ITT Cannon APD Series Connectors for Heavy and Off-road Vehicle Applications with the Feature of Reliable Sealing up to IP67/IP69K

PublishTime： 2023-02-10 Article Source：ITT News

Customization for your critical harsh environment applications

Connectors are critical for heavy and offroad vehicles, and they are ubiquitous in multiple applications, including engines, gearboxes, cabin-to-chassis interfaces, control boxes, sensors, batteries, selective catalytic reduction, and more. These connectors must be incredibly rugged to endure some of the most demanding environments. However, heavy and off-road vehicle applications sometimes have requirements that can not be met with standard off-the-shelf connector solutions. In these cases, you need something different -- something customized.

Figure 1. The right electrical connectors for systems such as gearboxes and engines in heavy and off-road vehicles may require a non-standard approach.

Harsh Environments and Operating Conditions

Heavy and off-road vehicles, such as those shown in Figure 1, require rugged, reliable connector solutions that meet stringent requirements to ensure the integrity of the critical power, signal, and data connectivity. To start with, they must provide reliable sealing against gasoline, diesel, hydraulic fluid, transmission fluid, brake fluid, and lubricants. This requires seal and o-ring materials such as rubbers and silicones that can ensure tightness and function throughout the lifetime of the connector.

Some connectors need to withstand pressure washing which requires IP69K-rated sealing, while others may need to maintain a seal against oil pressure on one side (such as what you might see inside an engine).

Heavy and off-road vehicle connectors must resist the effects of extreme vibration and intense, unpredictable impact loadings. They must also be able to perform when high temperatures, extreme temperature variations, and high pressures are present. Additional considerations may include space constraints, wire harness complexity, and access to connectors for maintenance. Fortunately, there are fully proven connector solutions available that address all of these issues.

ITT Cannon APD Series

The ITT Cannon APD series meets all the challenges just outlined. They are full plastic, harsh environment connector solutions derived from ISO 15170 and engineered for applications with up to 48V / 500V voltage and up to 240A power. Available solutions range from 1- & 2-way high power to VDE-certified 4-way high voltage solutions to 51-way high-density connectors.

Figure 2. The ITT Cannon APD connector series.

Key features of the APD connector series include the following:

Bayonet coupling with a quick 120° turn
Reliable sealing up to IP67/IP69K
Operating temp: -40℃ to +125℃/-40℉ to +257℉
Available in 1 to 51-way variants
Wire range from AWG 22 to AWG 0
Available in high power and high voltage variants
Compact, lightweight, easy to assemble, and ultra-reliable
Multiple variants: 1-way, 2-way, 4-way, 4-way high voltage, 6/7-way, 19-way, 37-way and 51-way

Figure 3. The APD Modular Interface can be figured in a variety of ways.

Additionally, ITT Cannon offers a highly flexible APD Modular Interface (shown above in Figure 3) that helps manage APD and other connectors. It is ideal for use with heavy and off-road vehicles. This flexible, space-saving design solution helps reduce assembly and installation time while simplifying mating/unmating and reconfiguration processing.

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