CA1203274A - Quick disconnect nozzle - Google Patents
Quick disconnect nozzleInfo
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
- F16B21/00—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings
- F16B21/02—Releasable fastening devices locking by rotation
- F16B21/04—Releasable fastening devices locking by rotation with bayonet catch
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
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Abstract
QUICK DISCONNECT NOZZLE
ABSTRACT OF DISCLOSURE
The invention comprises a quick disconnect nozzle including a nozzle body and a nozzle tip, wherein the nozzle body may be connected to a source of fluid and the nozzle tip is separable from the body by a single twist type action, yet the nozzle may be securely locked in the body by an interlocking engage-ment between the nozzle and body that is engaged and disengaged by relative twisting of the two parts.
The locking action is obtained by the engagement of cooperative elements on the two parts including oppositely disposed undercut shoulders on the nozzle body and a pair of rounded projections on the nozzle tip which are engaged under the opposing shoulders by the relative twisting action. The interlocked relationship is maintained by a combination sealing member and pressure device that effectively seals the connection between the nozzle body and tip and exerts pressure therebetween to secure the locked connection.
ABSTRACT OF DISCLOSURE
The invention comprises a quick disconnect nozzle including a nozzle body and a nozzle tip, wherein the nozzle body may be connected to a source of fluid and the nozzle tip is separable from the body by a single twist type action, yet the nozzle may be securely locked in the body by an interlocking engage-ment between the nozzle and body that is engaged and disengaged by relative twisting of the two parts.
The locking action is obtained by the engagement of cooperative elements on the two parts including oppositely disposed undercut shoulders on the nozzle body and a pair of rounded projections on the nozzle tip which are engaged under the opposing shoulders by the relative twisting action. The interlocked relationship is maintained by a combination sealing member and pressure device that effectively seals the connection between the nozzle body and tip and exerts pressure therebetween to secure the locked connection.
Description
~3274 Quick disconnect nozzles have been provided in the prlor such as patent No. 4,185,781 wherein a separate seal memher was provided and a separate pressure applying spring also included.
Early patent to Molesta et al No. 1,177,884 discloses a two part spray nozzle but this disclosure utilized a lead ring sealing member. Australian patent 255,921 disclosed a bayonet coupling in a hose con necting device which utilized what was intended to be a secure connection between the two parts that in-volved the use of two pegs on one member s~raddling the engaged surface on the other member.
In other types of prior nozzles additional parts were required in order to couple the nozzle tip with the nozzle body and such coupling components resulted in a significant loss of time just in handling the multiple parts and especially where, as often happened, some of the parts may have been lost, or misplaced during disassembly, or as the parts were attempted to be reassembled. These problems were especially acute where the spraying apparatus was of the mobile type. Some quick dis-connect nozzles relied upon frictional engagement of the spray tip with the nozzle body and this neces-sitated very precise machining, or molding tolerances in the manufacture of such parts. This type of engagement was also undesirable for non-axial spraying directions inasmuch as the spray tip had to be adjusted
Early patent to Molesta et al No. 1,177,884 discloses a two part spray nozzle but this disclosure utilized a lead ring sealing member. Australian patent 255,921 disclosed a bayonet coupling in a hose con necting device which utilized what was intended to be a secure connection between the two parts that in-volved the use of two pegs on one member s~raddling the engaged surface on the other member.
In other types of prior nozzles additional parts were required in order to couple the nozzle tip with the nozzle body and such coupling components resulted in a significant loss of time just in handling the multiple parts and especially where, as often happened, some of the parts may have been lost, or misplaced during disassembly, or as the parts were attempted to be reassembled. These problems were especially acute where the spraying apparatus was of the mobile type. Some quick dis-connect nozzles relied upon frictional engagement of the spray tip with the nozzle body and this neces-sitated very precise machining, or molding tolerances in the manufacture of such parts. This type of engagement was also undesirable for non-axial spraying directions inasmuch as the spray tip had to be adjusted
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for the proper direction each time such nozzles were assembled,or disassembled.
