Global Patent Index - EP 2132447 A1

EP 2132447 A1 20091216 - CONNECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING A CONNECTION

Title (en)

CONNECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING A CONNECTION

Title (de)

VERBINDUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM HERSTELLEN EINER VERBINDUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE LIAISON ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT D'ÉTABLIR UNE LIAISON

Publication

EP 2132447 A1 20091216 (DE)

Application

EP 07711839 A 20070307

Priority

EP 2007001975 W 20070307

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008106997A1] The invention relates to a connection device (10) by which means a detachable non-positive connection (16) can be created. The connection (16) can be detached according to at least one physical characteristic of an electroactive plastic material, and the physical characteristic of the electroactive plastic material can be modified according to an electrical voltage. The invention also relates to a device for receiving an electrical circuit and/or a device comprising electrical switching means, having at least one first and and one second housing element used as a first and a second part (12, 14), with an above-mentioned connection device (10). The invention also relates to a method for creating a detachable non-positive connection (16) by means of such a connection device (10), a first electrical voltage being applied in order to create the detachable non-positive connection (16) and a second electrical voltage being applied in order to release the detachable non-positive connection (16).

IPC 8 full level

F16B 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F16B 5/0004 (2013.01); F16B 5/0621 (2013.01); F16B 2200/77 (2023.08)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008106997A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008106997 A1 20080912; EP 2132447 A1 20091216

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2007001975 W 20070307; EP 07711839 A 20070307