Interconnect system with friction fit backshell
| DWPI Title: Interconnect system for electrical cables, has wire bundle that enters backshell through port, passes through adapter ring, and terminates at connector |
| Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to interconnect systems for electrical cables. An interconnect system can include a connector, an adapter ring, and a backshell. The connector includes a threaded distal coupling portion. The adapter ring includes a threaded proximal coupling portion and a non-threaded distal coupling portion. The backshell includes a proximal coupling portion and a port. The threaded proximal coupling portion of the adapter ring and the threaded distal coupling portion of the connector can be mechanically attached. Additionally, the proximal coupling portion of the backshell and the non-threaded distal coupling portion of the adapter ring can be mechanically attached. A wire bundle can enter the backshell through the port, pass through the adapter ring, and terminate at the connector. A shield that encloses the wire bundle can terminate at the backshell such that an end of the shield is positioned around an outer surface of the port. |
| Use: Interconnect system for electrical cables. |
| Advantage: The backshell is allowed to be mated with minimal disturbance to the routing of the wire inside. The backshell accommodate multiple wire bundles without requiring shields to be joined together by soldering. |
| Novelty: The system (100,800) has a connector (102,802) that comprises a threaded distal coupling portion (108). An adapter ring (104,804) comprises a threaded proximal coupling portion (112) and a non-threaded distal coupling portion (114). A backshell (106,806) comprises a proximal coupling portion (116), and a port (118). The threaded proximal coupling portion of the adapter ring and the threaded distal coupling portion of the connector are mechanically attached. The non-threaded distal coupling portion of the adapter ring is positioned within the proximal coupling portion of the backshell. A wire bundle is adapted to enter the backshell through the port, and pass through the adapter ring, and terminate at the connector. |
| Filed: 10/17/2017 |
| Application Number: US15786136A |
| Tech ID: SD 13832.1 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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