Circular connector with sealing grommet and retaining ring
AssigneeSafran Electrical & Power
InventorAxel Lapierre
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Abstract
A circular electric connector including a socket extending along an axis and provided at an axial end with cavities, and a sealing grommet provided on the axial end defining a front face through which electric elements may be inserted in the cavities and a circumferential wall, the connector additionally including a housing wherein the socket is housed, the housing including an attachment device for attachment with a backshell, the connector including a retaining ring around the circumferential wall of the grommet, the retaining ring being adapted to limit the expansion of the diameter of the grommet when the electric elements are inserted through the grommet. A connection may be made with such a connector and a known or modified backshell.
Claims10
A circular electrical connector comprising a socket extending along an axis and provided at an axial end with cavities, and a sealing grommet provided on the axial end defining a front face through which electrical elements can be inserted into the cavities and a circumferential wall, the connector additionally comprising a housing wherein the socket is housed, the housing extending in the direction of the axis of the socket and surrounding the socket, the housing comprising an attachment means for attachment with a backshell, wherein the connector comprises a retaining ring around the circumferential wall of the grommet, the ring being adapted to limit the expansion of the diameter of the grommet when the electrical elements are inserted through the grommet.
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