Acoplamento hidráulico submarino; e elemento de um acoplamento hidráulico submarino

摘要

An undersea hydraulic coupling including a male member and a female member, each of the members having a poppet valve biased to a closed position. At least one of the members has a bleed passage through the poppet valve and a bleed valve which opens to allow hydraulic fluid at high pressure to escape through the bleed passage until the pressure is below a predetermined amount.