Apparatus for supporting the simultaneous establishment of a plurality of parallel, fluid plug connections
AssigneeMercedes-Benz AG
InventorsDieter Feichtiger, Bernd Eichberger
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AssigneeMercedes-Benz AG
InventorsDieter Feichtiger, Bernd Eichberger
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An apparatus for supporting the simultaneous establishment a plurality of parallel, fluid plug connections, contains a holding plate having apertures arranged in at least one straight row to receive junction pieces of fluid lines which are provided with abutments, and a securing slide which can be guided displaceably along one slide direction in the holding plate and has at least one contour which, by displacing the securing slide, can be brought into a position fastening the junction pieces in the apertures. The openings in the holding plate are of non-round constuction such that, after their axial insertion and transverse displacement, the abutments of the junction pieces can be fixed axially with positive fit, at least provisionally, on one edge of the respective aperture. The at least one contour fastening the junction pieces is of straight construction parallel to the slide direction of the securing slide so that the junction pieces can be fastened laterally within the non-round apertures in the position, in which their abutments are in engagement with the edge, by means of the at least one contour of the securing slide. The contour is straight and extends with respect to the edge on the side of the junction pieces facing away from the edge. The securing slide can be displaced relative to the holding plate while maintaining the fastening of the junction pieces. This can be used in an advantageous manner for the arrangement of connection elements for the joint attachment of the holding plate and securing slide on a component, which is to be contacted fluidically with all the junction pieces at the same time, solely in the securing slide.
An apparatus for supporting a simultaneous establishment of a plurality of parallel fluid plug connections, comprising a holding plate having apertures arranged in at least one straight row to receive axially inserted junction pieces of fluid lines which are provided with abutments, a securing slide, positive-fit guiding means for displaceably guiding said securing slide along the at least one straight row of apertures in the holding plate, said securing slide having at least one contour which, by displacing the securing slide can be brought into a position fastening the junction pieces in the apertures, wherein positive-fit axial fixing of the junction pieces are positive-fit axially fixed in the holding plate by an edge of the holding plate apertures of other than circular configuration, which edge extends at least over a limited perimeter section of each aperture and is configured to engage with the abutments of the junction pieces, each said edge being provided on one side and at the end of the greatest inside diameter of the apertures, and lateral fastening of the junction pieces transversely to their insertion direction within the apertures in the position in which their abutments are in engagement with the edge by the at least one contour of the securing slide, which contour is straight and extends in relation to the edge on the side of the junction pieces facing away from said edge.
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