Some quick disconnect nozzle arrange-ments from the prior ar-t did not afford effective immunity from vibratory effects, nor from the pressure surges that commonly occur in many spraying systems.
SUr`lMA~Y OF THE INVENTION
This quick disconnect spray nozzle connection is comprised of a spray tip and a nozzle body and a combination seal and pressure exerting member between the body and the nozzle tip. The combination pressure exerting seal member is resilient and is mounted in t~e nozzle body concentric with the noæzle bore and when the nozzle tip is mounted in the body a sealing ring on the tip abuts an end of the seal member around the bore, thus providing a seal between the parts and also compressing the seal member, whereby pressure is applied between the nozzle body and the tip to maintain the locked condition of the tip in the body.
The combination member thus eliminates any need for a separa-te spring and a separate sealing member and the single member functions both as a seal and as a spring, or pressure exerting member, to pro-vide substantial advantages over earlier nozzles using the separate spring and separate seal. In addition to acting as a seal between the nozzle body and the spray ~3~
tip the present sealing member acts also to seal -the assembly against the entry of contaminants such as sand or other abrasive ma-terials between the tip and the body housing which would cause excessive wear and possibly destroy the sealing properties of the seal member.
The quick disconnect nozzle includes a spraying tip having a cylindrical inlet stem at one end and a spray head at the other end with an interior fluid passage extending through the tip from the inlet of the stem to the spray head. A locking arrangenent is disposed on the stem including arcuate sections extending radially outwardly of ~he stem and each section having a recess therein. The quick disconnect nozzle also is provided with a nozzle body that is adapted for connection to a source of fluid and includes an interior fluid passage extending there-through and communicating with the fluid passage -through the tip.
The nozzle body includes a first chamber having a stop surface forming a shoulder, or sea~, extending inwardly of the chamber and which chamber is adapted to receive a portion of the spraying ti2 stem extending into the ehamber. A second chamber is provided in the nozzle body and this chamber is of greater diameter t}.an the first chamber in order -to aecornmodate the arcuate seetions of the locking mernbers on the stem. These locking members are received in the second chamber and the chamber is ~2~3~7~
cylindrical in order for the locking members -to ro-tate freely therein.
This second chamber includes a pair of retention members extending radially inward o~
this chamber along a diameter thereof and which are disposed to engage the corresponding recesses in the arcuate locking sections. These arcuate sections are insertable into the nozzle body to a first po-sition past the opposite retention members into the second chamber where the members are Eully rotatable in this chamber and in a manner such that the recesses on the arcuate sections of the stem do not engage the retention members.
The resilient combination seal member is disposed in the first chamber of the nozzle body and abuts against the shoulder forming stop surface extending inwardly of this chamber and thus seated at its lower end is engageable at its opposite end with the lower end of the inlet stem to simultaneously provide a sealing function and a biasing function to exert pressure between the nozzle body and the inlet stem of the nozzle tip to provide a positive seal against the entry of contaminants be-tween the outer periphery of the stem and the wall of the ~irst chamber. The resilient seal member also biases the spraying tip into a second position where the recesses in the arcuate sections mate with and engage the opposing retention members in the second chamber whereby the arcuate section recesses and the opposing retention mem~
bers are locked in a precise angular relationship.
