6438results about "Pipe elements" patented technology

A fluid end includes a housing having a bore extending toward a cavity and a wear sleeve positioned within the bore. The fluid end also includes a plunger positioned within a plunger bore extending through the wear sleeve, the plunger reciprocating within the plunger bore. The fluid end further includes a wear sleeve retainer coupled to the housing and positioned to block axial movement of the wear sleeve, the wear sleeve retainer having external threads along a body that engage internal threads formed in the housing. The fluid end also includes an anti-rotation system, coupled to the housing, the anti-rotation system engaging the wear sleeve retainer to block rotation of the wear sleeve retainer in at least one direction. The fluid end further includes a packing nut coupled to the wear sleeve retainer.

The present application belongs to the technical field of mass concrete construction, and aims to solve the problem of high thermal resistance and slow heat dissipation of traditional cooling pipe laminar bottom layer, and discloses a gravity dam construction cooling water pipe based on destruction of laminar bottom layer and a method thereof. The cooling water pipe comprises a plurality of series water pipe units, each water pipe unit comprises a steel pipe, a flexible spring hose is arranged in the steel pipe, and the spring hose forms a spiral protruding turbulence structure along the inner wall of the steel pipe; the hose is fixed by pointwise anchoring and outer wall surface bonding with glue, and a ring is arranged at both ends for limiting and assisting turbulence. The present application breaks through the thermal resistance of laminar bottom layer, greatly improves the hydration heat conduction efficiency, is convenient to construct and has durable structure, and is suitable for mass concrete temperature control requirements.

The utility model discloses a high-pressure protection structure for pipeline safety management, which is arranged at the butt joint position of a conveying main pipe and comprises a housing component sleeved on the conveying main pipe and an active pressure relief component capable of switching the communication state of the housing component and the conveying main pipe according to the pressure in the conveying main pipe, the active pressure relief assembly comprises a pressure relief pipe communicated with the main conveying pipe, the pressure relief pipe is sequentially divided into a liquid inlet section, a transition section and a liquid outlet section in the length direction, the liquid inlet section is located in the main conveying pipe, a plugging cock is arranged in the liquid inlet section and the transition section in a penetrating mode, and the communication state between the liquid inlet section and the liquid outlet section is switched through the plugging cock; when the pressure in the conveying main pipe fluctuates greatly, liquid in the conveying main pipe is discharged through the pressure relief pipe, so that pressure relief is achieved, normal operation of the water supply and drainage system is guaranteed, safety and stability caused by pressure over-limit leakage are avoided, and safety management of the water supply and drainage system is facilitated.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of pipe system plugging accessories and pipe plugs, and particularly relates to an internal expansion type hole channel plugging device, a plugging system and a device with a sealing hole. The internal expansion type hole channel plugging device comprises a sealing sleeve and an inner core preset in the sealing sleeve, the sealing sleeve is provided with a closed blocking end face at the far end and an extrusion and expansion side wall formed by extending from the edge, the extrusion and expansion side wall is provided with a conical inner surface, and the inner core is provided with a conical outer surface and an axial threaded hole. A pulling tool is screwed into the threaded hole to apply axial pulling force, so that the conical surfaces extrude each other to cause radial expansion of the sealing sleeve to realize hole channel sealing. The hole channel plugging device can be matched with a rivet nut gun to carry out convenient and reliable hole channel plugging operation. The hole channel plugging technology is suitable for industrial products needing straight hole sealing, such as electric driving devices, injection molds and power battery modules, has the characteristics of high sealing reliability, operation convenience and clean plugging, and effectively solves the problems of scrap pollution, sealing failure and the like of a traditional plugging technology.

A motion control method for an adaptive self-reconfigurable pipeline robot based on environmental perception includes: acquiring internal images of the pipeline for scene recognition, segmenting planar surfaces and curved surfaces in the images according to recognition results, and extracting boundary lines of the pipeline; calculating a straight-pipe width, a bent-pipe curvature, a slope angle, and a step height to analyze passability of the robot; designing a path planner and a swing-arm planner to generate a reference trajectory and a swing-arm angle sequence of the robot, performing smoothing, and inputting the reference trajectory and the swing-arm angle sequence into a model predictive control (MPC) motion controller; estimating a position and state of the robot through an Error State Kalman Filter (ESKF) algorithm, and inputting estimation results and collision warning signals into the MPC motion controller; and finally outputting a signal for control of a motor and a swing-arm motor.

