Trainline junction box
AssigneeNew York Air Brake Corporation
InventorSteven R. Newton
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Abstract
A junction box for a trainline including a housing having a lid and a body with a first non-circular opening in a first side wall of the body. An electrical connector extends through the opening, and a portion of the exterior surface of the connector has a non-circular shape and forms a non-rotational fit with the first opening. A flange of the connector is mounted to the exterior surface of the first wall and seals the first opening. The connector includes an electrical receptacle having a first portion of the exterior surface of the connector and a threaded second portion of the exterior surface of the connector. A gasket is positioned between the flange and the first wall encompassed in the first opening. The first non-circular opening may be generally triangular.
Claims17
A junction box for a trainline comprising:
- a housing having a body and a lid;
- a first non-circular opening in a first side wall of the body;
- an electrical connector extending through the opening;
- a first portion of an exterior surface of the connector having a non-circular shape and forming an anti-rotational fit with the first opening;
- a flange of the connector mounted to an exterior surface of the first wall and sealing the first opening;
- wherein the connector includes an electrical receptacle including the first portion of the exterior surface of the connector and a threaded second portion of the exterior surface of the connector;
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- the flange includes an interior thread joining the flange to the receptacle at the second portion.
A junction box for a trainline, comprising:
- a housing having a body and a lid;
- a triangular opening in a first side wall of the body;
- an electrical connector extending through the triangular opening;
- a portion of an exterior surface of the electrical connector being circular with a flat and forming an anti-rotational fit with the triangular opening;
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- a flange of the electrical connector mounted by fastoners to an exterior surface of the first side wall and sealing the triangular opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.