Tapping fitting for a transport and storage container for liquids and transport and storage container with such tapping fitting

摘要

A tapping fitting, particularly a flap or ball cock, with a fitting housing made from plastic for connection to a drain spigot of a plastic container for liquids, particularly an interior container of a transport and storage container, wherein the fitting housing is provided with a conductive device at least part of which is made from electrically conductive plastic for dissipating an electrostatic charge, wherein the conductive device is the conductive device has an integrally conformed earthing conductor for the electrically conductive connection of the conductive device to a ground potential and is also connected integrally with the fitting housing.

主权项

1. A tapping fitting, comprising:
a plastic fitting housing for connecting to a drain spigot of a plastic container for liquids, said fitting housing comprising an outer channel wall surface, an inner channel wall surface and a conductive device, at least a portion of said conductive device comprising electrically conductive plastic for dissipating an electrostatic charge, said conductive device comprising a grounding conductor, said grounding conductor being integrally connected to said conductive device for an electrically conductive connection of the conductive device to a ground potential, said conductive device being integrally connected to said plastic fitting housing, said conductive device comprising a segment body, said segment body comprising a segment body inner wall surface and a segment body outer wall surface, said segment body inner wall surface being integrally connected to said inner channel wall surface to define a continuously extending, without interruption, inner fitting housing surface, said inner fitting housing surface defining a flow path, at least a portion of said inner fitting housing surface being in contact with a flow of fluid, said segment body having a contact surface arranged exposed on an inner side of the channel wall, the segment body outer wall surface being integrally connected to said outer channel wall surface to define a continuously extending, without interruption, outer fitting housing surface, said segment body outer wall surface comprising a connection surface, said grounding conductor being connected to said connection surface.