PRESS FITTING FOR A PIPE, IN PARTICULAR, PLASTIC PIPE OR PLASTIC-METAL COMPOSITE PIPE

摘要

The press fitting for a pipe, in particular plastic pipe orplastic-metal composite pipe, is provided with a fitting body(12) which has a supporting sleeve (14) with a free end (16)and a pressing sleeve (18). The pressing sleeve (18) is heldsubstantially concentrically with respect to the supportingsleeve (14) by means of at least one spacer element (42)arranged at the holding end (35) of said pressing sleeve. Inthe region of the holding end (35) of the pressing sleeve(18), the fitting body (12) has a locking depression (30) ora locking projection. At the holding end (35), thecylindrical wall (34) of the pressing sleeve (18) has atleast one opening (32) through which a locking element (20)extends to the axial fitting of the pressing sleeve (18) tothe fitting body (12), wherein the locking element (20)projects into the locking depression (30) of the fitting body(12) and ends in said depression, or the locking element (20)engages around or behind the locking projection of thefitting body (12).