Electrical connectors

• Main Authors: Kennea Robin Charles, Peace Richard, Willmot Michael Christopher, Skinner Gary Alan, Broughton Paul
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.08.2017
• Subjects: AEROPLANES; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; AIRCRAFT; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; COMBINED OPERATIONS; COMBUSTION ENGINES; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; COSMONAUTICS; CURRENT COLLECTORS; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEATGENERATING MEANS, IN GENERAL; FLYING SUITS; GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; GENERATION; HEATING; HELICOPTERS; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS; INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINEDOPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES; LIGHTING; LINE CONNECTORS; MACHINE TOOLS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; OTHER WORKING OF METAL; PARACHUTES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; RANGES; TRANSPORTING; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

An electrical raft 200 comprising electrical conductors 252 embedded in a rigid material are provided to a gas turbine engine. The raft 200 is used to transport electrical signals (which may be, for example power and/or control signals) around a gas turbine engine. The electrical raft 200 has an electrical connector 700 embedded therein which is used to connect the electrical raft to an electrical unit, such as an EEC of a gas turbine engine The electrical connector 700 is resiliently biased so as to ensure a reliable electrical connection.