Mechanism for attaching a fluid-related device to a device-attaching frame member
US5806897A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23Q1/0018
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Fitting grooves in a frame member 1 are formed so as to create approximately T-shaped cross section with a small opening width, and a connection hole is formed in the bottom of the fitting groove. An attachment section of a fluid-related device has a locking section 20 with a horizontal width less than and a length greater than the width of the opening of the fitting groove, and a seal member that seals the circumference of the connection hole. The Locking section 20 can be attached to and removed from the opening of the fitting groove by inserting it into the fitting groove and rotating it through 90.degree..
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