Piping Connection Joint Segmentation for Leak-Proof Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing connection systems for piping in fluid distribution systems are complex, requiring intricate design and production to recreate the piping shape and apply clamping forces, making them laborious to manufacture and assemble.
Innovation Solution
A connection system featuring a simpler structure with a connection joint that includes an insertion portion with O-rings for sealing, a retention portion with a hooking mechanism, and clamping means that engage grooves on the piping to apply clamping forces, allowing for secure sealing and retention without requiring the joint to match the piping shape.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the joint element is designed to recreate the piping shape and apply clamping forces, then the connection reliability is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The joint element is divided into functionally independent segments: a clamping portion with clamping elements that engage with grooves on the piping, and a retention portion with retention elements that secure the joint in place. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function without requiring the complex integrated design of prior art, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining connection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the essential functions from the complex joint design: instead of recreating the entire piping shape, only the critical clamping and retention functions are implemented through simple geometric elements (clamping elements engaging grooves, retention elements securing position). This extraction eliminates unnecessary complexity while preserving connection reliability.
2Strength
If the joint element recreates the piping shape and applies clamping forces, then the connection strength is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring the entire joint to match piping geometry with high precision, the invention applies local quality by concentrating precision requirements only where necessary: the clamping elements need to engage the grooves with appropriate fit, and retention elements need to secure the joint. The rest of the joint structure can be manufactured with standard tolerances, significantly reducing overall manufacturing precision requirements while maintaining connection strength.
3Reliability
If complex clamping mechanisms are used to secure the joint, then the resistance to pressurized fluid is improved, but the ease of manufacture and assembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping elements and retention elements utilize asymmetric geometric shapes that naturally engage with corresponding features on the piping and joint body. This asymmetric design provides inherent mechanical advantage and self-locking characteristics, ensuring resistance to pressurized fluid forces without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms or multiple fastening steps, thereby simplifying both manufacture and assembly.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution simplifies the design and manufacture of connection systems, enabling easier assembly and enhanced resistance to pressurized or depressurized fluids while maintaining a secure, leak-proof connection with reduced complexity.
Implementation Method 1
an insertion portion with O-rings for sealing
Implementation Method 2
clamping means that engage grooves on the piping to apply clamping forces
Implementation Method 3
a retention portion with a hooking mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
A connection system of piping for distribution systems of pressurized or depressurized fluids, the system including: --a connection joint having an insertion portion insertable in the piping so as to seal it and a retention portion, projecting therefrom when the joint is inserted therein; --a retainer suitable to longitudinally retain the connection joint to the piping, said retainer including: i) a retention element which engages the retention portion for constraining the joint longitudinally; and ii) clamping element adapted to exert a clamping force to lock the retention element to the piping.