Angled Pipe Coupling Mechanism With Tapered Flanges
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pipe coupling mechanisms for angled connections are cumbersome and time-consuming, especially when connecting underground mainline pipes, requiring the excavation and wrapping of straps around the pipes.
Innovation Solution
A coupling mechanism featuring a connection section with angled inner and outer flanges, a sleeve portion, and ribs, which provides a secure and efficient angled connection between pipes, allowing for a fluid-tight seal and easy installation and disassembly, using a combination of flange shapes and rib structures for stability and support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional adapters with straps or clamps are used to connect lateral pipes to mainline pipes, then the connection can be secured, but the installation process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming, especially for underground pipes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the separate strap or clamp components from the connection mechanism. Instead, the coupling body itself integrates the securing function through its tapered outer surface that directly engages with the tapered inner surface of the lateral pipe, eliminating the need for additional fastening elements and reducing installation steps
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the connection and securing functions into a single integrated coupling body. The tapered outer surface of the coupling body and the corresponding tapered inner surface of the lateral pipe create a unified engagement mechanism that simultaneously achieves alignment and secure attachment without requiring separate straps or clamps
2Reliability
If straps or clamps are wrapped around the adapter and mainline pipe to secure the connection, then the connection is secured, but the process requires excavation and becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the separate strap or clamp components from the connection mechanism. Instead, the coupling body itself integrates the securing function through its tapered outer surface that directly engages with the tapered inner surface of the lateral pipe, eliminating the need for additional fastening elements and reducing installation steps
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the connection and securing functions into a single integrated coupling body. The tapered outer surface of the coupling body and the corresponding tapered inner surface of the lateral pipe create a unified engagement mechanism that simultaneously achieves alignment and secure attachment without requiring separate straps or clamps
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism may include a connection section including a first opening, an inner flange, and an outer flange, wherein the connection section is configured to connect to a first pipe, a sleeve portion including a second opening and configured to connect to a second pipe, and a channel extending through the coupling mechanism between the first opening and the second opening, wherein the first opening is angled relative to the second opening, wherein the inner flange includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the inner flange includes a width larger than a width of the second end of the inner flange.