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Briefly, there is provided according to the invention a quick disconnect coupling comprising first and second coupling members each having an internal fluid passage-way. The coupling members are selectively engageable with each other and at least one of the members are adapted for connection to a source of fluid so as to permit fluid transfer through the passageways~ One of the coupling members defines an internal chamber having an annular seat at one end thereof. An annular sealing member is positioned in the chamber with one end disposed against the annular seat. The sealing member has an inwardly bowed portion intermediate its ends defining an annular space between the outer periphery of the sealing member and the chamber. The other of the coupling members has an annular end that is engageable with the other end of the sealing member and is positionable into the chamber for axially compressing the sealing member between the annular end and annular seat while ~orcing the bowe~d section radially inwardly to accommodate the compression. Means are provided for retaining the coupling member in the sealing member compressi~,s relation whereby the sealing member forms a fluid seal between the annular end and annular seat and upon an increase in fluid pressure within the coupling member passageways the bowed sealing member portion is forced radially outwardly causing an increase in axial sealing pressure between the sealing member and the annular seat and annular end~
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DESCRIPTION ~F THE DRA~INGS
The structure illustrated in the accompanying drawings provldes an arrangement that functions as described and wherein Figure 1 is an exploded view of the nozzle body with the combination resilient seal member disposed between the body and the spray tip with the three parts shown in elevation;
Figure 2 is an elevational view or the spray tip revealing one of the recesses on an arcuate section;
Figure 3 is a corresponding elevational view of the nozzle body with the retention member disposed to be engaged with the recess shown in Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the spray tip showing the parallel side portions that pass through similarly parallel op~osed surfaces on the body member and which are associated with the retention members;
Figure 5 is a vertical cross sectional view through the assembled nozzle body and spray tip with the combination seal member resiliently engaged between the body and tip;
Figure 6 is a horizontal cross section-al view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5 showing the nozzle body and stem in locked condition with the arcuate section recesses engaged under the retention members of the nozzle body; and Figure 7 is a similar cross sec-tional view but illustrating the parts in unlocked condition.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The parts of this quick disconnect nozzle assembly are best illustrated in Figure 1, where the three parts are shown separately. The nozzle body 10 is threaded as at 11, whereby the nozzle may be connected to a source of fluid and a hexagonal portion 12 enables a suitable wrench to be applied for this prupose and enables such connection to be tight-ened, as required. As shown in Figure 5, the nozzle body has an interior fluid passage 13 that extends therethrough.
A first chamber 14 in the body 10 includes a stop surface 15, extending inwardly of the chamber in the form of a shoulder, or seat and a resilient combination biasing and sealing member 16 is disposed in this chamber and has its lower end abutted against this seat.
A second chamber 17 is disposed in the nozzle body above the first chamber and is cylindrical and of larger diameter than the first chamber for a purpose hereinafter to appear. Adjacent the upper limit of this cylindrical chamber 17 a pair of opposed retention members 18 extend radially inward of the second chamber and have straight parallel inner sides 19 so that the members 18 provide overlying stops, or shoulders 3;~
2~ that are disposed downwardly to react against upward movement.
The spraying tip 21 of the nozzle has a cylindrical inlet stem 22 at one end and a spray head 23 on the other end and an interior fluid passage 24 extends through the tip from the inlet of the stem to the spray head. An outer circular section 25 around the spraying tip is knurled for manipulating the tip 21 in the nozzle body 10 in assembling and disassembling the parts. The stem 22 extends with at least a portion thereof received in the first chamber 14 of the nozzle body and a locking means is dis-posed on the stem comprised of arcuate sections 26 extending radially outwardly from the surface of the stem at opposite sides of the stem.
A recess 27 is defined in each of the radially outwardly disposed arcuate sections 26 and as best shown in Figure 7, this recess extends tangent-ially to the outer curved surface of the stem 22 and is substantially coincident with the outer diameter of the stem. As shown in Figure 6, this recess is disposed under the overlying shoulder 20 formed by the retention member 18, when locked.
On the remaining two sides of the stem 22 flat surfaces 28 are provided substantially coincident with the outside diameter of the stem and by comparing Figures 6 and 7, it will be seen that the straight sides 28 are disposed parallel to the straight inner ~)3Z~
sides 19 of the retention members 18 whereby in this position clearance is provided for entrance of the stem into the nozzle body 10. The remaining perimeter of the stem, being circular, readily enters the cylindrical second chamber 17, as can be seen in ~igure 7.
With the stem 22 and nozzle body 10 disposed in the relationship illustrated in Figure 7, i~ is necessary to press the stem into the body against the biasing action of the resilient seal member 16.
