摘要 |
A connector (10) for flexible pipes, particularly for use in cooling or air-conditioning systems for motor vehicles, comprises a hollow main body including a coupling element (13) for a flexible pipe, the coupling element having at least one gripping tooth (16a, 16b) for cooperating with clamping means (6) to grip a flexible pipe (14) when the connector is in the condition of use. The connector comprises at least one sealing ring (17) having a substantially cylindrical inside wall (18) and a shaped, preferably arcuate, outside wall (19). The sealing ring (17) exhibits resilient behaviour in a radial direction and is compressed radially, when the connector (10) is in the condition of use, by the flexible pipe (14) which is fitted and clamped on the coupling element (13) by the clamping means (6).
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