Joint dock for connecting soft and hard pipelines with different sizes

By designing a docking station to connect flexible and rigid tubing of different sizes, the problem of connecting heterogeneous tubing required by different manufacturers in the production of biopharmaceutical consumables was solved, achieving a unified design, improving production efficiency and quality, and enhancing product compatibility and versatility.

CN223524722UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07江苏泰恒金属制品有限公司
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Application Number
CN202422181423.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-06
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-06

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Technical Problem

In the current production of disposable biopharmaceutical consumables, the diverse tubing connection methods used by different manufacturers to meet different needs make it impossible to achieve unified, standardized, and mass production, thus reducing production efficiency.

Method used

Design a connector dock for connecting flexible and rigid pipes of different sizes. It includes a venting body and multiple quick-locking devices. It enables the quick connection of various quick connectors through quick-locking holes and thumb tabs, supporting the connection of flexible and rigid pipes of different sizes and connection methods.

Benefits of technology

It achieves a unified design for both hard and soft piping, improves production efficiency and quality, enhances product compatibility and industry versatility, simplifies the connection complexity of different pipe sizes, and supports the rapid construction of fluid pathways.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of biopharmaceutical consumables, in particular to a connector dock for connecting soft and hard pipelines with different sizes, which comprises a ventilation body and a plurality of quick locking devices, the inside of the ventilation body is a ventilation cavity, each quick locking device comprises a quick connection lock hole and a thumb piece, and the quick connection lock hole is fixed on the ventilation body and communicated with the ventilation cavity; the connector dock can be connected with a plurality of quick connectors with different sizes and different quick connection modes, one ends of the quick connectors are connected with soft and hard pipelines with different sizes or are closed, and the other ends of the quick connectors are directly inserted into the quick connection lock holes and are locked through automatic bounce of the thumb pieces. According to the utility model, a plurality of quick-connection lock holes are provided in the same connector dock, and a plurality of quick connectors can be quickly connected with quick connectors with different sizes and different connection modes, so that two structural components are designed, the consistency of design and production is realized, the production efficiency and the production quality are improved, and the production cost is reduced. The multi-compatibility of the product and the universality level used in the whole industry are improved, and meanwhile the problem of complex connection of soft and hard pipeline connection and different pipeline sizes and different connections is solved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of biological pharmaceutical consumables, and specifically relates to a joint dock for connecting soft and hard pipes of different sizes. BACKGROUND

[0002] The material types of the hard pipes and the soft pipes used in conjunction with the biological pharmaceutical disposable consumable joint are various, and common ones include rubber, silica gel and plastic. The rubber soft pipe has good flexibility and bendability, and can adapt to complex installation environments; the plastic soft pipe is usually light in weight, low in cost and has certain corrosion resistance.

[0003] The softness of the soft pipe enables it to be easily bent and twisted, and it is suitable for scenarios that require flexible layout.

[0004] Common soft pipe connection methods include:

[0005] 1. Threaded connection: threads are processed at the end of the soft pipe, and the threaded connection is achieved by screwing the threads with corresponding threaded joints. This method is simple and reliable, and is commonly used for soft pipes with small diameters.

[0006] 2. Clamp connection: a clamp is used to fasten the soft pipe and the joint or other pipe together, which is suitable for situations where the pipe diameter is large or the sealing requirement is not high.

[0007] 3. Quick joint connection: the quick joint is inserted and pulled to achieve quick connection and disconnection of the soft pipe, which is convenient to operate and efficient, and is commonly used in situations where frequent replacement or connection is required.

[0008] During the production of biological pharmaceutical disposable consumables, different materials and different requirements of the pipe, different sizes of the pipe diameter, different pipe connection methods of different manufacturers in future cell culture biological agent production, and multi-channel connection paths may be encountered. Therefore, in the current production process, there are phenomena that the same product has different joint and pipe connection methods used by different customers, the pipe needs to be redesigned according to the requirements of different manufacturers, and batch production cannot be realized, resulting in low overall production efficiency.

[0009] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a structure that is highly targeted, can integrate the mainstream pipe and joint connection methods on the market, realizes unified, standardized and batch production, and improves production quality. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0010] The utility model aims to provide a joint dock for connecting soft and hard pipes of different sizes to solve the problems of soft pipe and hard pipe connection, pipe size change and multi-channel fluid connection, and to realize batch production through universal design, improve production efficiency and quality.

[0011] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a joint dock of connecting soft and hard pipes of different sizes, which comprises a ventilation body and a plurality of quick locking devices, the inside of the ventilation body is a ventilation cavity, the quick locking device comprises a quick connection lock hole and a thumb piece, the quick connection lock hole is fixed to the ventilation body and communicates with the ventilation cavity,

[0012] The joint dock can connect a plurality of quick connectors of different sizes and different quick connection modes, one end of the quick connector is connected with a soft and hard pipe of different sizes or is closed, the other end is directly inserted into the quick connection lock hole, and is automatically locked by the automatic pop-up of the thumb piece.

