Connecting element for producing a connection between a hollow profiled element and a further component
The invention relates to a connecting element ( 1 ) for producing a connection between a hollow profiled element ( 16 ) and a further component ( 17 ), wherein the connecting element ( 1 ) is designed for at least interlockingly engaging with the hollow profiled element ( 16 ) and for connecting to the further component ( 17 ). According to the invention, at least two contact surfaces ( 2, 3 ), which are arranged at an offset to each other in height, are provided on the connecting element ( 1 ) for contact with at least two sections ( 18, 19 ) of the hollow profiled element ( 16 ) that correspond to said contact surface.
1. A connection between a hollow profile ( 16 ) and another component ( 17 ), comprising:
a hollow profile ( 16 ) comprising opposing wall sections ( 18 , 19 ), each wall section comprising at least one recess ( 24 , 25 ); and
a connecting element ( 1 ) comprising opposing contact surfaces ( 2 , 3 ), and positive-fit means ( 5 ) adjacent to each of the opposing contact surfaces ( 2 , 3 );
wherein the hollow profile is connected to another component ( 17 ) by inserting the connecting element ( 1 ) in the hollow profile ( 16 ) such that the contact surfaces ( 2 , 3 ) and the positive-fit means ( 5 ) engage with opposing sides of the recesses ( 24 , 25 ) in the wall sections ( 18 , 19 ) by bayonetting.
2. The connection according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two contact surfaces ( 2 , 3 ) run in planes ( 20 , 21 ) that are configured approximately parallel to each other.
3. The connection according to claim 1 , wherein the positive-fit means ( 5 ) wraps around the hollow profile ( 16 ) in order to affix the connecting element ( 1 ) to a wall section ( 18 , 19 ) of the hollow profile ( 16 ).
4. The connection according to claim 3 , wherein each contact surface ( 2 , 3 ) is associated with the positive-fit means ( 5 ) for establishing a positive-fit connection with the corresponding wall section ( 18 , 19 ) of the hollow profile ( 16 ).
5. The connection according to claim 3 , wherein the positive-fit means ( 5 ) comprises insertion aids on one side facing away from a corresponding contact surface ( 2 , 3 ).
6. The connection according to claim 5 , wherein the insertion aids are insertion bevels ( 11 ).
7. The connection according to claim 3 , further comprising at least one latching means ( 6 ) on at least one contact surface ( 2 , 3 ) in order to secure connection of the connecting element to the hollow profile ( 16 ).
8. The connection according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one latching means ( 6 ) is at least one detent ( 28 ).
9. The connection according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one positive fit means ( 5 ) is a latching hook ( 22 ).
10. The connection according to claim 1 , further comprising sealing means ( 13 ) on at least one of the contact surfaces ( 2 , 3 ) to create a sealing contact on a wall section ( 18 , 19 ) of the hollow profile ( 16 ).
11. The connection according to claim 10 , wherein the sealing means ( 13 ) are arranged on a circumferential sealing track ( 29 ).
12. The connection according to claim 1 , further comprising a key placement surface ( 30 ), on the connecting element ( 1 ).
13. The connection according to claim 12 , wherein the key placement surface is on a wall section that connects the contact surfaces ( 2 , 3 ).
14. The connection according to claim 1 , comprising:
wherein the recesses ( 24 , 25 ) have different diameters (D 24 , D 25 ); and further comprising
at least one connecting cutout ( 23 ) that passes through the at least two wall sections of the hollow profile;
wherein, in order to establish a connection between the hollow profile ( 16 ) and [a] the connecting element ( 1 ), at least one of the recesses ( 24 , 25 ) of the hollow profile ( 16 ) has at least one radial widened area ( 26 ) so that the positive-fit means ( 5 ) of the connecting element ( 1 ) can be passed through.
15. The connection according to claim 14 , wherein when the connecting element ( 1 ) is in [its] an installed state, the contact surfaces ( 2 , 3 ) are in contact with corresponding wall sections ( 18 , 19 ) of the hollow profile ( 16 ), and wherein the positive-fit means ( 5 ) of the connecting element ( 1 ) wrap around at least one of the wall sections ( 18 , 19 ), so that part of the wall section ( 18 , 19 ) comes to lie between the positive-fit means ( 5 ) and the contact surface ( 2 , 3 ).
16. The connection according to claim 15 , wherein when the connecting element ( 1 ) is in its installed state, the connecting element ( 1 ) is secured against rotating in a plane ( 20 , 21 ) of one of the contact surfaces ( 2 , 3 ), with a positive and/or frictional fit, and with an integrally bonded connection.