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US 7,350,829 B2Granted
Connection system
AssigneeParker-Hannifin Corporation
InventorsAnthony S. Dyal, Paul J. Mawhinney
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AssigneeParker-Hannifin Corporation
InventorsAnthony S. Dyal, Paul J. Mawhinney
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A connection system comprising first and second fluid-conducting components, each of which includes a connection face with a fluid port and at least one slot arrangement comprising first and second substantially parallel slots. The slots each include an aperture and first and second tapered surfaces. The system further includes a connector comprising a coupling element with a support and first and second coupling members which extend in substantially parallel relation therefrom, and a slide element moveable between a first, unlocked position in which the connector is movable relative to the fluid-conducting components and a second, locked position in which the slide element engages the fluid-conducting components. The coupling members each include first and second tapered cam surfaces, and first and second cam surfaces.
A connection system comprising first and second fluid-conducting components and at least one connector, each of the first and second fluid-conducting components comprising a slot arrangement comprising first and second substantially parallel slots extending across a connection face of the fluid-conducting component from an edge of the connection face, each of the first and second slots having a first tapered surface and a second tapered surface, the at least one connector comprising a coupling element having first and second coupling members, each of the coupling members having a first tapered surface and a second tapered surface, wherein, in use, the at least one connector engages with the slot arrangement such that the first tapered surface of the first and second slots engages with the first tapered surface of the respective first and second coupling member, to draw the first and second fluid-conducting components together, and the second tapered surface of the first and second slots engages with the second tapered surface of the respective first and second coupling member to align the first fluid-conducting component relative to the second fluid-conducting component.
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