Quick-connect tube coupling

摘要

A quick-connect fitting includes a polymeric first connector in fluid communication with a first component, and a polymeric second connector in fluid communication with a second component. The first connector is either a male fitting or a female fitting, and the other of the male fitting and female fitting is the second connector. The female fitting includes a longitudinal cylindrical cavity having therein a retaining ring retaining an o-ring, and the male fitting includes a cylindrical body and a tubular sealing element extending longitudinally therefrom positionable within the polymeric female fitting and o-ring in sealing engagement. The quick connect fitting includes a clip pivotably connected to the second connector moving between a first position connecting the female fitting to the male fitting when the male fitting is positioned within the female fitting and a second position in which the male fitting is removable from the female fitting.

主权项

1. A quick-connect fitting comprising:
a polymeric first connector overmolded onto a first tube in fluid communication with a first component, and a polymeric second connector overmolded onto a second tube in fluid communication with a second component, the first connector being either a male fitting or a female fitting, and the other of the male fitting or the female fitting being the second connector, the female fitting having a longitudinal cylindrical cavity having therein a retaining ring retaining an o-ring, and the male fitting having a cylindrical body and a tubular sealing element extending longitudinally therefrom positionable within the female fitting and o-ring in sealing engagement, and a clip pivotably connected to the second connector moving between a first position connecting the female fitting to the male fitting when the male fitting is positioned within the female fitting and a second position in which the male fitting is removable from the female fitting, the clip engaging the first tube at a tube engagement location in the first position the clip comprises an end wall having a tube-engaging aperture operable to engage the first tube, the end wall and the tube-engaging aperture extending beyond an end of the second connector and operable to retain the male fitting connected to the female fitting in the first position.