Checkable plug-in connection and method for checking the connection state of a plug-in connection
First Claim
1. A method for checking the connection state of a plug-in connection prevented from being pulled apart using a plug, a mating plug having a counter-latching element and a verification element having a connection element, comprising the following steps:
- a) securely attaching the verification element to the plug;
b) connecting the plug and mating plug;
c) locking together the plug and mating plug, guiding the connection element by the counter-latching element into a release position whilst simultaneously releasing the attachment of the verification element; and
d) removing the verification element from the plug.
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Abstract
The present application relates to a checkable plug-in connection comprising a plug having at least one latching element, a verification element which is secured to the plug via a connection element so as to be prevented from being removed, and a mating plug which can be connected to the plug and comprises at least one counter-latching element. The plug-in connection is configured so as to be able to pass from a pre-connection configuration, in which the verification element is prevented from being removed from the plug by the connection element and in which the plug and mating plug are separate from one another, into an end connection configuration, in which the counter-latching element is engaged with the at least one latching element and in which the plug and mating plug are prevented from being pulled apart.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for checking the connection state of a plug-in connection prevented from being pulled apart using a plug, a mating plug having a counter-latching element and a verification element having a connection element, comprising the following steps:
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a) securely attaching the verification element to the plug; b) connecting the plug and mating plug; c) locking together the plug and mating plug, guiding the connection element by the counter-latching element into a release position whilst simultaneously releasing the attachment of the verification element; and d) removing the verification element from the plug. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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- 5. A plug combination for a checkable plug-in connection, having a plug which comprises at least one latching element, which can be engaged with at least one counter-latching element of a mating plug and is configured so as to prevent the plug and mating plug from being pulled apart when in an end connection configuration, and having a verification element which can be securely attached to the plug via a connection element, the plug combination being configured so as to be able to pass from an assembled configuration, in which the plug and verification element are separate from one another, into a pre-connection configuration, in which the verification element is securely attached to the plug via the connection element so as to be prevented from being removed, wherein the connection element comprises a release means arranged so as to be able to be guided by the counter-latching element into a release position, in which the attachment of the connection element is released and the verification element can be removed from the plug.
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15. A checkable plug-in connection comprising a plug having at least one latching element, a verification element which is secured to the plug via a connection element so as to be prevented from being removed, and a mating plug which can be connected to the plug and comprises at least one counter-latching element, the plug-in connection being configured so as to be able to pass from a pre-connection configuration, in which the verification element is prevented from being removed from the plug by the connection element and in which the plug and mating plug are separate from one another, into an end connection configuration, in which the at least one counter-latching element is engaged with the at least one latching element and in which the plug and mating plug are prevented from being pulled apart, wherein in the end connection configuration the connection element is released by the at least one counter-latching element and the verification element can be removed from the plug, wherein the plug and verification element form a plug combination.
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