DOCKING DEVICE COMPRISING TWO COUPLING CLOSURES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED TRANSFER OF BULK MATERIAL, HAVING AT LEAST ONE LOCKING UNIT
First Claim
1. A docking device for refilling, filling, and/or emptying of containers, comprising:
- first and second coupling latches that can be laid or which lie flush with each other over their along respective latch sides, wherein each of the first and second coupling latches includes a pipe nozzle; and
at least one locking unit configured for locking together the pipe nozzles of the first and second coupling latches, wherein the at least one locking unit includes;
at least one movable first arresting element that is present in a passage that has an opening to an outer side of the second coupling latch, wherein the first arresting element is configured to interact with a corresponding second arresting element that is present on an outer side of the pipe nozzle of the second coupling latch, anda bolt that is movable in a cylinder, wherein the bolt has a first section with a first diameter, a second section with a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter of the first section, and a third transfer section between the first and the second section with a tapering diameter,wherein the passage opens out to the outer side of the second coupling latch and into the cylinder and is of a length that is less than a diameter of the first arresting element, so that when a side surface of the first section of the bolt is in contact with the movable first arresting element, the movable first arresting element interacts with the corresponding second arresting element on the outer side of the pipe nozzle of the second coupling latch and locks the first and second coupling latches together, and when the movable first arresting element is adjacent to a side surface of the second or third section of the bolt, the pipe nozzles of the first and second coupling latches are no longer lockable or are not locked against each other.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a docking device for transferring the contents of, filling, and/or emptying containers, comprising first and second coupling closures flushly applicable or positioned flush to one another via the respective closing sides thereof. The docking device is equipped with at least one locking unit suitable for locking the pipe socket of the first and second coupling closure, said locking unit comprising at least one movable first locking means present in a passage having an opening to the exterior of the second coupling closure, particularly in the form of a ball, and being suitable to cooperate with a corresponding second locking means present on the exterior of the pipe socket of the second coupling closure. The docking device further comprises a pin movable in a cylinder, said pin comprising a first section having a first diameter and a second section having a second diameter that is less than the diameter of the first section.
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18 Claims
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1. A docking device for refilling, filling, and/or emptying of containers, comprising:
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first and second coupling latches that can be laid or which lie flush with each other over their along respective latch sides, wherein each of the first and second coupling latches includes a pipe nozzle; and at least one locking unit configured for locking together the pipe nozzles of the first and second coupling latches, wherein the at least one locking unit includes; at least one movable first arresting element that is present in a passage that has an opening to an outer side of the second coupling latch, wherein the first arresting element is configured to interact with a corresponding second arresting element that is present on an outer side of the pipe nozzle of the second coupling latch, and a bolt that is movable in a cylinder, wherein the bolt has a first section with a first diameter, a second section with a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter of the first section, and a third transfer section between the first and the second section with a tapering diameter, wherein the passage opens out to the outer side of the second coupling latch and into the cylinder and is of a length that is less than a diameter of the first arresting element, so that when a side surface of the first section of the bolt is in contact with the movable first arresting element, the movable first arresting element interacts with the corresponding second arresting element on the outer side of the pipe nozzle of the second coupling latch and locks the first and second coupling latches together, and when the movable first arresting element is adjacent to a side surface of the second or third section of the bolt, the pipe nozzles of the first and second coupling latches are no longer lockable or are not locked against each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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3. A docking device for refilling, filling, and/or emptying of containers, comprising:
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first and second coupling latches that can be laid or which lie flush with each other along respective latch sides, wherein each of the first and second coupling latches includes a pipe nozzle; and at least one locking unit configured for reversible locking of said first and second coupling latches, wherein the first or second coupling latch has at least one centering pin, and the other of the second or first coupling latch has at least one centering opening that corresponds to the centering pin, which, when they grip each other, centers the first and second coupling latches in a coupled state, wherein the at least one locking unit is configured for locking together the pipe nozzles of the first and second coupling latches, the at least one locking unit comprising; at least one first movable arresting element that is present in a passage that has an opening towards an outer side of the centering pin, wherein the first arresting element is configured for locking interaction with the centering opening, and a bolt that is movable at least in sections in a cylinder present in the centering pin, wherein the bolt has a first section with a first diameter, a second section with a second diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the first section, and a third transfer section between the first and the second section with a tapering diameter, wherein the passage opens out to the outer side of the centering pin and into the cylinder and is of a length that is less than a diameter of the first arresting element, so that when a side surface of the first section of the bolt is in contact with the movable first arresting element, the first arresting element interacts with the centering opening and locks the first and second coupling latches together, and when the movable first arresting element is adjacent to a side surface of the second or third section of the bolt, the pipe nozzles of the first and second coupling latches are no longer lockable or are not locked to each other. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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