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WO2014087187A1 - Ensemble de couplage à raccordement rapide - Google Patents

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WO2014087187A1
WO2014087187A1 PCT/IB2012/002979 IB2012002979W WO2014087187A1 WO 2014087187 A1 WO2014087187 A1 WO 2014087187A1 IB 2012002979 W IB2012002979 W IB 2012002979W WO 2014087187 A1 WO2014087187 A1 WO 2014087187A1
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Fabrice Tarissan
Bernard Anthoine
David Aragones
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Parker Hannifin Manufacturing France SAS
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L37/00—Couplings of the quick-acting type
    • F16L37/22—Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection is maintained by means of balls, rollers or helical springs under radial pressure between the parts
    • F16L37/23—Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection is maintained by means of balls, rollers or helical springs under radial pressure between the parts by means of balls
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L37/00—Couplings of the quick-acting type
    • F16L37/28—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means
    • F16L37/30—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in each of two pipe-end fittings
    • F16L37/32—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in each of two pipe-end fittings at least one of two lift valves being opened automatically when the coupling is applied
    • F16L37/34—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in each of two pipe-end fittings at least one of two lift valves being opened automatically when the coupling is applied at least one of the lift valves being of the sleeve type, i.e. a sleeve being telescoped over an inner cylindrical wall
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L37/00—Couplings of the quick-acting type
    • F16L37/28—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means
    • F16L37/30—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in each of two pipe-end fittings
    • F16L37/32—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in each of two pipe-end fittings at least one of two lift valves being opened automatically when the coupling is applied
    • F16L37/35—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in each of two pipe-end fittings at least one of two lift valves being opened automatically when the coupling is applied at least one of the valves having an axial bore communicating with lateral apertures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L37/00—Couplings of the quick-acting type
    • F16L37/28—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means
    • F16L37/30—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in each of two pipe-end fittings
    • F16L37/36—Couplings of the quick-acting type with fluid cut-off means with fluid cut-off means in each of two pipe-end fittings with two lift valves being actuated to initiate the flow through the coupling after the two coupling parts are locked against withdrawal
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L37/00—Couplings of the quick-acting type
    • F16L37/50—Couplings of the quick-acting type adjustable; allowing movement of the parts joined
    • F16L37/505—Couplings of the quick-acting type adjustable; allowing movement of the parts joined allowing substantial longitudinal adjustment or movement

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  • the present invention concerns a coupling for connecting circuits carrying cooling fluids.
  • a common packaging configuration for many electronic systems today is a multi-drawer rack wherein each drawer contains one or more electronic modules along with associated electronics, such as memory, power and hard drive devices.
  • electronics such as memory, power and hard drive devices.
  • drawers are removable units so that in the event of failure of an individual drawer, the drawer may be removed and replaced in the multi drawers racks.
  • Another aspect of the multi drawer rack is that the drawers have to be secured into their operating position and locked into said position when inserted into the rack.
  • a quick connection coupling assembly comprising a male coupling member having a front end for insertion into a female member and a rear end, the male coupling member including a male body and the female member having a front end for insertably receiving the male member and a rear end;
  • the said female member comprises an external rigid female body and an internal female body axially movable within the external body receiving locking means suitable to cooperate with locking means of the male coupling member;
  • the female member further comprises a poppet member having a shutter and a poppet stem, said poppet member being blocked in a circumferential groove formed between the internal female body and a piston linked to the internal female body and a sealing sleeve axially movable within the internal female body and axially biased by resilient means against an inwardly extending locking surface of the internal body in a closed position of the female member where the sealing sleeve is engaged around the shutter; responsive to an axial force of the male member
  • the internal female body has a series of axially oriented oblong openings, each said opening receiving a locking ball, said balls being biased into a radially inwardly extending position suitable to engage into a circumferential locking groove provided on the outer surface of the male member.
  • the external female body has a circumferential groove positioned between a distal circumferential flange and a proximal circumferential flange and that a sleeve spring force the balls into a position where said balls seat on the proximal flange thus protruding inwardly.
  • the assembly further include an axially movable socket interposed between the balls and the sleeve spring.
  • the sealing sleeve has an outwardly extended inclined circumferential surface and the internal female body has an inwardly inclined surface cooperating with the inclined surface of the sealing sleeve in the close position of the female member.
  • the assembly includes a spring member interposed between the poppet and the sealing sleeve forcing the sealing sleeve against the internal female body.
