Patent ID: 7249971
Filing Date: 2007-07-31
Classification: B29C,H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A hermetic pressure connector for providing a pressure-tight, electrically conductive connection through a hole in a bulkhead, the connector comprising; a transverse support member having at least one passage extending through the transverse support member; at least one conductor pin each having a high pressure end and a low pressure end, and an axial portion extending through the passage; at least one insulating sleeve each surrounding at least the axial portion of each of the at least one conductor pin thereby electrically insulating the transverse support member from the at least one conductor pin, wherein each of the at least one insulating sleeve includes an enlarged base portion at one end thereof which engages a shoulder of the at least one conductor pin, which is positioned between the shoulder and the transverse support member and which is configured to provide stability to the at least one conductor pin; and a molded connector body surrounding at least a central portion of each of the at least one conductor pin at least at one of the high and low pressure ends to thereby mechanically support the at least one conductor pin in the at least one passage, the molded connector body being directly sealingly engaged with the at least one conductor pin, the at least one insulating sleeve and the transverse support member.