JPH09119582A - 電気融着継手 - Google Patents

電気融着継手

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Publication number
JPH09119582A
JPH09119582A JP7275608A JP27560895A JPH09119582A JP H09119582 A JPH09119582 A JP H09119582A JP 7275608 A JP7275608 A JP 7275608A JP 27560895 A JP27560895 A JP 27560895A JP H09119582 A JPH09119582 A JP H09119582A
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joint
synthetic resin
receiving port
inner peripheral
electric fusion
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Ryuichiro Nakamura
隆一郎 中村
Sumio Matsuno
純雄 松野
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Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Mitsubishi Plastics Industries Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
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    • B29C65/342—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated elements which remain in the joint, e.g. "verlorenes Schweisselement" characterised by the type of heated elements which remain in the joint comprising at least a single wire, e.g. in the form of a winding
    • B29C65/3432—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated elements which remain in the joint, e.g. "verlorenes Schweisselement" characterised by the type of heated elements which remain in the joint comprising at least a single wire, e.g. in the form of a winding comprising several wires, e.g. in the form of several independent windings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29C66/1222—Joint cross-sections combining only two joint-segments, i.e. one of the parts to be joined comprising only two joint-segments in the joint cross-section comprising at least a lapped joint-segment
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29C66/124—Tongue and groove joints
    • B29C66/1244—Tongue and groove joints characterised by the male part, i.e. the part comprising the tongue
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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    • B29C66/612—Making circumferential joints
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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    • B29C65/3476—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated elements which remain in the joint, e.g. "verlorenes Schweisselement" characterised by the composition of the heated elements which remain in the joint being metallic
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
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Abstract

(57)【要約】 【課題】 配管施工時にエアー抜きが容易に行なえる電
気融着継手を提供する。 【解決手段】 合成樹脂製継手本体１の一端部に受口１
１を設け、該受口１１の内周面に電熱線２を埋設する。
また、継手本体１の他端部を所定角度に折曲してキャッ
プや合成樹脂管が接続される接続部１２を設ける。 【効果】 配管施工時にエアー抜きが容易に行え、エア
ー抜き後に継手本体の他端接続部をキャップ等で閉塞で
きる。

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】
【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、配管施工時にエア
ー抜きが容易に行なえる電気融着継手に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】従来からガス管、給湯管等の配管分野で
は、ポリエチレン、ポリブテン等の合成樹脂管が使用さ
れており、この合成樹脂管の接続には電熱線の発熱によ
って管同志を融着接続する電気融着継手が使用されてい
る。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】この電気融着継手は、
合成樹脂からなる継手本体の両端部に受口を設けると共
に、それぞれの受口内周面に電熱線を埋設した構成から
なっているため、この電気融着継手を用いて配管施工を
行なってから管内に滞留した空気のエアー抜きを行なう
場合、この継手以外に短管とキャップとが必要となり、
また閉塞作業に手間がかかるという煩わしさがあった。
【０００４】本発明はかかる課題を解決したものであっ
て、配管施工時にエアー抜きが容易に行なえる電気融着
継手を提供するものである。
【０００５】
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明の電気融着継手
は、合成樹脂製継手本体の一端部に受口を設け、該受口
の内周面に電熱線を埋設すると共に、該継手本体の他端
部を所定角度折曲して接続部を設けたことを特徴とす
る。
【０００６】
【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の実施例を図面にて
詳細に説明する。図１は本発明の一実施例を示す電気融
着継手の断面図であって、図中の符号１はポリエチレ
ン、ポリブテン等の合成樹脂からなる継手本体、２は電
熱線、３は合成樹脂管、４はキャップである。
【０００７】継手本体１の一端部には受口１１が設けら
れており、該受口１１の内周面に電熱線２が螺旋状に埋
設されている。前記電熱線２は線径が０．３〜１．５ｍ
ｍ程度のニクロム線、銅線、ニッケル線、銅ニッケル線
等からなるものであって、その両端部が継手本体１の外
周面に突出した端子ピン２１と接続している。
【０００８】また、受口１１の内周側には該受口１１と
同芯状に筒状コア１３が設けられており、受口１１に合
成樹脂管３を嵌挿したとき、その管端内周面が筒状コア
１３と密接して芯出しが行なわれるようになっている。
このため、受口１１に合成樹脂管３を嵌挿してから電熱
線２に通電すると、受口１１の内周面と合成樹脂管３の
端部外周面とが溶融し、この溶融樹脂が接続部の内周側
に食み出すことがなく両者が強固に融着接合する。尚、
筒状コア１３は継手本体１を構成する樹脂より溶融温度
が高く、かつ剛性の高い樹脂、又はステンレス等の金属
部材で形成するのが好ましいが、継手本体１と同種の樹
脂で一体的に形成することもできる。
【０００９】一方、継手本体１の他端部には４５゜，６
０゜，９０゜等の所望角度に折曲した接続部１２が設け
られており、該接続部１２に図示したキャップ４や継手
が接続できるようになっている。この電気融着継手を用
いてガス管等の配管施工を行なう場合、継手本体１の一
端受口１１に合成樹脂管３を融着接合してから管内に滞
留した空気のエアー抜きを行なう。そして、継手本体１
の他端接続部１２にキャップ４を素早く外挿し、該キャ
ップ４の内周面に埋設した電熱線を発熱させて融着接合
する。
【００１０】また、継手本体１の他端接続部１２に合成
樹脂管を接続する場合には、従来公知の電気融着継手を
介して合成樹脂管を融着接合することができる。このと
き、他端接続部１２は継手本体１の一端受口１１に対し
て４５゜，６０゜，９０゜等の所望角度に折曲している
ため、現場での配管施工の際に壁又は床面に沿った適宜
角度の折り曲げ配管が行なえる。
【００１１】尚、図１には継手本体１の他端接続部１２
を差口としたものを例示したが、この差口外周面に雄ね
じを設けてもよく、また他端接続部１２を受口としてこ
の受口の内周面に雌ねじを設けてもよい。
【００１２】
【発明の効果】以上詳述した如く、本発明の電気融着継
手は、継手本体の一端部に受口を設けて該受口の内周面
に電熱線を埋設し、また該継手本体の他端部に所定角度
折曲した接続部を設けたので、配管施工時のエアー抜き
が容易に行なえると共に、配管ラインを延長する際に合
成樹脂管の接続が簡単に行なえる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】図１は本発明の一実施例を示す電気融着継手の
断面図である。
【符号の説明】
１ 継手本体 １１ 受口 １２ 接続部 ２ 電熱線 ３ 合成樹脂管

Claims (2)

    【特許請求の範囲】
  1. 【請求項１】 合成樹脂製継手本体（１）の一端部に受
    口（１１）を設け、該受口（１１）の内周面に電熱線
    （２）を埋設すると共に、該継手本体（１）の他端部を
    所定角度折曲して接続部（１２）を設けたことを特徴と
    する電気融着継手。
  2. 【請求項２】 受口（１１）の内周側に、該受口（１
    １）に嵌挿される合成樹脂管の端部内周面に当接する筒
    状コア（１３）を設けたことを特徴とする請求項１記載
    の電気融着継手。
JP7275608A 1995-10-24 1995-10-24 電気融着継手 Pending JPH09119582A (ja)

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