US 12,463,407 B2
Marine power conduit interface assembly
Aneel Gill, Aberdeen (GB)
Assigned to Balmoral Comtec Limited, Aberdeen (GB)
Appl. No. 18/256,764
Filed by Balmoral Comtec Limited, Aberdeen (GB)
PCT Filed Dec. 14, 2021, PCT No. PCT/GB2021/053289
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 9, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/129891, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 23, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2019850 (GB), filed on Dec. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0022054 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H02G 9/02 (2006.01); H02G 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 3/0462 (2013.01) [H02G 9/02 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A marine power conduit interface assembly comprising a housing having an axis and a bore to receive a marine power conduit;
at least one slide adapted to slide in an axial direction relative to the housing;
a locking device adapted to secure the assembly within a socket of a marine energy generator, the locking device having at least one locking arm movable from a first radially retracted position to a second radially expanded position relative to the axis, and a lock operator adapted to move the locking arm from the first to the second position, wherein the lock operator and the locking arm engage by relative sliding movement along the axis to move the locking arm between the first and second radial positions;
wherein the locking arm is disposed on one of the housing and the slide and the lock operator is mounted on the other of the housing and the slide, and wherein relative sliding movement of the housing and slide in an axial direction causes relative movement of a first tapered face on the lock operator and a second tapered face on the locking arm to move the locking arm between the first and second radial positions;
wherein the assembly comprises a latch movable between a release position in which the slide is axially movable relative to the housing and a latched position in which relative sliding of the housing and the slide is restricted by the latch;
wherein the slide comprises at least one leg extending axially within the bore of the housing and an annular section in the form of a ring;
wherein the leg is disposed in a groove formed in the inner surface of the bore of the housing;
wherein the ring comprises a flange which extends radially outwards from the outer surface of the housing; and
wherein the ring is connected to the at least one leg by a radially inwardly extending finger passing through a slot in the housing.