QuickLock Operator Manual
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QuickLock Operator Manual
– Version 15.07.01
1.5. Description of the system and installation procedure
QuickLock consists of:
A rolled up 316L stainless steel sleeve
A rubber gasket
The damaged section is repaired and sealed
by permanently clamping the steel sleeve in
place.
This exerts a pressing force which compresses
the rubber gasket against the inside of the
pipe.
The area between the circumferential seals (1)
is completely sealed.
When the steel sleeve is manufactured, it is rolled
tighter than the diameter of the pipe to be repaired.
Two toothed strips are punched into the sleeve, on the
left and right.
In each toothed strip there is a lock.
The lock is for clamping the steel sleeve.
The lock can only move in one direction and
stops the sleeve from contracting once it has
been expanded.
The lock moves along the toothed strip (to the left as
shown here).
This means that the steel sleeve can only expand in
one direction.
The lock prevents it from contracting again.
The increments are only 0.65 mm (.025”), which
means that the sleeve is almost infinitely adjustable.
How it works: The middle gear wheel is on a spring
and acts as a ratchet for the others.
