumferential end, a second circumferential end opposite the first circumferential end, an inner surface defining a guide ring opening, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface; and a gap defined between the first circumferential end and the second circumferential end; wherein the ring body is configured to be compressed radially inward to reduce a width of the gap between the first circumferential end and the second circumferential end.
Owner:MUELLER INT LLC

Device and method for assembling components of a plumbing fitting

A system for manufacturing a connector assembly includes a connector body, a retainer sleeve and a tool member. The tool member is acted upon by an actuating fixture to travel a distance relative to the connector body to press the retainer sleeve over a portion of the connector body. The tool member further includes a plurality of latch engagement portions equally spaced about the tool member to press a respective one of a plurality of latches of the retainer sleeve inwardly to provide an effective latch with the connector body. A method of mounting the retainer sleeve over a portion of the connector body is done simultaneously while pushing the plurality of latches located on the retainer sleeve to secure the retainer sleeve to the connector body.
Owner:RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORP

In-Line Fluid System with Pressurized Coupling

PendingUS20260103962A1Pump componentsFluid removal
A fluid production system for a well including a fluid system configured to reside within a conduit residing outside the well. The fluid system includes a fluid end inlet, a fluid end outlet, and an impeller arranged between the fluid end inlet and the fluid end outlet and supported to rotate on a first rotational axis. A first seal is carried by the fluid production system downstream from the fluid end inlet and is configured to seal a space between the fluid end and an inner wall of the conduit. A motor including a rotor is supported to rotate on a second rotational axis, residing on an opposite side of the first seal from the fluid end, and is configured to reside external to the conduit. A magnetic coupling is configured to couple the rotor to the impeller to drive the fluid end via the motor. A second seal is carried by the fluid production system upstream from the fluid end inlet and configured to seal to the inner wall of the conduit proximate the magnetic coupling.
Owner:UPWING ENERGY LLC

Circulating circuit member, and manufacturing method for circulating circuit member

A circulating circuit member 1 forms a part of a circulating circuit through which a fluid flows. The circulating circuit member 1 includes a pipe 4; a to-be attached member that has a sleeve portion 3 made of synthetic resin to which the pipe 4 is rotationally connected; and a pin 6 that is inserted from the sleeve portion 3 to the pipe 4, in which a pin insertion hole 5 of the sleeve portion 3 through which the pin 6 is inserted is formed by a mold that is pulled out from an inside of the sleeve portion 3.
Owner:NIPPON THERMOSTAT CO LTD

Quick connector and production equipment thereof

PendingCN121803727ARapid production and assemblyCouplingsMetal working apparatusWorkbenchIndustrial engineering
The invention belongs to the technical field of composite pipe connection, and discloses a quick connector and production equipment thereof, and the production equipment comprises a workbench, a middle pipe positioning part arranged on the workbench, a first connector pipe press-fitting assembly located below the workbench, a second connector pipe press-fitting assembly located above the workbench, and a locking ball mounting assembly. The device has the following advantages and effects that a middle pipe is placed through the middle pipe positioning part, a locking ball is installed for the middle pipe through the locking ball installation assembly, then a first joint pipe is pressed through the first joint pipe press-fitting assembly, a worker manually installs a sleeve and a first spring, a second joint pipe is pressed through the second joint pipe press-fitting assembly, and the work efficiency is greatly improved. And quick production and assembly of the quick connector are realized.
Owner:EZHOU XINGXIN BUILDING MATERIALS

Coupling nozzle for cryogenic fluid

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for a coupling nozzle for cryogenic fluid. An example nozzle comprises a flow body defining a conduit, an inlet, and an outlet. A pneumatic cylinder is configured to slide between an extended position and a contracted position. The pneumatic cylinder is coupled to and configured to actuate the flow body. A locking mechanism is configured to secure the coupling nozzle to a receptacle. A flow control assembly comprises a valve seat fixed to the flow body adjacent the inlet and a plug configured to slide. When the locking mechanism is locked and the pneumatic cylinder actuates to the extended position, the valve seat is to disengage from the plug to open the flow control assembly. When the locking mechanism is locked and the pneumatic cylinder actuates to the contracted position, the valve seat is to engage the plug to close the flow control assembly.
Owner:ENGINEERED CONTROLS INT

Compression pipe fitting

A compression fitting including a body portion defining a first end portion, and a grip ring assembly with a grip ring disposed within the first end portion, the grip ring being movable from a first axial position to a second axial position with respect to the longitudinal center axis of the first end portion, wherein the grip ring is disposed in the first axial position when the compression fitting is in a loosened configuration, and in the second axial position when the compression fitting is in the tightened.
Owner:MUELLER INT LLC

Automatic locking quick release mechanisms

A quick release locking connector system for fluid or mechanical systems. Systems of the inventive subject matter comprise a female connector with an assembly body, a release collar, a release collar spring, ball bearings, a locking collar, and a locking spring. The system also includes a male connector with an insertion end, a locking flare, and a visual locking indicator. The locking flare interacts with the locking collar upon insertion of the male connector into the female connector. The visual locking indicator is covered by the female connector upon insertion. The system provides a secure and reliable connection, reducing the risk of leaks and facilitating easy connection and disconnection of components.
Owner:TRIPLEEIGHT LLC