Patent ID: 8777275
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: F02M,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Connection device for a fluid transfer line, in particular a low-pressure line, comprising: a tubular male termination, a connecting means distinct from and mounted around the male termination while being connected to a tubular female termination, this connecting means being configured to be accommodated in a connecting groove of the female termination, and a locking member for locking the connecting means in the female termination, this member including the connecting means and being configured to be mounted around the male termination to reversibly move the connecting means into a locking position in said groove, wherein the device comprises a pair of arms for immobilizing and releasing the locking member that are rigidly fastened to the male termination and are elastically deformable by bending in contact with an entry end of the female termination, said pair of arms being configured to prevent said connecting means from being moved to said locking position unless the male termination occupies a predetermined insertion position in the female termination, said predetermined insertion position being defined by a complete insertion of the male termination in the female termination, and said pair of arms being configured, only if the male termination has reached said insertion position, to release the locking member while allowing a movement of the locking member toward the female termination so that a thrust on this member moves said connecting means into said locking position.