Patent ID: 6843507
Filing Date: 2005-01-18
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A tube joint comprising: a body into which a fluid tube is inserted; a retaining mechanism which is arranged in said body and which retains said fluid tube by a fastening pawl, said fastening pawl biting into an outer circumferential surface of said fluid tube; and a stopper mechanism which is provided for said retaining mechanism and which limits a biting amount of said fastening pawl into said fluid tube, said stopper mechanism comprising a recess which extends along an outer circumference of said fluid tube and which is formed in a curved form in the vicinity of said fastening pawl, wherein, when said fastening pawl bites into the outer circumferential surface of said fluid tube, a portion of said fluid tube in a vicinity of said outer circumference of said fluid tube enters into said recess and abuts against an inner wall surface of said recess.