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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2004
Hansjörg Schmieder, Oberkirch-Zusenhofen, DE;
Hans Merkle, Endingen, DE;
Hansjörg Schmieder, Oberkirch-Zusenhofen, DE;
Hans Merkle, Endingen, DE;
Progress-Werk Oberkirch AG, Oberkirch, DE;
Abstract
An arrangement has a first component, a second component, and a connecting element for connecting the first component to the second component at a distance from one another, the first component, at least at an end that is to be connected to the second component, being in profiled section, in particular tubular, form. The connecting element has an axially moveable spacer piece for bridging the distance between that end of the first component which is to be connected and the second component, and also has at least one clamping piece, that can be brought into contact in a clamping manner with a wall of the first component, and furthermore an actuating mechanism that is operatively connected to the spacer piece and the clamping piece in such a manner that when the actuating mechanism is actuated, the spacer piece moves in the axial direction until it comes into contact with the second component and the clamping piece is brought into clamping engagement with the wall of the first component. At that end of the first component which is to be connected to the second component there is at least one step, which is directed toward the longitudinal center axis of the first component and in front of which the at least one clamping piece comes into engagement with the wall of the first component.