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US 8,710,366 B2Granted
Terminal box assembly
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsSeth E. Rosen, Lino S. Italia, John M. Beck, Darryl A. Colson
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AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsSeth E. Rosen, Lino S. Italia, John M. Beck, Darryl A. Colson
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A terminal assembly has a terminal box including a divider extending in a front-to-rear direction of the terminal box and dividing the terminal box into a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber being larger than the second chamber and a terminal block mounted in the first chamber configured to have a plurality of contacts mounted onto the terminal block.
A terminal assembly, comprising:
A terminal box, comprising:
A terminal block, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel: insulating enclosures for terminals
The pump being electrically driven: details or arrangements of the wiring
Fastening of connecting parts to base or case; Insulating connecting parts from base or case: fastening by means of screw or nut
Electrically-conductive connections
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Exemplary embodiments pertain to the art of providing power to a fan, and in particular to a terminal box assembly mounted to a fan.
A fan assembly, such as a ram air fan assembly, may include electrically controlled motors and sensors. Wires from the motors and sensors may be mounted to, or may pass through, a terminal box.
Disclosed is a terminal assembly comprising a terminal box including a divider extending in a front-to-rear direction of the terminal box and dividing the terminal box into a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber being larger than the second chamber and a terminal block mounted in the first chamber configured to have a plurality of contacts mounted onto the terminal block.
The following descriptions should not be considered limiting in any way. With reference to the accompanying drawings, like elements are numbered alike:
FIG. 1 illustrates a ram air fan assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-section view of the ram air fan assembly;
A detailed description of one or more embodiments of the disclosed apparatus and method are presented herein by way of exemplification and not limitation with reference to the Figures.
FIG. 1 illustrates a ram air fan assembly 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The ram air fan assembly 1 includes a fan 2 and a terminal box assembly 3 including a terminal box 4 and a terminal block 5. The fan 2 includes a housing 21 and an intake 22 at one end of the housing 21. Motor power wires 61 extend from the terminal block 5 through the fan 2 to a motor on the bottom side of the fan 2.
FIG. 2 is a cross-section view of the ram air fan assembly 1 shown in FIG. 1 taken along its longitudinal axis. The housing 21 may have a cylindrical or conical shape and may define a cavity 25 through which the air or gas passes through the fan 2. The terminal box assembly 3 may be located on one side of the fan housing 21, and a motor stator 26 may be located on an opposite side of the fan housing 21. A tube 24 may extend from the terminal box 4 to the motor stator 26, and wires 61 may extend from the terminal block 5 through the tube 24 to the terminal block 5.