Insulated feed-through connector
AssigneeProgress Rail Locomotive Inc.
InventorTadeusz Andrew Gajda
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Abstract
A feed-through electrical connector configured to connect electrical components from an exterior to an interior of a vehicle, including a stud having a bottom end and a top end, the stud being formed from an electrically conductive material, an insulation disposed about the stud, the insulation configured to be placed in a hole of a roof of the vehicle and connect to the roof of the vehicle, a ring terminal connection disposed at the bottom end of the stud, the ring terminal connection being configured to connect the stud to electrical components on the interior of the vehicle, and a fitting disposed at the top end of the stud, the fitting configured to connect the stud to a slotted charging rail on the exterior of the vehicle.
Claims20
A locomotive, comprising:
- a frame having a roof;
- a rail engaging member supporting the frame;
- an engine supported by the frame;
- a control module configured to control operation of the locomotive;
- a battery;
- and
- a feed-through electrical connector configured to connect the battery to a charging rail, including:
- a stud having a bottom end and a top end, the stud being formed from an electrically conductive material;
- an insulation disposed about the stud, the insulation configured to be placed in a hole of the roof of the locomotive and attached to the roof of the locomotive;
- a ring terminal connection disposed at the bottom end of the stud, the ring terminal connection being configured to connect the stud to the battery;
- a fitting disposed at the top end of the stud, the fitting configured to connect the stud to a slot in the charging rail.
A feed-through electrical connector configured to connect electrical components from an exterior to an interior of a vehicle, comprising:
- a stud having a bottom end and a top end, the stud being formed from an electrically conductive material;
- an insulation disposed about the stud, the insulation configured to be placed in a hole of a roof of the vehicle and connect to the roof of the vehicle;
- a ring terminal connection disposed at the bottom end of the stud, the ring terminal connection being configured to connect the stud to the electrical components on the interior of the vehicle;
- and
- a fitting disposed at the top end of the stud, the fitting configured to connect the stud to a slotted charging rail on the exterior of the vehicle.
A method for mounting a feed-through electrical connector to a roof of a locomotive, comprising:
- providing the locomotive having a frame including the roof, a rail engaging member supporting the frame, an engine supported by the frame, a control module configured to control operation of the locomotive, and a battery;
- cutting a hole in the roof to correspond to the feed-through electrical connector;
- placing the feed-through electrical connector through the hole;
- fastening the feed-through electrical connector to the roof;
- connecting the battery to a ring terminal connection at a bottom of the feed-through electrical connector;
- and
- connecting a charging rail to a fitting at a top of the feed-through electrical connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.