  • the rigid female outer body includes a fitting, a housing and a sleeve rigidly assembled together.
  • the assembly includes an annular chamber formed between the fitting and the housing.
  • the assembly includes a piston linked to the internal female body, said piston having a cylindrical portion engaged into the fitting and a radially extending portion engaged into the annular chamber.
  • the male member includes a cylindrical male body receiving a shutter biased into a closed position by a spring member.
  • the inner diameter and the outer diameter of the male body substantially equal the inner diameter and the outer diameter of the internal female body.
  • the diameter of the male member shutter substantially equals the diameter of the poppet shutter.
  • Another aspect of the invention concerns a multi-drawer rack having slidably movable drawers containing one or more electronic modules and a fluid cooling arrangement; the rack includes a quick connection coupling assembly as above defined to lock a drawer into the rack and to fluidically connect the cooling arrangement to a cooling circuit of the said drawer.
  • Figure 1 is a cross section of an embodiment of the coupling assembly
  • FIG. 2 to 4 shows the connection steps of the coupling assembly
  • Figure 5 shows the assembly in a locked and fluidically connected state
  • Figures 6 to 9 shows the disconnection steps of the coupling assembly
  • FIGS 10 to 11 show another embodiment of the coupling assembly
  • Figure 12 shows schematically a multi drawer electronic rack having equipped with a coupling assembly.
  • the coupling assembly according to the invention includes a male coupling member 2 and a female coupling member 3.
  • the male member 2 can be suitably connected to an electronic drawer 100 via a nipple whereas the female coupling member 3 can be suitably connected to multi drawer electronic rack 200 as disclosed in a schematic fashion by Fig. 12.
  • the female member 3 has a front end and a rear end and includes a rigid external body.
  • the external female body 4 can suitably include three parts as it can be seen on fig. 2 namely a fitting 41 , a housing 42 and a sleeve 43.
  • the fitting 41 , the housing 42 and the sleeve 43 thus form a rigid outer part of the female coupling member.
  • the sleeve 43 is provided with a circumferential groove 6 positioned between a distal circumferential flange 7 and a proximal circumferential flange 8.
  • annular chamber 10 is formed between the housing 42 and the fitting 41 .
  • an internal female body 12 is disposed into the external female body 4.
  • the internal female body 12 includes a series of axially oriented oblong openings 14 wherein a ball 15 is received. It can be envisaged to provided the oblong openings 14 with pins instead of balls.
  • the internal female body 12 includes a circumferential rib 16 which is engaged against a shoulder 17 of the housing 42. An O ring 19 is suitably positioned between the housing 42 and the internal female body 12.
  • a socket 20 and a sleeve spring 21 are interposed between the internal female body 12 and the sleeve 43.
  • the socket 20 can be provided with two inclined ramps.
  • the sleeve spring 21 is compressed between the circumferential rib 16 of the internal female body 12 and the socket 20 and thus biases the socket 20 into a position wherein the balls 15 are pushed in an inwardly extending position by the proximal circumferential flange 8.
  • the sleeve spring is directly in contact with the balls 15; in the embodiment, the coupling assmbly is thus devoid from socket.
  • a piston 23 is engaged into the female member 3.
  • the piston 23 is comprised of a cylindrical portion 25 which is engaged into the fitting 41 and a radial portion 26 which is engaged into the annular chamber 10 formed between the fitting 41 and the housing 42.
  • the piston 23 is suitably provided with two 0 rings 28 and 29.
  • a compression spring (not illustrated) can be inserted in the in the annular cavity 10 thus pushing the piston 23.
  • a poppet member 30 is engaged into the female coupling member.
  • the poppet member 30 has a shutter 31 at its front end and poppet stem 32.
  • the rear end of the poppet member 30 is locked between the piston 23 and the rear end of the internal female body 12.
  • Fluid passageways - not visible on the figures - are provided into the rear end of the poppet member 30.
  • the shutter 31 of the poppet member 30 is tightly engaged into a sealing sleeve 33.
  • the sealing sleeve 33 has an inclined surface 35 facing the internal female body 12 which is provided with a matching inclined surface 36.
  • a spring member 39 is compressively received between the rear end of the poppet member 30 and the sealing sleeve 33.
  • the inclined surface 36 of the internal female body 12, the inclined surface 35 of the sealing sleeve 33, the spring member 39 and the poppet member 30 cooperate to force the sealing sleeve 33 in a position where the sealing sleeve 33 surrounds the rear end of the poppet member 30 and thus prevent any fluid passage.
