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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2023
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu, JP;
Kenta Kuwayama, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masayuki Miyamura, Aichi-ken, JP;
TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., Aichi-pref., JP;
Abstract
An elbow pipe joint includes a tubular first pipe connecting portion which allows another joint to be connected, a tubular second pipe connecting portion which has a second central axis intersecting a first central axis of the first pipe connecting portion, a hollow valve accommodating portion which is connected to the first pipe connecting portion and the second pipe connecting portion and which has a valve accommodating space communicating with a first inner hole of the first pipe connecting portion and a second inner hole of the second pipe connecting portion, and a flap valve device accommodated in the valve accommodating portion. The flap valve device is configured to pivot to switch between a valve open state where the first and second inner holes communicate with each other and a valve closed state where the first and second inner holes are blocked from each other.