CN115117681A - 海底连接器 - Google Patents
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Abstract
本发明涉及一种海底连接器,具体而言,涉及一种湿式插接海底连接器,该湿式插接海底连接器包括插头(1)和插座(2)。插头包括插头主体(19)和可移动地安装在插口接触件(18)中的梭动销(10)。插座(2)包括插座主体和插座插针(24)。连接器还包括安装于插头主体的副隔膜(16)和在副隔膜外侧安装于插头主体的主隔膜(13)。主隔膜和副隔膜在拆开的状态下与彼此间隔开(17a),从而允许流体在形成在它们之间的空间(20)中流动。主隔膜和副隔膜在插接的状态下密封地接合(17b),从而在插接的状态下在插座插针(24)上形成连续的保护层(26)。
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技术领域
本发明涉及一种海底或水下连接器和操作该连接器的方法。
背景技术
海底或水下连接器设计成用于在水面下工作。通常,海底连接器包括通常称为插头和插座的两个部分。插座可包括一个或更多个导体插针,并且插头可包括用于插座导体插针的对应的插头插口。该连接可以在水上(干式插接)或在海底(湿式插接)进行,并且具体设计根据连接器是湿式插接连接器还是干式插接连接器来调整。海底连接器有着各种应用,包括向海底设备供电的电源连接器,或在海底设备的不同的部分之间或在海底设备与水上装置之间交换数据的控制和仪表连接器。
发明内容
根据本发明的第一方面,湿式插接海底连接器包括插头和插座;其中,插头包括插头主体和可移动地安装在插口接触件中的梭动销;其中,插座包括插座主体和插座插针;连接器还包括安装于插头主体的副隔膜,以及在副隔膜外侧安装于插头主体的主隔膜;其中,主隔膜和副隔膜在拆开的状态下与彼此间隔开,从而允许流体在形成在它们之间的空间中流动;并且其中,主隔膜和副隔膜在插接的状态下密封地接合,从而在插接的状态下在插座插针上形成连续的保护层。
梭动销在插接的状态下可以位于插头主体内,并且在拆开的状态下与主隔膜和副隔膜二者中的孔口密封接合。
这种设计提高了连接器在使用中的可靠性,并且降低了制造成本。
梭动销的轮廓可适于与在主隔膜和副隔膜中的至少一者的对应表面中形成的肩部接合。
与主隔膜的肩部接合的梭动销使得梭动销能够在插接和拆开期间响应于插座插针的移动而移动,以引起主隔膜密封部和副隔膜密封部的对应移动。
主隔膜密封部可包括双锥度角。
这有助于对在梭动销上的伸展或压缩进行补偿,同时维持正确的锥形几何形状。
副隔膜密封部可包括一对具有一体空缺的壁,特别是形成为具有Y形、U形或C形几何形状的壁。
当梭动销的配合引起隔膜的薄的膜片前部的直径伸展时,这有助于防止内部密封部挤压。
主介电流体腔可以形成在主隔膜与副隔膜之间。
副介电流体腔可以形成在插头主体内。
主隔膜还可以包括一个或更多个顺应性的复位弹簧,特别是弹性体隔膜锥形弹簧。
在插接期间将插座插针插入梭动销中引起通过与孔口任一侧的主隔膜和副隔膜的表面接合,在插座插针上形成直至其根部的连续的护套。
插座插针的根部锥形密封突起可适于与主隔膜的表面接合。
这允许连接器插接的超行程。
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现在将参照附图描述根据本发明的海底连接器和相关操作方法的示例,在附图中:
图1以横截面示出了处于预插接位置的插头和插座;
图2以横截面显示了插头的更多细节;
图3显示了图2中插头的更多细节;
图4显示了图2的插头的更多细节;
图5示出了处于插接位置的顺应性就位的插针密封部,为了清楚起见,省略了插座;
图6示出了在存在插座的情况下,在插接位置中,如何在插座插针上形成连续的护套;
图7示出了用于图2的插头的隔膜的更多细节;
图8更详细地示出了图2的梭动销的特征;
图9示出了图2的主隔膜的更多细节;
图10示出了图2的副隔膜的密封壁的更多细节;
图11显示了图2的副隔膜的更多细节。
具体实施方式
