Patent ID: 7600914
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
1. A RTD connector seal to couple and seal an RTD device to an RTD cable, the RTD connector seal comprising: a tubular sleeve defining an annular groove in an interior surface proximate each end of the sleeve; a pair of end plugs, each end plug defining a first annular channel configured to receive an O-ring and a second annular channel configured to receive stacked O-rings, with one O-ring aligned with the annular groove in the sleeve, each end plug further defining a through hole configured to receive one of the RTD device and RTD cable; a terminal plate coupled to each end plug and configured to slidingly engage the interior surface of the sleeve; and a terminal block mounted on the terminal plate, wherein the RTD device is coupled to the RTD cable on the terminal block sealed within the sleeve.