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US 2024/0165441 A1Published application
Electrical Adapter for Fire Suppression Bottle
AssigneeTextron Aviation Inc.
InventorTanner David Harpool
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Abstract
A system for establishing an auxiliary electrical connection for an igniter configured to puncture a fire bottle. The system having an adapter configured to conceal an electrical connection of the igniter and electrically couple the concealed electrical connection to the auxiliary connection. The auxiliary connection preventing an improper connection being made to the igniter by having a different connection size than the electrical connections on the igniter.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- an adapter for receiving an igniter, the igniter having a first post for accommodating a first electrical connection, and a second post for accommodating a second electrical connection, the second electrical connection having a polarity opposite the first electrical connection;
- the adapter being configured to at least partially conceal the second post;
- and
- a bus bar being electrically connectable to the second post on one side and extending through and out from the adapter to establish an auxiliary post using an auxiliary connector, the auxiliary post being a new electrical connection.
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A method comprising:
- configuring a shell to receive a conductive element;
- configuring a conductive element to have first and second ends;
- configuring the first end to be received and secured into a bottom interior space of the shell;
- configuring the shell to have an aperture allowing the second end of the conductive element to pass through and be exposed outside of the shell to establish an auxiliary electrical connection;
- including an igniter in the shell;
- and
- concealing an electrical connector on the igniter using the shell and a lower cap element secured onto a bottom of the shell.
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A system comprising:
- an adapter for receiving an actuating device, the actuating device configured to receive a first electrical connection and a second electrical connection;
- the adapter including a bus bar configured electrically couple the second electrical connection and an auxiliary electrical connection;
- the adapter being configured to at least partially conceal the second electrical connection;
- the auxiliary electrical connection having a first diameter and the second electrical connection having a second diameter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.