Floatable pipe fitting connecting tool

Abstract

The utility model discloses a floatable pipe fitting connecting tool. The floatable pipe fitting connecting tool comprises a butt joint mechanism, a mounting seat and a plurality of floating mechanisms. The butt joint mechanism forms a flow channel, butt joint openings communicated with the flow channel are formed in the two ends of the butt joint mechanism, and the two ends of the butt joint mechanism can be coaxially connected with a pipeline. At least one insertion channel is formed in the mounting base, and the butt joint mechanism is inserted into the insertion channel. The floating mechanisms are made of rubber materials, the floating mechanisms are distributed at intervals, the two ends of each floating mechanism are connected with the butt joint mechanism and the installation base, the floating mechanisms can elastically deform in any direction, and the floating mechanisms have the tendency to reset when elastically deforming. And the docking mechanism is movably inserted into the insertion channel through the floating mechanism.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of pipe connection fittings, in particular to a floating pipe connection tool. BACKGROUND

[0002] Fuel cells generate a large amount of heat energy when in use, which needs to be cooled by a cooling liquid, that is, the discharge pipeline and the return pipeline connected with the cooling liquid storage tank need to be communicated with the liquid inlet pipe and the liquid outlet pipe installed on the fuel cell battery pack, so that the cooling liquid cools the battery pack through the liquid inlet pipe, and then returns to the cooling liquid storage tank through the liquid outlet pipe from the return pipeline.

[0003] After the battery pack is installed on the vehicle, in order to prevent displacement between the liquid inlet pipe and the liquid outlet pipe and the discharge pipeline and the return pipeline, fasteners are usually used to fix all the pipelines. The replaced battery pack needs to be connected with the discharge pipeline and the return pipeline, but the battery pack and the discharge pipeline and the return pipeline are displaced and cannot be aligned, and the vehicle does not provide space for the battery pack to move, so that the liquid inlet pipe and the liquid outlet pipe installed on the battery pack cannot be connected with the discharge pipeline and the return pipeline. Therefore, the fasteners need to be removed to connect the discharge pipeline and the return pipeline with the liquid inlet pipe and the liquid outlet pipe installed on the replaced battery pack, and then the fasteners are used again to fix the discharge pipeline and the return pipeline. In this way, the operation is complicated, and the speed of replacing the battery pack is reduced. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0004] To solve the above technical problems and achieve at least one advantage of the present application, the present application provides a floating pipe connection tool, which comprises:

[0005] A docking mechanism forms a flow channel, and both ends of the docking mechanism form docking ports communicated with the flow channel, and both ends of the docking mechanism can be coaxially connected with the pipelines;

[0006] A mounting seat forms at least one plug-in channel, and the docking mechanism is inserted into the plug-in channel;

[0007] A plurality of floating mechanisms are made of rubber material, the floating mechanisms are distributed at intervals, both ends of each floating mechanism are connected with the docking mechanism and the mounting seat, the floating mechanism can elastically deform in any direction, and has a restoring tendency when the floating mechanism elastically deforms, and the docking mechanism is movably inserted into the plug-in channel through the floating mechanism.

[0008] According to an embodiment of the present application, the docking mechanism comprises a docking pipe and a fitting part, the docking pipe forms the flow channel and the two docking interfaces, the fitting part is sleeved on the outer periphery of the docking pipe, and the two ends of the floating mechanism are connected with the fitting part and the mounting seat respectively.

[0009] According to an embodiment of the present application, the mounting seat comprises a seat body and a connecting part, the seat body forms a mounting channel, the connecting part forms the plug-in channel, and the connecting part is mounted in the mounting channel and plugged into the plug-in channel.

[0010] According to an embodiment of the present application, the seat body forms a mounting cavity, the fitting part is mounted in the mounting cavity in a hidden manner, and a gap is reserved between the fitting part and the inner wall forming the mounting cavity.

[0011] According to an embodiment of the present application, the seat body further comprises a cover part which is detachably mounted on the seat body to close the mounting cavity.

[0012] According to an embodiment of the present application, the connecting part is arranged to be elastically deformed, and has a restoring tendency when the connecting part is elastically deformed.

[0013] According to an embodiment of the present application, the outer peripheral wall of the connecting part is spaced apart along the circumferential direction of the connecting part to form a plurality of first limiting structures, the inner wall of the seat body forming the mounting channel is spaced apart along the circumferential direction of the seat body to form a plurality of first matching structures, and the connecting part is mounted in the mounting channel in a clamping manner of the first limiting structures and the first matching structures.

