Female element of a quick connector, and associated quick connector

A female element of a quick connector intended for a removable connection of pressurized fluid pipes, said female element being able to be coupled with a complementary male element and comprising:

• a hollow female body defining an insertion channel, the insertion channel defining a central axis of the female body and opening out from the female body by a mouth, the mouth defining a front side of the female element,
• at least one locking member, which is received in a respective housing arranged in a thickness of the female body:
• each housing being inclined relative to the central axis of the female body, and opening into the insertion channel,
• each locking member being movable in its housing between a distal position, in which the locking member projects into the insertion channel, and a proximal position, in which the locking member does not project into the insertion channel;
• a plunger:
• which comprises a wall oriented toward each housing, and
• which is movable between a front position, in which the wall of the plunger maintains each locking member in its distal position, and a rear position, in which each locking member is in its proximal position,
• an operating ring, which surrounds the female body and is movable relative to the female body along the central axis between an advanced position and a retracted position, the operating ring being configured to drive the plunger from the front position toward the rear position when the operating ring is displaced from the advanced position toward the retracted position, and
• a first return member, configured to return the operating ring toward the advanced position,
• wherein:
• is able to magnetically drive each locking member toward its proximal position when the plunger is displaced toward its rear position
• wherein the plunger or each locking member comprises a ferromagnetic insert oriented toward each locking member or the plunger respectively.

A female element of a quick connector intended for a removable connection of pressurized fluid pipes, said female element being able to be coupled with a complementary male element and comprising:

• a hollow female body defining an insertion channel, the insertion channel defining a central axis of the female body and opening out from the female body by a mouth, the mouth defining a front side of the female element,
• at least one locking member, which is received in a respective housing arranged in a thickness of the female body:
• each housing being inclined relative to the central axis of the female body, and opening into the insertion channel,
• each locking member being movable in its housing between a distal position, in which the locking member projects into the insertion channel, and a proximal position, in which the locking member does not project into the insertion channel;
• a plunger:
• which comprises a wall oriented toward each housing, and which is movable between a front position, in which the wall of the plunger maintains each locking member in its distal position, and a rear position, in which each locking member is in its proximal position,
• an operating ring, which surrounds the female body and is movable relative to the female body along the central axis between an advanced position and a retracted position, the operating ring being configured to drive the plunger from the front position toward the rear position when the operating ring is displaced from the advanced position toward the retracted position, and
• a first return member, configured to return the operating ring toward the advanced position,
• wherein:
• each locking member and the plunger are configured to be magnetically attracted to each other, and
• the plunger is able to magnetically drive each locking member toward its proximal position when the plunger is displaced toward its rear position wherein the plunger comprises a radial wall, which is configured to magnetically attract the locking member and which extends parallel to the central axis according to a length greater than or equal to a stroke of the operating ring between its advanced position and its retracted position, minus an amount of axial displacement of the locking member between its distal position and its proximal position.