Coding arrangement
AssigneeHarting KGaA
InventorsDietmar Harting, Günter Pape, Frank Weichert, Andreas Kohler
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Abstract
For the mechanical coding of parts which can be joined together, it is proposed that the parts be connected to, in each case, one of two coding elements which belong together, the said coding elements being constructed as a one-piece coding module and being held together by means of web-like connections, and the connectable parts being divided up, after being joined together, into two coded releasable parts.
Claims5
Coding arrangement for parts which can be joined together mechanically, an electrically each of the parts to be joined together being provided, with 2 coding element, characterised in that
- said coding elements (2,3), are constructed as a one-piece coding module (1), said coding elements being held together by means of web-like connections (4).
Method of coding two parts which can be joined together mechanically, with the aid of a coding arrangement, characterised in that
- the coding module (1) is fastened, by the coding element (2), to the first part (10) which is to be connected,
- that, when the first and second parts (10, 11 ) are joined together, the other coding element (3) is fixed to the second part (11) by means of a fastening means (15),
- and that, as joining-together continues, the coding elements (2, 3) of the coding module (1), which are kept spaced apart by the webs (4), are pressed against one another, a compressive force being exerted on the webs so that the said webs (4) between the coding elements (2, 3) of the coding module (1) break as a result of the effect of the said compressive force, and the coding element (3) being fastened to the second part (11) by the fastening means (15).
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