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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2002
Wolf-Dieter Kerscher, Kirchheim, DE;
Hans-Walter Brenner, Stuttgart, DE;
Klaus Zoller, Stuttgart, DE;
Festo AG & Co., Esslingen, DE;
Abstract
A connector for a fluid line defines therein a fluid duct and whose wall has at least one signal conductor for the transmission of electrical and/or optical signals. The connector comprises a plug socket for the fluid line, a holding device for holding the fluid line in the mounted condition thereof and at least one signal switch contact for producing a connection with the at least one signal conductor. The at the plug socket the fluid line is provided with a guide means for angularly aligned arrangement of the fluid line, such guide means being able to be introduced into the at least one fluid duct and in the case of such introduction it slides along at least one angular encoding means arranged in the at least one fluid duct so that the fluid duct is able to be brought into a predetermined angular position prior to contact being made between the at least one signal switch contact and the at least one signal conductor.