(19)
(11) EP 1 561 990 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
26.10.2005 Bulletin 2005/43

(43) Date of publication:
10.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/32

(21) Application number: 05250553.4

(22) Date of filing: 01.02.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F16L 37/098
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 05.02.2004 US 774290
19.01.2005 US 39541

(71) Applicant: TI Group Automotive Systems LLC
Warren, Michigan 48090 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ketcham, Mark G.
    East China Michigan 48054 (US)
  • Gunderson, Stephen H.
    Marine City Michigan 48039 (US)

(74) Representative: Watts, Peter Graham 
Anthony Cundy & Co., 1 Olton Bridge, 245 Warwick Road
Solihull, West Midlands B92 7AH
Solihull, West Midlands B92 7AH (GB)

   


(54) Quick connector for high pressure applications


(57) A fluid coupling for high pressure applications comprising a female connector body, a plastic retainer and a tubular male member with a radially enlarged upset. The female connector body defines a bore extending axially inwardly into the connector body from an entrance. The plastic retainer received within the female connector body includes a cylindrical ring at a first axial end and at least four approximately equally spaced locking members extending axially from the ring separated by slots and detached from each other at a second axial end. Each locking member includes two columns, a beam connecting the two columns at the second axial end and an arm extending axially from the beam between the columns. The arm includes a first abutment surface and a second abutment surface.