Tight-Seal Piping Assembly With Straight Threads to Prevent Leaks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Piping components with tapered threading often require adapters for connection, increasing labor and material costs, and can lead to leaks due to varying threading angles between components from different manufacturers.
Innovation Solution
The development of tight-seal piping components with straight internal threading, allowing for direct rotational engagement with other components having straight external threading, eliminating the need for adapters and ensuring a secure, leak-proof connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If tapered threading is used for piping components, then connection between components is achieved, but adapters are required when connecting components with different threading angles, increasing device complexity and labor cost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a standardized straight threading interface that can universally connect piping components from any manufacturer, eliminating the need for specialized adapters. The straight threading configuration serves multiple functions: it provides a universal connection interface, ensures proper alignment, and maintains seal integrity across different component types and manufacturers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the problematic tapered threading angle variation from the connection interface by implementing straight threading. This removes the source of incompatibility between components from different manufacturers, allowing direct connection without requiring additional adapter components to compensate for angle mismatches.
2Ease of operation
If tapered threading is used for piping components, then connection is achieved, but leaking occurs when threading angles do not match between components
Solution Approach 1:
The straight threading interface provides universal compatibility that ensures proper engagement and seal alignment regardless of manufacturer variations. This universal standard eliminates the threading angle mismatch problem that causes leaking, while maintaining ease of connection through standardized threads.
Solution Approach 2:
The straight threading acts as an intermediary mechanism that mediates between components from different manufacturers. Instead of relying on tapered angles that vary by manufacturer, the straight threading provides a neutral, standardized interface that ensures proper alignment and seal contact, preventing leaking while maintaining connection capability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If adapters are used to connect piping components with different threading, then connection is achieved, but labor time and material cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the need for adapters by implementing straight threading as the standard connection interface. This eliminates the additional installation step of selecting and installing adapters, reducing labor time and material costs while maintaining the ability to connect components with different specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal straight threading interface allows direct connection between components without requiring adapter intermediaries. This reduces installation time by eliminating the extra steps of adapter selection, installation, and alignment, while maintaining full adaptability for connecting different component types and manufacturers.
4Adaptability or versatility
If adapters are used to connect piping components, then connection between different threading types is achieved, but material cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the material cost burden by eliminating the need for adapter components. The straight threading design allows direct connection between components, removing the additional materials required for adapters and reducing overall material costs while maintaining full compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The universal straight threading interface eliminates the need for multiple specialized adapter types for different threading configurations. This reduces material costs by removing unnecessary adapter components while maintaining the ability to connect any piping components that use straight threading, providing cost-effective universal compatibility.
Data Source
AI summary
Example aspects of a tight-seal piping component, a tight-seal piping assembly, and a method for preventing leaking in a piping assembly are disclosed. The tight-seal piping component can comprise a fitting body defining a fitting inner surface, a fitting outer surface opposite the fitting inner surface, a first fitting end, and a second fitting end opposite the first fitting end, the fitting inner surface defining: an interior channel defining a fitting axis; a seal stop surface within the interior channel; and internal threading between first fitting end and the seal stop surface, the internal threading defining straight threading extending in a direction about perpendicular to the fitting axis; and a seal received within interior channel and abutting seal stop surface.