POWER CONNECTOR Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: welding engineering; periodic air and electric power supply to actuating mechanisms. SUBSTANCE: central spindle mounted on plate fixed on satellite has longitudinal through duct communicating through pressure conduit with satellite-mounted air cylinders of clamp through check valve which is one of air connector members. On other end, bushing that functions as mating part of centering spindle and is mounted on floating plate is connected through pressure conduit whose section is passed through hollow raw to compressed air source through air distributor which is second member of air connector. Longitudinal axis of centering spindle coincides with that of raw. EFFECT: simplified design and improved reliability on connector, improved precession of mating. 4 cl, 3 dwg