ТРУБНОЕ РЕЗЬБОВОЕ СОЕДИНЕНИЕ С ТРАПЕЦИЕВИДНОЙ РЕЗЬБОЙ С ВЫПУКЛОЙ ПОВЕРХНОСТЬЮ ВИТКА

摘要

A threaded tubular connection includes two elements, male and female, made up one into the other to a given torque in which, prior to making up, at least one thread face under contact pressure has a convexly rounded shape that is continuous over its width with a radius of curvature in the range 2 to 60 mm and is in point contact with the corresponding face of the mating element. Such a threaded connection has an increased resistance to breakout or to overtorquing. In one embodiment, the convexly rounded face is a male or female thread flank and one of the male or female threads includes a groove opening into the thread crest to render flexible either the convexly rounded flank or the corresponding flank. Such a geometry can accommodate variations in contact between the flanks.