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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2012
Michael Driftmeyer, Menden, DE;
Alex Klatt, Dortmund, DE;
Michael Driftmeyer, Menden, DE;
Alex Klatt, Dortmund, DE;
Walter Söhner GmbH & Co. KG, Schwaigern, DE;
Abstract
A filling headis described for filling in a liquid into a filler neck of a tank. To ensure highly reliable operation, a rotary connecting elementis provided to form a mechanical connection by rotating in relation to the filler neck of the tank. A rotatable operating partserves to rotate the rotary connecting element. The operating partis coupled to the rotary connecting elementby means of a torque-limiting coupling devicethat, given a threshold torque, is triggered at least in one direction of rotation and decouples the rotatable operating partfrom the rotary connecting element. A sensor is provided to detect the triggering of the torque-limiting coupling deviceand to send a release signal for the established connection.