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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Tomohiro Yamamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Koji Hisaka, Anjo, JP;
Inventors:
Tomohiro Yamamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Koji Hisaka, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pipe joint clamp for connecting piping members includes a circular holding portion in which flange portions of the piping members are clamped, and multiple flexion-shaped hinge portions, which protrude from the holding portion toward a diametrically outer side thereof. The hinge portions are resiliently deformable to accommodate a variation of outer diameters of the flange portions. Thus, a protrusion amount of the each hinge portion can be reduced. Accordingly, the space occupied by the clamp at the joint part of the piping members is decreased.