Patent ID: 11927406
Assignee: OETIKER SCHWEIZ AG
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A connector assembly, comprising:
a metal plate (10) having an orifice (l0a) and a spigot (12), said spigot (12) having an internal flow path for liquid, and connector means (14) for connecting the spigot (12) to the metal plate (10) so as to guide the liquid flowing in the flow path through said orifice (10a), said connector means (14) including a protruding collar structure (16) surrounding said orifice (10a),
wherein a male end of said spigot (12) is configured to be inserted in said collar structure (16),
wherein the connector means (14) further includes a ring-shaped snap-on module (18) configured to be fitted over the collar structure (16), said snap-on module (18) including a cylindrical insertion part (18a) configured to be inserted into said orifice (10a) of said collar structure (16), wherein a remote end of the cylindrical insertion part (18a) in an insertion direction is provided with first snap-on structures engaging with the collar structure (16); and
a cylindrical inner wall of the insertion part (18a) of the ring-shaped snap-on module (18) is provided with a notch configured to receive a first O-ring (20).