Technical Field

The invention relates to a directional moving combining element designed to prevent the pipes used in installations from breaking or being damaged.

Present State of Art

Today, combining elements are needed in circular cross-section profiles and pipes in order for the pipes or profiles to be combined and to operate with the installation. The circular torsion movements that occur on the pipe or on the fittings, which also rotate the pipe section around its own axis, continue along the assembled pipe system. The continuing torsion movements provide relief by breaking or removing an area on the installation.

The methods to assembly pipes are; welding, circlip, screw thread, tightened coupling and gasket muffed assembly. The aim of use of these methods are; maintenance, impermeability, attaching pipes and to ensure that the attached parts do not move in any direction and under any circumstances. For this reason, the torsion and rotation and twisting motion coming from one direction of the attached pipes reflect to all attached pipes. As a result, the pipes come out break or get damaged in the weakest point.

Other problems that occur in the current art generally are breaks in welded pipes and dislocations in muffed pipes. In summary, there is a need for a product design which allows a circular motion in certain points or all of the circular cross-section pipe and profile attachments and on attachment and grip points where the pipe is firmly attached or gripped.

Present methods for joining circular section pipes and profiles are listed below along with the problems encountered:

When pipes are combined by hot welding or adhesive merging, the two pipes which are attached to each other cannot turn in opposite direction.

• In case of combining by screws, the attachment is canceled when the pipes are rotated. • In case of combining by gasket muff and coupling; it is needed that the pipes do not move; otherwise the pipes are dislocated.

• In segmented -push-fit sealing system, it is needed that the pipes are not exposed to a force in the circular direction or a pulling force. Otherwise, the pipes are dislocated because there is no design aim in the current combining systems and elements which can enable the attached pipes to move in opposite directions with regard to each other once the pipes or the profiles are attached to each other. On the contrary, the design is a non-moving, stable attachment. No additional rings or designs are used on the attachment.

In the research regarding the subject, an application numbered 2016/04256 and title “A clamp sleeve grip system for HDPE and similar plastic flexible pipes”. The application is a mechanical clamp which is used for the purpose of joining and repairing pipes made of HDPE and similar flexible material and it relates to preventing the pipe being detached from the clamp by ensuring that the aligned metal teeth, which are located in the gripping ring connected to the said clamp, are mechanically adhered to the pipe surface and therefore preventing the axial pipe movement. The application does not comprise a combining element which enables the movement coming from a side at a point where the pipes are attached being transferred to the other pipes by enabling the pipe to rotate on its own axis and therefore prevents any breakings and dislocations.

In the research conducted in relation to the subject, an application numbered 2019/21896 and title “A convenient pipe connection apparatus”. The application relates to a convenient pipe connection apparatus which can be used in connecting the pipes, which are used for transferring liquids from one point to a different point in piping sector, wherein it comprises; a connection gap which is formed in parallel to the body axis in a manner to part the body into two pieces, a screwing gap which is formed perpendicular to the body axis in a manner to enable that the connection gap is connected by being attached to a combining element and a fixing tab which is formed inside the pipe fixing gap in a manner to prevent the movement of the pipe which is to be fixed by contacting the outer surface of the said pipe. The application does not comprise a combining element which enables the movement coming from a side at a point where the pipes are attached being transferred to the other pipes by enabling the pipe to rotate on its own axis and therefore prevents any breakings and dislocations.

Consequently, a development in the technical field is required due to the disadvantages mentioned above and the current applications being insufficient to solve these problems. Aims of the Invention

The invention aims to eliminate the disadvantages mentioned above by being inspired by the current status.

The main aim of the invention is to be mounted onto the joint where the pipes are attached and therefore to ensure that the movement coming from one side is transferred to other pipes by allowing the pipe to rotate on its own axis, and to prevent dislocation and breakage.

Another aim of the invention is to prevent any movement in the joining or attaching areas of the pipes at the point where the pipes are attached.

Another aim of the invention is to enable one pipe which is located on one side to rotate on its own axis, in the joining or attaching areas of the pipes at the point where the pipes are attached.