This combination biasing sealing member 16 is engaged by the bottom end of the stem 22 and to provide an effective sealing action the lower side of the stem is provided with a concentric sealing ring 29 that presses into the top surface the resilient seal 16 to not only obtain an effective sealing action but also, due to the resilience of the combination member 16, a pressure is built up in the resilient member that effects a biasing action which is exerted between the seat 15 and the bottom end of the stem 22 so that the two parts are securely maintained in their locked position. This occurs as inward pressure on the spray tip 21 is released after assembly and the resilient seal member reacts to restore itself to normal condi-tion and applies upward pressure on the stem 22.
The outer periphery of the resilient seal member 16 is hollowed out, as at 16a, so that the configuration of the seal is somewhat in the shape of an hourglass, whereby the seal has greater flexibility, _g_ ~03Z7~
or resilience, so that when the stem 22 is pressed inwardly against the top end of the seal, the seal more readily flexes in response to the pressure applied and bulges inwardly toward its axis, as shown in Figure 5, thereby adapting to the compressive force. This construction of the seal 16 also facllitates re-storation of the resilient member to normal condition when the compressive force is released and insures the desired biasing action between the nozzle body 10 and the stem 2~.
~ hen disassembling the nozzle p~rts 10 and 21, it is merely necessary to press the stem 22 into the nozzle body against the resistance of the resilient seal 16 sufficiently to enable the arcuate sections 26 to be rota~ed in the chamber 17 from their position underlying the retention members 18, as shown in Figure 6, to the position shown in Figure 7 with the straight sides 28 of the ste~ parallel to the inner side edges 19 of the retention members, whereupon the stem is free and clear to be withdrawn from the nozzle body without any hindrance.
To assemble the nozzle tip 21 into the nozzle body 10 the stem 22 must be related to the nozzle body such that the stem portions 22 may be inserted into the body with the straight stem sides 28 between the side edges 19 of the retention members 18 and the recessed arcuate sections 26 disposed for entry into the second chamber 17. The tip 21 i9 then pressed ~3Z7~
into the body 10, compressing -the seal member 16 sufficiently to enable the arcuate sections 26 to reach a point below the level of -the undersides 20 of the retention devices 18. At this point the arcuate sections can he rotated in the cylindrical chamber 17 to bring the recesses 27 under the retention members where the s-tem is released under the biasing action of the seal, whereupon it springs back to engage the arcuate sections under the retainers 18 with the stem confined against rotative movement by the alignment of the straight side walls of the recesses 27 in parallel opposed relation to the side edge faces 19 of the retainers. Thus, the tip 21 is securely held in the nozzle body against rotation, or axial movement outwardly by the relative engagement between the recessed arcuate sections 26 and the retention members 18 and under the biasing action of the combination seal member 16.
CONCLUS~ON
From the foregoing, it will be seen that a quick disconnect nozzle has been provided that eliminates any need for a separate compression spring between the nozzle tip and nozzle body and incorporates a single member that functions both as a sealing member and as a biasing force to maintain an operative relationship between the two parts.
for the proper direction each time such nozzles were assembled,or disassembled.
Some quick disconnect nozzle arrange-ments from the prior ar-t did not afford effective immunity from vibratory effects, nor from the pressure surges that commonly occur in many spraying systems.
SUr`lMA~Y OF THE INVENTION
This quick disconnect spray nozzle connection is comprised of a spray tip and a nozzle body and a combination seal and pressure exerting member between the body and the nozzle tip. The combination pressure exerting seal member is resilient and is mounted in t~e nozzle body concentric with the noæzle bore and when the nozzle tip is mounted in the body a sealing ring on the tip abuts an end of the seal member around the bore, thus providing a seal between the parts and also compressing the seal member, whereby pressure is applied between the nozzle body and the tip to maintain the locked condition of the tip in the body.
The combination member thus eliminates any need for a separa-te spring and a separate sealing member and the single member functions both as a seal and as a spring, or pressure exerting member, to pro-vide substantial advantages over earlier nozzles using the separate spring and separate seal. In addition to acting as a seal between the nozzle body and the spray ~3~
tip the present sealing member acts also to seal -the assembly against the entry of contaminants such as sand or other abrasive ma-terials between the tip and the body housing which would cause excessive wear and possibly destroy the sealing properties of the seal member.
