Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Tokyo Gas Company Limited

Sankoh Co., Ltd.

Takuji Okiayu

Tomoyuki Minami

Fumitaka Satoh

Tamaki Hamaguchi

Takaaki Inotani

Akihiro Hattori

Fumikazu Ishibe

Satoru Araki

Youichi Uchiumi

A pipe joint comprising a pressing nut into which a flexible pipe is inserted, a joint body into which the pressing nut is partially inserted, a resilient means unlocked when pushed by a tip end of the flexible pipe, a sealing member, a retainer engaging the flexible pipe, and an engaging mechanism keeping the pressing nut at a predetermined position in the joint body; the engaging mechanism comprising a stop ring, an annular groove formed on an outer surface of the pressing nut for receiving the stop ring, pluralities of engaging grooves formed on an inner surface of the joint body for receiving the stop ring and communicating with each other; the stop ring engaging both of the annular groove and the first engaging groove before the connection of the flexible pipe is completed; and when the flexible pipe is pulled after completing the connection, the stop ring moving from the first engaging groove to the second engaging groove to draw the pressing nut from the joint body, so that the normal connection of the flexible pipe can be confirmed.

Pipe joint

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Kuwana, Japan

Takuji Okiayu