Patent ID: 8215971

Claim:
A coupling arrangement ( 6 ) for releasably connecting a first line segment ( 26 ) provided on a first unit ( 2 ) to a second line segment ( 28 ) provided on a second unit ( 4 ), comprising: first connecting means that are capable of being fastened to the first unit ( 2 ); mating connecting means that are capable of being fastened to the second unit ( 4 ) and which are fixable to the first connecting means; and a control device ( 32 ) capable of being positioned between the first line segment ( 26 ) and the second line segment ( 28 ), the control device being switchable between a blocked position in which the connection between the first line segment ( 26 ) and the second line segment ( 28 ) is blocked, and a flow position in which the connection between the first line segment ( 26 ) and the second line segment ( 28 ) is open, wherein the control device ( 32 ) has a control body ( 30 ) supported for rotation between the blocked position and the flow position and which is positionable in a space between the first line segment ( 26 ) and the second line segment ( 28 ) and in which an intermediate line segment ( 38 ) is embedded via which the first line segment ( 26 ) is connectable to the second line segment ( 28 ), wherein the control body ( 30 ) has a first partial body ( 34 ) which is guided on a first housing ( 8 ) assigned to the first line segment ( 26 ) and a second partial body ( 36 ) which is guided on a second housing ( 10 ) assigned to the second line segment ( 28 ), both partial bodies ( 34 , 36 ) being capable of being contacted to one another, and wherein the first connecting means have at least one electrical plug-type connection ( 24 ) that is independent of the control device and is created when connecting the two housings ( 8 , 10 ).