[0014] According to an embodiment of the present application, the inner peripheral wall of the connecting part is spaced apart along the circumferential direction of the connecting part to form a plurality of second limiting structures, the outer peripheral wall of the docking pipe forms a plurality of second matching structures, and the docking pipe is inserted into the plug-in channel in a clamping manner of the second matching structures and the second limiting structures.

[0015] According to an embodiment of the present application, the connecting part comprises a restoring part and a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket comprises an outer bracket which is mounted on the outer periphery of the restoring part, the outer peripheral wall of the outer bracket forms the first limiting structure, the connecting part is connected with the seat body by assembling the first limiting structure formed by the outer bracket and the first matching structure, the hardness of the outer bracket is higher than that of the restoring part, and the outer bracket is rigidly connected with the seat body.

[0016] According to an embodiment of the present application, the mounting bracket further comprises an inner bracket, the inner bracket is mounted on the reset member, and the inner bracket forms the insertion channel, an inner circumferential wall of the inner bracket forms the second limiting structure, the connecting pipe is connected with the connecting component through the second limiting structure and the second matching structure formed by the inner bracket, the hardness of the inner bracket is higher than the hardness of the reset member, and the inner bracket is rigidly connected with the connecting pipe. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 A structure schematic diagram of the floating pipe connecting tool is shown.

[0018] Figure 2 A structure schematic diagram of the floating pipe connecting tool in a state is shown.

[0019] Figure 3 A structure schematic diagram of the floating pipe connecting tool in a state is shown.

[0020] Figure 4 An exploded view of the floating pipe connecting tool is shown.

[0021] Figure 5 An exploded view of the connecting component is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The following description is provided so that others skilled in the art can have the best possible understanding of the application. The preferred embodiments described in the following description are only examples of the application. Those skilled in the art can make other obvious modifications and variations within the scope of the application without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. The basic principles defined in the following description are applicable to other embodiments, variations, modifications, equivalents and other technical solutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the application.

[0023] Those skilled in the art should understand that, in the disclosure of the present application, the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore the above terms cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0024] It can be understood that the term "one" should be understood as "at least one" or "one or more", that is, in one embodiment, the number of one element can be one, and in another embodiment, the number of the element can be multiple, and the term "one" cannot be understood as a limitation on the number.

[0025] Reference Figures 1 to 5 A floating pipe fitting connecting tool according to a preferred embodiment of the present application will be described in detail as follows. The floating pipe fitting connecting tool comprises a docking mechanism 10, a mounting base 20 and a plurality of floating mechanisms 30.

[0026] The mounting base 20 forms at least one insertion channel 201, and the docking mechanism 10 is inserted into the insertion channel 201. The docking mechanism 10 forms a flow passage 101, and both ends of the docking mechanism 10 form docking ports 102 which communicate with the flow passage 101. Both ends of the docking mechanism 10 can be coaxially connected with pipes, so that medium is discharged from another docking port 102 through the flow passage 101 via the docking port 102. The plurality of floating mechanisms 30 are distributed at intervals, and both ends of each floating mechanism 30 are connected with the docking mechanism 10 and the mounting base 20. The floating mechanism 30 can elastically deform in any direction, and has a tendency to return to its original shape when it elastically deforms. The docking mechanism 10 is movably inserted into the insertion channel 201 by the floating mechanism 30, and is moved in the axial direction of the insertion channel 201 and / or in the radial plane of the insertion channel 201 by the floating mechanism 30.

[0027] It can be understood that when the floating pipe fitting connecting tool is assembled with a fixed pipe, the docking mechanism 10 elastically deforms by the floating mechanism 30 to move itself in the axial direction of the insertion channel 201 and / or in the radial plane of the insertion channel 201, so that the docking port 102 formed by the docking mechanism 10 is close to and coaxial with the pipe opening of the pipe to ensure that the docking mechanism 10 is assembled with the fixed pipe. That is, the docking mechanism 10 adjusts its position by the floating mechanism 30 according to the position of the pipe to smoothly dock with the pipe.

[0028] As an example, the floating mechanism 30 is implemented by a rubber material.

[0029] Specifically, the docking mechanism 10 comprises a docking pipe 11 and an assembly 12. The docking pipe 11 forms the flow passage 101 and the two docking ports 102, and the assembly 12 is sleeved on the outer periphery of the docking pipe 11. Both ends of the floating mechanism 30 are connected with the assembly 12 and the mounting base 20, respectively.

