Device for connecting the end of a flexible liquid supply pipe to a fixed tubing such as the manifold on a ship

A system comprising:

• a fixed piping;
• a movable deformable pipe for conveying fluid to the fixed piping, wherein the moveable deformable pipe includes a connector end fitting that detachably connects to the fixed piping;
• guiding components including a cone and a trumpet, wherein the cone is mounted on one of the movable deformable pipe and the fixed piping, and the trumpet is mounted on the other of the movable deformable pipe and the fixed piping;
• and
• a cable attached to the cone and extending substantially through the trumpet, for exerting a pulling force on the cone, wherein
• one of the guiding components is mounted on the connector end fitting and is coaxial with the connector end fitting, and
• the guiding components are located outside of a conveyance path of the fluid being conveyed through the system when the connector end fitting is connected to the fixed piping.

A system comprising:

• a fixed piping located on a support;
• a movable deformable pipe for conveying fluid to the fixed piping, wherein
• the moveable deformable pipe includes a connector end fitting that detachably connects to the fixed piping, and
• the support has a different reference system than the moveable deformable pipe;
• a guiding device for guiding the connector end fitting towards the fixed piping during establishment of a connection of the movable deformable pipe to the fixed piping;
• guiding components including a cone and a trumpet, wherein the cone is mounted on one of the movable deformable pipe and the fixed piping, and the trumpet is mounted on the other of the movable deformable pipe and the fixed piping;
• and
• a cable attached to the cone and extending substantially through the trumpet, for exerting a pulling force on the cone, wherein
• one of the guiding components is mounted on the connector end fitting and is coaxial with the connector end fitting,
• another of the guiding components is mounted coaxially with an outlet end of the fixed piping,
• the cable is coaxially attached to the cone and extends coaxially through the trumpet,
• the guiding components are located outside of a conveyance path of the fluid being conveyed through the system when the connector end fitting is connected to the fixed piping, and
• coaxial mounting of the guiding components avoids rotational motion, bending stress, and torsional stress during connection of the connector end fitting to the fixed piping.