Hose Coupling Locking Assembly for Leak-Safe Nut Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hose coupling systems with locking devices require complete dismantling to access and adjust the threading of nuts, making it impossible to fix issues like fluid leaks without disassembling the entire connection.
Innovation Solution
A system with a locking device that interlocks hose coupling nipples instead of revolving nuts, allowing for easy assembly and dismantling while maintaining the seal integrity and enabling access to the revolving nuts without removing the locking device, using a central locking section and annular bodies with internal apertures to secure the hose couplings and connector.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a locking device is used to interlock hose coupling nipples, then the connection stability is improved and rotation is prevented, but the ease of maintenance deteriorates because complete dismantling is required to access the threading of nuts
Solution Approach 1:
The locking device is segmented into multiple independent locking elements (first locking element for the first hose coupling, second locking element for the second hose coupling) that can be independently accessed and manipulated. This segmentation allows maintenance personnel to access and adjust individual nut threadings without completely dismantling the entire locking mechanism, thereby improving ease of maintenance while maintaining connection stability.
2Reliability
If the locking device completely secures the hose couplings, then the reliability of the connection is improved, but the adaptability for maintenance access deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The locking device incorporates intermediary access mechanisms that allow maintenance personnel to access the threading of nuts through the locked structure. The first and second locking elements are designed with access features that enable adjustment and maintenance of the revolving nuts without completely removing the locking device, thus maintaining both connection reliability and maintenance adaptability.
3Loss of substance
If the hose couplings are fully locked to prevent rotation, then the loss of fluid is reduced, but the time required for maintenance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking device is divided into separable locking elements that can be independently accessed. This segmentation enables quick maintenance operations where only specific locking elements need to be adjusted or accessed, rather than completely dismantling the entire locking mechanism, thereby reducing maintenance time while preventing fluid loss through secure locking.
4Strength
If the locking device uses complex interlocking mechanisms, then the strength of the connection is improved, but the ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The locking device employs multiple simple locking elements rather than a single complex mechanism. Each locking element (first locking element, second locking element) is designed with simple geometric features (such as hexagonal profiles) that are easy to manufacture using standard machining processes, while the combination of multiple elements provides strong, reliable connection strength.
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes first and second hose couplings, each having a hose body, an enlarged section integrated with the hose body, and a connecting section that is mobile in relation to the hose body. An intermediate connector includes a central section, a first lateral section and a second lateral section. The first lateral section can fit into the first connecting section and the second lateral section can fit into the second connecting section. A locking device includes a body having a first locking section, a second locking section and a central locking section. The first locking section couples with the enlarged section of the first hose coupling, the second locking section couples with the enlarged section of the second hose coupling, and the central locking section couples with the central section of the connector.