JPH04165194A - Eye joint - Google Patents

Eye joint

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JPH04165194A
JPH04165194A JP2290281A JP29028190A JPH04165194A JP H04165194 A JPH04165194 A JP H04165194A JP 2290281 A JP2290281 A JP 2290281A JP 29028190 A JP29028190 A JP 29028190A JP H04165194 A JPH04165194 A JP H04165194A
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center hole
cylinder member
hole
cylinder
eye
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Inventor
Terumitsu Oshima
照光 大島
Masayuki Nishikawa
西川 政幸
Takumi Narita
巧 成田
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Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the manufacturing cost by forming an eye part of an outer cylinder member formed of a first cylinder part and a first bottom part having a first center hole, and an inner cylinder member formed of a second cylinder part and a second bottom part having a second center hole, and press-fitting the second cylinder part into the first cylinder part so as to connect the inner cylinder member integrally to the outer cylinder member. CONSTITUTION:An eye part 1 is formed of an outer cylinder member 10 and an inner cylinder member 11. The outer cylinder member 10 is of bottomed cylindrical shape, and formed of a first bottom part 10b provided with a first center hole 10a, and a first cylinder part 10c protruding from the peripheral edge part of the first bottom part 10b. The inner cylinder member 11 is also of the same bottomed cylindrical shape, and formed of a second bottom part 11b provided with a second center hole 11a, and a second cylinder part 11c protruding from the peripheral edge part of the second bottom part 11b. The diameters of the first and second center holes 10a, 11a are to be the same, but the outer diameter of the second cylinder part 11c is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the first cylinder part 10c. This eye part 1 is integrally connected by press-fitting the second cylinder part 11c into the first cylinder part 10c from the opening side.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 [産業上の利用分野] 本発明は、自動車の燃料流路などに用いられる目玉継手
に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to an eye joint used in a fuel flow path of an automobile.

[従来の技術] 第6図に従来用いられている目玉継手の断面図を示す。[Conventional technology] FIG. 6 shows a sectional view of a conventionally used eye joint.

この目玉継手は、目玉部100と、パイプ部200と、
ニップル300およびスリーブ400とから構成されて
いる。
This eye joint includes an eye portion 100, a pipe portion 200,
It is composed of a nipple 300 and a sleeve 400.

目玉部100はリング状をなし、縦穴101と、縦穴1
01の内周表面に形成されたリング状の溝部102と、
軸方向が縦穴101と交差し溝部102と外部とを連通
することで溝部102を介して外部と流路とを連通ずる
横穴103とが形成されている。
The eyeball part 100 has a ring shape, and has a vertical hole 101 and a vertical hole 1.
A ring-shaped groove 102 formed on the inner circumferential surface of 01;
A horizontal hole 103 is formed whose axial direction intersects with the vertical hole 101 and communicates the groove 102 with the outside, thereby communicating the outside and the flow path via the groove 102.

パイプ部200は、中心穴が横穴103と連通するよう
に、一端が目玉部100とろう(”IIプ部20]によ
り一体的に結合されている。
One end of the pipe portion 200 is integrally connected to the eye portion 100 by a solder (“II portion 20”) so that the center hole communicates with the side hole 103.

そしてパイプ部200の他端には外表面に係1ト溝30
1をもつニップル300かろう付り部202により固定
され、係止溝301にスリーブ400が係止されている
。このニップル300とスリーブ400どで継手部が構
成されている。
The other end of the pipe section 200 has a groove 30 formed on its outer surface.
A nipple 300 having a diameter 1 is fixed by a brazed portion 202, and a sleeve 400 is locked in a locking groove 301. The nipple 300, sleeve 400, etc. constitute a joint portion.

この目玉継手では、ニップル300がホースに挿入され
、スリーブ/100を縮径させることにJ、リホースと
ニップル300およびスリーブ400が一体的に結合さ
れる1、また[°11部100の縦穴101には、銅ワ
ッシャなどを介し′C内部に流路を−bつボルトが押通
され、そのボルトが流路をもつ被取付部に螺合されるこ
とにより、目玉部]OOが被取付部と結合される。そし
てホース内の流体は、ニップル300およびパイプ部2
00を通過し、横穴103から溝部102を介してポル
1〜内に形成された流路を通じて被数(=j部の流路を
流れて、所定の部位に運ばれる。
In this joint, the nipple 300 is inserted into the hose and the sleeve 100 is reduced in diameter. In this case, a bolt is pushed through a flow path inside 'C through a copper washer, etc., and the bolt is screwed into a part to be attached which has a flow path, so that the eyepiece OO becomes the part to be attached. be combined. The fluid in the hose flows through the nipple 300 and the pipe section 2.
00, flows from the side hole 103 through the channel 1 through the channel formed in the ports 1 to 1, and is transported to a predetermined location.