The quick disconnect nozzle includes a spraying tip having a cylindrical inlet stem at one end and a spray head at the other end with an interior fluid passage extending through the tip from the inlet of the stem to the spray head. A locking arrangenent is disposed on the stem including arcuate sections extending radially outwardly of ~he stem and each section having a recess therein. The quick disconnect nozzle also is provided with a nozzle body that is adapted for connection to a source of fluid and includes an interior fluid passage extending there-through and communicating with the fluid passage -through the tip.
The nozzle body includes a first chamber having a stop surface forming a shoulder, or sea~, extending inwardly of the chamber and which chamber is adapted to receive a portion of the spraying ti2 stem extending into the ehamber. A second chamber is provided in the nozzle body and this chamber is of greater diameter t}.an the first chamber in order -to aecornmodate the arcuate seetions of the locking mernbers on the stem. These locking members are received in the second chamber and the chamber is ~2~3~7~
cylindrical in order for the locking members -to ro-tate freely therein.
This second chamber includes a pair of retention members extending radially inward o~
this chamber along a diameter thereof and which are disposed to engage the corresponding recesses in the arcuate locking sections. These arcuate sections are insertable into the nozzle body to a first po-sition past the opposite retention members into the second chamber where the members are Eully rotatable in this chamber and in a manner such that the recesses on the arcuate sections of the stem do not engage the retention members.
The resilient combination seal member is disposed in the first chamber of the nozzle body and abuts against the shoulder forming stop surface extending inwardly of this chamber and thus seated at its lower end is engageable at its opposite end with the lower end of the inlet stem to simultaneously provide a sealing function and a biasing function to exert pressure between the nozzle body and the inlet stem of the nozzle tip to provide a positive seal against the entry of contaminants be-tween the outer periphery of the stem and the wall of the ~irst chamber. The resilient seal member also biases the spraying tip into a second position where the recesses in the arcuate sections mate with and engage the opposing retention members in the second chamber whereby the arcuate section recesses and the opposing retention mem~
bers are locked in a precise angular relationship.
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Briefly, there is provided according to the invention a quick disconnect coupling comprising first and second coupling members each having an internal fluid passage-way. The coupling members are selectively engageable with each other and at least one of the members are adapted for connection to a source of fluid so as to permit fluid transfer through the passageways~ One of the coupling members defines an internal chamber having an annular seat at one end thereof. An annular sealing member is positioned in the chamber with one end disposed against the annular seat. The sealing member has an inwardly bowed portion intermediate its ends defining an annular space between the outer periphery of the sealing member and the chamber. The other of the coupling members has an annular end that is engageable with the other end of the sealing member and is positionable into the chamber for axially compressing the sealing member between the annular end and annular seat while ~orcing the bowe~d section radially inwardly to accommodate the compression. Means are provided for retaining the coupling member in the sealing member compressi~,s relation whereby the sealing member forms a fluid seal between the annular end and annular seat and upon an increase in fluid pressure within the coupling member passageways the bowed sealing member portion is forced radially outwardly causing an increase in axial sealing pressure between the sealing member and the annular seat and annular end~
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DESCRIPTION ~F THE DRA~INGS
The structure illustrated in the accompanying drawings provldes an arrangement that functions as described and wherein Figure 1 is an exploded view of the nozzle body with the combination resilient seal member disposed between the body and the spray tip with the three parts shown in elevation;
Figure 2 is an elevational view or the spray tip revealing one of the recesses on an arcuate section;
Figure 3 is a corresponding elevational view of the nozzle body with the retention member disposed to be engaged with the recess shown in Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the spray tip showing the parallel side portions that pass through similarly parallel op~osed surfaces on the body member and which are associated with the retention members;
Figure 5 is a vertical cross sectional view through the assembled nozzle body and spray tip with the combination seal member resiliently engaged between the body and tip;
Figure 6 is a horizontal cross section-al view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5 showing the nozzle body and stem in locked condition with the arcuate section recesses engaged under the retention members of the nozzle body; and Figure 7 is a similar cross sec-tional view but illustrating the parts in unlocked condition.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The parts of this quick disconnect nozzle assembly are best illustrated in Figure 1, where the three parts are shown separately. The nozzle body 10 is threaded as at 11, whereby the nozzle may be connected to a source of fluid and a hexagonal portion 12 enables a suitable wrench to be applied for this prupose and enables such connection to be tight-ened, as required. As shown in Figure 5, the nozzle body has an interior fluid passage 13 that extends therethrough.
