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Patent US7555959 - Bourdon tube pressure gauge - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsBourdon tube pressure gauge able to make a welding margin of a fastening end of a Bourdon tube and an insertion hole of a tube support broader, and able to ruggedly seal and fix the fastening end, that is, a Bourdon tube pressure gauge having a tube support provided with a fastening insertion hole in...http://www.google.com/patents/US7555959?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7555959 - Bourdon tube pressure gaugeAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7555959 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/889,641Publication dateJul 7, 2009Filing dateAug 15, 2007Priority dateFeb 17, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20070295097Publication number11889641, 889641, US 7555959 B2, US 7555959B2, US-B2-7555959, US7555959 B2, US7555959B2InventorsTeruaki MiyasakaOriginal AssigneeYugenngaisya Fuji Burudon SeisakushoExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (20), Referenced by (4), Classifications (7), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetBourdon tube pressure gauge
US 7555959 B2Abstract
Bourdon tube pressure gauge able to make a welding margin of a fastening end of a Bourdon tube and an insertion hole of a tube support broader, and able to ruggedly seal and fix the fastening end, that is, a Bourdon tube pressure gauge having a tube support provided with a fastening insertion hole in which a fastening end of a helical Bourdon tube is inserted, wherein the tube support has a weld metal injection hole reaching the fastening insertion hole in a direction perpendicular to a depth direction of the fastening insertion hole and at a position at the middle of the depth and a weld metal part formed by injecting the weld metal into the weld metal injection hole in a state where the fastening end is inserted in the fastening insertion hole.
1. A Bourdon tube pressure gauge having a tube end mount comprised of a support or a cap provided with an insertion hole in which a tube end of the Bourdon tube is inserted, wherein the tube end mount comprises:
a weld metal injection hole reaching the insertion hole in a direction perpendicular to a depth direction of the insertion hole and at a position at the middle of the depth; and
a weld metal part formed by injecting the weld metal into the weld metal injection hole in a state where the tube end of the Bourdon tube is inserted in the insertion hole.
2. A Bourdon tube pressure gauge as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least a part of a circumferential surface of the tube end of the Bourdon tube inserted in said insertion hole which faces said weld metal injection hole is indented.
3. A Bourdon tube pressure gauge as set forth in claim 1, wherein said tube end is a fastening end, and said tube end mount is a tube support.
4. A Bourdon tube pressure gauge as set forth in claim 1, wherein said tube end is a free end, and said tube end mount is a cap closing said free end.
The present invention relates to a Bourdon tube pressure gauge, more particularly relates to the sealing of a fastening end of the Bourdon tube with a tube support supporting this or the sealing of a free end of the Bourdon tube with a cap closing it.
Conventionally, in a Bourdon tube pressure gauge, for example, as a method of sealing and fixing the fastening end of a Bourdon tube to the tube support, generally the fastening end is inserted into an insertion hole of the tube support, then an opening edge of the insertion hole and the circumferential surface of the fastening end are soldered or otherwise welded together. For reference, see Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-280604 (FIG. 3).
However, in the above-described sealing method, the molten solder or other weld metal penetrates into the clearance between the insertion hole and the inserted tube end by capillary action, but the weld metal has a hard time spreading to the clearance space at the deep end where the tube end is inserted and that cannot be judged visually. When the weld margin (fastening margin) remains only at the opening side of the insertion hole in this way, the tube end is liable to detach from the insertion hole at the time vibration or excessive pressure when the Bourdon tube pressure gauge is actually used.
Therefore, in consideration with the above-described problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a Bourdon tube pressure gauge able to make the welding margin of the tube end of the Bourdon tube and the insertion hole of the tube end mount (tube support or cap) broader and able to ruggedly seal the tube end.
According to the present invention, there is provided a Bourdon tube pressure gauge having a tube end mount comprised of a support or a cap provided with an insertion hole in which a tube end of the Bourdon tube is inserted, wherein the tube end mount has a weld metal injection hole reaching the insertion hole in a direction perpendicular to a depth direction of the insertion hole and at a position at the middle of the depth and a weld metal part formed by injecting the weld metal into the weld metal injection hole in a state where the tube end of the Bourdon tube is inserted in the insertion hole. Here, the tube end mount is a tube support in a case where the tube end is a fastening end, while a cap closing a free end in a case where the tube end is the free end.
In such a constitution, when injecting solder or another weld metal material into the weld metal injection hole in a state where the tube end of the Bourdon tube is inserted in the insertion hole, the weld metal material sneaks around and penetrates the clearance between the insertion hole and the circumferential surface of the tube end inserted in this. The interior of the weld metal injection hole is filled with the weld metal material and forms the weld metal part. The weld metal injection hole intersects the insertion hole at the position at the middle of its depth, therefore the weld metal material penetrates to the opening side and in the depth direction of the insertion hole, so the welding margin becomes wide and strong fastening becomes possible.
If the part of the circumferential surface of the tube end of the Bourdon tube inserted in the insertion hole which faces the weld metal injection hole is indented, the weld metal material is also filled in that indentation, therefore a state where the weld metal part is inserted in the indentation is exhibited. This acts as a locking key. Therefore, the resistance to detachment of the tube end is greatly improved. This indentation can be easily formed by inserting the tube end into the insertion hole, then using the tip of a tool to jab the circumferential surface of the tube end via the weld metal injection hole.