このような目玉継手の製造方法としては、従来より全体
を切削加工により形成されていた。しかし4A利の[1
スか多く工数も多いため、近年では目玉部、パイプ部お
J:び絹(土部をそれぞれ切削加]l−・などで形成し
、次いでろう付けによりろうイ旧J部201.22を形
成して、全体を一体的に固定する方法が採用されている
Conventionally, such eye joints have been manufactured by cutting the entire joint. However, the [1
Because it takes a lot of space and a lot of man-hours, in recent years, the eyepiece part, pipe part, and silk (cutting the soil part respectively) are formed with l-, etc., and then the brazed former J part 201.22 is formed by brazing. A method is adopted in which the whole is fixed in one piece.

[発明が解決しようとする課題J ところで目玉部100は、上記したように縦穴101、
溝部102および横穴103をもつ複雑な形状である。
[Problem to be Solved by the Invention J By the way, the eyeball portion 100 has the vertical hole 101, as described above.
It has a complicated shape with grooves 102 and horizontal holes 103.

したがってこの目玉部100を切削加工で形成する工数
が多大となり、ざらなる改善か求められている。
Therefore, the number of man-hours required to form the eyeball part 100 by cutting becomes large, and a rough improvement is required.

本発明はこのような事情に鑑みてなされたものでおり、
目玉継手のうち目玉部の構造を改良覆ることにより、製
造に要する工数を低減することを目的とする。
The present invention was made in view of these circumstances, and
The purpose is to reduce the number of man-hours required for manufacturing by improving and covering the structure of the eye part of the eye joint.

[課題を解決するだめの手段] 上記課題を解決する本発明は、内部に流路をもつボルト
が挿通される縦穴と縦穴の内周表面に形成されたリング
状の溝部と軸方向が縦穴と交差し溝部と外部とを連通す
ることで溝部を介して外部と流路とを連通ずる横穴とか
らなる目玉部と、中心穴か横穴と連通ずるにうに一端が
目玉部と一体的に結合されたパイ1部と、パイプ部の他
端に結合された継手部と、よりなる目玉継手において、
hl ilj部1.、J %第1中心孔をもつ第1底部
と第1底部の周縁部より突出した第1筒部とよりなる外
筒部4Aと、第2中心孔をもつ第2底部と第2底部の周
縁部より突出した第2筒部とよりなり第1底部と第2底
部とが互いに外側となるにうに第2筒部が第1筒部に住
人されて外筒部材と一体的に結合した内筒部材と、から
なることを特徴とする。
[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention which solves the above problems comprises a vertical hole into which a bolt having a flow path is inserted, a ring-shaped groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the vertical hole, and a vertical hole in the axial direction. A center hole or a side hole that communicates with the outside through the groove by intersecting the groove and the outside, and a side hole that communicates with the center hole or the side hole, and one end that is integrally connected to the center hole. In the eye joint, which consists of one part of the pipe, and a joint part connected to the other end of the pipe part,
hl ilj part 1. , J % An outer cylindrical portion 4A consisting of a first bottom portion having a first center hole and a first cylindrical portion protruding from the periphery of the first bottom portion, a second bottom portion having a second center hole, and a periphery of the second bottom portion. The inner cylinder is integrally connected to the outer cylinder member, with the second cylinder part residing in the first cylinder part such that the first bottom part and the second bottom part are on the outside of each other. It is characterized by consisting of a member.

