Abstract:
A connector assembly (10) is provided including a first connector (12) and a second connector (14) configured to mateably engage the first connector (12). The first connector (12) includes a housing (16), a conductor assembly (18) positioned within the housing and projecting from housing, and a resilient seal member (30) enclosing an interface between the housing (16) and the portion of the conductor assembly projecting from the housing. The second connector (14) includes an outer contact (60), an inner contact (62) nested within a portion of the outer contact (60), and a housing (64) containing the inner and outer contacts. Conductors of the conductor assembly (18) of the first connector (12) engage the outer (60) and inner (62) contacts of the second connector (14). Another resilient seal member (45) includes a flexible skirt (50) formed at an end portion thereof. The flexible skirt (50) forms a shroud covering a mating interface between a first conductor (20) of the first connector (12) and the inner contact (62) of the second connector (14) when the first and second connectors are mated. Design features incorporated into the second connector housing (64), inner contact (62), and outer contact (60) act to retard undesirable unmating of the connectors. The connector assembly (10) of the present invention may be used in applications requiring a dual wire or coaxial connector resistant to adverse environmental conditions, such as exposure to high-pressure gases or liquids, elevated temperatures, vibration, salt spray, etc.
Abstract:
A connector assembly (10) is provided including a first connector (12) and a second connector (14) configured to mateably engage the first connector (12). The first connector (12) includes a housing (16), a conductor assembly (18) positioned within the housing and projecting from housing, and a resilient seal member (30) enclosing an interface between the housing (16) and the portion of the conductor assembly projecting from the housing. The second connector (14) includes an outer contact (60), an inner contact (62) nested within a portion of the outer contact (60), and a housing (64) containing the inner and outer contacts. Conductors of the conductor assembly (18) of the first connector (12) engage the outer (60) and inner (62) contacts of the second connector (14). Another resilient seal member (45) includes a flexible skirt (50) formed at an end portion thereof. The flexible skirt (50) forms a shroud covering a mating interface between a first conductor (20) of the first connector (12) and the inner contact (62) of the second connector (14) when the first and second connectors are mated. Design features incorporated into the second connector housing (64), inner contact (62), and outer contact (60) act to retard undesirable unmating of the connectors. The connector assembly (10) of the present invention may be used in applications requiring a dual wire or coaxial connector resistant to adverse environmental conditions, such as exposure to high-pressure gases or liquids, elevated temperatures, vibration, salt spray, etc.
Abstract:
A vehicular damper (10) includes a cylinder (11), a piston rod (12) in the cylinder having a hollow end defining an axial rod passage (23) and a cylindrical piston (15) affixed to the end of the rod (12) dividing the cylinder into a compression chamber (17) and a rebound chamber (18). A valve plate (20) on the rod adjacent the piston (15) has a plurality of soft channels (42) extending from an outer end at the rebound chamber (18) to an inner end at the axial rod passage (23) and a solenoid actuated cylinder in the rod passage is movable to open and close the inner ends of the soft channels. A bi-directional working disc (53) contacts with the soft channels' outer ends to provide damping in rebound and compression when the solenoid valve (29) is open. In contrast, the piston (15) has a plurality of firm rebound channels (66) and a like plurality of firm compression channels (67) extending therethrough with a uni-directional rebound working disc (80) in valve contact with the outlet of the rebound chambers and a uni-directional compression working disc (70) in valve contact with the outlet of the compression chambers. The damper provides valved parallel flow between compression and rebound chambers through the soft channels (42) and through the firm channels with independent spring rate control through the firm rebound (66) and compression (67) channels.
Abstract:
A vehicular damper (10) includes a cylinder (11), a piston rod (12) in the cylinder having a hollow end defining an axial rod passage (23) and a cylindrical piston (15) affixed to the end of the rod (12) dividing the cylinder into a compression chamber (17) and a rebound chamber (18). A valve plate (20) on the rod adjacent the piston (15) has a plurality of soft channels (42) extending from an outer end at the rebound chamber (18) to an inner end at the axial rod passage (23) and a solenoid actuated cylinder in the rod passage is movable to open and close the inner ends of the soft channels. A bi-directional working disc (53) contacts with the soft channels' outer ends to provide damping in rebound and compression when the solenoid valve (29) is open. In contrast, the piston (15) has a plurality of firm rebound channels (66) and a like plurality of firm compression channels (67) extending therethrough with a uni-directional rebound working disc (80) in valve contact with the outlet of the rebound chambers and a uni-directional compression working disc (70) in valve contact with the outlet of the compression chambers. The damper provides valved parallel flow between compression and rebound chambers through the soft channels (42) and through the firm channels with independent spring rate control through the firm rebound (66) and compression (67) channels.