JP5722837B2 - Water stop device bag - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a water-stop device bag used for a water-stop device that temporarily shuts off a water pipe during repair or replacement work involving cutting of the water pipe.

  This type of water stop device bag is disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 5, and its basic structure has a rubber interior bag on the inside and a cloth exterior bag on the outside. By inserting the end opening of a rubber hose into which a sleeve having rigidity is inserted and inserted into the overlapped mouth, and crimping the sleeve by caulking through each mouth and hose, The mouth of the bag and the hose are integrally connected.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-177979 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-22691 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-12896 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-38891 JP 2001-241590 A

The water stop device bag constructed as described above is a perforation formed in a water pipe in a state of uninterrupted water by a water stop device attached to the water pipe to temporarily shut off the interior of the water pipe during construction. Inserted into the water pipe in a contracted state.
Then, when air is supplied from the hose into the interior bag and the water stop device bag is inflated, the water flow resistance of the water stop device bag due to the water pressure in the pipe increases, so the water stop device bag is a water pipe. It is strongly pressed to the downstream side of the waterstop device, and the crimped part by caulking is locally stretched at the mouth of the water stop device bag, and the interior bag loses its airtightness and cannot be used. As a result, there was a risk that the inner bag was torn off from the crimping part.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a water-stopping device bag with improved strength so that the crimping portion of the interior bag is not particularly damaged by caulking.

In view of the above problems, the water stopping device bag of the present invention has a large number of notches on the outer peripheral surface, and a cylindrical base having a rigidity capable of being fitted into the tip opening of the hose. An inflatable and inflatable interior bag, an exterior bag that encloses the interior bag for expansion regulation and protection of the interior bag, and a caulking ring that externally crimps the base through the mouth of the exterior bag To do.
Moreover, it is more desirable to provide the opening part of the hose in the base of the interior bag so that it can be inserted and removed.
Further, the hose is loosely inserted into the inside of the hose, and a stopper that can be locked to each end face of the opening of the hose is provided at both ends of the rope, and the airway securing means that allows the inside and outside of the hose to always communicate with each other. Is preferably provided.

In short, the present invention encloses an inflatable and inflatable interior bag with an inflatable and protective exterior bag, and the interior bag can be fitted with an end opening of a hose at one end thereof and a large number of outer peripheral surfaces can be inserted. A cylindrical base with rigidity is provided around the notch, and the base is externally crimped by caulking through the mouth of the outer bag that surrounds the base, so that the notch of the base is applied to the mouth of the outer bag. Since the inner bag and the outer bag can be integrated without biting, and the inner bag body of the rubber part is not damaged by the crimping of the caulking ring, the strength of the bag for the water stop device is increased. Can be improved.
Further, according to the present invention, a sleeve to be fitted into the hose is not required as in the prior art, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the assembly can be performed easily and easily with respect to the conventional product. If there is a problem with crimping, the inner bag body of the rubber part will not be damaged even if the caulking ring is removed. A bag can be formed.

  And since the bag for a water stop device according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, the tip opening of the hose into which the sleeve is inserted and the mouths of the interior and exterior bags are integrated by crimping the outer fitting of the caulking ring as in the prior art. In the present invention, the opening portion of the hose can be removably provided in the base of the interior bag so that it can be easily connected to the interior bag, and a hose failure is detected before use. But it can be easily replaced.

Since the hose is loosely inserted into the hose and stoppers that can be locked to the end faces of each opening of the hose are provided at both ends of the rope, the hose can receive a strong tensile force due to the water pressure in the water pipe. An excessive tensile force can be prevented from being applied to the hose, and the hose can be prevented from being cut.
In addition, the stopper is provided with airway securing means that allows the inside and outside of the hose to communicate with each other at all times, so that the hose is not closed by the stopper when in use, and air can always flow through the hose. The inner bag can be expanded and contracted without any significant effect.

It is a side view of the bag for water stop devices which connected the hose. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the bag for water stop devices. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 1. It is the partially broken perspective view which shows the use condition of a water stop apparatus.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
A water-stop device bag 1 according to the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as a water-stop bag 1) is a water-stop device that temporarily shuts off the interior of the water pipe P during repair or replacement work involving cutting of the water pipe P. Used for S.

  The water stop bag 1 is provided with a large number of notches 2a on the outer peripheral surface, and a tubular base 2 having rigidity capable of inserting the tip opening 3a of the hose 3 so as to protrude from one end. An inner bag 4, an outer bag 5 that encloses the inner bag 4 for expansion regulation and protection of the inner bag 4, and a caulking ring that externally presses the base 2 through a narrowed mouth 5a of the outer bag 5. 6 is mainly composed.

The interior bag 4 is made of rubber having airtightness and flexibility, and is formed in an oblong shape having a major axis and a minor axis having a predetermined length.
In the base 2, a flange 2 b projecting from the periphery of the base end opening is integrated with a thin rubber piece 2 c so that the rubber piece 2 c closes the opening provided at one end of the long axis of the interior bag 4. Further, a thin rubber reinforcing piece 7 inserted through the base 2 is attached to one end of the interior bag 4 including the adhesion part, and is attached to and integrated with the interior bag 4. (See FIGS. 2 and 3).