本発明の特徴は目玉部の構成にあり、この目玉部は外筒
部材と内筒部材とから構成されているところにある。外
筒部材および内筒部材は、それぞれ第1中心孔および第
2中心孔をもつ第1底部および第2底部と、それぞれの
底部の周縁部から突j[i Jる第1筒部および第2筒
部とからなり、内筒部4・Aの第2 f+i部が外筒部
Hの第1筒部に圧入されて一体的に結合されている。そ
して第1底部と第2底部はqいに外側に位置し、第1中
心孔と第2中心孔とは同一軸トに位置し−Cいる。
The feature of the present invention lies in the structure of the eyepiece, which is composed of an outer cylinder member and an inner cylinder member. The outer cylindrical member and the inner cylindrical member have a first bottom portion and a second bottom portion each having a first center hole and a second center hole, and a first cylindrical portion and a second bottom portion that protrude from the peripheral edge of the respective bottom portions. The second f+i part of the inner cylinder part 4A is press-fitted into the first cylinder part of the outer cylinder part H and integrally connected thereto. The first bottom portion and the second bottom portion are located on the outer side, and the first center hole and the second center hole are located on the same axis.

したがってこの目玉部では、第1中心孔と第2中心孔と
が縦穴としで機能するとともに、第1底部の内面、第2
筒部の内周面および第2底部の内面で囲まれたリング状
の空間が溝部として機能している。なお、横穴は第1筒
部および第2筒部を径方向に貫通して設りられる。外筒
部材および内筒部材にそれぞれ予め形成しておくことも
できるか、圧入後に穿設することが好ましい。これによ
り圧入時の位置合わせが不要となる。
Therefore, in this eyepiece part, the first center hole and the second center hole function as vertical holes, and the inner surface of the first bottom part and the second center hole function as vertical holes.
A ring-shaped space surrounded by the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion and the inner surface of the second bottom portion functions as a groove portion. Note that the horizontal hole is provided to penetrate the first cylindrical portion and the second cylindrical portion in the radial direction. It is preferable that the holes may be formed in advance on the outer cylinder member and the inner cylinder member, respectively, or they may be bored after being press-fitted. This eliminates the need for positioning during press-fitting.

第2筒部の端面と第1底部との界面には、銅などの軟質
金属おるいはゴムなどのシールリングが介在することが
好ましい。これににリシール性が一層向上する。
It is preferable that a seal ring made of soft metal such as copper or rubber is interposed at the interface between the end surface of the second cylindrical portion and the first bottom portion. This further improves resealability.

この目玉部は、横穴にろう付(ブなどによりパイプが結
合され、パイプの他端には継手部が形成されて目玉継手
として機能し、目玉部が被取付部に流路をもつボルトで
固定される。
This eyepiece is connected to the side hole by brazing (brazing, etc.), the other end of the pipe is formed with a joint that functions as an eyepiece joint, and the eyepiece is fixed to the part to be attached with a bolt that has a flow path. be done.

[発明の作用および効果] 本発明の目玉継手では、外筒部材および内筒部材は一端
に開口をもつ筒状であるので、切削加工などにより容易
に製作することができる。そしてこの外筒部材に内筒部
材を圧入するだしりて、内周面にリング状の溝部をもつ
目玉部が形成される。
[Operations and Effects of the Invention] In the eye joint of the present invention, since the outer cylinder member and the inner cylinder member are cylindrical with an opening at one end, they can be easily manufactured by cutting or the like. When the inner cylindrical member is press-fitted into the outer cylindrical member, a center portion having a ring-shaped groove is formed on the inner circumferential surface.

したがって本発明のI」」ζ継手によれば、目玉部の製
造]]数を低減することができ、製造]スI〜の低減を
図ることができる。
Therefore, according to the I""ζ joint of the present invention, the number of eyepiece parts to be manufactured can be reduced, and the number of manufacturing steps can be reduced.

[実施例−1 以下、実施例により具体的に説明づる。[Example-1 Hereinafter, this will be explained in detail with reference to Examples.

(実施例1) 第1図に本発明の一実施例の目玉継手の目玉部を被数イ
・4部に取イ」けた状態の断面図を承り−。この目玉継
手は、目玉部1と、図示しない−・端に継手部をbつパ
イプ部2とよりなり、流路をもつポル]〜3C′一対の
ワツシt−1を介して被取付部5に固定されている。
(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a state in which the eye part of an eye joint according to an embodiment of the present invention is separated into four parts. This eyepiece joint consists of an eyepiece part 1, a pipe part 2 with a joint part at the end (not shown), and an attached part 5 through a pair of wires t-1 having a flow path. is fixed.

l」木部1は、第2図に斜視図で示すように、外筒部材
′10と内Di)部材11とから構成されでいる。
As shown in a perspective view in FIG. 2, the wooden part 1 is composed of an outer cylinder member 10 and an inner member 11.