The utility model relates to the technical field of water supply pipelines, in particular to a water supply pipeline with an anti-blocking structure. Comprising a water supply pipeline, at least two anti-blocking assemblies are arranged on the water supply pipeline at intervals in the water flow direction, and multiple sets of flow guide fins are arranged on the inner wall, corresponding to the upstream end of each anti-blocking assembly, of the water supply pipeline at equal intervals; the anti-blocking assembly comprises an expanding settling cavity integrally arranged with the water supply pipeline, a fixing rod is arranged in the middle of a cavity body of the expanding settling cavity in the radial direction, a hinge shaft in the middle of the fixing rod is connected with two crossed connecting rods, and the upstream ends of the two connecting rods are connected to the inner wall of an expanding section of the expanding settling cavity through springs correspondingly. The downstream ends of the two connecting rods are jointly connected with the edge of the nickel-titanium filter screen, the nickel-titanium filter screen triggers pore diameter adjustment based on water flow pressure difference changes, the pore diameter of the nickel-titanium filter screen can stretch out and draw back in a self-adaptive mode between 50 micrometers and 500 micrometers, and the self-adaptive pipeline anti-blocking function is achieved.

This invention provides a jacketed multi-way plunger device and its application, belonging to the field of pipeline engineering design. The jacketed multi-way plunger device includes a first plunger valve and a second plunger valve; a first pipeline is vertically connected to the end of the first plunger valve, and a second pipeline is obliquely connected to the first plunger valve; a third pipeline is vertically connected to the end of the second plunger valve, and the first pipeline and the second plunger valve are obliquely connected. This invention integrates the first and second plunger valves into one unit through the pipeline arrangement, achieving both pipeline shut-off and flow functions, while simultaneously enabling continuous material feeding.

The invention belongs to the technical field of gravity dam construction, and provides an assembled concrete cooling pipe structure and method for gravity dam construction. The cooling pipe is composed of a plurality of pipe body units connected in series, and lining pieces are arranged in metal pipes of the pipe body units. The lining piece and the elastic steel sheets form a criss-cross cage type structure through the strip-shaped plates, the strip-shaped plates are provided with pitted surfaces and notches, the steel sheets can stretch out and draw back to achieve variable-diameter adjustment, and water flow can be forced to generate turbulent flow to damage the laminar flow bottom layer. The method comprises the steps of raw material pretreatment, notch and pitted surface machining, lining piece assembling, metal pipe assembling and fixing and pipe body unit series connection. The structure is stable, manufacturing is convenient, boundary layer thermal resistance can be reduced, heat transfer efficiency is improved, concrete temperature cracks are reduced, and the gravity dam construction requirement is met.

The invention discloses an urban water supply pipe network leakage detector and a detection method, and relates to the field of municipal engineering. A leakage detector for an urban water supply pipe network comprises a circular sealing cover composed of two semicircular sealing covers, the circular sealing cover is arranged at a connector between every two water supply pipes in a sleeving mode, and the two semicircular sealing covers are detachably connected through fixing bolts; the semi-circular sealing plate is arranged in the semi-circular sealing cover and is used for blocking a joint between the two water supply pipelines when water leaks; by means of the emergency plugging function, water can be timely prevented from continuously leaking at the initial stage of water leakage at the pipeline connecting position, compared with a traditional mode that only detection is conducted without pretreatment, waste of water resources is greatly reduced, and the urban water saving concept and the efficient utilization requirement of the water resources are met.

The invention belongs to the technical field of aircraft hydraulic pipeline pressure pulsation and vibration suppression design, and particularly relates to an aircraft hydraulic pipeline pressure pulsation and vibration suppression system and a design method thereof.The aircraft hydraulic pipeline pressure pulsation and vibration suppression system comprises a vibration absorber, a pressure accumulator, a rubber single-hole pipe clamp and a metal single-hole pipe clamp; the vibration absorber, the pressure accumulator, the rubber single-hole pipe clamp and the metal single-hole pipe clamp are arranged on the hydraulic pipeline, and the rubber single-hole pipe clamp and the metal single-hole pipe clamp are connected to the machine body structure through the pipeline support. An inlet of the hydraulic pipeline is connected with an outlet of the hydraulic pump, and an outlet of the hydraulic pipeline is connected with an inlet of the hydraulic load. The vibration absorber is arranged at an inlet of the hydraulic pipeline, close to an outlet of the hydraulic pump and located on the upstream of the one-way oil supply valve, and the pressure accumulator is arranged between the high-pressure oil filter and the hydraulic load; a plurality of rubber single-hole pipe clamps and a plurality of metal single-hole pipe clamps are distributed on the hydraulic pipeline.

