EP0493375A3 - Electrical connector - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0493375A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: electrical connector; connector; electrical
Prior art date: 1986-06-23
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19920105421

Other versions

EP0493375A2 (en

EP0493375B1 (en

Inventor

John Malcolm Alcock

Joseph Alan Nicholson

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Tronic Ltd

Original Assignee

Tronic Electronic Services Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1986-06-23

Filing date

1987-06-23

Publication date

1992-08-26

1987-06-23 Application filed by Tronic Electronic Services Ltd filed Critical Tronic Electronic Services Ltd

1987-06-23 Priority claimed from EP87305575A external-priority patent/EP0251655B2/en

1992-07-01 Publication of EP0493375A2 publication Critical patent/EP0493375A2/en

1992-08-26 Publication of EP0493375A3 publication Critical patent/EP0493375A3/en

2000-04-19 Application granted granted Critical

2000-04-19 Publication of EP0493375B1 publication Critical patent/EP0493375B1/en

2007-06-23 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
- H01R13/523—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases for use under water

EP92105421A 1986-06-23 1987-06-23 Electrical connector Expired - Lifetime EP0493375B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB868615272A GB8615272D0 (en)	1986-06-23	1986-06-23	Electrical connector
GB8615272		1986-06-23
GB868626901A GB8626901D0 (en)	1986-06-23	1986-11-11	Electrical connector
GB8626901		1986-11-11
EP87305575A EP0251655B2 (en)	1986-06-23	1987-06-23	Underwater electrical connector

Related Parent Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP87305575.0 Division		1987-06-23
EP87305575A Division-Into EP0251655B2 (en)	1986-06-23	1987-06-23	Underwater electrical connector

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0493375A2 EP0493375A2 (en)	1992-07-01
EP0493375A3 true EP0493375A3 (en)	1992-08-26
EP0493375B1 EP0493375B1 (en)	2000-04-19

Family

ID=10599942

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP92105421A Expired - Lifetime EP0493375B1 (en)	1986-06-23	1987-06-23	Electrical connector

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0493375B1 (en)
GB (2)	GB8615272D0 (en)

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DE637675T1 (en)	1993-08-04	1997-06-26	Cooper Ind Inc	Electrical connection.
US5645442A (en) *	1995-01-19	1997-07-08	Ocean Design, Inc.	Sealed, Fluid-filled electrical connector
GB2330702A (en) *	1997-09-09	1999-04-28	Hydro Bond Engineering Limited	Electrical and/or optical connector
US7566045B2 (en)	2003-03-20	2009-07-28	Cameron International Corporation	Hydraulic coupler
FR2863113B1 (en) *	2003-12-01	2018-09-07	Carrier Kheops Bac	ELECTRIC CONNECTOR CONNECTABLE IN WATER OR A LIQUID MEDIUM.
EP1829164B1 (en)	2004-12-22	2008-04-23	Carrier Kheops Bac	Electrical connector connectable in water or in a liquid medium
GB2429587B (en)	2005-08-26	2007-11-14	Diamould Ltd	High voltage wet mateable electrical connector
US7475734B2 (en) *	2006-10-20	2009-01-13	Baker Hughes Incorporated	Downhole wet connect using piezoelectric contacts
GB2480321B (en) *	2010-05-14	2012-05-30	Alstom Hydro France	Wet-mateable electrical connector
CN104752890A (en) *	2015-02-28	2015-07-01	美钻能源科技(上海)有限公司	ROV operated underwater wet type electrical connector
CN112600029B (en) *	2020-12-07	2021-10-29	浙江大学	Underwater wet-pull-plug pressure balance electric connector

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4142770A (en) *	1977-12-27	1979-03-06	Exxon Production Research Company	Subsea electrical connector
US4192569A (en) *	1978-12-07	1980-03-11	International Standard Electric Corporation	Underwater connector
EP0124987A2 (en) *	1983-04-07	1984-11-14	Lockheed Corporation	Underwater connector

1986
- 1986-06-23 GB GB868615272A patent/GB8615272D0/en active Pending
- 1986-11-11 GB GB868626901A patent/GB8626901D0/en active Pending
1987
- 1987-06-23 EP EP92105421A patent/EP0493375B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4142770A (en) *	1977-12-27	1979-03-06	Exxon Production Research Company	Subsea electrical connector
US4192569A (en) *	1978-12-07	1980-03-11	International Standard Electric Corporation	Underwater connector
EP0124987A2 (en) *	1983-04-07	1984-11-14	Lockheed Corporation	Underwater connector

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
GB8626901D0 (en)	1986-12-10
EP0493375A2 (en)	1992-07-01
EP0493375B1 (en)	2000-04-19
GB8615272D0 (en)	1986-07-30

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