Pipe connector for sealingly connecting to a pipe end of a pipe made of flexible material

The invention relates to a pipe connector (2, 62, 64) for tight connection to a pipe end (4) of a tube (6) of resilient material, in particular a plastic pipe, comprising a a housing (10, 70, 78) for a pipe end (4 ) having base body (8, 66) and (with a separate actuator 12, 66, 74), wherein the base body (8, 66) in the region of the receptacle (10, 70, 78) fixing means (16, 68, 76) for fixing comprising the pipe end (4) in the longitudinal direction, wherein the actuator element (12, 66, 74) at least three positions relative to the base body (8, 66) can adopt, wherein the fixing means (16) in the first position of the actuator element (12, 66, 74) a longitudinal movement of the tube end (enable 4), wherein the fixing means (16, 68, 76) in the second and third position of the actuator element (12, 66, lock 74) the pipe end (4) in the longitudinal direction, wherein a separate, in base body (8, 66) arranged support sleeve (14, 72, 82) is provided, where d ie support sleeve (14, 72, 82) pressing means (24, 80) for pressing the tube end (4), wherein the pressing means (24, 80) in the first and second position of the actuator element (12, 66, 74) are unpressed and wherein the pressing means (24, 80) in the third position of the actuator element (12, 66, 74) are pressed together with the pipe end (4). The invention also relates to a system comprising a pipe connector according to the invention and a pipe, a method for connecting a pipe connector to a pipe ...