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The invention relates to a remote electrical connector which is particularly adapted for use in hostile environments, such as nuclear reactor plants. The connector comprises a static assembly and a removable assembly which can be connected and disconnected by means of a remotely-operated hook. One o

The invention relates to a remote electrical connector which is particularly adapted for use in hostile environments, such as nuclear reactor plants. The connector comprises a static assembly and a removable assembly which can be connected and disconnected by means of a remotely-operated hook. One of the assemblies is provided with a guide rail at the bottom thereof which extends forwardly from the assembly, while the other assembly has a glide at the bottom thereof for sliding on the rail during connection or disconnection of the assemblies. The static assembly includes a male receptacle mounted thereon and a first cylindrical section which surrounds the receptacle. The removable assembly has a female socket mounted thereon with a second cylindrical section surrounding the female socket. The second cylindrical section is proportioned to fit within the first cylindrical section and is provided with a particular sealing ring for sealing and aligning with the first cylindrical section. The male receptacle and female socket are positioned to interengage one another and the assembly which slides on the rail is provided with a lanyard for disconnecting the electrical connector. The electrical connector is further protected against seismic shocks and explosions from movement in the horizontal and vertical directions by means of locking means. Top covers are provided for the assemblies to protect against contamination.

대표청구항 ▼

An electrical connector particularly adapted for remotely operated use and alignment of male and female parts of the connector in hostile environments, comprising, in combination, a static assembly and a removable assembly, one assembly having a first cylindrical section, the other assembly having a

An electrical connector particularly adapted for remotely operated use and alignment of male and female parts of the connector in hostile environments, comprising, in combination, a static assembly and a removable assembly, one assembly having a first cylindrical section, the other assembly having a second cylindrical section, said cylindrical sections being juxtaposed for alignment and interengagement with one another, one of said assemblies being attached to an open guide rail at the bottom thereof which extends from said one assembly, the other of said assemblies having a glide at the bottom thereof for sliding on said rail, the guide rail having a longitudinal axis and being adapted for engagement with the glide from a direction generally normal to the longitudinal axis of the guide rail for sliding interengagement of the guide rail with the glide and the assemblies for coarse alignment of said cylindrical sections, one of said assemblies having a male receptacle mounted thereon and one of said assemblies having a female receptacle mounted thereon, said first cylindrical section surrounding said male receptacle and said second cylindrical section surrounding said female receptacle, one of said cylindrical sections being proportioned to fit within the other to provide a second alignment to align the male and female receptacles subsequent to the coarse alignment, and a sealing ring on one of said cylindrical sections, said sealing ring proportioned to further align the receptacles after the second alignment and to sealingly engage the other cylindrical section.