A. Raymond Et Cie

Frederic Poggi

Jérôme Chaupin

A tube coupling including a female connector a body into which a male connector having an annular collar is inserted axially, and a connection element is provided. The connection element extends in a transverse direction within the body of the female connector. The connection element is designed to interfere mechanically with the collar during insertion of the male connector and to move transversely of its own accord towards the inside of the female connector. The connection element includes a locking hook that cooperates with a locking catch provided in the female connector. The hook goes past the catch as a result of the mechanical interference of the collar that drives axial and radial elastic deformation of the connection element. The hook locks against the catch when the connection element is fully pushed into the female connector.

Secure tube coupling with automatic connection

A tubular coupling comprising a female connector () into which a male connector () provided with an annular collar () is designed to be inserted axially, and a connection element () that extends in a transverse direction in the female connector. The connection element is designed to interfere mechanically with the collar while the male connector is being inserted into the female connector, and to move by itself in said transverse direction towards the inside of the female connector. In addition, the connection element and the female connector are also designed so that, after the reaction to the radial resilient deformation of the connection element on the collar of the male connector, they come to bear against each other in the manner of a projection () that, by resilient return, exerts pressure on a guide ramp (), so as to generate a thrust force that extends the movement of the connection element towards the inside of the female connector.

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Seyssinet-Pariset, France

Frederic Poggi