外筒部材10は有底の筒状であり、第1中心孔1Qaを
もつ第1底部10bと、第1底部10bの周縁部から突
出した第1筒部10cとから構成されている。また内局
部材11も同様の有底の筒状であり、第2中心孔11a
をもつ第2底部11bと、第2底部11bの周縁部から
突出した第2筒部11cとから構成されている。第1中
心孔10aと第2中心孔11aの径は同一である。また
第2筒部11Gの外径は第1筒部10Gの内径より若干
大ぎくされている。
The outer cylindrical member 10 has a cylindrical shape with a bottom and includes a first bottom portion 10b having a first center hole 1Qa and a first cylindrical portion 10c protruding from the peripheral edge of the first bottom portion 10b. The inner member 11 also has a similar bottomed cylindrical shape, and has a second center hole 11a.
The second bottom portion 11b has a second bottom portion 11b, and a second cylindrical portion 11c protrudes from the peripheral edge of the second bottom portion 11b. The diameters of the first center hole 10a and the second center hole 11a are the same. Further, the outer diameter of the second cylindrical portion 11G is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the first cylindrical portion 10G.

この目玉部1は、第1筒部10C内に第2筒部11Gが
開口側から圧入されて一体的に結合されている。したか
って第3図に示すように、第1中心孔10aと第2中心
孔11aとは同一軸上にあり、第1底部10bの内面、
第2筒部11cの内周面および第2底部11bの内面の
間にリング状の溝部12が形成されている。また、圧入
後に第1筒部10cの外面から第2筒部11Cの内面に
向かってドリルなどにより穿設された横穴13が形成さ
れている。
In the eyeball part 1, a second cylindrical part 11G is press-fitted into the first cylindrical part 10C from the opening side to be integrally coupled. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the first center hole 10a and the second center hole 11a are on the same axis, and the inner surface of the first bottom portion 10b,
A ring-shaped groove 12 is formed between the inner circumferential surface of the second cylindrical portion 11c and the inner surface of the second bottom portion 11b. Further, after press-fitting, a horizontal hole 13 is formed by a drill or the like from the outer surface of the first cylindrical portion 10c toward the inner surface of the second cylindrical portion 11C.

この目玉部1には、横穴13にパイプ部2の端部がろう
付けにより一体的に接合され、目玉部1はボルト3とワ
ッシャ4により被取付部5に固定される。ここでポル1
へ3には、一端か外周面に開口し軸方向に延びて他端が
ボルト3先端に開口する流路30が形成されている。こ
のボルト3をワッシャ4を介して第2中心孔11aから
第1中心孔10aに挿通し、さらにワッシャ4を介して
被服(4部5に螺合しで固定する。螺合の力によりワッ
シャ4は、第2底部11b、第1底部10bおよび被服
(=J部5表面と密接してシールする。そしてパイプ部
2、横穴13、溝部12、流路30および被取付部5に
設りられた流路と連通して目玉継手の流路が構成される
The end portion of the pipe portion 2 is integrally joined to the eyelet portion 1 by brazing into the side hole 13, and the eyelet portion 1 is fixed to the attached portion 5 with a bolt 3 and a washer 4. Pol 1 here
A flow path 30 is formed in the bolt 3 and is opened at one end on the outer circumferential surface, extends in the axial direction, and has the other end opened at the tip of the bolt 3. This bolt 3 is inserted through the washer 4 from the second center hole 11a to the first center hole 10a, and then fixed by screwing onto the clothing (4 part 5) through the washer 4. are closely sealed with the second bottom portion 11b, the first bottom portion 10b, and the surface of the clothing (=J section 5.). The flow path of the center joint is configured by communicating with the flow path.

(実施例2〉 第4図および第5図に、他の実施例の目玉継手の目玉部
を示ず。この目玉部は、外筒部+J 10の第1底部1
0bの内表面と内筒部材11の第2筒部11Gの端面と
の間に、銅製シールリング6を=bつこと以外は実施例
1の目玉継手と同様の構成である。、なお、外筒部材1
0の第1底部10bの内表面の周縁部および内筒部材1
1の第2筒部1′10の端面周縁部には、シールリング
6を保持するとともにぞの変形を可能とJるリング溝1
0d、1ldが形成されている。
(Example 2) Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 do not show the eye part of the eye joint of other embodiments.
The structure is the same as that of the eye joint of Example 1, except that two copper seal rings 6 are provided between the inner surface of 0b and the end surface of the second cylindrical portion 11G of the inner cylindrical member 11. , it should be noted that the outer cylinder member 1
The peripheral edge of the inner surface of the first bottom portion 10b of 0 and the inner cylinder member 1
A ring groove 1 is provided on the peripheral edge of the end surface of the second cylindrical portion 1'10 of 1 to hold the seal ring 6 and to allow deformation of the seal ring 6.
0d and 1ld are formed.

