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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1995
Kenji Mine, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Kashima, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Yokomatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Kunihiro Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Kouichi Minagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiharu Nishimura, Tokyo, JP;
Bridgestone Flowtech Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A pipe coupling is constructed such that: a pressing member is supported by an inner collar and presses an inserted pipe body in a state in which the pressing member contacts an inclined surface of an outer collar; the inclined surface of the outer collar causes the pressing member to be moved in a radial direction thereof when the pressing member moves toward a deep portion within the pipe coupling, and restricts the movement of the pressing member in the radial direction when the pressing member moves in a direction of an exit; the inner collar is urged toward the exit by an elastic member; and the outer collar is relatively movably coupled to a housing of the pipe coupling. In the case of any type of rigid pipe body, the pipe coupling can be freely and easily connected to and removed from the same.