Device for tensioning a connecting element
AssigneeCaterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH
InventorsInigo Guisasola, Daniela Ehlers, Michael Weitzel
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a device for tensioning a connecting element fastened to a component to be tightened, which comprises an engagement element having an engagement section receiving and holding the connecting element, a support element configured to support the device against the component, and an actuating unit having a fluid chamber for receiving a fluid, wherein the actuating unit is configured to manipulate a volume of the fluid chamber so as to move the engagement element relative to the support element. The device further comprises a vent opening fluid-communicatively connectable to the fluid chamber which is disposed in the region of the engagement section.
Claims13
A device for tensioning a connecting element fastened to a component to be tightened, comprising:
- an engagement element having an engagement section for receiving and holding the connecting element,
- a support element configured to support the device against the component,
- an actuating unit having a fluid chamber for receiving a fluid, wherein the actuating unit is configured to manipulate a volume of the fluid chamber so as to move the engagement element relative to the support element, and
- a vent opening fluid-communicatively connectable to the fluid chamber, characterized in that the vent opening is disposed proximate the engagement section, and opens into the engagement section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.