US 12,104,633 B2
Device and method for androgynous coupling as well as use
Michael Torsten Siedel, Bad Münstereifel (DE)
Assigned to Space Applications Services NV/SA, Sint-Stevens (BE)
Appl. No. 17/437,224
Filed by Space Applications Services NV/SA, Sint-Stevens Woluwe (BE)
PCT Filed Mar. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/056089
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 8, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/182682, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19161610 (EP), filed on Mar. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0170498 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. F16B 21/04 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 24/84 (2011.01)
CPC F16B 21/04 (2013.01) [H01R 13/6276 (2013.01); H01R 24/84 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
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1. A coupling system comprising:
a first androgynous coupler comprising a first male coupling section having a first recess extending radially and a first female coupling section comprising a first blocking element and a first positioning element; and
a second androgynous coupler comprising a second male coupling section having a second recess extending radially, wherein the second male coupling section is configured to form-fit with the first female coupling section;
wherein when the second male coupling section is form-fit with the first female coupling section, axial movement of the first positioning element causes the first blocking element to move radially into the second recess to couple the first androgynous coupler to the second androgynous coupler.