[0030] Preferably, the mounting seat 20 comprises a seat body 21 and a connecting component 22, wherein the seat body 21 comprises a seat main body 211. The seat main body 211 forms a mounting channel 21101, the connecting component 22 forms the plug-in channel 201, the connecting component 22 is mounted in the mounting channel 21101, and the docking pipe 11 is plugged into the plug-in channel 201.

[0031] As preferred, the seat main body 211 further forms a mounting cavity 21102, the assembly piece 12 is hidden mounted in the mounting cavity 21102, and a gap is reserved between the assembly piece 12 and the inner wall forming the mounting cavity 21102 to reserve a moving space for the docking mechanism 10 to adjust its position by the floating mechanism 30.

[0032] It is worth mentioning that a plurality of floating mechanisms 30 are symmetrically distributed according to the shape of the assembly piece 12, so that the floating mechanisms 30 can balanceably apply force to the docking mechanism 10, thereby avoiding the docking mechanism 10 from colliding with the inner wall of the mounting cavity 21102 due to losing balance.

[0033] Preferably, the seat body 21 further comprises a cover 212, which is detachably mounted on the seat main body 211 to close the mounting cavity 21102 to prevent dust and the like from entering the mounting cavity 21102.

[0034] It is worth mentioning that the connecting component 22 is arranged to be elastically deformed, and has a restoring tendency when it is elastically deformed. When the docking mechanism 10 moves in the radial plane of the mounting channel 21101 to make the docking port 102 coaxial with the pipe opening of the pipeline, the docking pipe 11 presses the connecting component 22, so that the connecting component 22 is elastically deformed, and the connecting component 22 avoids the position to which the docking mechanism 10 is to be moved.

[0035] It can be understood that when the docking mechanism 10 moves in the radial plane of the mounting channel 21101 to make the docking port 102 coaxial with the pipe opening of the pipeline, the floating mechanism 30 is deformed. After the external force is removed, the docking mechanism 10 can quickly restore under the joint action of the floating mechanism 30 and the connecting component 22.

[0036] Preferably, the outer peripheral wall of the connecting component 22 is formed with a plurality of first limiting structures 2201 spaced along the circumferential direction of the connecting component 22, and the inner wall of the seat body 211 forming the mounting passage 21101 is formed with a plurality of first matching structures 2111. The connecting component 22 is mounted in the mounting passage 21101 in a snap-fit manner with the first limiting structures 2201 and the first matching structures 2111. Since the plurality of first limiting structures 2201 are distributed along the circumferential direction of the connecting component 22, when the docking mechanism 10 drives the connecting component 22 to twist around the axis of the mounting passage 21101, the first limiting structures 2201 and the first matching structures 2111 cooperate to define the mounting position of the connecting component 22 relative to the seat body 211, so as to prevent the connecting component 22 from rotating around the axis of the mounting passage 21101 under the action of the torsion force and being unable to return to the original position.

[0037] For example, either the first limiting structures 2201 or the first matching structures 2111 is implemented as a protrusion, and the other is implemented as a groove.

[0038] Likewise preferably, the inner peripheral wall of the connecting component 22 is formed with a plurality of second limiting structures 2202 spaced along the circumferential direction of the connecting component 22, and the outer peripheral wall of the docking pipe 11 is formed with a plurality of second matching structures 111. The docking pipe 11 is inserted into the insertion passage 201 in a snap-fit manner with the second matching structures 111 and the second limiting structures 2202. Since the plurality of second limiting structures 2202 are distributed along the circumferential direction of the connecting component 22, when the docking mechanism 10 is deflected around the axis of the insertion passage 201, the docking mechanism 10 cooperates with the second limiting structures 2202 and the second matching structures 111 to define the position of the docking mechanism 10 relative to the connecting component 22 forming the inner wall of the insertion passage 201, so as to prevent the docking mechanism 10 from rotating relative to the connecting component 22 forming the inner wall of the insertion passage 201 under the action of the torsion force.

[0039] For example, either the second limiting structures 2202 or the second matching structures 111 is implemented as a protrusion, and the other is implemented as a groove.

[0040] In an embodiment, the connecting component 22 is implemented as a rubber ring.

[0041] As deformable, the connecting component 22 comprises a reset member 221 and a mounting bracket 222, wherein the mounting bracket 222 comprises an outer bracket 2221 mounted on the outer periphery of the reset member 221, and an outer peripheral wall of the outer bracket 2221 is formed on the first limiting structure 2201. The connecting component 22 is connected with the seat body 211 by assembling the first limiting structure 2201 formed by the outer bracket 2221 with the first matching structure 2111. The hardness of the outer bracket 2221 is higher than that of the reset member 221, so that the outer bracket 2221 is rigidly connected with the seat body 211, to avoid that the outer bracket 2221 is deflected by the reset member 221, and meanwhile the outer bracket 2221 can drive the reset member 221 to quickly reset.

