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US08220837B2 Connector drop-off prevention structure and connector drop-off prevention method 有权
连接器脱落防止结构和连接器脱落防止方法

  • Patent Title: Connector drop-off prevention structure and connector drop-off prevention method
  • Patent Title (中): 连接器脱落防止结构和连接器脱落防止方法
  • Application No.: US12600414
    Application Date: 2008-05-26
  • Publication No.: US08220837B2
    Publication Date: 2012-07-17
  • Inventor: Fumio Kaneda
  • Applicant: Fumio Kaneda
  • Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
  • Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
  • Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
  • Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
  • Agency: Arent Fox LLP
  • Priority: JP2007-155337 20070612
  • International Application: PCT/JP2008/059637 WO 20080526
  • International Announcement: WO2008/152902 WO 20081218
  • Main IPC: F16L35/00
  • IPC: F16L35/00
Connector drop-off prevention structure and connector drop-off prevention method
Abstract:
In a state in which a fuel pipe (11) and a connector (13) are already joined, a swing fulcrum portion (14h) of a drop-off prevention holder (14) is engaged with the fuel pipe (11), and making the drop-off prevention holder (14) swing with this portion as a fulcrum allows a U-shaped first cutout (14d) formed in a first face (14b) to be fitted onto a small diameter portion (13c) of the connector (13), thus restricting the distance between a step (13b) and a second flange (11b) and thereby restraining the fuel pipe (11) and the connector (13) so that they do not separate. Since it is necessary to carry out a snap fitting operation only once in order for the small diameter portion (13c) of the connector (13) to pass through a narrow throat portion (b) formed partway along the first cutout (14d) of the drop-off prevention holder (14), the operation becomes easy compared with a case where snap-fitting operations are required a plurality of times, and the drop-off prevention holder (14) can be installed easily.
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