The invention relates to a self-repairing hydrogen barrier composite coating for a hydrogen storage or transportation device as well as a preparation method and application of the self-repairing hydrogen barrier composite coating, and belongs to the technical field of hydrogen energy storage and transportation materials. The coating is of a double-layer structure and is composed of a bottom coating and a humidity response microcapsule self-repairing barrier layer. The humidity response microcapsule is composed of a capsule core containing a polyurethane prepolymer and a hybrid capsule shell formed by polyurethane and siloxane, and has good hydrogen barrier performance and environmental response characteristics. In a certain humidity environment, the microcapsule is stimulated to release the capsule core material, and in-situ self-repairing is achieved. The problem that a traditional hydrogen-resistant coating is short of repairing capacity is solved, and the hydrogen-resistant coating has a wide application prospect in the aspect of improving the safety of a hydrogen conveying and storage system.

The invention provides pipeline repairing equipment and a pipeline replacement system, and relates to the technical field of pipeline construction. The pipeline repairing equipment comprises a guiding device, a cutting device and a pipe eating device. When the steel belt corrugated pipe works, the cutting device longitudinally cuts an old pipeline, and then the old pipeline is transversely cut up and discharged through the spiral cutting assembly, so that a new pipeline can be conveniently placed in the position of the original pipeline along with the cutting device to complete replacement subsequently. And the method is especially suitable for complex working conditions needing overall replacement of the pipeline, such as deformation, small-amplitude collapse corrosion leakage and the like of multiple aged positions of the corrugated pipe.

The utility model provides a double-water-outlet faucet structure. A first water pipe and a second water pipe which are independent are arranged in a stand column of the double-water-outlet faucet structure. The lower fixed connector is located at the axial upper end of the stand column, a first annular water channel on the peripheral side of the lower fixed connector is communicated with a first water pipe, the lower movable connector is rotationally arranged outside in a sleeving mode and provided with a first water outlet nozzle, the lower movable connector is sleeved with the lower rotary arm, an inner first water outlet channel is connected with the first water outlet nozzle, and a lower water outlet is formed in the tail end of the lower rotary arm. A second annular water channel on the peripheral side of the upper rotating arm is communicated with a second water pipe, the upper movable connector is arranged outside in a sleeved mode and provided with a second water outlet nozzle, the upper rotating arm is arranged outside in a sleeved mode, a second water outlet channel inside the upper rotating arm is connected with the second water outlet nozzle, and an upper water outlet is formed in the tail end of the upper rotating arm. Diversified water use requirements are met, water use convenience and flexibility are improved, the defect that installation is limited in places can be overcome, and the application range of faucet products is widened.

The invention belongs to the technical field of hydrogen energy, and particularly relates to a solid hydrogen storage system with two charging and discharging ends and a working method.The solid hydrogen storage system comprises at least two independent solid hydrogen storage units, and each solid hydrogen storage unit independently communicates with an upstream hydrogen supply pipeline through a first valve set and independently communicates with a downstream hydrogen using pipeline through a second valve set; each solid hydrogen storage unit is selectively communicated with the thermal circulation loop or the cold circulation loop through a third valve group; the first valve group, the second valve group and the third valve group are controlled, so that when the upstream hydrogen supply pipeline has a hydrogen supply demand and the downstream hydrogen use pipeline has a hydrogen use demand, the first solid hydrogen storage unit is configured to be in a hydrogen charging mode, and meanwhile, the second solid hydrogen storage unit is configured to be in a hydrogen discharging mode; the solid hydrogen storage unit in the hydrogen charging mode is communicated with the upstream hydrogen supply pipeline and the cold circulation loop for charging hydrogen, and the solid hydrogen storage unit in the hydrogen discharging mode is communicated with the downstream hydrogen supply pipeline and the hot circulation loop for discharging hydrogen.