  In the example shown in the figure, the notch 2a is a male screw engraved over a predetermined length from the tip of the base 2. In addition, the notch 2a is provided with a number of annular projections (not shown) having a sawtooth cross section. In short, the notch 2a bites into the mouth 5a with the caulking ring 6 over the mouth 5a of the outer bag 5 surrounding the base 2, and prevents the inner bag 4 and the outer bag 5 from coming off from each other. If they can be integrated, the shape, number, and size of the step 2a are not limited at all.

Further, in the base 2, a hollow portion having a distal end opening facing the outside and a proximal end opening facing the interior of the interior bag 4 forms an air passage for air fed from the hose 3. A female screw portion 2d into which the tip opening 3a of the hose 3 is screwed is formed on the inner periphery of the hose 3 so that the tip opening 3a can be inserted into and removed from the base 2.
Further, an unthreaded portion 2e that continues to the proximal end opening is formed behind the internally threaded portion 2d, and the unthreaded portion 2e is formed to be reduced in diameter through an annular surface portion having a predetermined diameter.

The exterior bag 5 is made of a non-woven fabric including glass fiber having a high tensile strength and a high coefficient of friction, a low water permeability, and flexibility, and is accommodated so as to enclose the interior bag 4. The mouth 5a is bound to the mouthpiece 2 with a reduced diameter by crimping of the caulking ring 6 fitted around the mouth 5a of the outer bag 5 corresponding to 2.
Thereby, the exterior bag 5 regulates the excessive expansion | swelling of the interior bag 4, maintains the shape at the time of the expansion | swelling, and protects from the protrusion etc. which induce the damage, rupture, etc. of the interior bag 4. FIG.

  The caulking ring 6 is formed in an annular shape with a metal such as lead, tin, aluminum, copper, and the like so that it can be reduced in diameter by using a crimping tool or the like. Three short caulking rings 6 are used, but two or less caulking rings 6 longer in the axial direction than these may be used, and the base 2 is set so as to be fitted and crimped through the mouth 5a. If it is a thing, the number and the axial direction length will not be limited at all.

  The hose 3 includes a rubber pipe 8 having a predetermined length having flexibility, and a metal pipe joint 9 attached to each end of the rubber pipe 8.

The pipe joint 9 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and includes a fitting portion 9a into the pipe end opening of the rubber tube 8 and a protruding end portion 9b protruding from the rubber tube 8 continuously to the fitting portion 9a. A hexagonal hook 9c is projected outwardly at a portion near the tube end of 9b, and a male screw is threaded from the surface of the hexagonal hook 9c to the tip of the protruding end 9b (see FIGS. 2 and 4).
A caulking sleeve 10 having a predetermined length is fitted on the outer periphery of the rubber tube 8 from the back surface of the hexagonal flange 9c so that the rubber tube 8 and each pipe joint 9 are firmly joined together.

Further, one end of the protruding end portion 9b having a male screw is formed as a tip opening portion 3a of a hose 3 that is removably screwed into the cap 2 of the interior bag 4, and the other hose is screwed into a lower end of a slide tube S5 described later. 3 base end openings 3b.
A coil spring 11 for maintaining the shape of the rubber tube 8 (hose 3) is interposed between the insertion portions 9a in the rubber tube 8.

In the hose 3, a hose bending prevention pipe 12 that is expanded toward the distal end opening 3 a side is attached to the caulking sleeve 10 on the proximal end opening 3 b side.
This hose bend prevention pipe 12 is formed by integrally forming an adherend cylinder part 12a and a thicker trumpet tubular part 12b. The inner peripheral surface of the portion 12b is formed to be gently curved toward the outside.
Thereby, when the water stoppage bag 1 is used, the hose 3 pulled downstream in the water pipe P is prevented from being bent suddenly, and is gently bent along the curved surface of the trumpet tubular portion 12b. .

  In addition, a rope 13 slightly longer than the hose 3 is loosely inserted inside the hose 3, and stoppers 14 that can be locked to the respective opening portions 3 a and 3 b of the hose 3 are provided at both ends of the rope 13. Has an airway securing means 15 that allows the inside of the hose 3 to communicate with the outside at all times.

The rope 13 is made of a metal rope made of metal such as steel, stainless steel, aluminum or the like and having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the hose 3 caliber.
The stopper 14 is composed of a short cylindrical caulking metal fitting whose outer diameter is larger than the diameter of the hose 3 and whose diameter is smaller than each diameter of the screwless portion 2e of the base 2 and the lower end opening of the slide tube S5 described later. The rope 13 is fixed to the rope 13 by inserting and crimping each end of the rope 13 into a hollow portion formed on the axis.

  The airway securing means 15 has a diameter larger than the diameter of each opening 3a, 3b so as to be inserted between the stopper 14 and each opening 3a, 3b of the hose 3 while loosely inserting the rope 13 in the center, It consists of a disk-shaped collar having a diameter smaller than the diameters of the female thread part 2d of the base 2 and the lower end opening part of the slide tube S5, and an insertion hole for the rope 13 on the surface facing the opening parts 3a, 3b of the collar 15 Further, a groove-shaped airway 15a is formed along the one-diameter direction (in particular, see the perspective view in the circular frame shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 2).

