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20100126622 | COUPLING CLOSURE, AND DOCKING DEVICE COMPRISING TWO OF SAID COUPLING CLOSURES - The invention relates to a coupling closure for a docking device used for decanting, filling, and/or emptying containers, particularly in an environmentally isolated manner. Said coupling closure has a closure side and a container side and comprises a nozzle stub and a cap which is mounted in said nozzle stub so as to be pivotable about an axis and has an external side that faces the closure side in the closed position. The invention further relates to a docking device for decanting, filling, and/or emptying containers, particularly in an environmentally isolated manner. Said docking device comprises first and second disclosed coupling closures which can be placed flush against each other by means of the respective closure sides thereof. The invention also relates to a working platform, a locking unit for a docking device, and a method for decanting, filling, and/or emptying containers, particularly in an environmentally isolated manner. | 05-27-2010 |
20100294396 | COUPLING FASTENER FOR A FLEXIBLE CONTAINER, A DOCKING DEVICE FOR FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS, A METHOD FOR EMPTYING, FILLING OR REFILLING BULK MATERIAL FROM FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS, AND TWO FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS WHICH ARE COUPLED TIGHTLY WITH RESPECT TO THE ENVIRONMENT - The present invention relates to a coupling seal for a container flexible at least in sections, for example a bag or a hose, comprising a first and a second longitudinal sealing bead, which in each case are fitted with first and second sealing elements, and a coupler seal, which is provided with a longitudinal bead with adjacent third and fourth sealing elements, which can be connected reversibly, in particular sealed to the environment, with the first or respectively second sealing elements of the first and second sealing beads. Furthermore, the invention relates to a docking device, formed by two inventive coupling seals. At this point, the first and second sealing elements of the first coupling seal engage in each case in complementary first and second sealing elements of the second coupling seal. In addition, the invention relates to a container flexible at least in sections, whereof the opening is fitted with an inventive coupling seal. Finally, the invention relates to a process for in particular filling, refilling and/or emptying containers sealed to the environment by means of inventive coupling seals or respectively the inventive docking device. | 11-25-2010 |
20110088353 | DOCKING DEVICE COMPRISING TWO COUPLING CLOSURES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED TRANSFER OF BULK MATERIAL, HAVING AT LEAST ONE LOCKING UNIT - The invention relates to a docking device for transferring the contents of, filling, and/or emptying containers, comprising first and second coupling closures flushly applicable or positioned flush to one another via the respective closing sides thereof. The docking device is equipped with at least one locking unit suitable for locking the pipe socket of the first and second coupling closure, said locking unit comprising at least one movable first locking means present in a passage having an opening to the exterior of the second coupling closure, particularly in the form of a ball, and being suitable to cooperate with a corresponding second locking means present on the exterior of the pipe socket of the second coupling closure. The docking device further comprises a pin movable in a cylinder, said pin comprising a first section having a first diameter and a second section having a second diameter that is less than the diameter of the first section. | 04-21-2011 |
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20090302011 | Laser beam welding head - A laser beam welding head for the welding of metal parts and method of use include at least one beam path for a welding beam and means for the optical acquisition of the position of the welding seam at a first measuring position, wherein the means for the optical acquisition of the position of the welding seam allow arrangement of the first measuring position in the welding direction running ahead of the welding position of the welding beam, and, at least as a function of a lateral deviation of the welding seam from a reference position, generate a correction signal for the correction of the welding position of the welding beam, as well as a corresponding use of the laser beam welding head. | 12-10-2009 |
20100320192 | Method and apparatus for the inductive high-frequency welding of metal products having different material thicknesses and/or material grades using at least two component induction conductors which are separable from one another - A method and a device for inductive radiofrequency welding of metal products, include heating by inducing radiofrequency currents with use of at least one induction conductor. The metal products and a welding zone are moved relative to one another, so that edge regions of the metal products to be welded are brought in contact in the welding zone and are welded together to form a weld seam. Metal products with different material thicknesses and/or material properties can be welded together because an induction conductor which heats the edge regions of the metal products is used which includes at least two mutually separable induction conductor components that are assigned to the respective metal product and are adapted thereto, and the edge regions to be welded are heated in a manner that is adjusted separately for the respective metal product. | 12-23-2010 |
20140021177 | Method and Apparatus for Machining a Workpiece by Means of a Laser Beam - The invention relates to a method for machining a workpiece by means of a laser beam, in particular a part of a motor vehicle, wherein a laser beam is applied to the workpiece by means of a scanner, material of the workpiece is ablated, the radiation produced by the plasma during the process in the work area and/or reflected laser radiation is detected, and a signal is generated depending on the detected plasma and/or laser radiation. In addition the invention also relates to an apparatus for the laser beam machining of a workpiece, in particular for carrying out a method according to the invention. A greater process reliability can be ensured in laser beam machining in that the position of the laser beam in relation to the workpiece and/or the ablation depth is regulated and/or controlled depending on the signal. | 01-23-2014 |
