KN Pneumatic Tube Connectors with Locking Nuts

KN-PC male straight locking-nut connector
KN-PL male elbow locking-nut connector
KN-PB male branch tee locking-nut connector
KN-PD male run tee locking-nut connector
KN-PU straight locking-nut union
KN-PV elbow locking-nut union
KN-PM bulkhead locking-nut union

Series Part Number

Part Number: KN-PC 8 - 02
Explanation:

Series

KN-PC - Straight connector with male thread and tube locking nut
KN-PL - Elbow connector with male thread and tube locking nut
KN-PB - Tee with male thread on the perpendicular branch
KN-PD - Tee with male thread at one end of the straight run
KN-PU - Straight tube union; no threaded-port suffix
KN-PV - Elbow tube union; no threaded-port suffix
KN-PM - Bulkhead tube union; no threaded-port suffix

Nominal Tube Size

4 - 4mm; threaded families use M5, 01 or 02
6 - 6mm; threaded families use M5, 01, 02, 03 or 04
8 - 8mm; threaded families use 01, 02, 03 or 04
10 - 10mm; threaded families use 01, 02, 03 or 04
12 - 12mm; threaded families use 01, 02, 03 or 04
14 - 14mm; KN-PU, KN-PV or KN-PM only
16 - 16mm; threaded families use 03 or 04; also available as tube unions

Nominal Thread Size

Blank - KN-PU, KN-PV or KN-PM tube union; omit the port suffix and its separator
M5 - M5; nominal tube size 4mm or 6mm
01 - 1/8in; nominal tube size 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm or 12mm
02 - 1/4in; nominal tube size 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm or 12mm
03 - 3/8in; nominal tube size 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm or 16mm
04 - 1/2in; nominal tube size 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm or 16mm

Description

KN connectors use locking nuts at their tube connections. Threaded-port versions connect tubing to equipment, while tube unions join two tube runs directly. Select the connection layout and complete model designation together.

Connection layouts

FamilyLayout
KN-PCStraight tube connection to male thread
KN-PLElbow tube connection to male thread
KN-PBTee with male thread on the perpendicular branch
KN-PDTee with male thread at one end of the straight run
KN-PUStraight tube union
KN-PVElbow tube union
KN-PMBulkhead straight tube union

Threaded-port model combinations

Append one complete ending below directly to KN-PC, KN-PL, KN-PB or KN-PD. Every listed ending is available in each of these four families. For example, KN-PC4-M5 identifies a straight connector, and KN-PB4-M5 identifies a branch tee.

Model groupAvailable endings for each threaded-port family
44-M5, 4-01, 4-02
66-M5, 6-01, 6-02, 6-03, 6-04
88-01, 8-02, 8-03, 8-04
1010-01, 10-02, 10-03, 10-04
1212-01, 12-02, 12-03, 12-04
1616-03, 16-04
KN-PC straight male connector with locking nut and model list
KN-PC straight connector with male threaded end.
KN-PL male elbow connector with tube locking nut and model list
KN-PL elbow connector with male threaded end.
KN-PD run tee with two tube locking nuts and a male threaded end
KN-PD run tee with its model list.

Tube-union model ranges

LayoutModels
Straight unionKN-PU4, KN-PU6, KN-PU8, KN-PU10, KN-PU12, KN-PU14, KN-PU16
Elbow unionKN-PV4, KN-PV6, KN-PV8, KN-PV10, KN-PV12, KN-PV14, KN-PV16
Bulkhead unionKN-PM4, KN-PM6, KN-PM8, KN-PM10, KN-PM12, KN-PM14, KN-PM16
KN-PU straight union with opposed tube locking nuts
KN-PU straight tube union and seven model options.
KN-PV elbow union with two tube locking nuts
KN-PV right-angle tube union and seven model options.
KN-PM bulkhead union with mounting thread and tube locking nuts
KN-PM bulkhead union for tube runs through a partition.

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