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US 12,476,403 B2Granted
Connecting apparatus
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsPeter Quade, Maximilian Gunther
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Abstract
A connecting apparatus (interface) for connecting a component to a further component includes at least one electrical connecting device for producing an electrical connection and at least one hydraulic connecting device for producing a hydraulic connection. The connecting apparatus is configured in such a way that an electrical connection and a hydraulic connection of the connecting apparatus to a component can be produced simultaneously.
Claims10
A system for connecting components, comprising
- a first component,
- a second component,
- a connecting apparatus comprising:
- at least one electrical connecting device for producing an electrical connection, and
- at least one hydraulic connection means for producing a hydraulic connection, wherein
- the connecting apparatus is configured such that an electrical connection and a hydraulic connection can be produced substantially simultaneously;
- wherein the first component and the second component are connectable to one another via the connecting apparatus such that, during a connection operation, the electrical connection and the hydraulic connection of the first component to the second component can be produced substantially simultaneously, and wherein the connecting apparatus is configured as a separate component or as an integral part of the first component and/or the second component.
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