Sartorius Stedim Biotech Gmbh

Volker Limpert

Sebastian Handt

Sebastian Purmann

Norbert Aue

Michael Bates

Stefan Weisshaar

Christian Pradel

A connection device has a line portion having, at its end, a radially outwardly projecting abutment flange for abutting against a corresponding abutment flange of a further line portion which is to be coupled to the line portion, and a ring-segment chain comprising a plurality of ring segments connected to one another in a pivotable manner in a common ring plane, wherein the ring-segment ends which form the chain ends can be latched to one another to give a ring-form connection clamp. The line portion is designed in the form of a tubular connection stub with first thread means spaced apart axially from the abutment surface of its abutment flange and in that each ring segment has a radially inwardly projecting clamping flange and second thread means, which are spaced apart axially from said clamping flange and correspond to the first thread means.

Connection device

The invention relates to an annular connection clamp with a first clamping flange () which protrudes radially inwards and with an axial counter bearing () which is spaced from the clamping flange and which is made of a first and a second half-ring segment (), each half-ring segment having a first and a second segment end. The first segment end of the first half-ring segment () has latching means () of a first type, and the second segment end of the second half-ring segment has corresponding latching means () of a second type, said latching means being pushed into each other in a tangential direction, thereby being latchable together. The second segment end of the half-ring segment () has latching means () of a second type, and the first segment end of the second half-ring segment () has latching means () of a first type, said latching means being pushed into each other in a tangential direction, thereby being latchable together.

Half-ring segment, connection clamp, and connection device

The invention relates to a connection device comprising &#x2014;a line portion () having, at its end, a radially outwardly projecting abutment flange () for butting against a corresponding abutment flange of a further line portion which is to be coupled to the line portion (), and&#x2014;a ring-segment chain () comprising a plurality of ring segments () connected to one another in a pivotable manner in a common ring plane, wherein the ring-segment ends which formed the chain ends can be latched to one another to give a ring-form connection clamp (). The invention is distinguished in that the line portion is designed in the form of a tubular connection stub () with first thread means () spaced apart axially from the abutment surface () of its abutment flange (), and in that each ring segment () has a radially inwardly projecting clamping flange () and second thread means (), which are spaced apart axially from said clamping flange and correspond with the first thread means ().

A sensor protector is intended to reduce the sensitivity of the optical sensor () to radiation products which, for example, are formed during sterilization with gamma radiation and to ensure simple and cost-effective manufacture. The sensor protector includes an upper part (), a lower part () and an optical sensor (). The optical sensor () situated on the lower part is positionable in an offset manner with respect to an opening () situated in the upper part and movable by means of displacement toward the opening () of the upper part (). The sensor protector is suitable for use in containers and laboratory products that are sterilized by gamma radiation, for example disposable bioreactors.

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Morschen, Germany

Volker Limpert