An inerter synergistic particle damper pipeline supporting system capable of achieving multi-stage vibration reduction comprises a pipeline, a pipeline support, a universal joint assembly, an outer cavity assembly, a liquid inerter synergistic unit, a particle damper assembly, a rotary particle energy consumption unit, a transmission linkage mechanism and a plurality of tuning springs. According to the system, multi-dimensional vibration of a pipeline is transmitted to a transmission linkage mechanism through a pipeline support and a universal joint assembly, and multi-stage dissipation and absorption of vibration energy are achieved by combining the synergistic effect of a liquid inerter synergistic unit, a particle damper assembly and a rotary particle energy dissipation unit; the system starts different control modes under the action of small-amplitude vibration, large vibration and extreme vibration, efficient vibration control and energy consumption effects are achieved through a three-level response mode, and automatic reset is achieved after external excitation is finished. By means of the synergistic effect of inerter synergy and particle collision energy consumption, efficient control over vibration of the pipe type structure is achieved, the stability of the pipe type structure is improved, and the service life of the pipe type structure is prolonged.

The invention discloses a main pipe assembly based on double-layer synchronous weaving and a manufacturing method, a construction method and a system of the main pipe assembly, and belongs to the technical field of pipeline trenchless repair. The main pipe assembly comprises a sealing rubber pipe and an outer-layer belt blank, and the sealing rubber pipe is composed of a fiber inner-layer belt blank which is woven in a twill mode and provided with groove-shaped textures on the inner surface and a sealing layer bonded through an extrusion technology. The outer-layer belt blank is arranged on the outer side of the sealing rubber pipe in a sleeving mode and can be separated, and a cavity for containing resin is formed. The manufacturing method comprises the following steps: synchronously weaving an inner-layer strip billet and an outer-layer strip billet through a double-layer strip billet circular weaving machine, performing dynamic tension control, extruding a sealing layer on the inner surface of the inner-layer strip billet, performing composite cooling and rolling to manufacture the dry pipe assembly, and defining weaving parameters, extrusion conditions and cooling requirements. When the pipeline is repaired, the dry pipe assembly is firmly bonded with the inner wall of the pipeline through unwinding, glue injection, glue pressing, dragging into the to-be-repaired pipeline, pressurized attachment and curing. The method improves the bonding stability and construction efficiency of the sealing layer, and is suitable for the field of pipeline repair.

The application provides a water pipeline repairing device and a repairing method, and belongs to the technical field of pipeline repairing equipment. The device comprises a first arc-shaped plate, a second arc-shaped plate and a valve. The first arc-shaped plate and the second arc-shaped plate are respectively provided with a hinged end and a connecting end. The hinged end of the first arc-shaped plate is hinged with the hinged end of the second arc-shaped plate, and the connecting end of the first arc-shaped plate is connected with the connecting end of the second arc-shaped plate through bolts. The valve is connected to the outer side wall of the first arc-shaped plate. The first arc-shaped plate is provided with a water passing hole. The inner side wall of the first arc-shaped plate is provided with a water bag at a position corresponding to the valve. The water bag is provided with a avoiding space for avoiding the water passing hole. The water bag is provided with a water pipe which is detachably connected with the valve. In the initial state, the inside of the water bag is in a negative pressure state, and the valve is in a closed state. Through the above-mentioned arrangement, the water sprayed during the tightening of the bolts can be reduced, and compared with the repairing method in the prior art, the application can save water resources.

The invention discloses an anti-clogging rapid laying construction method for municipal drainage pipelines in a pluvial area, and relates to the technical field of municipal engineering. According to the method, through construction early-stage investigation and pretreatment, a high-pressure jet grouting pile and a steel sheet pile are combined to form a water interception curtain and vacuum well point dewatering is adopted, and a pipeline with a nanometer hydrophobic coating and a flow guide protruding edge is prefabricated; during rapid excavation, rapid hardening concrete is used for supporting, and a prefabricated module foundation with a permeable blind pipe is laid; laser positioning is adopted for hoisting, and double sealing is adopted for interfaces; graded gravel and a curing agent are used for backfilling, and ground penetrating radar is matched for detection; acceptance inspection is combined with a closed water test and an endoscope, and an intelligent monitoring device is installed to be connected into an intelligent system. The problems that construction efficiency is low and pipelines are prone to clogging in rainy areas are solved, the construction period is shortened by 30% or above, the initial clogging rate is reduced by 60%, and the method is suitable for drainage projects in areas with the annual precipitation being 800 mm or above.

