US 11,444,412 B1 · Randomized spring array for electrical separation interface

Abstract

An electrical interface can include one or more connector devices that facilitate communication between components while they are connected. The connector devices can provide a secure communication and/or power link that resists infiltration by foreign object debris (“FOD”) as well as redundant electrical pathways. The connector devices can further provide mechanisms that are lightweight, are operable in a broad range of temperatures (e.g., low temperatures), accommodate displacement without loss of electrical continuity, and are of low resistance and induction. The connector devices can further provide a kickoff force upon separation of the components.

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Dependent claims

A spacecraft comprising:

a first device comprising:
a first electronic component;
a connector device comprising:
a housing having a chamber;
a compressible wire mat being partially within the chamber and engaged by the housing;
and
a second device being connected to and separable from the first device, the second device comprising:
a second electronic component;
and
an electrical interface element electrically connected to the first electronic component;
and
wherein the compressible wire mat is compressed against the electrical interface element of the second device and the first electronic component is in communication with the second electronic components via the electrical interface element and the connector device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Randomized spring array for electrical separation interface

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Randomized spring array for electrical separation interface

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Abstract

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