[0013] Preferably, the quick connector is a plug, a pagoda connector, a quick plug connector or a quick screw connector;

[0014] The plug is used to plug the corresponding quick connection lock hole,

[0015] The pagoda connector is used to be connected with a hose and is tightened by rolling and banding,

[0016] The quick plug connector is used to be connected with a hard pipe,

[0017] The quick screw connector is used to be connected with a pipe of too large or too small diameter by screwing.

[0018] Preferably, the end of the quick connector connected with the quick connection lock hole is provided with an O-shaped ring, and the O-shaped ring is used for sealing between the quick connector and the quick connection lock hole.

[0019] Preferably, the ventilation cavity comprises a main cavity and a plurality of auxiliary cavities, the auxiliary cavities are equidistantly arranged and all communicate with the main cavity, and the main cavity and each auxiliary cavity are correspondingly connected with one quick connection lock hole.

[0020] Preferably, the ventilation cavity is a three-way cavity body, and three quick connection lock holes are communicated in three directions.

[0021] Preferably, the joint docks can be connected with each other through quick connecting rods, and the two ends of the quick connecting rod are respectively fixed with one quick connection lock hole of two joint docks through the thumb piece.

[0022] Preferably, the quick connecting rod is an axisymmetric structure, and the two ends are provided with O-shaped rings, and the O-shaped rings are used for sealing between the quick connecting rod and the quick connection lock hole.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

[0024] 1. The utility model provides a plurality of quick connection lock holes in the same joint dock, realizes consistency in design and production, and improves production efficiency and production quality.

[0025] 2、The utility model discloses a plurality of quick connectors can be connected with the quick connector of different size, different connecting mode, realizes the multi-compatibility of product, improves the general level of the whole industry use.

[0026] 3、The utility model discloses a plurality of quick connection lock holes and different quick connectors solve the complexity connection problem of different pipeline size different connection.

[0027] 4、The utility model discloses a quick connecting rod realizes when the fluid passageway needs to be added when circulating connection, and the passageway required can be quickly formed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 It is the structural schematic diagram of the utility model embodiment one;

[0029] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 the exploded schematic diagram of the embodiment;

[0030] Figure 3 It is Figure 1 the front view of the embodiment;

[0031] Figure 4 It is Figure 3 the A-A section view in;

[0032] Figure 5 It is the structural schematic diagram of the utility model embodiment two;

[0033] Figure 6 It is Figure 5 the exploded schematic diagram of the embodiment;

[0034] Figure 7 It is Figure 5 the front view of the embodiment;

[0035] Figure 8 It is Figure 5 the B-B section view in. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] Please refer to Figures 1 to 8 , the utility model discloses a kind of connector of connecting soft and hard pipeline of different size, including ventilation body 1, multiple quick connection lock holes 3 and O-ring 6, the inside of ventilation body 1 is ventilation cavity, quick connection lock hole 3 and ventilation body 1 are integrated structure, fixed on the edge of ventilation body 1, and communicate with ventilation cavity. Every quick connection lock hole 3 is cooperated with a thumb piece 4, thumb piece 4 can be radially inserted into the slot hole of quick connection lock hole 3, forms quick locking device.

[0037] Connector can connect multiple different size, different quick connection mode quick connector, according to the type of quick connector, the utility model provides following several common connectors, for reference:

[0038] The quick joint is a plug 51, a tower joint 52, a quick plug joint 53 or a quick screw joint 54,

[0039] The plug 51 is used to plug the corresponding quick locking hole 3,

[0040] The tower joint 52 is used to connect with the hose and is tightened by rolling,

[0041] The quick plug joint 53 is used to connect with the hard pipe,

[0042] The quick screw joint 54 is used to connect with the pipe with too large or too small diameter by screwing.

[0043] That is, one end of the quick joint is connected with the soft and hard pipes of different sizes or is closed, and the other end is connected with the quick locking device. The end of the quick joint connected with the quick locking device is sleeved with an O-ring 6, which is used as a sealing element when the quick joint is connected with the quick locking hole 3. The quick joint is directly inserted into the quick locking hole 3 and is locked by the automatic pop-up of the thumb piece 4. The sealing property is ensured, and the quick joint can be prevented from being loosened and leaked due to the excessive internal pressure or the excessive external pressure. The quick joint can be pulled out by pressing the thumb piece 4, and the disassembly and assembly operations are quick and convenient.

[0044] According to the above structure, two embodiments are provided.

