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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2008
Peter Lais, Muellheim, DE;
Martin Koch, Neuenburg-Grissheim, DE;
Peter Lais, Muellheim, DE;
Martin Koch, Neuenburg-Grissheim, DE;
GEA Pharma Systems AG, Bubendorf, CH;
Abstract
A docking device for transferring the contents of, filling, and/or emptying containers comprises first and second coupling latches positioned flush to one another along respective closing sides thereof. A locking unit is configured for locking together pipe nozzles of the first and second coupling latches. The locking unit includes at least one movable first arresting element that is present in a passage that has an opening to an exterior of the second coupling latch, and is configured to interact with a corresponding second arresting element present on an exterior of the pipe nozzle of the second coupling latch. The docking device further comprises a bolt that is movable in a cylinder. The bolt has a first section with a first diameter, a second section with a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter, and a third transfer section between the first and second section with a tapering diameter.