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US 2002/0158467 A1Published application
Quick connect / disconnect device and brake-fluid supply system fitted with such device
OwnerDemersseman Remi, Come Philippeinventors
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This invention mainly relates to a quick connect/disconnect device for flexible tubular pipes and to a brake-fluid supply system including such a device, in particular for the interconnection of a plurality of brake-fluid tanks, by means of at least one flexible tubular pipe. The connect/disconnect device for flexible tubular pipes to/from a brake-fluid tank comprises a first receiving cavity for a ring (15) intended for the axial retaining of said flexible tubular pipe, and a second accommodating and guiding cavity (33) for a disconnecting tool (23), perpendicularly to the axis of the flexible tubular pipe to be disconnected, said disconnecting tool (23) having axial ramps (25) capable of cooperating with said ring (15) and of moving it axially so as to release the flexible tubular pipe. The present invention concerns, more particularly, the motor car industry. And the present invention mainly applies to the design and manufacturing of motor vehicle braking systems.
Connect/disconnect device for flexible tubular pipes to/from a brake-fluid tank, comprising a first receiving cavity for a ring (15) intended for the axial retaining of said flexible tubular pipe, and a second accommodating and guiding cavity (33) for a disconnecting tool (23), perpendicularly to the axis of the flexible tubular pipe to be disconnected, said disconnecting tool (23) having axial ramps (25) capable of cooperating with said ring (15) and of moving it axially so as to release the flexible tubular pipe.
Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the disconnecting tool (23) exhibits a symmetrical shape so as to be reversible.
Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said device permits the simultaneous connection of a least two flexible tubular pipes having parallel or substantially parallel axes.
Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the disconnecting tool (23) has a U-shaped slot, which is edged with said axial ramps (25).
Brake-fluid tank, characterised in that it comprises a connect/disconnect device according to any one of the preceding claims.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.