Patent ID: 6237968
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A pipe connector, comprising:a connecting portion formed onto an end of a pipe, said connecting portion having an outer conical face with a cone angle of ninety degrees, said conical face starting from an undeformed region of the pipe and increases in size towards an end face of the connecting portion;a cylindrical outer face being on said connecting portion and starting from said end face and extending towards said outer conical face;a face on said connecting portion positioned between the outer conical face and the end of the cylindrical outer face facing the outer conical face, said face, if necessary, deforming in an undefined way compensating for inaccuracies of the connecting portion during the forming operation;a first conical bore defined by said connecting portion, said bore tapered from the end face and having a cone angle of twenty-four degrees, a further tapered bore adjoining said first conical bore towards the bore of the undeformed region of the pipe;a first connecting element having a receiving bore for receiving the undeformed region of the pipe, a conical supporting bore in said first connecting element towards the connecting portion which matches the outer conical face and is designed to rest against said outer conical face;a sealing element with a central through-bore, a first conical sealing face of said sealing elements matching the first conical bore of the connecting portion and a second sealing face on said sealing element resting against a counter sealing face of a second connecting element or resting against a first conical bore of a further connecting portion formed onto a second pipe; andmeans for connecting the first connecting element to the second connecting element or the second pipe.