Next, the water stop apparatus S which uses the water stop bag 1 is demonstrated based on FIG.
The water stop device S is mainly composed of a ball valve S1 with a saddle attached to a water pipe P to be constructed exposed by excavation, and an insertion machine S2 for a water stop bag 1 connected to the ball valve S1. .
In the side surface portion of the water pipe P corresponding to the ball valve S1, an insertion hole H at the time of contraction of the water-stopping bag 1 is opened by a punching machine (not shown) once attached to the ball valve S1.

The insertion machine S2 includes an upright pipe S3 connected to the ball valve S1, and a slide pipe S5 that is inserted in a watertight manner into a union nut S4 screwed in a watertight manner to the upper end opening of the upright pipe S3. .
The slide tube S5 is connected to the water-stopping bag 1 in a contracted state via the hose 3 by screwing the base end opening 3b of the hose 3 into the lower end opening similarly to the base 2 and upright at the upper end. A connection port S6 with a pressure gauge is provided on the union nut S4 in a state where the insertion into the pipe S3 is completed, and the connection port S6 with a pressure gauge is connected to an air pump S7.

And in the insertion completion state of the slide tube S5, the water-stop bag 1 in a contracted state is introduced into the water pipe P through the insertion hole H, and is arranged downstream thereof by the water flow.
Next, air is fed into the water-stopping bag 1 (interior bag 4) through the slide tube S5 and the hose 3 by the air pump S7, and the water-stopping bag 1 is inflated.

  Air from the air pump S7 sequentially passes from the slide tube S5 to the gap between the lower end opening and the stopper 14 on the base end opening 3b side and the airway securing means 15 and the airway 15a, and further to the hose 3 and After passing through the gap between the ropes 13, the airway 15 a of the airway securing means 15 on the tip opening 3 a side, the clearance between the female thread 2 d of the base 2 and the airway securing means 15, and the clearance between the screwless part 2 e and the stopper 14 are sequentially passed. Then, it is sent into the interior bag 4.

Thus, even if the stopper 14 is locked to the end faces of the openings 3a and 3b of the hose 3, the air hose 3 can be ventilated by the airway securing means 15 provided in the stopper 14, so that the water-stopping bag 1 ( Even after the interior bag 4) is inflated, the air pressure is maintained and the inflated state is maintained.
Due to this expansion, the water-stopping bag 1 is brought into close contact with the inner wall of the water pipe P and thereby pressed down, thereby shutting off the water flow to the downstream side.

  In addition, a holder S8 is fitted on the downstream side of the ball valve S1 with a saddle in the water pipe P, and hooks S9 protruding left and right from the holder S8 are hooked to the protruding ends of the piles S10 that are placed on the left and right of the water pipe P. Thus, the non-average force acting upstream of the water stop point of the water pipe P (the inflated water stop bag 1) upstream from the water stop point of the water pipe P in the pipe upstream The force that tries to move the water pipe P by water pressure) is counteracted, and the connected water pipe P is prevented from being detached.

In the water stop state, the water stop bag 1 is strongly pulled downstream of the water pipe P by the water pressure that increases due to the water stop.
At this time, the hose 3 is extended due to the material characteristics thereof, so that the stoppers 14 at both ends of the hose 3 are locked to the end surfaces of the openings 3a and 3b, and a tensile force is applied to the rope 13. Excessive tensile force is not applied.

Since the base 2 of the water-stopping bag 1 is screwed into the tip opening 3 a of the hose 3, the water-stopping bag 1 is not detached from the hose 3 even if the water-stopping bag 1 receives the water pressure increased by the water-stopping.
Further, since the base 2 is fitted and crimped by the caulking ring 6 through the mouth 5a of the outer bag 5 that surrounds the base 2, the notch 2a of the base 2 bites into the mouth 5a of the outer bag 5 from the inner bag 4. The outer bag 5 is prevented from being detached, and the inner bag 4 main body of the rubber portion is not damaged even by the external crimping of the caulking ring 6.

2 base
2a increment 3 hose
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3b Base end opening 4 Interior bag 5 Exterior bag 6 Caulking
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14 Stopper
15 Means for securing the airway

Claims (3)

  An inflatable and inflatable interior bag having a cylindrical base having a rigidity capable of being fitted into a front end opening of the hose, and an expansion regulation of the interior bag. A water-stopping device bag comprising: an outer bag that encloses the outer bag for protection; and a caulking ring that externally press-fits the cap through the mouth of the outer bag.   The water stop device bag according to claim 1, wherein a tip opening of a hose is detachably provided in a base of the interior bag.   The hose is loosely inserted into the inside of the hose, and a stopper that can be locked to each end face of the opening of the hose is provided at both ends of the rope. The stopper is provided with an airway securing means that allows the inside and outside of the hose to always communicate with each other. The bag for a water stop device according to claim 1 or 2.

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