降低与新的深水油气开发有关的总生命周期成本(即,降低资本支出(CAPEX,capital expenditure)和管理支出(OPEX,operational expenditure)两者)的趋势意味着需要改进现有的设计、制造工艺和操作。期望海底连接器系统具有较低的成本,能够相对快速和容易地安装,并且减少维护要求,或者减少在整个工作寿命期间对它们所连接的系统具有影响的干预需要。因此,需要在更长时间周期内持续工作而不退化的连接器。
通常,用于不同应用的连接器可以是单路或多路连接器。例如,4路连接器可用于输送功率,或者12路连接器可用于通过适当的海底仪器接口标准传输数据。对于模拟装置,可以是1级,对于数字串行设备,例如CANopen,可以是2级,或者在利用以太网TCP/IP的情况下,可以是3级。其他数据连接器包括光纤连接器。湿式插接的控制连接器通常具有大量的细导体插针,以便在单根控制电缆中可以容纳去往产品不同部分的多个控制信号。例如,设备的不同部分上的多个海底传感器,例如流量传感器、温度传感器或压力传感器,各自都需要具有单独的通信路径,以便可以询问、监测它们,并且如果需要,可以给致动器供能,例如以便打开或关闭阀,或者启动或停止泵。为了向海底设备供应功率,使其能够工作,例如以便关闭阀门或驱动泵,可需要功率传输。湿式插接功率连接器可以具有单插针和插口组件,或者可以是多路连接器,但通常比控制或通信连接器具有更少、更大的插针。
本发明提供了对连接器插头和插座设计的改进,以提高使用可靠性并降低制造成本。图1示出了典型的插头1和插座2。图2和图3更详细地示出了插头。梭动销10安装在梭动销弹簧11上以用于进行移动。梭动销弹簧安装在插口接触件子组件18和插头模制体19中。梭动销的远离梭动销弹簧11的端部40相对于安装在插头上的主隔膜13的主隔膜前密封部12密封,而梭动销10的另一部分41相对于安装在插头上的副隔膜16的副隔膜密封部15密封。如图3所示,在主隔膜密封部12和副隔膜密封部15之间形成间隙17a。梭动销10的轮廓沿其长度变化,特别地,形成抵靠前密封部12和后密封部15的对应表面的肩部。
图4示出了密封部12、15与梭动销10的关系的更多细节。在两个隔膜13、16之间形成主介电油腔20,并且在插头模制体19内形成副介电油腔22。主隔膜13中的弯曲部21提供轴向顺应性。图1到4示出了在与连接器的插座进行插接之前的插头梭动销和密封部。
图5示出了插接后的隔膜密封部。前后之间的间隙17b通过在点A处的插座推压作用而闭合,这引起插头梭动销往回退。通过隔膜在隔膜上的远离梭动销密封部12、15和此时闭合的间隙17b的某些点处提供顺应性的弹性体隔膜锥形弹簧或复位弹簧23。密封部12、15以及插座插针24和插头梭动销10的相互作用的更多细节如图6所示。主隔膜16的锥形轮廓25形成具有较大表面面积的良好密封。当插头和插座插接时,其中,主密封部和副密封部密封地接合,插座插针24包括形成在插座插针上的、直到其根部的连续的硅酮(silicone)护套26,并且根部锥形密封突起27允许连接器插接的超行程。
图7示出了主隔膜的提供复位弹簧效果的锥形弹簧结构。弹性体锥形弹簧23确保顺应性的隔膜前部在拆开时固定在其原始位置。在拆开期间,锥形弹簧和副隔膜的部分受到支撑的前表面(就像吊床)以及与插座插针24的摩擦协作,其将在开口28处的隔膜密封部12、15向外拖。
如前所述,梭动销的轮廓沿其长度变化。图8示出了梭动销上的阶梯部29,以帮助确保在拆开之后顺应性隔膜13固定在其原始位置。副隔膜16的密封部15相对于直径略微更大的部分30密封,该部分30沿着梭动销的较长部分延伸。朝向梭动销的远离密封部的端部的有凹槽的柱体31有助于将梭动销锚定在插口接触件子组件18中。这种几何形状有助于最大限度地减少梭动销移动穿过油时的流体动力阻力。梭动销10的最末部分32具有减小的直径,以接纳梭动销弹簧11。
图9显示了前后锥部中的双锥度角的细节,双锥度角确保了当梭动销插入密封部开孔中时,密封部保持其所需的锥形形状。所示的轮廓36是当梭动销10插入时密封部呈现的形状,图10示出了副隔膜的副密封部15的外薄壁唇部和内薄壁唇部33是如何引入中心腔设计的,该中心腔设计可以采用Y、U或C形形状,以防止当梭动销10装入时密封部15之间的膜片挤压,因为当梭动销装入时,梭动销使密封部直径向外伸展。挤压将损害对梭动销进行密封的能力,并引起不必要的侧向力,侧向力可能会使梭动销10偏离轴线。图11示出了副隔膜16的更多细节。薄的副隔膜前膜片34与密封唇部33协作,以防止密封部12、15之间的挤压。
