Patents Assigned to PCM Willen S.A.
  • Patent number: 5681127
    Abstract: The first component (1) has a female part, and the second (21) a male part. The female part comprises an axial bore (3) containing a tie (4), one of the ends of which is designed to constitute the female part of a bayonet-type fitting. The tie also comprises a transverse passage (5) through which there passes a spindle equipped with two journals housed in two transverse holes in the first component (1). Between the two journals and in the portion to be found inside the passage (5) of the tie (4) there is a cam (12). The male part of the second component (21) comprises one end (24) designed to constitute the male part of the bayonet-type fitting which, together with the female part (6) of the tie (4), axially fastens the two components (1, 21), and a journal (23) of diameter matching the diameter of the bore (3). The spindle is equipped to be turned in order to obtain clamping and release of the two components (1, 21) through the action of the cam (12) on the walls of the transverse passage (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: PCM Willen S.A.
    Inventor: Charles Willen