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US 2022/0186864 A1Published application
Coupling Assembly for Pipes
AssigneeMann+Hummel GmbH
InventorGuido Regener
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AssigneeMann+Hummel GmbH
InventorGuido Regener
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A coupling assembly, to be flowed through by fluid, for coupling two components has a coupling element and a ball joint assembly with a female ball joint element, a male ball joint element, and a securing element. The female and male ball joint elements form a ball joint by form fit. The male ball joint element has a ball segment and the female ball joint element has an expandable ball segment. The ball segment of the male ball joint element engages the expandable ball segment so that the female ball joint element at least partially encloses the male ball joint element. The securing element contacts externally an outer contour of the female ball joint element. The coupling element forms one of the female and male ball joint elements. One of the two components forms the other one of the female and male ball joint elements.
A coupling assembly for coupling two components and configured be flowed through by a fluid, the coupling assembly comprising:
A method for coupling two components with a coupling assembly configured to be flowed through by a fluid, the method comprising:
A ball joint element for a coupling assembly, the ball joint element comprising an expansion region and a securing element configured to be slipped across the expansion region of the ball joint element to stabilize a form fit connection of the coupling assembly, when the ball joint element is pushed onto a complementary ball joint element of the coupling assembly and has reached an end position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.