  • O rings are preferably fitted between the internal female body 12 and the sealing sleeve 33 and between the sealing sleeve 33 and the poppet member 30.
  • the male member 2 includes a cylindrical male body 45 which is provided on its outer surface with a circumferential groove 46. Inside the male member 2 are a shutter member 48 and a spring member 49. Internally, the front end of the male member 2 has an inclined surface 50 whereon seats an inclined surface of the shutter member 48. Accordingly, the inclined surface of the male body, the inclined surface of the shutter member and the spring member 49 cooperate to force the shutter 48 against the inner inclined surface of the male member 2 and thus prevent any fluid passage.
  • Figs. 2 to 3 show the connection of the male member 2 with the female member 3.
  • the male member 2 is aligned with the female member 3.
  • the male body 45 is engaged against the sealing sleeve 33 and the shutter member 48 of the male member 2 and the shutter 31 of the poppet member 30 are engaged against each other, thereby forcing the sealing sleeve 33 to move towards the rear end of the female member 3 against the spring member 39 and forcing the shutter member 48 of the male member 2 to move towards the rear end of the male member 2 against the spring member 49.
  • the liquid can thus start flowing through the coupling.
  • the balls 15 are pushed against the socket 20 and move into the annular space created by the socket 20 allowing the male body 2 to move axially into the internal female body 12.
  • the male member 2 is engaged into the female member 3 in a position where the balls 15 which are biased by the sleeve spring 21 , enter into the groove 46 provided on the outer surface of the male member 2 thereby positioning the male member 2 in a locked position where the fluid flows through the coupling.
  • the balls 15 then cooperate with the groove 46 to retain the female member 3 and the male member 2 in a locked position.
  • An audible signal will occur when the balls 15 engage the circumferential locking groove 46. It can be appreciated that, in this position, the male member 2 is locked into the female member 3 thus, maintaining the drawer 100 in the rack 200 and, at the same time, the cooling circuit of the drawer is connected to the main cooling arrangement of the rack.
  • the male member 2 is pulled away through a traction onto the drawer 100.
  • the locking groove 46 passes the balls 15 which are thus forced into the circumferential groove 6 of the sleeve 43 as shown on Figs 8. Once the balls 15 reach the circumferential groove 6, the male member 2 is released from the female member 3.
  • Fig.8 shows the shutter 48 of the male member 2 moving towards a closed position.
  • the shutter 48 is forced by the spring member 49 into the closing position.
  • the sealing sleeve 33 which is no longer urged by the male member 2 is forced by the spring member 39 into a closing position wherein the inclined surface of the sealing sleeve 33 cooperates with the inclined surface of the internal female body 12.
  • Figs 11 and 12 there is shown an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • the internal female body 12 protrudes outside of the female external body.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un ensemble comprenant un membre de couplage mâle (2) possédant une extrémité avant pour insertion dans un membre femelle (3) et une extrémité arrière, le membre de couplage mâle comprenant un corps mâle (46) et le membre femelle (3) possédant une extrémité avant pour recevoir par insertion le membre mâle (2) et une extrémité arrière, ledit membre femelle (3) comprenant un corps femelle externe rigide (4) et un corps femelle interne (12) mobile en sens axial au sein du corps externe recevant un moyen de verrouillage approprié pour faire coopérer avec le moyen de verrouillage du membre de couplage mâle un membre de clapet (30) ayant un obturateur et une tige de clapet, ledit membre de clapet (30) étant bloqué dans une rainure circonférentielle formée entre le corps femelle interne (12) et un piston (23) relié à un manchon d'étanchéité interne (33) mobile en sens axial au sein du corps femelle interne (12) et sollicité en sens axial par un moyen élastique contre une surface de verrouillage s'étendant vers l'intérieur du corps interne dans une position fermée du membre femelle (3) là où le manchon d'étanchéité (33) est en prise autour de l'obturateur, caractérisé en ce qu'en réponse à une force axiale du membre mâle (2) qui est inséré dans le corps femelle interne (12), le manchon d'étanchéité (33) est déplacé en direction de l'extrémité arrière du membre femelle (3) à une position ouverte et en ce que le moyen de verrouillage du membre femelle (3) vient en prise dans le moyen de verrouillage du membre mâle (2) dans une position verrouillée.
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