| 摘要 |
A connector assembly ( 10 ) is provided including a first connector ( 12 ) and a second connector ( 14 ) configured to mateably engage the first connector ( 12 ). The first connector ( 12 ) includes a housing ( 16 ), a conductor assembly ( 18 ) positioned within the housing and projecting from housing, and a resilient seal member ( 30 ) enclosing an interface between the housing ( 16 ) and the portion of the conductor assembly projecting from the housing. The second connector ( 14 ) includes an outer contact ( 60 ), an inner contact ( 62 ) nested within a portion of the outer contact ( 60 ), and a housing ( 64 ) containing the inner and outer contacts. Conductors of the conductor assembly ( 18 ) of the first connector ( 12 ) engage the outer ( 60 ) and inner ( 62 ) contacts of the second connector ( 14 ). Another resilient seal member ( 45 ) includes a flexible skirt ( 50 ) formed at an end portion thereof. The flexible skirt ( 50 ) forms a shroud covering a mating interface between a first conductor ( 20 ) of the first connector ( 12 ) and the inner contact ( 62 ) of the second connector ( 14 ) when the first and second connectors are mated. Design features incorporated into the second connector housing ( 64 ), inner contact ( 62 ), and outer contact ( 60 ) act to retard undesirable unmating of the connectors. The connector assembly ( 10 ) of the present invention may be used in applications requiring a dual wire or coaxial connector resistant to adverse environmental conditions, such as exposure to high-pressure gases or liquids, elevated temperatures, vibration, salt spray, etc.
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