US 11,942,719 B2
Subsea connector
Christopher Burrow, Ulverston (GB); Kelly Turner, Dalton-In-Furness (GB); and Daniel Walton, Carnforth (GB)
Assigned to Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Munich (DE)
Filed by Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Munich (DE)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/694,778.
Claims priority of application No. 2103663 (GB), filed on Mar. 17, 2021; application No. 2103664 (GB), filed on Mar. 17, 2021; application No. 2103666 (GB), filed on Mar. 17, 2021; application No. 2103667 (GB), filed on Mar. 17, 2021; application No. 2103668 (GB), filed on Mar. 17, 2021; and application No. 2103669 (GB), filed on Mar. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0302633 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/523 (2006.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01); H01R 13/502 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 13/533 (2006.01); H01R 13/627 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01); H01R 24/86 (2011.01); H01R 13/622 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/523 (2013.01) [H01R 13/2421 (2013.01); H01R 13/2471 (2013.01); H01R 13/502 (2013.01); H01R 13/5202 (2013.01); H01R 13/5219 (2013.01); H01R 13/5227 (2013.01); H01R 13/533 (2013.01); H01R 13/6271 (2013.01); H01R 13/629 (2013.01); H01R 13/62961 (2013.01); H01R 24/86 (2013.01); H01R 13/622 (2013.01); H01R 13/6675 (2013.01); H01R 2201/04 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plug front end housing for a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), diver, or stab, wet mateable connector, the plug front end housing comprising:
a plug housing front section;
a locator mount section; and
a seal section axially in series with one another;
wherein the plug housing front section comprises a plug coarse alignment feature on an outer surface of the plug housing front section, adjacent to a front surface of the plug housing front section and radially outward of a central axis of the plug front end housing; a circumferential groove on the outer surface of the plug housing front section, axially displaced from and rearward of the plug coarse alignment feature; wherein the plug coarse alignment feature comprises a bullnose feature;
wherein the circumferential groove is adapted to receive a latch of an ROV, or diver, wet-mateable connector receptacle front end housing; and
wherein a plug fine alignment feature is formed in the outer surface of the plug housing front section, aligned with and located radially outward of the central axis of the plug front end housing; and
wherein the plug coarse alignment feature comprises a series of three truncated cones, the first and third of the cones comprising substantially congruent faces, the first and second cones being joined at their maximum diameter and the second and third cones being joined at their minimum diameter.