Integrated seal for tube to hose connection
View Patent ↗A hose connector adapted to have a polymeric hose fitted on the outer periphery of the hose connector. The hose connector comprises a metal tubing and a sealing element. The sealing element includes a ring portion and a resilient member portion attached to the ring portion.
1. A hose connector adapted to connect to a flexible polymeric hose fitted on the outer periphery of the hose connector, the hose connector comprising:
metal tubing having a terminal end portion and defining an outer hose receiving surface;
a sealing element including a ring portion abutting the terminal end of said metal tubing, and a resilient member portion defining a skirt portion overlying a portion of said outer hose receiving surface wherein said ring portion is made of a material different from said resilient member portion and is overmolded or fused to said resilient member portion on a contact surface to permanently attach said resilient member portion to said ring portion;
wherein said ring portion is rigid; and
wherein said resilient member portion includes a bulge portion, said rigid ring portion is located radially inward of said bulge portion and includes a radially outer surface with said bulge portion in direct contact with said radially outer surface of said ring portion and said bulge portion extending radially outwardly from said radially outer surface of said ring portion.
2. A hose connector adapted to connect to a flexible polymeric hose fitted on the outer periphery of the hose connector, the hose connector comprising:
metal tubing having a radial terminal end portion and defining an outer hose receiving surface; and
a sealing element including a rigid ring portion defining a radial abutment end surface abutting the radial terminal end of said metal tubing, and a resilient member portion defining a skirt portion overlying a portion of said outer hose receiving surface wherein said ring portion is made of a material different from said resilient member portion and is overmolded or fused to said resilient member portion on a contact surface to permanently attach said resilient member portion to said ring portion
wherein said skirt is located immediately radially outward of said end portion of said metal tube, and wherein said ring portion includes an attachment end surface opposite said radial abutment surface and said resilient portion is attached to said attachment end surface.
3. The hose connector as claimed in claim 1 wherein said resilient member includes an annular portion and said ring portion includes an attachment end surface with said annular portion in contact with and attached to said attachment end surface of said ring portion.
4. The hose connector as claimed in claim 3 wherein said bulge portion and said skirt portion define a transition that narrows radially inward defining a radially inward channel circumferentially surrounding the outer surface of said resilient member portion.
5. A hose connector adapted to have a flexible polymeric hose fitted on the outer periphery of the hose connector, the hose connector comprising:
a metal tubing having a terminal end portion and defining an outer hose receiving surface;
a sealing clement surrounding the terminal end of said metal tubing, wherein said sealing element includes a rigid ring portion and a resilient member portion defining a skirt, said ring portion abuts the terminal end of said metal tubing, said resilient skirt is positioned in overlying relation to said tube receiving surface of said metal tubing;
a flexible polymeric hose is connected to said metal tube in overlying relation to said outer hose receiving surface with said sealing element in sealing contact with said hose and said metal tube; and
wherein said resilient member portion of said sealing element includes a bulge portion extending radially outwardly from said ring portion said rigid ring portion includes a radially outer surface with said bulge portion in direct contact with said radially outer surface of said ring portion and said bulge portion extends radially outward of said radially outer surface of said ring portion.
6. The hose connector as claimed in claim 5 wherein said skirt is conical in shape.
7. The hose connector as claimed in claim 5 wherein said ring portion is made of a material different from said resilient member portion and is overmolded or fused to said resilient member portion on a contact surface to permanently attach and resilient member portion to said ring portion.
8. The hose connector as claimed in claim 7 wherein said skirt portion made of polymeric material is fluorsilicone.
9. The hose connector as claimed in claim 7 wherein said skirt portion made of polymeric material is rubber.
10. A hose connection as claimed in claim 7 wherein said resilient member portion includes an annular portion, said rigid ring portion is located radially inward of said annular portion and includes an attachment end surface with said annular portion attached to said attachment end surface of said ring portion, and wherein said bulge portion and said skirt portion define a transition that narrows radially inward defining a radially inward channel circumferentially surrounding the outer surface of said resilient member portion.