Flexible connection systems
US10099354B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T279/17162
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A latch and catch arrangement is disclosed, whereby a sleeve supporting a flexible hinge with an extended finger is oriented over a fluid connection to a socket guide. An alignment via a latch and catch between the sleeve and tool collar orients a flexible hinge, which may be of reduced thickness, over a bearing in a guide. The finger moves upward when a tool is inserted into a tool socket, and the flexible hinge, properly oriented by the alignment catch/latch, keeps the finger in the tool socket while allowing necessary movement to insert and remove a tool.
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