Air hose guide
A hose guide having a base with a back side, a front side and a hose receiving orifice. A receiver extends from the front side of the base. The receiver has a terminal end that communicates an interior surface and an exterior surface. The terminal end may define a plurality of fillets. A roller assembly is affixed to the back side the base. The roller assembly supports a plurality of rollers for engaging an external surface of a hose. When installed, the hose guide of the invention is flush with a sealing surface, such as a panel, for providing a sealing surface therewith. Rollers are provided for reducing damage to a hose passing therethrough. Use of a complementary shaped stopper helps to prevent an ingress of water and dust through the hose guide, e.g., into a hose reel containing compartment.
1. A hose guide comprising:
a base having a back side, a front panel-engaging side and a hose-receiving orifice;
a receiver extending from the front panel-engaging side of the base, the receiver being frusto-conical in shape and having an interior surface tapering toward the back side and defining an orifice, the orifice in communication with the hose receiving orifice of the base;
a roller assembly affixed to the back side the base, the roller assembly supporting a plurality of rollers for engaging an external surface of a hose, two rollers of the plurality each including a groove, spaced opposite one another, and having a first length, another two rollers of the plurality not including the groove, spaced opposite one another, and having a second length, the second length being greater than the first length.
2. The hose guide according to claim 1 wherein:
the receiver has an exterior surface and a terminal end, the terminal end communicating the interior surface and the exterior surface.
3. The hose guide according to claim 2 further comprising:
a stopper on a hose, the stopper having a first surface having a complementary shape with respect to an interface surface between the terminal end and the interior surface of the receiver.
4. The hose guide according to claim 2 wherein:
the terminal end defines a plurality of fillets.
5. The hose guide according to claim 1 wherein:
the two rollers including the groove are arranged vertically and the another two rollers not including the groove are arranged horizontally.
6. The hose guide according to claim 1 further comprising:
a panel having an external side and an internal side, the panel defining an orifice for receiving the receiver;
wherein the front panel engaging side of the base engages the internal side of the panel and the receiver protrudes outwardly from the external side of the panel for forming a water-tight assembly.
7. The hose guide according to claim 6 wherein:
the panel is a part of a hose carrying vehicle.
8. The hose guide according to claim 1 further comprising:
a hose passing through the roller assembly;
a stopper received on the hose, the stopper having a first side for engaging the receiver for preventing an ingress of dust and moisture.
9. A method preventing moisture and debris from entering an exterior facing side of a hose guide on a panel comprising the steps of:
locating a front panel-engaging side of a base of the hose guide adjacent an inside surface of the panel, the base having an interior surface defining an orifice;
protruding a receiver from a panel orifice defined by the panel, the receiver being frusto-conical in shape and having an interior surface tapering toward a back side of the hose guide and defining a receiver orifice, the receiver orifice in communication with the orifice of the base;
affixing a roller assembly to a back side of the base, the roller assembly supporting a plurality of rollers for engaging an external surface of a hose, two rollers of the plurality each including a groove, spaced opposite one another, and having a first length, another two rollers of the plurality not including the groove, spaced opposite one another, and having a second length, the second length being greater than the first length;
locating a stopper on a hose passing through the hose guide, the stopper having a complementary shape with an interface surface between a terminal end and the interior surface of the receiver.
10. The method according to claim 9 wherein:
the panel is a part of a hose carrying vehicle.
11. A compartment containing a hose reel, the compartment comprising:
a panel defining an orifice;
a hose guide affixed to the panel, the hose guide including:
a base having a back side, a front panel-engaging side and a hose-receiving orifice;
a receiver extending from the front panel-engaging side of the base and passing through the orifice of the panel, the receiver having an interior surface tapering toward the back side and defining a receiver orifice, the receiver orifice in communication with the hose-receiving orifice of the base and with the orifice of the panel;
the hose guide further including a roller assembly affixed to the back side of the base, the roller assembly supporting a plurality of rollers for engaging an external surface of a hose, two rollers of the plurality each including a groove, spaced opposite one another, and having a first length, another two rollers of the plurality not including the groove, spaced opposite one another, and having a second length, the second length being greater than the first length;
a hose extending from a hose reel in the compartment through the orifice of the panel and through the roller assembly.
12. The compartment according to claim 11 wherein:
an interface between the interior surface and a terminal end of the receiver defines an interface surface; and further comprising
a stopper on the hose, the stopper having a complementary shape with respect to the interface surface for preventing an ingress of dust and moisture into the compartment.
13. The compartment according to claim 12 wherein:
the terminal end of the receiver defines a plurality of fillets.
14. The hose guide according to claim 11 wherein:
the panel is a part of a hose carrying vehicle.