在插接期间将插头和插座结合在一起的过程中,插头的前部以如下方式与插座插接,即通常存在于插头的副隔膜及其在梭动销上的密封部与插头的主隔膜及其在梭动销上的密封部之间的间隙被闭合。当插头的前部向插座移动并且这两部分连接时,隔膜中的弯曲部使得能够向外移动以允许这两个部分的轴向压缩。插头的前板最终将该间隙闭合,并引起在主隔膜密封部与副隔膜密封部之间形成密封。这将海水通过隔膜密封部进入已插入梭动销中的插座插针24上的可能性降至最低。如果密封部能够使海水远离绝缘材料,那么在插针周围形成的硅酮护套26受到电应力的可能性要小得多。因此,电应力被限制在隔膜外的插座插针的一小区段。密封部的锥形几何形状与用作弹簧的硅酮锥部一起确保在拆开时密封部恢复到它们原来的形状,从而将水挡在外面。梭动销中的阶梯部最大限度地减少了梭动销穿过前密封部复位时的摩擦,并有助于将前板向前推。穿过密封部拉回插针提供了使主隔膜恢复到其原始形状所需的力。
连接器上有两个不同的锥度角,从而当模制时,不同的锥度角符合一个单一的锥形轮廓。模制的密封开口被制成略小于梭动销的直径,然后被梭动销伸展,以获得材料对梭动销的良好密封。伸展的密封部变形成梭动销形状。存在切除部分以阻止孔位置相对于其他孔的扭曲,并且外侧的额外的厚度形成密封部。
当两个隔膜紧靠在一起时,固体PEEK和硅酮在插座的插针周围提供绝缘。使用全固体绝缘材料,而不是油,意味着即使海水接触绝缘材料,它也不会退化。海水实际上是电接地,如果没有该固体绝缘,它可能会直接接触插座插针绝缘部,导致绝缘部的应力或电击穿。固体绝缘部提供了比油稳定得多的性能,油会随着时间的推移以及当暴露在海水中时退化。该布置还具有行程长度减小以及插座插针长度由此同样减小的优点,从而提高插针强度并简化制造。
该设计通过使用更强、更耐用的绝缘材料将海水排除在插针之外并应对电应力,从而保护插针在连接时免受电应力的影响,而不需要电镀,这在小型通信插针中是难以实现的。在插头和插座插接周期期间,通过使主密封部轴向移动以使其与副密封部接触,从而在插座插针上提供连续的硅酮绝缘护套,该护套直到PEEK模制插针组件处的插针根部。在常规连接器中,不管插接位置如何,主密封部和副密封部具有永久的介电油填充的间隙,这促成限定两个分开的绝缘屏障。在本发明中,本插头具有如下优点:存在两个单独密封的屏障,以减少在插接期间海水冲进插头中的可能性;以及屏障拭接(wiping)和将两个密封部闭合成对每个插针而言独立的单个硅酮(通常为管状的)屏障的形式。该设计不再依赖于介电油,在接连的插接/拆开循环期间,介电油会因海水进入引起的污染而降低性能。此外,常规地,连接器在主腔被海水淹没的情况下(这意味着插座插针直接接触海水,从而增加了电应力和失效的可能性)必须是合格的。
顺应性的前隔膜面有助于使主密封部或副密封部闭合成围绕插座插针的连续的硅酮绝缘管,从而减少对用于可靠绝缘的介电油的依赖。常规连接器在密封部之间有永久的油填充的间隙。在接连的插接和拆开循环中,密封部可被海水穿过,这降低了电介质的有效性。本发明引入了一体的弹性体复位弹簧,以防止顺应性的主前部在拆开之后保持在受压位置。梭动销上的阶梯状直径提供了对弹性体复位弹簧的支撑。通过将顺应性的前表面引入主隔膜中,并通过促进锥形壁轮廓进入面对的主隔膜密封部和副隔膜密封部之中,当主隔膜前表面在插接循环期间朝副隔膜向内移动时,形成密封部之间的密封,产生密封效果。当未插接时,主密封部和次密封部之间的介电油填充的间隙允许隔膜13、16在插接/拆开循环期间正常进行补偿。隔膜的密封部12、15在插接行程接近结束时桥接在一起,以在插座插针24上形成连续的硅酮护套26,并且密封部在拆开时打开。通过密封部与各个插座插针的摩擦插接来辅助该打开的速度,插座插针同步地轴向向外拖主密封部12。
常规地,在双隔膜布置中,当连接器部件拆开时,在主隔膜和副隔膜之间形成了腔,在插接期间没有办法有效地封闭该间隙。在本发明中,当插接时,顺应性的前部使得间隙能够闭合,以形成围绕插座插针的连续的硅酮护套26。该布置减少了对用于绝缘的介电油的依赖,介电油可能会在接连的插接/拆开循环中被海水污染。间隙的打开/闭合作用允许隔膜的完全补偿/呼吸。
