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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2023
Onesubsea Ip Uk Limited, London, GB;
Joseph Allan Nicholson, Barrow in Furness, GB;
ONESUBSEA IP UK LIMITED, London, GB;
Abstract
A system includes a first electrical connector configured to removably couple with a second electrical connector. The first electrical connector includes a housing having an axial opening. The first connector also includes a movable support disposed inside the housing. The movable support includes a first connector portion having a first electrical path with a first radial contact electrically coupled to a first axial contact. The first electrical connector also includes a stationary support disposed inside the housing. The stationary support includes a first mating connector portion having a first mating electrical path with a first mating axial contact coupled to a first electrical cable. The first electrical connector also includes a shuttle pin configured to engage with the second electrical connector through the axial opening in the housing. The shuttle pin is configured to move along a first axial path of travel in a first connection stage. The movable support is configured to move along a second axial path of travel in a second connection stage. The first connection stage is configured to engage the first radial contact of the first electrical connector with a first mating radial contact of the second electrical connector at a first axial position in response to the first axial path of travel. The second connection stage is configured to engage the first axial contact with the first mating axial contact over a first axial distance in response to the second axial path of travel.