本実施例では、シールリング6の存在により「1玉部1
のシール性が実施例1に比べて一層向上している。
In this embodiment, due to the presence of the seal ring 6, "1 ball part 1
The sealing performance of this example is further improved compared to that of Example 1.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図〜第3図は本発明の一実施例の[1ホ継手に関し
、第1図は取付けられた状態で示ずその要部断面図、第
2図ば目玉部の構成を示す斜視図、第3図は目玉部の断
面図である。第4図および第5図は他の実施例の目玉継
手に関し、第4図は目玉部の構成を示ず斜視図、第5図
は目玉部の断面図である。第6図は従来の目玉継手の仝
体断面図である。 1・・・目玉部      2・・・パイプ部3・・・
ポルlへ      4・・・ワッシャ5・・・被取付
部     6・・・シールリング10・・・外筒部材
    11・・・内筒部材12・・・溝部     
 13・・・横穴10a・・・第1中心孔 10b・・
・第1底部10C・・・第1筒部  10d・・・リン
グ溝11a・・・第2中心孔 11[)・・・第2底部
11C・・・第2筒部  11d・・・リング溝特訂出
願人   豊田合成株式会社 代理人    弁理士 大川 宏 第4図 第5図
Figures 1 to 3 relate to a [1E joint] according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts, not shown in the attached state, and Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the eye part. , FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the eyeball part. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 relate to an eye joint of another embodiment, in which FIG. 4 is a perspective view without showing the structure of the eye portion, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the eye portion. FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the body of a conventional eye joint. 1...Eyeball part 2...Pipe part 3...
To port l 4... Washer 5... Attached part 6... Seal ring 10... Outer cylinder member 11... Inner cylinder member 12... Groove part
13... Lateral hole 10a... First center hole 10b...
・First bottom part 10C...First cylindrical part 10d...Ring groove 11a...Second center hole 11[)...Second bottom part 11C...Second cylindrical part 11d...Ring groove special Revision Applicant Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Hiroshi Okawa Figure 4 Figure 5

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)内部に流路をもつボルトが挿通される縦穴と、該
縦穴の内周表面に形成されたリング状の溝部と、軸方向
が該縦穴と交差し該溝部と外部とを連通することで該溝
部を介して外部と該流路とを連通する横穴と、からなる
目玉部と、 中心穴が該横穴と連通するように一端が該目玉部と一体
的に結合されたパイプ部と、 該パイプ部の他端に結合された継手部と、よりなる目玉
継手において、 前記目玉部は、第1中心孔をもつ第1底部と該第1底部
の周縁部より突出した第1筒部とよりなる外筒部材と、
第2中心孔をもつ第2底部と該第2底部の周縁部より突
出した第2筒部とよりなり該第1底部と該第2底部とが
互いに外側となるように該第2筒部が該第1筒部に圧入
されて該外筒部材と一体的に結合した内筒部材と、から
なることを特徴とする目玉継手。
(1) A vertical hole with a flow path inside through which a bolt is inserted, a ring-shaped groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the vertical hole, and an axial direction that intersects the vertical hole and communicates the groove with the outside. a lateral hole that communicates the flow path with the outside via the groove; a pipe portion having one end integrally connected to the lateral hole so that the center hole communicates with the lateral hole; A joint part coupled to the other end of the pipe part, and an eye joint comprising: a first bottom part having a first center hole; and a first cylindrical part protruding from a peripheral edge of the first bottom part. an outer cylinder member consisting of;
The second cylindrical portion is composed of a second bottom portion having a second center hole and a second cylindrical portion protruding from the peripheral edge of the second bottom portion, and the second cylindrical portion is configured such that the first bottom portion and the second bottom portion are on the outside of each other. An eye joint comprising: an inner cylinder member press-fitted into the first cylinder part and integrally coupled with the outer cylinder member.
JP2290281A 1990-10-25 1990-10-25 Eye joint Pending JPH04165194A (en)

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