DEVICE FOR REMOTE CONTROLLED LINK-UP OF SPLIT COMMUNICATING CONNECTORS Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC H01R13/62 F16L37/00 

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: device consists of drive containing hydro-cylinder and pneumatic cylinder connected in common case. Also, the hydro-cylinder is positioned coaxially in a rod of the pneumatic cylinder connected with a rod of the hydro-cylinder by means of a common flange. A socket and a plug with a holder retaining, for example, the plug of the connecter, are the parts of the connecter. On the common flange there is mounted a mismatch compensator of relative position of the connector parts. The compensator is made as a hollow truncated conic elastomer element with a spring-loaded telescopic pusher inside. The pusher interacts with the rod of a connector lock. Sensors control final positions of drive rods and presence of a detached plug of the connector on a holder. The pneumatic cylinder is an emergency drive backing up operation of the hydro-cylinder in case of a hydro-system failure.

EFFECT: reliable controlled connection and disconnection of split communicating connectors in places hazardous or inaccessible for man.

7 cl, 5 dwg