在孔口的密封表面处的锥形密封几何形状25在被容器插针压缩时将间隙17a、17b桥接,因此增大了密封面积,同时使相互密封对主密封部和次密封部的相对轴向定位不那么重要。插座插针根部处的锥形密封部在主隔膜前部具有突出的几何形状,以提供连接器插接的超行程。模制到主隔膜13或副隔膜或两者中的弹性体锥形弹簧23有助于在拆开期间使前表面返回其原始位置。这些锥形弹簧与副隔膜16的部分受到支撑的前表面协作。虽然锥形弹簧可以用其他类型的储能弹簧替代,但这种设计具有以下优点:使其与另一个构件集成在一起减少了整体零件数量并且降低了成本。梭动销具有直径阶梯部,以帮助在拆开之后将主隔膜前表面保持在打开位置中。主隔膜密封锥部具有双锥度角,以补偿梭动销上的伸展/压缩,同时维持正确的锥形几何形状。由于提供了支撑板,所以主隔膜密封部不会挤压,而副隔膜中不存在该支撑板。副隔膜密封部具有薄壁唇部,该薄壁唇部具有一体的空缺,以防止在梭动销安装造成直径伸展时密封之间的挤压。这种情况也是通过为薄膜片的隔膜的前部来辅助的。
尽管上面已经参考各种实施例描述了本发明,但应当理解,可以对所描述的实施例进行许多改变和修改。因此,应当将前述描述视为说明性的而非限制性的,并且应当理解,实施例的所有等同物和/或组合都应包括在本描述中。
上述示例仅仅是为了说明而提供的,并且绝不应解释为对本文中公开的本发明的限制。尽管已经参考各种实施例描述了本发明,但应当理解,本文中使用的词语是描述和说明性的词语,而非限制性的词语。此外,尽管在此参考了特定的装置、材料和实施例描述了本发明,但本发明并不旨在限于本文中公开的细节;相反,本发明扩展到例如在所附权利要求的范围内的所有功能等同的结构、方法和用途。受益于本说明书教导,本领域技术人员可以对其作出许多修改,并且可以在不脱离本发明的范围的情况下在其各方面进行改变。
应当注意,术语“包括”并不排除其他元素或步骤,并且“一”或“一个”并不排除多个。可以将与不同实施例相关联地描述的元件组合。还应注意,权利要求中的附图标记不应被解释为限制权利要求的范围。尽管通过优选实施例详细说明和描述了本发明,但本发明不受所公开的示例的限制,并且本领域技术人员可以在不脱离本发明范围的情况下从中导出其他变型。
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1.一种湿式插接海底连接器,其包括插头和插座;
其中,所述插头包括插头主体和能移动地安装在插口接触件中的梭动销;
其中,所述插座包括插座主体和插座插针;
所述连接器还包括安装于所述插头主体的副隔膜,以及在所述副隔膜外侧安装于所述插头主体的主隔膜;
其中,所述主隔膜和副隔膜在拆开的状态下与彼此间隔开,从而允许流体在形成在它们之间的空间中流动;
并且其中,所述主隔膜和副隔膜在插接的状态下密封地接合,从而在插接的状态下在所述插座插针上形成连续的保护层。
2.根据权利要求1所述的连接器,其中,所述梭动销在插接的状态下位于所述插头主体内,并且在拆开的状态下与在所述主隔膜和副隔膜二者中的孔口密封接合。
3.根据权利要求1或权利要求2所述的连接器,其中,所述梭动销的轮廓适于与形成在所述主隔膜和所述副隔膜中的至少一者的对应表面中的肩部接合。
4.根据任一前述权利要求所述的连接器,其中,所述主隔膜的密封部包括双锥度角。
5.根据任一前述权利要求所述的连接器,其中,所述副隔膜的密封部包括一对具有一体空缺的壁,特别是形成为具有Y形、U形或C形几何形状的壁。
6.根据任一前述权利要求所述的连接器,其中,主介电流体腔形成在所述主隔膜与副隔膜之间。
7.根据任一前述权利要求所述的连接器,其中,副介电流体腔形成在所述插头主体内。
8.根据任一前述权利要求所述的连接器,其中,所述主隔膜还包括一个或更多个顺应性的复位弹簧,特别是弹性体隔膜锥形弹簧。
9.根据任一前述权利要求所述的连接器,其中,在插接期间将所述插座插针插入所述梭动销中引起通过与孔口任一侧的所述主隔膜和副隔膜的表面接合,在所述插座插针上形成直至其根部的连续的护套。
10.根据任一前述权利要求所述的连接器,其中,所述插座插针的根部锥形密封突起适于与所述主隔膜的表面接合。
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