| 摘要 |
<p>A quick disconnect male fitting (50) joins to a female fitting (12) that includes an outlet housing (34), an outlet opening (46), and a spring loaded plug (36) that is biased against the outlet opening (46) to seal the outlet opening (46). The male fitting (50) comprises an inlet housing (51) and a plunger (20) having an expanded tip (22). A support (18) fixedly mounts the plunger to the inlet housing (51). A bellows (52) concentrically surrounds the plunger (20) and extends from the inlet housing (51) to the expanded tip (22) of the plunger (20). The bellows (52) has an engagement end (62) which bears against the expanded tip (22), thereby sealing the interior of the bellows from the external environment. The bellows (52) further is provided with a shoulder (60) which, upon insertion of the plunger (20) into the outlet opening (46), is compressed by engagement with the outlet housing (34), thereby causing compression of the bellows (52) and separation of the engagement end from the expanded tip (22). This enables creation of a pathway from the outlet opening (46) to the inlet housing (51) and, to a connected printer. <IMAGE></p> |