A first chamber 14 in the body 10 includes a stop surface 15, extending inwardly of the chamber in the form of a shoulder, or seat and a resilient combination biasing and sealing member 16 is disposed in this chamber and has its lower end abutted against this seat.
A second chamber 17 is disposed in the nozzle body above the first chamber and is cylindrical and of larger diameter than the first chamber for a purpose hereinafter to appear. Adjacent the upper limit of this cylindrical chamber 17 a pair of opposed retention members 18 extend radially inward of the second chamber and have straight parallel inner sides 19 so that the members 18 provide overlying stops, or shoulders 3;~
2~ that are disposed downwardly to react against upward movement.
The spraying tip 21 of the nozzle has a cylindrical inlet stem 22 at one end and a spray head 23 on the other end and an interior fluid passage 24 extends through the tip from the inlet of the stem to the spray head. An outer circular section 25 around the spraying tip is knurled for manipulating the tip 21 in the nozzle body 10 in assembling and disassembling the parts. The stem 22 extends with at least a portion thereof received in the first chamber 14 of the nozzle body and a locking means is dis-posed on the stem comprised of arcuate sections 26 extending radially outwardly from the surface of the stem at opposite sides of the stem.
A recess 27 is defined in each of the radially outwardly disposed arcuate sections 26 and as best shown in Figure 7, this recess extends tangent-ially to the outer curved surface of the stem 22 and is substantially coincident with the outer diameter of the stem. As shown in Figure 6, this recess is disposed under the overlying shoulder 20 formed by the retention member 18, when locked.
On the remaining two sides of the stem 22 flat surfaces 28 are provided substantially coincident with the outside diameter of the stem and by comparing Figures 6 and 7, it will be seen that the straight sides 28 are disposed parallel to the straight inner ~)3Z~
sides 19 of the retention members 18 whereby in this position clearance is provided for entrance of the stem into the nozzle body 10. The remaining perimeter of the stem, being circular, readily enters the cylindrical second chamber 17, as can be seen in ~igure 7.
With the stem 22 and nozzle body 10 disposed in the relationship illustrated in Figure 7, i~ is necessary to press the stem into the body against the biasing action of the resilient seal member 16.
This combination biasing sealing member 16 is engaged by the bottom end of the stem 22 and to provide an effective sealing action the lower side of the stem is provided with a concentric sealing ring 29 that presses into the top surface the resilient seal 16 to not only obtain an effective sealing action but also, due to the resilience of the combination member 16, a pressure is built up in the resilient member that effects a biasing action which is exerted between the seat 15 and the bottom end of the stem 22 so that the two parts are securely maintained in their locked position. This occurs as inward pressure on the spray tip 21 is released after assembly and the resilient seal member reacts to restore itself to normal condi-tion and applies upward pressure on the stem 22.
The outer periphery of the resilient seal member 16 is hollowed out, as at 16a, so that the configuration of the seal is somewhat in the shape of an hourglass, whereby the seal has greater flexibility, _g_ ~03Z7~
or resilience, so that when the stem 22 is pressed inwardly against the top end of the seal, the seal more readily flexes in response to the pressure applied and bulges inwardly toward its axis, as shown in Figure 5, thereby adapting to the compressive force. This construction of the seal 16 also facllitates re-storation of the resilient member to normal condition when the compressive force is released and insures the desired biasing action between the nozzle body 10 and the stem 2~.
