Interposer/electrical connector
AssigneesGKN Aerospace Services Limited, Fokker Aerostructures B.V.
InventorsJasper Van Nierop, Louk Barents, Erik Groen, Ashley Brooks, Stephen Goodfellow-Jones
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Abstract
An electrical coupling for aerospace applications comprises an interposer arranged in use to electrically connect an electrical connector to an electrical circuit, the electrical connector comprising a plurality of electrical contacts and the electrical circuit comprising a plurality of electrical conductors. The interposer comprises a body arranged to surround each electrical contact within the connector.
Claims21
1-30. (canceled)
An electrical coupling, the coupling comprising:
- an interposer arranged to electrically connect an electrical connector to an electrical circuit,
- the electrical connector comprising a plurality of electrical contacts and the electrical circuit comprising a plurality of electrical conductors,
- the interposer comprising a body arranged to surround each electrical contact at a portion of the body proximate to the electrical conductors, said body comprising a plurality of ducts each arranged around an electrical contact and configured to extend from the body along at least part of the length of each contact towards the electrical connector.
An electrical coupling, the coupling comprising:
- a body configured to be integrated with a surface wherein the body comprises a plurality of ducts arranged to align with corresponding connections of an electrical connector at a first end and to align with a plurality of electrical conductors at a second end;
- wherein the conductors are integrated with the surface, the ducts extending through the body, wherein each duct comprises an electrical contact, each electrical contact comprising a biasing arrangement at a portion of the contact proximate to the electrical conductors, to bias a distal end of the contact against a respective electrical conductor.
The electrical coupling of claim 50, wherein the biasing arrangement is a spring arranged to bias a distal portion of the contact towards a respective conductor.
The electrical coupling of claim 50, wherein a face of the body proximate to the electrical conductors comprises a convex profile corresponding to a predetermined curvature.
The electrical coupling of claim 52, wherein the face of the body proximate to the electrical conductors further comprises a peripheral flange extending from the body for attachment to a structure.
The electrical coupling of claim 53, wherein the flange and/or body are formed from a composite material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.