Guide module system with insertion detector
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorBrian Patrick Costello
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Abstract
A guide module system detects when electrical components are mated with one another. The guide module system includes a guide pin and a guide module. The guide pin is configured to be mounted to a first electrical component. At least a portion of the guide pin includes a conductive material. The guide module is configured to be mounted to a second electrical component. The guide module includes a channel that is positioned to receive the guide pin when the first electrical component is mated with the second electrical component. The guide module includes first and second electrical contacts within the channel. The first and second electrical contacts and the conductive material in the guide pin form a closed circuit when the guide pin is inserted into the guide receptacle.
Claims20
A guide module system to detect when electrical components are mated with one another, the system comprising:
- a guide pin configured to be mounted to a first electrical component, at least a portion of the guide pin comprising a conductive material;
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- a guide module configured to be mounted to a second electrical component, the guide module having a channel therein that is positioned to receive the guide pin when the first electrical component is mated with the second electrical component, the guide module comprising first and second electrical contacts within the channel, the first and second electrical contacts and the conductive material in the guide pin forming a closed circuit when the guide pin is inserted into the guide module.
A guide module for a guide module system configured to detect when first and second electrical components are mated with one another, the module comprising:
- a first section configured to be mounted on the first electrical component, the first section comprising a first electrical contact and a channel, the first electrical contact configured to be electrically connected with the first electrical component, the channel configured to receive a guide pin mounted on the second electrical component;
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- a second section configured to be mounted on the first electrical component, the second section comprising a second electrical contact, the second section being electrically isolated from the first electrical component, the second electrical contact configured to be electrically connected to a source of electric current, the first and second electrical contacts forming a closed circuit with the guide pin when the guide pin is inserted into the channel.
A guide module system comprising:
- a guide pin configured to be mounted to a first electrical component;
- a guide module configured to be mounted on a second electrical component;
- a first electrical contact configured to be connected to a source of electric current, the first electrical contact being located in the guide module;
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- a second electrical contact located in the guide module, the second electrical contact forming a closed circuit with the first electrical contact and the guide pin when the guide pin is inserted into the guide module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.