Gimbal assembly including flexible substrate wiring harnesses
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsDanial L. Kosht, Joseph M. Walling, Keith D. Larson
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Abstract
A gimbal assembly includes a gimbal mechanism, an electrical connector, and a flexible substrate. The gimbal mechanism is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis and a second rotational axis that is perpendicular to the first rotational axis. The electrical connector is coupled to, and mounted on, the gimbal mechanism. The flexible substrate is coupled to the electrical connector and is adapted to be coupled to an external circuit for electrically interconnecting the electrical connector and the external circuit.
Claims17
A gimbal assembly, comprising:
- a gimbal mechanism configured to rotate about a first rotational axis and a second rotational axis that is perpendicular to the first rotational axis, the gimbal mechanism comprising a roll shaft and a pitch shaft, the roll shaft extending along the first rotational axis, the pitch shaft extending along the second rotational axis;
- an electrical connector coupled to, and mounted on, the gimbal mechanism;
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- a flexible substrate coupled to the electrical connector, the roll shaft, and the pitch shaft, and adapted to be coupled to an external circuit for electrically interconnecting the electrical connector and the external circuit,
- wherein the flexible substrate comprises:
- a first interconnect end, a second interconnect end, and a third interconnect end, the first interconnect end coupled to the electrical connector, the second and third interconnect ends each adapted to be coupled to the external circuit;
- a first arm extending between the first and second interconnect ends, the first arm coupled to the pitch shaft intermediate the first and second interconnect ends;
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- a second arm extending between the first and third interconnect ends, the second arm coupled to the roll shaft intermediate the first and third interconnect ends.
A gimbal assembly, comprising:
- a gimbal mechanism configured to rotate about a first rotational axis and a second rotational axis that is perpendicular to the first rotational axis;
- an electrical connector coupled to, and mounted on, the gimbal mechanism;
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- a flexible substrate coupled to the electrical connector and adapted to be coupled to an external circuit for electrically interconnecting the electrical connector and the external circuit,
- wherein the gimbal mechanism comprises:
- a roll hub configured to rotate about the first rotational axis;
- a pitch hub disposed at least partially within the roll hub and configured rotate relative to the roll hub about the second rotational axis;
- a main hub disposed at least partially within, and coupled to, the pitch hub;
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- a main pitch shaft coupled to, and extending through, the main hub along the second rotational axis;
- a first main roll shaft coupled to the roll hub and extending therefrom along the first rotational axis;
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- a second main roll shaft coupled to the roll hub and extending therefrom along the first rotational axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.