Coupling device
US7143994B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L27/073
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a coupling device including a coupling part provided with a coupling member and having an internal bore extending through the coupling part and its coupling member, wherein the coupling part is provided with a valve, which includes a valve body displaceably arranged inside the internal bore and a spring member acting on the valve body, the valve body being displaceable against the action of the spring member from a first position to a second position. The valve includes a housing fixed inside the internal bore, the housing being provided with a cavity accommodating the spring member and a part of the valve body. The cavity is in fluid communication with an orifice at the end of the valve facing the free end of the coupling member so as to allow the cavity to be in fluid communication with the surroundings via the orifice when the coupling member is out of engagement with a corresponding coupling member.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.