[0042] Further, the mounting bracket 222 further comprises an inner bracket 2222 mounted on the reset member 221, and the inner bracket 2222 forms the plug-in channel 201. An inner peripheral wall of the inner bracket 2222 forms the second limiting structure 2202, and the connecting component 22 is connected with the connecting pipe 11 by assembling the second limiting structure 2202 formed by the inner bracket 2222 with the second matching structure 111. The hardness of the inner bracket 2222 is higher than that of the reset member 221, so that the inner bracket 2222 is rigidly connected with the connecting pipe 11, to further assist the reset member 221 to quickly reset.

[0043] As an example, the reset member 221 is implemented as a rubber ring.

[0044] Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present application described above and shown in the drawings are only examples and do not limit the present application. The advantages of the present application have been fully and effectively achieved. The functional and structural principles of the present application have been shown and described in the embodiments, and any modification or change of the embodiments of the present application can be made without departing from the principles.

Claims

1. A floating pipe connection tool, characterized in that The floating pipe connecting tool comprises: a docking mechanism forming a flow channel, and both ends of the docking mechanism forming docking ports communicating with the flow channel, both ends of the docking mechanism being coaxially connectable with a pipe; a mounting seat forming at least one insertion channel, the docking mechanism being inserted into the insertion channel; a plurality of floating mechanisms made of rubber material, the floating mechanisms being spaced apart, and both ends of each floating mechanism being connected with the docking mechanism and the mounting seat, the floating mechanisms being elastically deformable in any direction and having a restoring tendency when elastically deformed, the docking mechanism being movably inserted into the insertion channel by the floating mechanisms.

2. The floating pipe coupling tool of claim 1, wherein, The docking mechanism comprises a docking pipe forming the flow channel and the two docking ports, and a fitting member sleeved on the outer periphery of the docking pipe, both ends of the floating mechanisms being connected with the fitting member and the mounting seat, respectively.

3. The floating pipe coupling tool of claim 2, wherein, The mounting seat comprises a seat body and a connecting component, wherein the seat body comprises a seat main body forming a mounting channel, and the connecting component forms the insertion channel and is mounted in the mounting channel, the docking pipe being inserted into the insertion channel.

4. The floating pipe coupling tool of claim 3, wherein, The seat main body forms a mounting cavity, the fitting member being hidden mounted in the mounting cavity, and a gap being reserved between the fitting member and the inner wall forming the mounting cavity.

5. The floating pipe coupling tool of claim 4, wherein, The seat body further comprises a cover member being detachably mounted on the seat main body to close the mounting cavity.

6. The floating pipe coupling tool of claim 5, wherein, The connecting component is elastically deformable and has a restoring tendency when elastically deformed.

7. The floating pipe coupling tool of claim 6, wherein, The outer peripheral wall of the connecting component is spaced apart along the circumferential direction thereof to form a plurality of first limiting structures, the seat main body forms a plurality of first matching structures on the inner wall forming the mounting channel, and the connecting component is mounted in the mounting channel in a clamping manner of the first limiting structures and the first matching structures.

8. The floating pipe coupling tool of claim 7, wherein, The inner peripheral wall of the connecting component is spaced apart along the circumferential direction thereof to form a plurality of second limiting structures, the outer peripheral wall of the docking pipe forms a plurality of second matching structures, and the docking pipe is inserted into the insertion channel in a clamping manner of the second matching structures and the second limiting structures.

9. The floating pipe coupling tool of claim 1, wherein, The connecting component comprises a restoring member and a mounting bracket, wherein the mounting bracket comprises an outer bracket mounted on the outer periphery of the restoring member, the outer peripheral wall of the outer bracket forming the first limiting structures, the connecting component being connected with the seat main body by the first limiting structures and the first matching structures assembled by the outer bracket, the hardness of the outer bracket being higher than that of the restoring member, and the outer bracket being rigidly connected with the seat main body.

10. The floating pipe coupling tool of claim 9, wherein, The mounting bracket further comprises an inner bracket, the inner bracket is mounted to the reset member, and the inner bracket forms the insertion channel, an inner circumferential wall of the inner bracket forms the second limiting structure, the connecting part is connected with the butt joint pipe through the second limiting structure and the second matching structure formed by the inner bracket, the hardness of the inner bracket is higher than the hardness of the reset member, and the inner bracket is rigidly connected with the butt joint pipe.

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