Composite Hose with Corrugated Metal Tube

Abstract

A composite hose with a corrugated metal tube has a hose body having a corrugated metal tube and an outer layer. The corrugated metal tube includes a non-corrugated straight-walled portion on an end portion thereof, and a rigid insert pipe is inserted in the straight-walled portion. A socket fitting is fitted on the hose body by being swaged thereon radially inwardly, and an inner circumferential end portion of the collar portion and an outer circumferential surface of the insert pipe compress an extending portion of the straight-walled portion to fix the straight-walled portion onto the insert pipe and provide a seal between the outer circumferential surface of the insert pipe and an inner circumferential surface of the straight-walled portion. A fracture preventing mechanism is provided on a hose end portion for preventing fracture of the straight-walled portion.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a composite hose with a corrugated metal tube according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the composite hose with the corrugated metal tube of FIG. 1A, showing partly cutaway.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a relevant part of the composite hose with the corrugated metal tube of FIG. 1A.

FIG. 3A is a view showing the composite hose with the corrugated metal tube of FIG. 1A before insertion of an insert pipe.

FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of a part B of FIG. 3A.

FIG. 3C is an enlarged view of a collar portion of the composite hose with the corrugated metal tube.

FIG. 3D is an enlarged view of a fit-in groove of the composite hose with the corrugated metal tube.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the composite hose with the corrugated metal tube of FIG. 1A before swaging operation of a socket fitting.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a bent shape of a hose for a durability test.

FIG. 6A is a sectional view of another composite hose with a corrugated metal tube, taken in an axial direction.

FIG. 6B is a sectional view of another composite hose with the corrugated metal tube, taken in a radial direction.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a conventional fastening structure of an end portion of a hose.

FIG. 8A is a sectional view showing a conventional composite hose with a corrugated metal tube before swaging operation.

FIG. 8B is a sectional view showing the conventional composite hose with the corrugated metal tube after swaging operation.

FIG. 9A is an explanatory view of a failure of the composite hose with the corrugated metal tube of FIG. 8.

FIG. 9B is an enlarged view of a relevant part of FIG. 9A.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of another failure of the composite hose with the corrugated metal tube of FIG. 8.

Claims

1. A composite hose with a corrugated metal tube, comprising: a hose body having a corrugated metal tube as an inner layer and an outer layer including an elastic layer laminated on an outer side of the corrugated metal tube, the corrugated metal tube including a non-corrugated straight-walled portion extending straight in an axial direction thereof on an end portion thereof, an end part of the straight-walled portion extending axially outward from the outer layer to define an extending portion,a rigid insert pipe inserted in the straight-walled portion,a socket fitting of a sleeve shape fitted on the hose body by being swaged thereon radially inwardly, the socket fitting including a radially inwardly directed collar portion,an inner circumferential end or an inner circumferential end portion of the collar portion and an outer circumferential surface of the insert pipe compressing the extending portion of the straight-walled portion to fix the straight-walled portion onto the insert pipe and provide a seal between the outer circumferential surface of the insert pipe and an inner circumferential surface of the straight-walled portion,wherein:a fracture preventing mechanism is provided on a hose end portion for preventing fracture of the straight-walled portion.

2. The composite hose with the corrugated metal tube as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fracture preventing mechanism is constructed in a manner such that an outer diameter of the insert pipe is set greater than an inner diameter of the straight-walled portion before insertion of the insert pipe by 0.1 mm or more, and the insert pipe is press-fitted in the straight-walled portion by plastically deforming the straight-walled portion in a diametrically expanding direction.

3. The composite hose with the corrugated metal tube as set forth in claim 1, wherein an annular fit-in groove is formed in the outer circumferential surface of the insert pipe, the inner circumferential end or the inner circumferential end portion of the collar portion of the socket fitting is fitted in the fit-in groove by plastically deforming the extending portion and force-fitting the extending portion into the fit-in groove, the collar portion and the fit-in groove compress a force-fitted portion of the extending portion of the straight-walled portion therebetween to fix the straight-walled portion onto the insert pipe and to provide a seal between the outer circumferential surface of the insert pipe and the inner circumferential surface of the straight-walled portion, the fracture preventing mechanism is constructed in a manner such that a rear side wall of the fit-in groove near the hose body or the outer layer is angled away from an axially inner surface of the collar portion on a rear side thereof as approaching from a bottom surface of the fit-in groove to an opening thereof, the bottom surface of the fit-in groove and a front side wall of the fit-in groove opposite to the hose body or the outer layer, and an inner circumferential end surface of the collar portion and axially outer surface of the collar portion on a front side thereof corresponding to the bottom surface and the front side wall of the fit-in groove compress the force-fitted portion therebetween, while the rear side wall of the fit-in groove near the hose body or the outer layer and an axially inner surface of the collar portion on a rear side thereof, corresponding to the rear side wall of the fit-in groove, does not compress the force-fitted portion of the extending portion therebetween.

4. The composite hose with the corrugated metal tube as set forth in claim 2 or 3, wherein the socket fitting is swaged at a plurality of swaged positions in an axial direction thereof to define a plurality of stepped portions axially spaced from each other, and a holddown portion is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the socket fitting between adjacent swaged positions so as to project radially inwardly for holding down an outer circumferential surface of the hose body radially inwardly.

5. The composite hose with the corrugated metal tube as set forth in claim 2, wherein the socket fitting is swaged so as to be diametrically contracted inwardly continuously through a certain axial length thereof and define a swaged portion of the certain axial length that is contracted radially inwardly.

6. The composite hose with the corrugated metal tube as set forth in claim 3, the rear side wall of the fit-in groove defines a tapered surface inclined or angled at a taper angle of 60° to 70°.

7. The composite hose with the corrugated metal tube as set forth in claim 6, wherein a taper length of the rear side wall defining the tapered surface is 1.5 mm to 3.0 mm.