摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive pipe joint having high sealing performance while allowing the connection to be completed singly by inserting a connected pipe. <P>SOLUTION: The pipe joint comprises an inner cylinder portion and an outer cylinder portion provided outside the inner cylinder portion with a predetermined gap into which the connected pipe is inserted. The inner cylinder portion has a seal member on the outer periphery and a diameter enlarging guide on the outer periphery of the seal member. On the outer periphery of the diameter enlarging guide, a spiral spring is provided in the state that its inner diameter is enlarged by the diameter enlarging guide. The diameter enlarging guide is separated from the spiral spring with the insertion of the connected pipe. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |