Coupling ring

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8979137
APP PUB NO 20110127770A1
SERIAL NO

12957270

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A coupling ring is provided, including a series of unit members with adjacent unit members rotatably coupled to each other, and a fastener coupling unit members on both ends to each other. A concave groove provided to extend circumferentially is externally fitted into an outer circumference of each of two opposing flanges. The unit members on the both ends are coupled to each other by the fastener to be turned into an annular state. The fastener is fastened to thereby press an inclined surface. The flanges are pressure-bonded to each other by forces generated during pressing. A stopper member is provided to restrict a separation angle between the unit member on one end and an adjacent unit member to fall within a certain angle in an open state in which the unit members on the both ends are not coupled to each other provided on at least one of the unit members.

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HORIBA STEC CO LTD11-5 HOKOTATE-CHO KAMITOBA MINAMI-KU KYOTO-SHI KYOTO 601-8116
IHARA SCIENCE CORPORATION13-17 OI 4-CHOME SHINAGAWA-KU TOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hayashi, Tatsuya Kyoto, JP 137 1050
Himi, Toshiyuki Kyoto, JP 4 15
Kimura, Miyoshi Isesaki, JP 7 81
Oya, Kazuhiro Kyoto, JP 20 590
Yamaguchi, Yuji Kyoto, JP 154 1195

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