The invention relates to a conduit assembly (70, 90) for a fluid line (39, 42, 43) for a system (1, 101) for semiconductor technology, comprising at least one damping element (72.1, 72.2, 92) for damping acoustic vibrations in the fluid (79), wherein the conduit assembly (70, 90) has a compressible primary volume (77.1, 77.2, 97) into which the damping element (72.1, 72.2, 92) moves at least partially upon deformation. The conduit assembly (70, 90) is characterized in that it has a compressible secondary volume (78.1, 78.2, 98) which is formed as a part of the primary volume (77.1, 77.2, 97). The invention further relates to a system (1,101) for semiconductor technology with a conductor assembly (70,90) according to one of the embodiments described.

A vacuum insulating panel may include: a first substrate; a second substrate; a plurality of spacers provided in a gap between at least the first and second substrates, wherein the gap is at pressure less than atmospheric pressure; an evacuation tube for evacuating the gap and which may extend at least partly into one of the substrates or be otherwise mounted / supported; and an evacuation tube seal at least partially surrounding the tube. A glass composition of the evacuation tube may contain a high amount of total iron (including oxides thereof) to improve the tube's tip seal. A tip seal, at an end and / or tip portion of the tube, may include a first side including a convex surface and / or a second side including a concave surface.

The application discloses a pressure pipeline repairing device, relates to the technical field of pressure pipeline maintenance and repairing, and comprises a pipe body, a plugging assembly, a limiting assembly and a repairing assembly. The plugging assembly comprises a plugging side cover, a plugging top cover and a pressure relief pipe. The plugging side cover is attached to the upper end of the pipe body and located outside the damaged part of the pipe body. The plugging top cover is connected to the upper end of the plugging side cover through bolts. The pressure relief pipe is arranged at the center of the upper end of the plugging top cover and communicates with the plugging side cover. The limiting assembly comprises a limiting belt, a connecting seat and a connecting stud. The limiting belt is wrapped outside the lower end of the pipe body. The repairing assembly adopts an electromagnetic plate to generate an alternating magnetic field, performs non-contact electromagnetic heating on the plugging plate and a low-melting welding fusion plate, utilizes the melting characteristics of the welding fusion plate, and effectively bonds the plugging plate and the damaged part of the pipeline after cooling, so that the on-line welding repairing of the leakage point is realized from the outside of the pipeline. The operation process is safe, efficient and has high repairing strength.

An apparatus to evacuate fluid is disclosed herein. The example apparatus includes a vent fluidly coupled to a first location, and a valve evacuation system fluidly coupled between the vent and a second location, the valve evacuation system to compress fluid from the first location and pump the compressed fluid to the second location.

The invention relates to a conduit assembly (70) for a system (1, 101) for semiconductor technology, comprising at least one elastic fluid conduit section (76) for conveying a fluid (40, 79) at a nominal operating line pressure and a casing (75, 78) surrounding the elastic fluid conduit section (76), wherein the casing (75, 78) and the elastic fluid conduit section (76) are connected to each other via at least one connecting adapter (74.1, 74.2) and / or at least one conduit connection (73.1, 73.2) of the conduit assembly (70). The casing (75, 78), the elastic fluid conduit section (76), and the at least one connecting adapter (74.1, 74.2) and / or the at least one conduit connection (73.1, 73.2) enclose a pressurized gas space (77).The invention is characterized in that the pressure in the gas space (77) is configured such that the elastic fluid line section (76) exhibits a maximum permissible expansion or contraction of less than 60%, preferably less than 30%, and particularly preferably less than 15%, during operation. Furthermore, the invention relates to a system for semiconductor technology (1, 101) with a line assembly (70) according to one of the described embodiments. The invention further relates to a method for adjusting the pressure in a line assembly (70) according to one of the described embodiments. The method comprises the following steps: - Determination of the nominal operating line pressure, - Determination of the corresponding pressure in the gas space (77) based on the maximum permissible expansion or contraction of the fluid line section (76), - Adjusting the determined pressure in the gas space (77).

A method of placing a pipe coupling on a pipe is described. The method includes providing a coupling band and a clamping flange that extends from each one of opposing ends of the coupling band, providing removable clamp tightening parts including a set of opposing clamping ears and a fastener assembly, and providing two choices: a first choice in which the removable clamp tightening parts are assembled to the coupling band and the clamping flange before placing the pipe coupling on the pipe, and then tightening the fastener assembly to tighten the pipe coupling around the pipe, and a second choice in which the coupling band and the clamping flange are first placed on the pipe without the removable clamp tightening parts being assembled to the coupling band and the clamping flange, and then afterwards assembling the removable clamp tightening parts to the coupling band and the clamping flange, and then tightening the fastener assembly to tighten the pipe coupling around the pipe.

