Patent ID: 8167511
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A passage block coupling apparatus, comprising: an upper-stage passage block having a downward opening and a lower-stage passage block having an upward opening which are coupled to each other such that the openings being made to mutually abut against each other; a bolt insertion hole and a pin insertion hole formed in the upper-stage passage block so as to sandwich the downward opening; a screw hole that is formed in the lower-stage passage block in association with the bolt insertion hole of the upper-stage passage block; a positioning pin that is provided on the upper face of the lower-stage passage block so as to protrude upward, and is insertable into the pin insertion hole of the upper-stage passage block, with an upper end portion thereof protruding above the upper face of the upper-stage passage block; a fastening auxiliary member having a cut-out section that is fitted to the upper end portion of the positioning pin and a bolt insertion hole corresponding to the bolt insertion hole of the upper-stage passage block, which is superposed on the upper-stage passage block; a coming-off stopping portion, formed on the upper end portion of the positioning pin, which, after the cut-out section of the fastening auxiliary member has been fitted to the upper end portion of the positioning pin, prevents the fastening auxiliary member from moving upward; and a bolt that is insertable into the respective bolt insertion holes of the fastening auxiliary member and the upper-stage passage block, and threadable with the screw hole of the lower-stage passage block, wherein the fastening auxiliary member is provided with a convex bottom face that protrudes downward to a lowest level in the center between the positioning pin center axis and the bolt center axis so that, upon tightening the bolt, an evenly fastened state is achieved, with the tightening force of the bolt and a pressing force applied downward by the coming-off stopping portion to the fastening auxiliary member, so that the passage blocks are mutually coupled with each other.