[0045] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 , the first embodiment is a joint dock in the form of an array module. In this embodiment, the ventilation cavity includes a main cavity 21 and a plurality of auxiliary cavities 22. The auxiliary cavities 22 are equidistantly arranged and are all communicated with the main cavity 21. The main cavity 21 and each auxiliary cavity 22 are both correspondingly communicated with one quick locking hole 3.

[0046] In use, according to the different production processes, different quick locking holes 3 can be used to determine the hole positions of input and output: single input and multiple output, or multiple input and single output. The excess quick locking holes 3 can be plugged by the plug 51.

[0047] Referring to Figures 5 to 8 , the second embodiment is a joint dock in the form of a single component module. In this embodiment, the ventilation cavity is a three-way cavity 23, which is communicated with three quick locking holes 3 in three directions.

[0048] The embodiment can present three working states, Figures 5 to 8 all of which are the third working state:

[0049] 1. Straight through with equal diameter or variable diameter, the three quick locking holes 3 are respectively an input position, an output position and a plugging position;

[0050] 2. Three-way with equal diameter or variable diameter, one of the three quick locking holes 3 is an input position, and the remaining two are output positions;

[0051] 3. Combination array: on the basis of one quick-lock hole 3 for input bit, one quick-lock hole 3 for output bit, the third quick-lock hole 3 is connected with the next single component module. In this embodiment, a quick link 7 is provided, which can be connected between the docking stations, and the quick link 7 is axisymmetric, both ends of which are sleeved with O-rings 6, and are respectively fixed with one quick-lock hole 3 of the two docking stations through the thumb piece 4, so as to be combined into a multi-channel modular array assembly.

[0052] Since the first embodiment is in the form of an array module, the possibility of using the quick link 7 is low, but if necessary, the connection of the second embodiment can still be referred to.

[0053] In summary, the utility model provides a plurality of quick-lock holes 3 in the same docking station, and a plurality of quick connectors can be quickly connected with quick connectors of different sizes and different connection modes, two structural components are designed, the consistency of design and production is realized, the production efficiency and production quality are improved, the multi-compatibility of the product and the universality level of the entire industry are improved, and the problems of soft and hard pipeline connection and different pipeline sizes and different connection complexity are solved. When fluid passage needs to be added in circulation connection, a way of quickly forming the required passage through the quick link 7 is provided.

[0054] Finally, it should be noted that: the above only describes the preferred embodiments of the utility model, and is not used to limit the utility model, although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for those skilled in the art, the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments can still be modified, or some technical features can be replaced, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. within the spirit and principles of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A joint dock for connecting soft and hard pipes of different sizes, characterized in that: it comprises a vent body (1) and a plurality of quick locking devices, the inside of the vent body (1) is a vent cavity, the quick locking device comprises a quick locking hole (3) and a thumb piece (4), the quick locking hole (3) is fixed to the vent body (1) and communicates with the vent cavity; the joint dock can connect a plurality of quick connectors of different sizes and different quick connection modes, one end of the quick connector is connected to a soft and hard pipe of different sizes or is closed, the other end is directly inserted into the quick locking hole (3), and is locked by the automatic pop-up of the thumb piece (4). the quick connector is a plug (51), a pagoda joint (52), a quick plug joint (53) or a quick screw joint (54); 2. The splice hub of claim 1, wherein: the plug (51) is used to plug the corresponding quick locking hole (3), the pagoda joint (52) is used to connect with a hose and is tightened with a rolling band, the quick plug joint (53) is used to connect with a hard pipe, the quick screw joint (54) is used to lock with a pipe of too large or too small diameter by threads. the end of the quick connector connected with the quick locking hole (3) is sleeved with an O-ring (6), and the O-ring (6) is used for sealing between the quick connector and the quick locking hole (3).

3. The splice hub of claim 1, wherein: the vent cavity comprises a main cavity (21) and a plurality of auxiliary cavities (22), the auxiliary cavities (22) are equidistantly arranged and are all communicated with the main cavity (21), and the main cavity (21) and each auxiliary cavity (22) are correspondingly communicated with one quick locking hole (3).

4. The splice hub of claim 3, wherein: the vent cavity is a three-way cavity (23) which communicates with three quick locking holes (3) in three directions.

5. The splice hub of claim 3, wherein: the joint docks can be connected with each other through a quick connecting rod (7), and the two ends of the quick connecting rod (7) are respectively fixed with one quick locking hole (3) of two joint docks through the thumb piece (4).

6. The docking station of claim 4 or 5, wherein: the quick connecting rod (7) is an axisymmetric structure, and the two ends are both sleeved with an O-ring (6), and the O-ring (6) is used for sealing between the quick connecting rod (7) and the quick locking hole (3).

7. The splice hub of claim 6, wherein: ​