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US 2014/0190007 A1Published application
Electrical connector
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsJack BLANCHARD, Gavin Richard WILLIAMS, Andrew GOLLIN
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Abstract
An aircraft pressure bulkhead electrical connector comprising a first connection terminal proximate at least one side of the electrical connector and a pressure seal arranged to maintain an applied air pressure differential across the electrical connector in use.
Claims14
1-11. (canceled)
A method of assembling an aircraft comprising the steps of:
- providing an aircraft fuselage having a fuselage wall,
- providing an electrical connector in the fuselage wall, the connector having a first connection terminal facing outwardly from the fuselage,
- providing a wing assembly comprising an electrical cable,
- connecting the electrical cable to the connection terminal, and,
- assembling the wing to the fuselage over the connection terminal.
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(canceled)
A method of assembling an aircraft comprising the steps of:
- providing an aircraft fuselage having a fuselage wall,
- providing an aircraft pressure bulkhead electrical connector in the fuselage wall, the connector comprising:
- a connector body constructed from a semi-flexible material and sealing within an orifice in the fuselage wall, the connector body forming a pressure seal to maintain pressure across the fuselage wall in use;
- a plurality of separate connector interface modules sealed within the connector body, each connector interface module comprising a first connection terminal facing inwardly of the fuselage, and a second connection terminal facing outwardly of the fuselage, each connection terminal being configured to be connected to a separate electrical cable;
- providing a wing assembly comprising an electrical cable,
- connecting the electrical cable to the second connection terminal, and,
- assembling the wing to the fuselage over the second connection terminal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.