FITTING FOR ELASTICALLY-BIASING A CAPILLARY FOR A FLUID-TIGHT CONNECTION TO A FLUIDIC CONDUIT
First Claim
1. A fitting for providing a fluid connection between a capillary and a fluidic conduit of a fluidic component, the fitting comprising a male piece and a female piece for connection with the male piece, the male piece comprising:
- a housing with a capillary reception configured for receiving the capillary, wherein a part of the capillary being received in the capillary reception is circumferentially covered by a sleeve;
an elastic biasing mechanism being arranged at least partially within the housing, being configured for biasing the capillary against the female piece and being supported by the sleeve; and
a locking mechanism being arranged at least partially within the housing and being configured for locking the capillary to the fitting.
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Abstract
A fitting (200) for providing a fluid connection between a capillary (202) and a fluidic conduit (204) of a fluidic component (30), the fitting (200) comprising a male piece (240) and a female piece (250) for connection with the male piece (240), wherein the male piece (240) comprises a housing (252) with a capillary reception (212) configured for receiving the capillary (202), wherein a part of the capillary (202) being received in the capillary reception (212) is circumferentially covered by a sleeve (214), an elastic biasing mechanism (206) being arranged at least partially within the housing (252), being configured for biasing the capillary (202) against the female piece (250) and being supported by the sleeve (214), and a locking mechanism (208) being arranged at least partially within the housing (252) and being configured for locking the capillary (202) to the fitting (200).
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43 Claims
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1. A fitting for providing a fluid connection between a capillary and a fluidic conduit of a fluidic component, the fitting comprising a male piece and a female piece for connection with the male piece, the male piece comprising:
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a housing with a capillary reception configured for receiving the capillary, wherein a part of the capillary being received in the capillary reception is circumferentially covered by a sleeve; an elastic biasing mechanism being arranged at least partially within the housing, being configured for biasing the capillary against the female piece and being supported by the sleeve; and a locking mechanism being arranged at least partially within the housing and being configured for locking the capillary to the fitting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for providing a fluid connection between a capillary and a fluidic conduit of a fluidic component by a fitting and a female piece, the method comprising:
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receiving the capillary in a capillary reception within a housing of the male piece, wherein a part of the capillary received in the capillary reception is circumferentially covered by a sleeve; locking the capillary to the fitting by a locking mechanism of the male piece (240), the locking mechanism (208) being arranged at least partially within the housing; and connecting the male piece with the female piece to thereby form a fluid-tight connection between the capillary and the fluidic conduit forming part of or being in fluid connection with the female piece, wherein the capillary is elastically biased against the female piece by an elastic biasing mechanism of the male piece supported by the sleeve, the elastic biasing mechanism being arranged at least partially within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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