External sealing cover pipe for a plastic pipe

摘要

An external cover pipe to be fitted over a fluid transport pipe made of synthetic resin via an elastic seal is disclosed. The external cover pipe includes a plurality of split pipe members divided in the peripheral direction of the pipe which cooperate to compress the elastic seal in association with a fastening operation of fastener means for fastening and joining together the split pipe members disposed adjacent each other in the peripheral direction. Each split pipe member includes, in an inner peripheral face thereof, a deformation limiting face for coming into contact with an outer peripheral face of the fluid transport pipe in association with the fastening operation of the fastener means so as to limit radial deformation of the fluid transport pipe. This deformation limiting face is provided at a portion in the inner peripheral face of the split pipe member located at a position axially offset toward an extreme axial end of the external cover pipe away from a portion thereof where the elastic seal is attached. With the deformation limiting face, the fluid transport pipe may effectively absorb an external force resulting from an earthquake, differential settlement or the like through elastic bending deformation of this transport pipe, yet, the problem of fluid leakage due to local reduction in the tightness of the elastic seal in the peripheral direction thereof may be restricted effectively. <IMAGE>