Quick fastening and/or connection system

Abstract

The invention concerns a quick connection and/or fastening system suited to mutually connect and disconnect a first and a second element, said system comprising a first and a second component that are suited to be rigidly fixed to said first and said second element, respectively, said first component and said second component being also suited to be mutually connected and disconnected in such a way as to alternatively allow said first and said second element to be mutually connected and disconnected, said second component being suited to house an end portion of said first component in such a way as to allow its translation inside said second component, said second component comprising also counteracting means suited to counteract the translation of said end portion of said first component towards the outside of said second component.

1 . Quick connecting and/or fastening system suited to mutually connect and disconnect a first and a second element ( 100 ,  200 ), said system comprising a first and a second component ( 10 ,  20 ) suited to be rigidly fixed to said first and second element ( 100 ,  200 ), respectively, said first and said second component ( 10 ,  20 ) being furthermore suited to be mutually connected and disconnected so as to allow said first and second element ( 100 ,  200 ) to be alternatively connected and disconnected to/from each other, characterized in that said second component ( 20 ) is suited to accommodate an end portion ( 12 ) of said first component ( 10 ) so as to allow the translation of same inside said second component, and in that said second component ( 20 ) comprises furthermore counteracting means suited to counteract the translation of said end portion ( 12 ) of said first component ( 10 ) towards the outside of said second component ( 20 ). 
     
     
         2 . System according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a rotatable element ( 24 ) that is housed inside said second component ( 20 ) and is set rotating in a first rotation direction following the translation of the end portion ( 12 ) of the first component ( 10 ) towards the inside of the second component ( 20 ), and that is set rotating in a second rotation direction contrary to the first rotation direction following the translation of the end portion ( 12 ) of the first component ( 10 ) towards the outside of the second component ( 20 ), and in that said counteracting means are suited to counteract the rotation of said rotatable element ( 24 ) in said second rotation direction. 
     
     
         3 . System according to  claim 2 , characterized in that said second component ( 20 ) comprises a rigid portion that together with said end portion ( 12 ) of said first component ( 10 ) defines an internal space, in that said rotatable element ( 24 ) is housed in said space, and in that said end portion ( 12 ) of said first component ( 10 ), said rigid portion and said rotatable element ( 24 ) are mutually arranged and shaped so that said counteracting force is generated due to the mutual action of said rigid portion and said end portion ( 12 ) on said rotatable element ( 24 ). 
     
     
         4 . System according to  claim 3 , characterized in that said end portion, said rigid portion and said rotatable element ( 24 ) are mutually arranged and shaped so that said counteracting force contrary to the translation of said end portion towards the outside of said second component ( 20 ) and to the rotation of said rotatable element ( 24 ) in said second rotation direction increases during the translation of said end portion towards the outside of said second component ( 20 ) while it decreases during the translation of said end portion ( 12 ) towards the inside of said second component ( 20 ). 
     
     
         5 . System according to  claim 4 , characterized in that said end portion, said rigid portion ( 21 ) and said rotatable element ( 24 ) are mutually arranged and shaped so that said counteracting force contrary to the translation of said end portion ( 12 ) towards the outside of said second component ( 20 ) and to the rotation of said rotatable element ( 24 ) in said second rotation direction increases during the translation of said end portion towards the outside of said second component ( 20 ) to the extent that it prevents any further translation of said end portion towards the outside of said second component ( 20 ) and any further rotation of said rotatable element ( 24 ) in said second rotation direction and therefore until causing the mutual locking of said end portion and said rotatable element ( 24 ) in a predetermined mutual position. 
     
     
         6 . System according to any of the claims from  1  to  5 , characterized in that said rigid portion ( 21 ) of said second component ( 20 ) is oriented with respect to said first component ( 10 ) and/or shaped so that said rotatable element ( 24 ) is pushed towards said end portion ( 12 ) of said first component ( 10 ) during the rotation of said rotatable element ( 24 ) in said first rotation direction. 
     
     
         7 . System according to  claim 6 , characterized in that the mutual distance between the contact point of said rotatable element ( 24 ) with said rigid portion ( 21 ) and said end portion of said second component ( 20 ) increases along the direction of translation of said end portion ( 12 ) towards the inside of said second component ( 20 ) while said mutual distance decreases along the direction of translation of said end portion ( 12 ) towards the outside of said second component ( 20 ). 
     
     
         8 . System according to  claim 7 , characterized in that said rotatable element ( 24 ) is in contact with both said end portion ( 12 ) and said rigid portion ( 21 ) so that the translation of said end portion ( 12 ) towards the inside of said second component ( 20 ) is transformed into an at least partial translation of said rotatable element ( 24 ) towards the inside of said second component ( 20 ) while a translation of said end portion ( 12 ) towards the outside of said second component ( 20 ) is transformed into an at least partial translation of said rotatable element ( 24 ) towards the outside of said second component ( 20 ). 
     
     
         9 . System according to any of the claims from  1  to  8 , characterized in that first thrusting means are housed inside said second component ( 20 ) and exert a thrusting action on said rotatable element ( 24 ) towards the internal space defined by said end portion ( 12 ) and said rigid portion ( 21 ). 
     
     
         10 . System according to  claim 9 , characterized in that said first thrusting means comprise elastic means ( 23 ). 
     
     
         11 . System according to  claim 9 , characterized in that said first thrusting means comprise magnetic and/or electromagnetic means ( 72   a ,  72   b ). 
     
     
         12 . System according to any of the claims from  1  to  11 , characterized in that said second component ( 20 ) comprises moving release means ( 27 ) that are such that during their motion along a first predetermined direction they come into contact with said rotatable element ( 24 ) so as to move said rotatable element ( 24 ) towards the inside of said second component ( 20 ) and therefore so as to cause the decrease of the counteracting force between said rotatable element ( 24 ), said end portion ( 12 ) and said rigid portion ( 21 ). 
     
     
         13 . System according to  claim 12 , characterized in that said second component ( 20 ) comprises second thrusting means that exert a thrusting action against said release means along a second direction contrary to said first direction of motion of said release means. 
     
     
         14 . System according to  claim 13 , characterized in that said second thrusting means comprise elastic means ( 71 ). 
     
     
         15 . System according to  claim 13 , characterized in that said second thrusting means comprise electromagnetic means ( 60 ). 
     
     
         16 . System according to any of the claims from  12  to  15 , characterized in that said second component ( 20 ) comprises actuator means coupled with said release means which allow said release means to be moved along said first predetermined direction and therefore against the thrusting action exerted by said second thrusting means. 
     
     
         17 . System according to  claim 16 , characterized in that said actuator means comprise electromagnetic means ( 60 ). 
     
     
         18 . System according to  claim 16 , characterized in that said actuator means comprise at least one portion made of a memory form material.