DETACHABLE CONNECTION Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: rocketry, mainly applicable for vacuum systems. SUBSTANCE: the detachable connection has a valve, device and a mechanism for the device detent to the valve. The valve body accommodates a lock member. A rod with a handwheel is installed in the device body. The detent mechanism is made in the form of a collet enveloping the device rod and engageable by the tab beads with the bead of the groove made in the lock member, and with the bead made on the rod. The other end of the collet is connected for rotation with the handwheel. EFFECT: simplified construction of detachable connection, as well as its manufacture and operation. 1 dwg