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20080276435 | Resealable Seals and Docking Systems Containing These Seals - A docking seal system has a first flexible enclosure with a first coupling seal and a second flexible enclosure with a second coupling seal. Each of the coupling seals has first and second sealing strips. A first zip slide is engageable with the first and second sealing strips of the first coupling seal and a second zip slide is engageable with the first and second sealing strips of the second coupling seal so that the respective first and second coupling seals can be opened and closed. The first and second zip slides are each combined with a respective portion of a coupling slide to form respective combined slides. When the combined slides are combined together, the respective portions of the coupling slides mate together to form the coupling slide, the coupling slide engaging or disengaging the first and second coupling seals so as to dock or separate the first and second flexible enclosures from one another. | 11-13-2008 |
20100012220 | RECEPTACLE FOR FLEXIBLE BULK-MATERIAL PACKING DRUMS AS WELL AS FILLING MODULE FOR BULK MATERIAL CONTAINING THE RECEPTACLE - A dimensionally stable receptacle for accommodating at least one flexible packing drum in an interior space of the receptacle comprises a bottom, a side wall at least one suction line leading into the interior space, at least one passage device, and at least one feed opening. At least one first docking coupling is located in or adjacent to the feed opening and/or forming the feed opening, for docking a first feeding conduit for bulk material such that, when a flexible packing drums located in the receptacle is coupled to the first docking coupling of the feed opening, the interior space may be sealed, in which a state of vacuum is obtainable through suction in the suction line. The invention further relates to a filling module and method for filling a flexible packing drum with bulk material. | 01-21-2010 |
20100084049 | COUPLING LOCK AND ATTACHMENT MODULE AND DOCKING DEVICE, EACH CONTAINING SAID COUPLING LOCK - The present invention relates to a coupling lock for the re-filling, filling and/or emptying of containers, in particular in a manner which is insulated against the environment, with a locking side and a container side, comprising a pipe nozzle and a closing flap which rests in it and which can be pivoted around an axis, containing a front side which faces towards the locking side in the closed position, wherein the pipe nozzle has a first end on the locking side and a second, opposite end on the container side, as well as an inner and an outer side, and wherein the closing flap is located on the first end and wherein furthermore, a first, in particular circumferential, clamping element is located on the outer side of the pipe nozzle, which is suitable and designed for the purpose of the combined engagement with the second clamping element by means of a locking clamp in order to create a temporary connection. Furthermore, the invention relates to an attachment module comprising the coupling lock according to the invention and a locking clamp which are suitable and designed for the purpose of the combined engagement of the first clamping element with a second, complementary clamping element in order to create a temporary connection. | 04-08-2010 |
20120124789 | LOCK SYSTEM WITH PROFILE STRIPS AND SLIDERS FOR CONNECTING AND SEPARATING - The proposed invention provides a lock system involves a first lock and a second lock each with two profile strips operable for engagement with an at least partially flexible bundle and effective to enable an environmentally-sealed connection of a first bundle with a second bundle in a closed docking position and for an environmentally-sealed guidance of a flow in a flow direction (D) through the lock members from the first bundle into the second bundle in an open docking position. The second bundle provides similar lock members facing toward the first bundle, which lock members in the opened docking position engage the lock members of the first bundle and jointly with the lock members of the first bundle forms a flow channel for flow in the flow direction. Additionally the invention relates to a slider for connecting and separating such locks. The slider has an insertion side on which the locks are insertable in insertion directions (A, B) which enclose an acute angle (γ) in which the slider is insertable, and opposite the insertion side an outlet side on which the locks connected there with each other can be removed in a joint sliding direction (C) from the slider. | 05-24-2012 |
20130334813 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING TWO FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS - A system and method for connecting two flexible containers is provided, in particular for the environmentally sealed connecting of two open ends of tubular films. The method has at least the following method steps of: everting a first open end of a first flexible container over a first ring; everting a second open end of a second flexible container over a second ring, subsequently inserting the first ring through the second ring into the inside of the second flexible container; subsequently aligning, in a parallel and coaxial relationship, the rings in relation to one another; and abutting the rings with the ends clamped in between them. | 12-19-2013 |
20140314527 | DISCHARGE METHOD AND DISCHARGE DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY FLEXIBLE CONTAINER WITHOUT CONTAMINATION - The invention relates to a discharge method for discharging an at least partially flexible container without contamination, in which method the container ( | 10-23-2014 |