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US 2026/0175945 A1Published application
Tool-less mating bulkhead connector
AssigneeVatn Systems Inc.
InventorEthaniel Dale Donald Moore
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Abstract
This disclosure describes systems, and methods for bulkhead connectors, systems, and methods for coupling modules together to form an electrical connection between watertight modules. The bulkhead can include a first face comprising a first guide rail; a second face, parallel to the first face and defining a first slot shaped to receive a second guide rail; a third face, perpendicular to the first face and the second face, the third face defining a first recess configured to receive a first connector plug; and a coupling configured to affix the bulkhead to a hull.
Claims15
A bulkhead comprising:
- a first face comprising a first guide rail;
- a second face, parallel to the first face and defining a first slot shaped to receive a second guide rail;
- a third face, perpendicular to the first face and the second face, the third face defining a first recess configured to receive a first connector plug;
- and
- a coupling configured to affix the bulkhead to a hull.
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A system comprising:
- a first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) module comprising a first hull and a first bulkhead, the first bulkhead comprising:
- a first face comprising a first guide rail;
- a second face, parallel to the first face and defining a first slot shaped to receive a second guide rail;
- a third face, perpendicular to the first face and the second face, the third face defining a first recess configured to receive a first connector plug;
- the first connector plug positioned in the first recess;
- a catch, configured to receive a latch;
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- a first coupling configured to affix the first bulkhead to a first hull;
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- a second AUV module comprising a second hull and a second bulkhead, the second bulkhead comprising:
- the second guide rail;
- a second slot shaped to receive the first guide rail;
- a second recess configured to receive a second connector plug;
- the second connector plug positioned in the second recess;
- a second coupling configured to affix the second bulkhead to a second hull;
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- the latch comprising a hook and a lever, wherein the hook is configured to engage the catch and mate the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.