US 12,149,023 B2
Wet mateable hybrid subsea connector
Christopher Burrow, Ulverston (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. 17/694,815.
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 2022/0302637 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)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A subsea wet mateable connector plug part, comprising:
a plug body;
a plurality of data conductor contacts arranged in the plug body;
a plurality of power conductor contacts arranged in the plug body;
wherein the data conductor contacts comprise an even number of pairs of data conductor contacts, each pair being aligned orthogonally with respect to an adjacent pair of data conductor contacts;
wherein the pairs of data conductor contacts so arranged, form a data cluster;
wherein the data cluster comprises an outer earth screen adapted to maintain an electrical contact with an earth screen of a cable; and
wherein the power conductor contacts are spaced from one another in the plug body, outside of and remote from the outer earth screen of the data cluster;
wherein the plug part further comprises:
a plug data cluster earth screen extension, electrically coupled to the outer earth screen and recessed in the plug body; and
a plug data cluster front end earth screen, electrically coupled to the plug data cluster earth screen extension and/or to the outer earth screen and wrapped around the data conductor contacts rearward of tips of the data conductor contacts.