| 摘要 |
A high pressure gland for optical fibres and/or electrical conductors has a tubular member 1 through which the fibres/conductors 2 are loosely passed. The bore of the tube is then filled with an encapsulating plastics material 3 which adheres to both the fibres/conductors and the wall of the tube bore. The outside of the tubular member is shaped so as to be mechanically secured and sealed in an aperture in a bulkhead 4 or the like. The construction of the gland is such that it can withstand a high axial pressure differential such as might be experienced on the sea bed. In another embodiment (Fig. 2, not shown) the tubular member is compound and comprises a fibre/conductor-bearing tube that only engages the bulkhead indirectly. <IMAGE> |
