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US 9,755,351 B1Granted
Connector assembly comprising electrical feedthrough with stress decoupling
AssigneeOneSubsea IP UK Limited
InventorJoseph Allan Nicholson
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Abstract
A feedthrough for a connector system includes an insulator comprising a passage therethrough, a conductor pin located in the passage, and a pressure sleeve located between the insulator and the conductor pin. The pressure sleeve is coupled to the insulator and to the conductor pin, and the conductor pin is movable relative to the insulator under thermal or pressure expansion or contraction.
Claims20
A feedthrough for a connector system, comprising:
- an insulator comprising a passage therethrough;
- a conductor pin located in the passage and movable relative to the insulator under thermal or pressure expansion or contraction;
- and
- a pressure sleeve coupled between the insulator and the conductor pin such that the pressure sleeve absorbs the expansion of the conductor pin.
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A feedthrough connector system, comprising
- a connector body;
- and
- a feedthrough extending at least partially through the connector body, the feedthrough comprising:
- an insulator comprising a passage therethrough;
- a conductor pin located in the passage and movable relative to the insulator under pressure expansion or contraction;
- and
- a pressure sleeve coupled between the insulator and the conductor pin such that the pressure sleeve absorbs the expansion of the conductor pin.
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A method of fabricating a feedthrough, comprising:
- placing brazing material on an insulator, a conductor pin, a pressure sleeve, or a subset thereof;
- forming an assembly by arranging the conductor pin inside the insulator with the pressure sleeve between the conductor pin and the insulator;
- and
- heating the assembly to braze the conductor pin to the pressure sleeve and the pressure sleeve to the insulator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.