A fitting nut made of a resin material includes: a hollow, large-diameter tube portion having a female thread formed on its inner peripheral wall; and a small-diameter tube portion that is continuous to the large-diameter tube portion and having a hollow cylindrical shape with a smaller diameter than the large-diameter tube portion. The small-diameter tube portion includes, in the outer peripheral wall thereof, a plurality of engagement grooves that are depressed inwardly in the diameter direction of the small-diameter tube portion and extend along the longitudinal direction that is orthogonal to the diameter direction.

The invention relates to the technical field of pipelines, in particular to a self-cleaning drainage pipeline which comprises a pipeline body and is characterized in that the pipeline body comprises a self-cleaning section, self-cleaning protruding strips are arranged on the inner wall of the self-cleaning section, and the self-cleaning protruding strips are arranged in a continuous spiral surrounding mode along the inner wall of the self-cleaning section. The self-cleaning device has the beneficial effects that water scale can be inhibited to a certain degree, existing water scale can be removed, no additional auxiliary device or chemical agent is needed, self-cleaning is achieved only through the pipeline structure, shutdown operation is not needed, the drainage process is not interrupted, waste of waste pipelines is avoided, and corrosion and pollution risks are avoided; the green and environment-friendly production concept is met.

The utility model relates to the technical field of pipeline plugging, and discloses a PE pipeline pressing device which comprises a three-way adjusting seat, an adjusting screw rod is in threaded connection with the inner wall of the end of the three-way adjusting seat, and a plugging head is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the side, close to the center of the three-way adjusting seat, of the adjusting screw rod. And a locking assembly is arranged in the three-way adjusting seat. The bent arc plate is arranged on the PE pipeline, the multiple arc grooves are formed in the end of the bent arc plate in a matched mode, so that direct impact of water flow in the damaged PE pipeline on the bent arc plate is reduced, the three drainage grooves distributed in the shape like the Chinese character'pin 'are formed in the inner wall of the bent arc plate, and in the process that the bent arc plate moves towards one side of the inner surface of the PE pipeline along with the arc plate, the drainage effect is improved. Water flow in spaces on the upper side and the lower side of the bent arc plate can be communicated through the multiple drainage grooves, resistance borne by the bent arc plate when the bent arc plate gets close to one side of the inner wall of the PE pipeline is reduced, the operation difficulty when the three-way adjusting base and the end of the PE pipeline are connected and locked is reduced, and the operation efficiency of the device is improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of pipeline repairing equipment, in particular to a constant tension control system and method of a buried pipeline repairing spiral winding machine. The system comprises a data acquisition module, a tension control module and an execution adjustment module. The safety tension range is calculated through the data acquisition module, the target tension is determined, the tension control module establishes a non-linear relation model fusing the coiling diameter time-varying characteristic and the angle geometric path influence, and a linear decoupling strategy of feed-forward compensation and PID feedback is combined. Core interference caused by rolling diameter reduction and angle change can be actively and speculatively offset, the execution adjustment module optimizes distribution of control resources by accurately mapping a control quantity into a driving signal, model parameters are dynamically and finely adjusted according to the deviation between model prediction and actual output, and feed-forward compensation quantity is reversely corrected. The invention relates to a self-adaptive intelligent system with continuous self-calibration and self-evolution.

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.

The invention relates to a damping element (200) for use in semiconductor technology equipment and to a semiconductor technology equipment comprising a corresponding damping element (200). The damping element (200) comprises an outer shell (210) made of gas-tight material forming the outside of the damping element (200) and an inner hose (220) made of flexible material forming the flow channel for a liquid, wherein the outer shell (210) and hose (220) are connected to each other at the two ends of the damping element (200) in such a way that a continuous gas volume (240) is formed between the outer shell (210) and hose (220), wherein at least one reservoir volume (250) connected to the gas volume (240) is provided for accumulating liquid. The system for semiconductor technology comprises a temperature control system (100) with at least one fluid line (101), wherein a damping element (200) according to the invention is arranged in at least one fluid line (101).