US 2018/0003326 A1Published application

Component Connector Servicer

AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation

InventorsMichael Vincent Wozniak, Ling Zhang Larson, Floyd A. Fazi, JR., Jeffrey Allen Lucas, Stephen R. Wood

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Abstract

A system includes a body having a front end and a back end, a channel within the body that is configured to hold at least a portion of a service unit, a guiderail extending along a portion of the channel and configured to couple with a pushrod, and an adapter configured to couple with a portion of the service unit and a portion of the body. The channel also includes a front opening positioned proximate to the front end of the body, wherein the front opening is configured to allow at least a portion of the service unit, or at least a portion of a connector, to pass through the front opening, and a back opening positioned proximate to the back end of the body, wherein the back opening is configured to allow at least a portion of the pushrod to pass through the back opening.

A system, comprising:

a connector service holder, comprising:
a body comprising a front end and a back end positioned apart from the front end;
a channel within the body and configured to hold at least a portion of a service unit, the channel comprising:
a front opening positioned proximate to the front end of the body, wherein the front opening is configured to allow at least a portion of the service unit, or at least a portion of a connector, to pass through the front opening;
and
a back opening positioned proximate to the back end of the body, wherein the back opening is configured to allow at least a portion of a pushrod to pass through the back opening;
a guiderail extending along at least a portion of the channel and configured to couple with the pushrod;
an adapter configured to couple with at least a portion of the service unit and at least a portion of the body;
a pushrod stabilizer opening configured to allow at least a portion of the pushrod to pass through the pushrod stabilizer opening;
the pushrod comprising:
a pushrod body;
a pushrod head coupled to the pushrod body;
and
a pushrod guiderail mate coupled to the pushrod, wherein the pushrod guiderail mate is configured to couple with the guiderail;
and
at least one of a guide hole and a guide pin positioned on the body and configured to align the connector service holder with a connector by coupling the at least one of a guide hole and a guide pin with a corresponding object;
the service unit, comprising at least one of a cleaning unit and an inspection unit held, at least partially, in the channel and coupled to the adapter;
and
a tool coupled to the connector service holder, the tool comprising:
a first interface configured to couple to the connector service holder;
and
a second interface configured to couple to an other object;
wherein the tool is configured to align the connector service holder with a connector by coupling the second interface to the other object.

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