Patent ID: 8393579

Claim:
A system ( 10 ) for disconnecting the nozzle ( 1 ) of a boom from a receptacle ( 2 ) to which the nozzle ( 1 ) is connected for fuel transfer, comprising latches ( 3 ) which are situated in the nozzle ( 1 ) and which engage with latch-pins ( 5 ) arranged in the receptacle ( 2 ), characterized in that the system ( 10 ) comprises a receptacle disconnection system ( 20 ) which operates the latch-pins ( 5 ) of the receptacle ( 2 ) and a nozzle disconnection system ( 30 ) which operates the latches ( 3 ) of the nozzle ( 1 ) such that, when an operator performs normal disconnection of the nozzle ( 1 ), the system ( 10 ) sends a first signal ( 21 ) to the receptacle ( 2 ) so that the latch-pins ( 5 ) are retracted in order to release the latches ( 3 ) of the nozzle ( 1 ) and, in parallel, sends a second signal ( 31 ) to the nozzle ( 1 ) so that the latches ( 3 ) of the nozzle ( 1 ) are retracted and release the said nozzle ( 1 )), and the nozzle disconnect system ( 30 ) and the receptacle disconnect system ( 20 ) being arranged such that the response time of the nozzle disconnect system ( 30 ) is shorter than that of the receptacle disconnect system ( 20 ) whereby the nozzle ( 1 ) retraction is able to be started where the latch-pins ( 5 ) are not yet fully retracted.