Harsh environment connector
US7618198B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3849
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
First and second connector units each have a contact chamber with a front wall having an opening closed by a stopper. Seals in the respective openings surround and seal the stoppers prior to mating. The stopper in the first connector unit is retracted into the housing during mating while the front wall of second connector unit is retracted into its housing during mating, pushed back by the front wall of the first connector unit, separating the stoppers from the end wall openings and allowing communication between the contact chambers through a passageway defined by the aligned openings. The seals in the end walls seal the passageway during and after mating. A contact assembly in the first connector unit moves transversely into alignment with the passageway for contact with a corresponding fixed contact assembly in the second connector unit as the units move into mating engagement.
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