Title:
CONNECTOR STRUCTURE WITH LOCK MECHANISM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/030926
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A connector structure securely connectable in a locked state by an easy operation and securely releasable by an easy operation, comprising a supplying connection part for supplying a fluid and a receiving connection part for receiving the supply of the fluid. The connector structure also comprises a securing mechanism (4) having an operating member (44) moving according to a connecting operation between the supplying connection part (3) to the receiving connection part (2), holding the connected state of the supplying connection part (3) to the receiving connection part (2) in a securely locked state according to the movement of the operating member (44), and releasing the locked state of the supplying connection part (3) to the receiving connection part (2) by the further movement of the operating member (44) according to the next pressing-in operation of the supplying connection part (3) and an energizing mechanism (47) energizing the supplying connection part (3) in the separating direction thereof from the receiving connection part (2). When the securing mechanism (4) is in the locked state, the pressurized fluid can be supplied from the supplying connection part (3) to the receiving connection part (2).
Inventors:
USUI HIDETO (JP)
NAKAMURA YASUAKI (JP)
NAKAMURA YASUAKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2005/017210
Publication Date:
March 23, 2006
Filing Date:
September 12, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOKAI CORP (JP)
USUI HIDETO (JP)
NAKAMURA YASUAKI (JP)
USUI HIDETO (JP)
NAKAMURA YASUAKI (JP)
International Classes:
F23K5/02; F16L37/24; F16L37/36; F17C13/00; F23Q2/16
Foreign References:
| JPH0126957Y2 | 1989-08-11 | |||
| JPH1163347A | 1999-03-05 | |||
| JPH0335972Y2 | 1991-07-30 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yanagida, Masashi (7F Shin-Yokohama KS Bldg., 3-18-3,
Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-k, Yokohama-shi Kanagawa, JP)
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