Patent ID: 9556991
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: F16L

Claim:
1. A pipe joint, comprising: a body into which a tube is insertable; a chuck disposed in an interior of the body and which retains the tube in the body by engagement with an outer peripheral surface of the tube, a first end of the chuck including a pawl that is angled radially inward and a second end of the chuck, which is opposite to the first end, including a latch that is angled radially outward; a guide member that guides the chuck along an axial direction, the guide member including a front end portion located between the pawl and the latch of the chuck in the axial direction and the latch extends radially outward further than an innermost portion of the front end portion; a packing disposed in the interior of the body for maintaining a fluidtight condition between the body and the tube, the packing being spaced apart from the chuck such that the packing does not contact the pawl of the chuck when the pawl is in contact with the fluid tube and does not contact the pawl of the chuck when the pawl is disengaged from the fluid tube; and a release member for releasing the chuck from the tube when the tube is taken out from the body, the packing further comprising: wherein a width dimension of the sealing member along the axial direction of the body is set to be smaller than a width dimension of the main body portion, wherein a side surface of the main body portion abuts against a boundary in the interior of the body, and wherein a space is provided between the sealing member and boundary in the interior of the body, wherein no element of the pipe joint is positioned between the pawl of the chuck and the packing.