Composite and nanowire conduit
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorJonathan Emrys
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Abstract
An electrical wiring system comprises a plurality of electrical conduits, each of which comprises a plurality of electrically conductive wires, a carrier encapsulating and electrically insulating the wires from each other, the carrier being composed of a rigid material, and at least connector carried by the carrier in electrical communication with the wires. The electrical wiring system further comprises a junction box comprising a plurality of interconnecting wires and a plurality of connectors electrically coupled together by the interconnecting wires. The plurality of connectors of the junction box are coupled to the plurality connectors of the electrical conduits.
Claims20
An electrical wiring system, comprising:
- an electrical conduit comprising:
- a plurality of electrically conductive wires, wherein the wires are nanowires;
- a carrier encapsulating and electrically insulating the wires from each other, the carrier being composed of a rigid material;
- and
- a pair of connectors located at opposite ends of the carrier, wherein each of the connectors comprises a plurality of receptacles in electrical communication with the plurality of nanowires;
- and
- a junction box comprising a plurality of interconnecting wires and a plurality of connectors electrically coupled together by the interconnecting wires, one of the connectors of the junction box being coupled to at least one of the connectors of the electrical conduit,
- wherein each of the connectors of the junction box comprises a plurality of pins and an actuator to translate the pins into the receptacles of at least one of the connectors of the electrical conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.