The patented LOKRING® tube connection system provides an innovative system of braze-free tube connectors for every repair situation in refrigeration appliances.

Areas of Application

Household refrigeration appliances

(refrigerators, freezers, wine coolers)

Ready-to-use refrigeration equipment

(refrigeration cabinets, bars, lockers, chillers)

Refrigeration equipment for

(sales counter refrigerators, flow-through coolers, portable cooling systems)

Advantages

  • suitable for flammable refrigerants
  • customer-friendly onsite service with reduced logistics costs
  • clean, fast and reliable
  • assembly possible in high combustion areas, even with heavy foot traffic or during business operations
  • simple assembly without power connection
  • no heavy brazing equipment necessary
  • no brazing related quality problems

Material Combinations

Functional Principle

THE TYPICAL LOKRING union joint consists of two LOKRINGs and one tubular joint for the acceptance of the two tube ends. Thanks to the conical inner contour of the LOKRING and the special outer contour of the joint, the diameter of the connection is reduced during assembly to such an extent that the joint and the tube create a hermetically sealed metal-to-metal connection. The lifetime gas-tightness of the fitted connection is ensured by the state of permanent elastic pre-tension, which is produced by the radial forces of the LOKRINGs acting in the opposite direction to the tube-joint connection.

LOKRING Solder free tube connections for servicing Refrigeration Appliances

Secop/VULKAN Lokring - Compressor Service for R290/R600a - Step-by-Step

Technische Informationen

Approvals TÜV, UL (File SA12004)
Reference standards EN 378-2 and ISO 14903
Max. operating pressure bar (360 psi)
Admissible refrigerants HFC, HC, not suitable for NH3
Temperature range -50°C up to 150°C (-58°F bis 302°F)
Tube diameter range 1.6 mm up to 11 PP (1/16” bis 3/8”)
Minimum tube wall thickness 0.5 mm

The German standard of quality management is the benchmark for the international production of LOKRING. The certified quality management and the deployment of highly advanced industrial image processing systems facilitate 100% quality control.

Sustainability

Since our tube connections are hermetically sealed, we can ensure that no climate damaging refrigerants leak into the environment. Furthermore, LOKRING makes the use of environmental friendly but flammable refrigerants (HC) safer and allows the use of CO2 (R744). Thus, by using LOKRING tube connections you make a contribution to the active protection of the environment.