CONNECTING ELEMENT AND TUBE CONNECTION COMPRISING SAME

The invention relates to a connecting element (1) for establishing a tube connection between the connecting element (1) and a plastic tube or a metal-plastic composite tube. The connecting element (1) comprises at least one support body (2, 2a) for sliding a tube end (14) onto said support body, said support body being provided with a plurality of peripherally extending outer ribs (3, 3a, 3b, 3c). The at least one support body (2, 2a) has a central axis (4) and an open end (8). At least two peripherally extending outer ribs (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) are inclined at an acute angle (9, 9a, 9b, 9c) with respect to the central axis (4), the acute angle (9, 9a, 9b) at which the peripherally extending outer rib (3, 3a, 3b) is inclined with respect to the central axis (4) being different from the acute angle (9a, 9b, 9c) at which at least one of the peripherally extending outer ribs (3a, 3b, 3c) that is further away from the open end (8) than the peripherally extending rib (3, 3a, 3b) is inclined with respect to the central axis (4).