Another aim of the invention is to assembly a combining element onto two pipe pieces which are joined by muffed gaskets or jointed by interlocking and to prevent these pipes to be dislocated of one another on the horizontal axis.

The structural and characteristic features of the invention and all its advantages will be understood more clearly through the figures below and detailed descriptions with reference to these figures. Therefore, the evaluation should be made based on these figures and detailed descriptions.

Brief Description of Drawings

Figure 1 is the assembled view of the combining element body of the invention with the pipes.

Figure 2 is the top view of the combining element body of the invention.

Figure 3 is the disassembled view of the combining element body of the invention from top.

Figure 4 is the side view of the combining element body of the invention.

Figure 5 is the perspective disassembly detail view of the combining element body of the invention.

Figure 6 is the top detail view of the combining element tab structure of the invention. Description of References

10. Combining Element

11. Body

12. Holding notch

13. Grip tab

14. Insertion flange

15. Hook slot

16. Hook

17. Bolt

18. Nut

20a. Left pipe

20b. Right pipe

Detailed Description of the Invention

In this detailed description, the preferred configurations of the combining element (10) of the present invention are described only for a better understanding of the subject matter.

The invention relates to a combining element (10) which is created by combining two bodies (11) in a manner to rotate in circular direction and not to be dislocated from each other, with the purpose of preventing any breaks by an axial rotation torsion movement which comes to the point where the pipes (20a, 20b) in the installation are attached, by allowing the pipes (20a, 20b) to rotate on their own axis.

It is a combining element (10) with directional movement which enables the circular section pipes (20a, 20b) or profile parts attached to each other to perform a circular motion without being dislocated from each other. While it has a complete circular from when combined; it has two semicircular bodies (11) when separated and it is used by being combined via screws (18) and bolts (17) by the insertion parts on its one side or both lateral sides.

The mounting of the combining element (10) is performed by bolt (17) or screw (18) combining of the semicircular body (11 ) on one side or both sides or alternatively; by inserting the hook (16) to the hook slot (15) on one side or both sides of the semicircular body (11).

There is a holding notch (12) positioned on the bodies (11 ) to ensure the grip of the outer rabbets, a plural of grip tabs (13) formed on the body (11) which enables the fixing of the pipe in a manner to allow pipe's movement in the circular section direction, an insertion flange (14) which is positioned on the body (11) with the purpose of ensuring the nut (18) and bolt (17) connection, a hook slot (15) which is positioned on the body (11) with the purpose of ensuring the fixing of the hook (16) and a hook (16) which is inserted into the hook slot (15) for mounting the combining element (10) and ensuring the mounting safety. There is a bolt (17) which connects to the nut (18) in order to provide the connection of the bodies (11) and there is a nut (18) positioned inside the flange (14) in order to enable the mounting of the bodies (11) to each other.

As it is shown in Figure 1 , when the left pipe (20a) and the right pipe (20b) are attached to each other, it is enabled that the pipes (20a, 20b) can perform a circular rotating movement in opposite or same direction with each other in “cross-sectional” direction; without the said pipes being dislocated from the attachment point or without disrupting the operation. By this manner, it is prevented that the load of circular movement which comes from one of the circular section pipes (20a, 20b) is transferred to the other part in joint point and also the installation system and alike is protected from being damaged.

As it is shown in Figure 1 , the invention is used by combining the circular section left pipe (20a) and the right pipe (20b) or their profiles to each other or by being mounted on the joint point of two interlocking or connected parts. It both prevents that the combined left pipe (20a) and the right pipe (20b) or their profiles being dislocated from each other and also allows that the two pipes (20a 20b) can be rotated circularly in opposite directions (rightwards and leftwards).

In Figure 4, the top view of the combining element (10) body (11) is illustrated. Here, the hook is inserted into the hook slot (15) (Figure 2).

As it can be seen in Figure 6, the edges of the protrusion become sharper and the protrusions become more prominent further in the x direction.