FIG. 1A is a front view showing a Bourdon tube pressure gauge according to an embodiment of the present invention with the indicating needle etc. removed, while FIG. 1B is a right side view showing the Bourdon tube pressure gauge with the gauge case of the same detached;
FIG. 2A is an enlarged view of a part A of FIG. 1A, while FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of a part B of FIG. 1B; and
FIG. 3A is a front view showing a cap closing a free end of a helical Bourdon tube, while FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of a part C of FIG. 1B.
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on the attached drawings. FIG. 1A is a front view showing a Bourdon tube pressure gauge according to an embodiment of the present invention with the indicating needle etc. detached, while FIG. 1B is a right side view showing the Bourdon tube pressure gauge with the gauge case detached.
The Bourdon tube pressure gauge of the present example has a flat columnar gauge case 2 accommodating a helical Bourdon tube 1 and a tube support 5 provided with a pressure introduction passage 3 communicated with the helical Bourdon tube 1 and having a male thread 4 screwing together with a threaded hole at the pressure source side at its lower part. A part of the helical Bourdon tube 1 from a free end 1 b to a pinion 6 fixed to an indicating needle shaft (not shown) becomes a displacement magnification mechanism 7.
The fastening end 1 a of the helical Bourdon tube 1 is inserted in a fastening end insertion hole Sa formed in the tube support 5 and communicated with the pressure introduction passage 3. On the other hand, the free end 1 b of the helical Bourdon tube 1 is inserted in a free end insertion hole 8 a formed in a cap 8 closing this.
FIG. 2A is an enlarged view of a part A of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of a part B of FIG. 1B. The tube support 5 has a weld metal injection hole H1 reaching the fastening end insertion hole 5 a in a direction perpendicular to the depth direction of the fastening end insertion hole 5 a and at the position at the middle of the depth. As shown in FIG. 2B, a part of the circumferential surface of the fastening end 1 a inserted in this fastening end insertion hole 5 a which faces the weld metal injection hole H1 becomes a recessed curved indentation U1. Then, solder or another weld metal material W is injected into the weld metal injection hole H1 to bury the weld metal part 10 in a state where the fastening end 1 a is inserted in the fastening end insertion hole 5 a. FIG. 3A is a front view showing a cap closing the free end of a circular helical Bourdon tube, and FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of a part C of FIG. 1B. The cap 8 has a round weld metal injection hole H2 reaching the free end insertion hole 8 a in the direction perpendicular to the depth direction of the free end insertion hole 8 a and at a position at the middle of the depth. As shown in FIG. 3B, a part of the circumferential surface of the free end la inserted in this free end insertion hole 8 a which faces the weld metal injection hole H2 becomes a recessed curved indentation U2. Then, solder or another weld metal material W is injected into the weld metal injection hole H2 to bury the weld metal part 20 in a state where the free end 1 b is inserted in the free end insertion hole 8 a. In the production of the Bourdon tube pressure gauge, when solder or another weld metal material W is injected into the weld metal injection hole H1 in the state where the fastening end 1 a of the helical Bourdon tube 1 is inserted in the fastening end insertion hole 5 a, the weld metal material W sneaks around and penetrates the clearance between the fastening end insertion hole 5 a and the circumferential surface of the fastening end 1 a inserted in this. The interior of the weld metal injection hole is filled with the weld metal material W and forms the weld metal part 10. The weld metal injection hole H1 intersects the fastening end insertion hole 5 a at the position at the middle of its depth, therefore the weld metal material W penetrates to the opening side and in the depth direction of the fastening end insertion hole 5 a, so the welding margin becomes wide and strong fastening becomes possible. For this reason, soldering alone is possible without having to use high strength silver brazing filler metal and the heat effect on the Bourdon tube 1 can be reduced.
Since at least the part of the circumferential surface of the fastening end 1 a facing the weld metal injection hole H1 becomes the indentation U1, the indentation U1 is also filled with the weld metal material W. For this reason, a state where the weld metal part 10 is fit in the indentation U1 is exhibited. This acts as a locking key. Therefore, the resistance to detachment. of the fastening end 1 a is greatly improved. This indentation U1 can be easily formed by inserting the fastening end 1 a into the fastening end insertion hole 5 a, then using the tip of a tool to jab the circumferential surface of the fastening end via the weld metal injection hole H1.
On the other hand, if injecting solder or another weld metal material W into the weld metal injection hole H2 in the state where the free end 1 b of the helical Bourdon tube 1 is inserted in the free end insertion hole 8 a of the cap 8, the weld metal material W sneaks around and penetrates the clearance between the free end insertion hole 8 a and the circumferential surface of the free end lb inserted in this. The interior of the weld metal injection hole H2 is filled with the weld metal material W to form the weld metal part 20. The weld metal injection hole H2 intersects the free end insertion hole 8 a at the position of the middle of the depth. Therefore, the weld metal material W penetrates to the opening side and depth direction of the free end insertion hole 8 a, so the welding margin becomes wide and strong fastening of the free end 1 b becomes possible. For this reason, soldering alone is possible without having to use high strength silver brazing filler metal and the heat effect on the Bourdon tube 1 can be reduced.
At least the part of the circumferential surface of the free end 1 b facing the weld metal injection hole H2 becomes the indentation U2, therefore the indentation U2 is also filled with the weld metal material W. For this reason, a state where the weld metal part 20 is fit in the indentation U2 is exhibited. This acts as a locking key. Therefore, the resistance to detachment of the free end lb is greatly improved. This indentation U2 can be easily formed by inserting the free end lb into the free end insertion hole 8 a, then using the tip of a tool to jab the circumferential surface of the free end via the weld metal injection hole H2.
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