US 12,113,312 B2
Subsea connector
Christopher Burrow, Ulverston (GB); Scott Spencer, Barrow-in-Furness (GB); and Daniel Walton, Carnforth (GB)
Assigned to Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Munich (DE)
Appl. No. 17/636,867
Filed by Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Bayern (DE)
PCT Filed Aug. 27, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/073915
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 19, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/037949, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1912501 (GB), filed on Aug. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0336996 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); H01R 13/523 (2006.01); H01R 13/6585 (2011.01); H01R 33/94 (2006.01); H02G 15/14 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/523 (2013.01) [G02B 6/3816 (2013.01); H01R 13/005 (2013.01); H01R 13/6585 (2013.01); H01R 33/94 (2013.01); H02G 15/14 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A subsea wet-mateable connector, comprising:
a receptacle connector body, and a plug connector body;
a first receptacle insert including a first connector unit selected from a power connector unit, a data connector unit, an optical fibre connector unit, a pneumatic connector unit, and a fluid connector unit, the first receptacle insert removably and interchangeably coupled to the receptacle connector body to allow removal and replacement of the first connector unit with a different type of connector unit without damage to the receptacle connector body;
a second receptacle insert including a second connector unit selected from the power connector unit, the data connector unit, the optical fibre connector unit, the pneumatic connector unit, and the fluid connector unit, the second receptacle insert removably and interchangeably coupled to the receptacle connector body to allow removal and replacement of the second connector unit with a different type of connector unit without damage to the receptacle connector body, the second connector unit being a different type of unit then the first connector unit;
a first plug insert including a third connector unit selected from the power connector unit, the data connector unit, the optical fibre connector unit, the pneumatic connector unit, and the fluid connector unit such that the first plug insert and the first receptacle insert correspond with and engage with one another to complete a connection, the first plug insert removably and interchangeably coupled to the plug connector body to allow removal and replacement without damage to the plug connector body; and
a second plug insert including a fourth connector unit selected from the power connector unit, the data connector unit, the optical fibre connector unit, the pneumatic connector unit, and the fluid connector unit such that the second plug insert and the second receptacle insert correspond with and engage with one another to complete a connection, the second plug insert removably and interchangeably coupled to the plug connector body to allow removal and replacement without damage to the plug connector body.