Translating harness with passive disconnect
US11709035B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U20/50
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A translating harness includes an umbilical within a translating assembly to define a translation distance. A method for operating the translating harness incudes launching a vehicle from a tube of a host system, the translating harness between a host system and the vehicle; completing a translation length of the translation harness; and disconnecting a vehicle connector of the translating harness from the vehicle while the vehicle is within the tube.
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