Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluid connection device having a sensor to sense that a male nozzle is received within a female nozzle
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Application No.: US16414595Application Date: 2019-05-16
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Publication No.: US11326726B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Jean-Gabriel Vega , Thierry Benard
- Applicant: HUTCHINSON
- Applicant Address: FR Paris
- Assignee: HUTCHINSON
- Current Assignee: HUTCHINSON
- Current Assignee Address: FR Paris
- Agency: Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
- Priority: FR1854144 20180517
- Main IPC: F16L35/00
- IPC: F16L35/00 ; G01M15/02

Abstract:
Fluid connection device, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a female nozzle having an internal fluid flow passage, and being configured to receive a male nozzle. A sensor senses that the male nozzle is received within the female nozzle, and an electrical plug electrically connects the sensor to an electrical power source. The sensor includes a flexible, electrically conductive dome located within the female nozzle. In a first position, the dome has a generally curved shape. When the male nozzle is inserted into the female nozzle, the male nozzle presses the dome to deform the dome into a second position. In the second position, the dome has a generally flattened shape and provides an electrical connection between two terminals connected to the electrical.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190353290A1 FLUID CONNECTION DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2019-11-21
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