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Self-aligning connector for data and/or power transmission

US9306331B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Roland Lange · Nottensdorf, DE
Stefan Ebeling · Wilhelmshaven, DE
Jens Gärtner · Hamburg, DE
Andreas Kohler · Hamburg, DE
Raj Kotian · Hamburg, DE
Ralph M. Hoffmann · Eden Prairie, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 17, 2014
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 17, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R2201/26
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A self-aligning connector for data and/or power transmission includes a base plate, a plurality of data and/or power contact elements arranged on the base plate, first and second positioning means attached to the base plate, a mounting means and a frame assembly connecting the base plate to the mounting means and comprising a plurality of frames. Each frame is directly connected to exactly two elements selected from a group consisting of the plurality of frames, the mounting means and the base plate. Each frame is tiltable at least about one axis and/or displaceable in at least one direction with respect to each element it is directly connected to. A connector assembly includes a first self-aligning connector and a second connector. A vehicle includes a first compartment and a second compartment separated by a wall, a bellows assembly and the connector assembly.

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