Hermetic edge-connect headers and corresponding connectors
| DWPI Title: Connector comprises multiple pins located adjacent face plate, multiple wipers in electrical contact with corresponding multiple pins, and each of multiple wipers located in corresponding multiple grooves formed in boss |
| Abstract: A hermetically-sealed edge-connect header that can withstand high temperatures, high pressures (or high vacuum levels), and high vibration environments, along with two corresponding connectors are disclosed. After brazing the edge-connect header components, the assembly is machined to form a slot with a portion of each of a plurality of electrical conductors removed in the machining process, resulting in a header with a high pin density. During the process of mating the first connector design to the edge-connect header, a plurality of wipers in the connector deflect, thereby causing the wipers to extend from the connector and contact the corresponding electrical conductors in the header. During the process of mating the second connector design to the edge-connect header, each of a plurality of wipers formed of low-mass, compliant metal wool, forms multiple contact points with a corresponding electrical conductor in the header. |
| Use: Connector. |
| Advantage: The connector has high-reliability. |
| Novelty: Connector 500 comprises face plate comprising boss with multiple grooves formed. The multiple pins are located adjacent face plate. The multiple wipers 530 are in electrical contact with corresponding multiple pins. The each of multiple wipers are located in corresponding multiple grooves formed in boss. The each of multiple wipers are formed of low-mass, compliant metal wool. The multiple wipers comprises first set of multiple wipers and second set of multiple wipers. The backing plate is adapted to fixedly locate relative positions of multiple pins and face plate. |
| Filed: 12/9/2020 |
| Application Number: US17116691A |
| Tech ID: SD 14628.2 |
| 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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