Coupling unit with magnetic latching
First Claim
1. A coupling unit for tubes or the like, comprising a coupling body with an opening for receiving therein a tube, and a latching device which is adapted to be transferred between:
- an unlatched position in which the tube is adapted to be moved relative to the coupling body, and a latched position in which the tube is adapted to be secured in the coupling body against removal therefrom, wherein the latching device is magnetically operable for transfer between the unlatched position and the latched position and/or between the latched position and the unlatched position.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a coupling unit for tubes o the like, comprising a coupling body with an opening for receiving therein a tube, and a latching device which is adapted to be transferred between: an unlatched position in which the tube is adapted to be moved relative to the coupling body, and a latched position in which the tube is adapted to be secured in the coupling body against removal therefrom. In order to improve the known latching systems for coupling units in the case of a crash or fire, the invention provides a coupling unit of the type referred to at the beginning, in which the latching device is magnetically operable for transfer between the unlatched position and the latched position and/or between the latched position and the unlatched position.
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19 Claims
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1. A coupling unit for tubes or the like, comprising a coupling body with an opening for receiving therein a tube, and a latching device which is adapted to be transferred between:
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an unlatched position in which the tube is adapted to be moved relative to the coupling body, and a latched position in which the tube is adapted to be secured in the coupling body against removal therefrom, wherein the latching device is magnetically operable for transfer between the unlatched position and the latched position and/or between the latched position and the unlatched position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18)
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11. A tube comprising a latching device for latching the tube to a coupling unit, said latching device being adapted to be transferred between:
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an unlatched position in which the tube is adapted to be moved relative to the coupling unit and a latched position in which the tube is adapted to be secured in the coupling unit against removal therefrom, wherein the latching device is magnetically operable for transfer between said unlatched position and said latched position and/or between said latched position and said unlatched position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19)
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