Leak Test Fixture

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fixture to be used during pressure/vacuum testing. The fixture includes a shell having a main body and a coupling ring surrounding the main body. The coupling ring has threads for engaging an external thread connection on the device to be tested and for facilitating installation and removal of the fixture. The fixture further includes a back plate welded to one end of the main body and a pressure adapter for connecting the fixture to a pressure source or a vacuum source. The fixture still further includes an optional insulator to be placed in contact with the device being tested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 18, 2001
Accession Number
ADD019969

Entities

People

  • Marc T. Sanford
  • Paul H. Burke
  • Raymond A. St. Amand

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cable Assemblies
  • Connectors
  • Couplings
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dielectrics
  • Inventions
  • Leak Detectors
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • O Rings
  • Patents
  • Rings
  • Shoulder
  • Test Fixtures
  • Trace Gases

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems