Patent ID: 8082950

Claim:
A tube connector for connecting a fluid supplying device to a tube for supplying the fluid from the fluid supplying device to the tube, comprising: a connector body comprising a penetration hole that is formed therein, a mounting portion for connecting the fluid supplying device thereto, and a tube connecting portion for connecting the tube thereto; a connecting unit disposed within the penetration hole for connecting the tube to the connector body; a valve unit disposed inside the penetration hole for controlling inflow of the fluid supplied from the fluid supplying device, the valve unit including a valve having a first mounting hole formed in one end of the valve and a second mounting hole formed in the other end of the valve; a spacer having one end that contacts the tube inserted into the penetration hole within the penetration hole so as to operate the valve unit, and the other end that forms a passage between the other end and the valve unit; and a pressure control unit that is disposed between the valve unit and the spacer for controlling flow from the fluid supplying device in a predetermined pressure range, wherein the pressure control unit includes a pressure control spring that is disposed between the second mounting hole of the valve and the spacer.