~ hen disassembling the nozzle p~rts 10 and 21, it is merely necessary to press the stem 22 into the nozzle body against the resistance of the resilient seal 16 sufficiently to enable the arcuate sections 26 to be rota~ed in the chamber 17 from their position underlying the retention members 18, as shown in Figure 6, to the position shown in Figure 7 with the straight sides 28 of the ste~ parallel to the inner side edges 19 of the retention members, whereupon the stem is free and clear to be withdrawn from the nozzle body without any hindrance.
To assemble the nozzle tip 21 into the nozzle body 10 the stem 22 must be related to the nozzle body such that the stem portions 22 may be inserted into the body with the straight stem sides 28 between the side edges 19 of the retention members 18 and the recessed arcuate sections 26 disposed for entry into the second chamber 17. The tip 21 i9 then pressed ~3Z7~
into the body 10, compressing -the seal member 16 sufficiently to enable the arcuate sections 26 to reach a point below the level of -the undersides 20 of the retention devices 18. At this point the arcuate sections can he rotated in the cylindrical chamber 17 to bring the recesses 27 under the retention members where the s-tem is released under the biasing action of the seal, whereupon it springs back to engage the arcuate sections under the retainers 18 with the stem confined against rotative movement by the alignment of the straight side walls of the recesses 27 in parallel opposed relation to the side edge faces 19 of the retainers. Thus, the tip 21 is securely held in the nozzle body against rotation, or axial movement outwardly by the relative engagement between the recessed arcuate sections 26 and the retention members 18 and under the biasing action of the combination seal member 16.
CONCLUS~ON
From the foregoing, it will be seen that a quick disconnect nozzle has been provided that eliminates any need for a separate compression spring between the nozzle tip and nozzle body and incorporates a single member that functions both as a sealing member and as a biasing force to maintain an operative relationship between the two parts.
Claims (7)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A quick disconnect coupling comprising first and second coupling members each having an internal fluid passageway, said coupling members being selectively engageable with each other and at least one of said members being adapted for connection to a source of fluid so as to permit fluid transfer through said passageways, one of said coupling members defining an internal chamber having an annular seat at one end thereof, an annular sealing member positioned in said chamber with one end thereof disposed against said annular seat, said sealing member having an inwardly bowed portion intermediate its ends defining an annular space between the outer periphery of said sealing member and said chamber, the other of said coupling members having an annular end that is engageable with the other end of said sealing member and positionable into said chamber for axially compressing the sealing member between said annular end and annular seat while forcing said bowed section radially inwardly to accommodate such compression, and means for retaining said coupling members in said sealing member compressing relation whereby said sealing member forms a fluid seal between said annular end and annular seat and upon an increase in fluid pressure within said coupling member passageways said bowed sealing member portion is forced radially outwardly causing an increase in axial sealing pressure between said sealing member and said annular seat and annular end.
2. The coupling of claim 1 in which said bowed sealing member portion is disposed centrally between the ends thereof.
3. The coupling of claim 1 in which said annular end of said coupling member is formed with a protruding sealing ring that is engageable with the end sealing member.
4. The coupling of claim 1 in which said coupling member retaining means includes locking sections extending radially outwardly of said other coupling member, and said one coupling member is formed with a recess for receiving the locking sections of the other coupling member and upon relative rotation for said coupling members captively retaining said locking sections with said coupling members in sealing member compressing relation.
5. The coupling of claim 1 in which said first coupling member is a spraying tip having an inlet stem at one end and a spray head at the other end, and said second member is a nozzle body adapted for operatively receiving said spray tip stem.
6. The coupling of claim 5 in which said chamber is formed in said nozzle body and said annular coupling member end is formed on the end of said stem.
7. The coupling of claim 5 in which said retain-ing means includes locking means disposed on said stem, said locking means having a plurality of arcuate sections extending radially outwardly from said stem, said nozzle body defining a recess at the end thereof for receiving said arcuate sections and upon relative rotation of said stem captively retaining said arcuate sections with said coupling members in sealing member compressing relation.
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