US 12,392,432 B2
Systems and methods for forming a joint between a pipe and a hose
Jose Mikhail Gamero Mendez, Queretaro (MX); Miroslava Franco Barrera, Queretaro (MX); and Cesar Octavio Vazquez Carmona, Queretaro (MX)
Assigned to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/175,858.
Prior Publication US 2024/0288106 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. F16L 13/02 (2006.01); F16L 33/34 (2006.01); F16L 33/01 (2006.01); F16L 33/26 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 33/34 (2013.01) [F16L 33/01 (2013.01); F16L 33/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connection system for connecting a hose and a pipe, the connection system comprising:
a pipe including an outer surface having a pipe contact surface and an inner surface defining a pipe passageway; and
a hose including a corrugated inner layer and at least one secondary layer positioned radially outward from the corrugated layer, wherein the inner layer includes a hose contact surface and defines a hose passage; and
a transition assembly comprising:
a pipe end formed with a first surface that is shaped complementary to the pipe contact surface of the pipe;
an opposite hose end formed with a second surface that is shaped complementary to the hose contact surface of the hose; and
an inner surface defining a transition assembly passage that extends between the pipe and hose ends, and wherein a first connection is formed when the hose is engaged with the hose end and a second connection is formed when the pipe is engaged with the pipe end, wherein the second connection is spaced an axial distance from the first connection, wherein when the second surface is in contact with the hose contact surface, the second surface is positioned adjacent to the at least one secondary layer.