| 摘要 |
A compliant conduit connector system for the sealed joining of two fluid conduits having two or more slip bearings to maintain mechanical connection between the two fluid conduits and a sealing o-ring to maintain a fluid seal between the two fluid conduits is disclosed. A socket having an inner surface including a sealing surface is formed on an end of a first fluid conduit. A plurality of slip bearings are held in position on the outer surface of a second fluid conduit by respective bearing channels attached to an outer surface of the second fluid conduit where the slip bearings are in mechanical contact with an inner surface of the socket formed in the first fluid conduit. A seal, such as an o-ring, is contained and supported in a seal channel attached to the outer surface of the second conduit where the o-ring makes sealing contact with a sealing surface defined as part of the inner surface of the of the first fluid conduit. The axial positioning of the two slip bearings on the second fluid conduit prevent the o-ring from contacting any portion of the inner surface that might have been loaded and worn by the slip bearings when subjected to operational extremes. To assure electrical conductivity between the first and second fluid conduits, an electrically conductor assembly is contained in the retainer ring is contained in a retention groove formed in the socket where the conductor assembly contacts both the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit. The design of the exemplary compliant conduit connector prevents sliding induced wear on the sealing surface of the socket of the first fluid conduit which reduces leakage past the seal while allowing for relative motion between the first and second fluid conduits.
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