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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshihiro Fukano, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Tetsuro Maruyama, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Assignee:
SMC Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 2/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 2/102 ;
Abstract
A tube joint is described which facilitates the connection of tubes having different internal diameters or calibers, simply by exchanging a nut member, an insert bush and a collar member for another nut member, another insert bush and another collar member, respectively, having sizes which are suitable for the tube which is to be connected to the tube joint, and in a state in which the joint body is connected to a fluid pressure apparatus.