Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130114220 | ELECTRICAL HARNESS - An electrical harness is formed from a flexible printed circuit board which provides a plurality of conductive tracks. The harness has one or more harness connectors at respective terminating regions of the flexible printed circuit board for joining the harness to complementary connectors. The or each harness connector includes a back-shell and one or more elongate terminals which are supported at a position within the back-shell such that, in use, when the harness connector joins with a complementary connector, the elongate terminals are presented for electrical connect at first ends thereof with mating terminals of the complementary connector. The or each terminating region of the harness has one or more receiving holes extending to respective conductive tracks of the harness. | 05-09-2013 |
20130115788 | ELECTRICAL HARNESS CONNECTOR - A connector is provided for joining two electrical harnesses. Each harness is formed from a flexible printed circuit board which provides a plurality of conductive tracks, and each harness has a substantially planar terminating region at which the conductive tracks of the harness fan out. One or more receiving holes are formed in each terminating region to extend to respective conductive tracks. Each receiving hole extends in a direction substantially perpendicularly to the plane of the respective terminating region. When in use, the connector includes a connection formation between respective terminating regions of the two electrical harnesses. The connector further includes a housing configured to hold the respective terminating regions of the two electrical harnesses in face-to-face relationship with the connection formation. The housing has one or more apertures through which the harnesses can exit the housing as they extend away from their terminating regions. | 05-09-2013 |
20130160291 | METHOD OF SERVICING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine 10 is provided with rigid raft assemblies 290, which may be electrical harness raft assemblies 290 comprising electrical conductors embedded in a rigid composite material. The rigid raft assemblies 290 can be provided with engine dressings, such as pipework and ECUs to produce an electrical raft assembly. In order to assemble or dress the gas turbine engine 10, the rigid raft assemblies can be pre-prepared to incorporate at least a part of at least one gas turbine engine system/component before being installed on the gas turbine engine 10. During maintenance, whole raft assemblies can be removed and replaced with corresponding, pre-prepared assemblies. This can save considerable time during engine build and maintenance. | 06-27-2013 |
20130160458 | ELECTRICAL RAFT ASSEMBLY - An electrical raft assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The raft assembly comprises a rigid electrical raft formed of a rigid material that includes an electrical system comprising electrical conductors embedded in the rigid material. The raft assembly further comprises an engine component that is mounted to the electrical raft. The electrical raft includes one or more integral cooling passages which guide a coolant fluid through the raft to cool the engine component | 06-27-2013 |
20130160460 | RIGID RAFT - The present invention provides a rigid raft formed of rigid composite material. The raft has an electrical system and/or a fluid system embedded therein. The raft further has a tank for containing liquid integrally formed therewith. The tank can be formed of the rigid composite material. The tank can be for a gas turbine engine. | 06-27-2013 |
20130160461 | ELECTRONIC UNIT MOUNTING - An electrical assembly | 06-27-2013 |
20130160462 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE PART - The present invention provides a gas turbine engine part which has a primary purpose in the engine which is structural and/or aerodynamic. The part is formed of rigid composite material, and has an electrical system comprising electrical conductors permanently embedded in the composite material. This provides advantages in terms of weight, complexity, and build time. | 06-27-2013 |
20130160463 | RAFT ASSEMBLY - A raft assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The raft assembly includes a rigid raft formed of a rigid material that has an electrical system and/or a fluid system embedded therein. The raft assembly further includes one or more clamps for mounting tubular members to the raft. The or each clamp has a first clamp block and a second clamp block which, in use, clamp together to grip a tubular member between the blocks. The first block is fixed to the raft. The or each clamp further has a fastener operatively extending between the blocks. The fastener is tightenable to apply a clamping load between the blocks, and releasable to remove the clamping load such that the second block can be moved relative to the first block to allow the tubular member to be received between or removed from between the blocks | 06-27-2013 |
20130160464 | ANTI-VIBRATION MOUNT - An anti-vibration mount is provided for mounting a first component to a second component. The mount has an elastomeric body which provides a recess into which the first component is received. The mount further has pair of brackets which fit to opposing sides of the elastomeric body sandwiching the first component received in the recess therebetween. At least one of the brackets is arranged to connect the anti-vibration mount and second component together. The mount further has a clamping arrangement which applies clamping pressure across the brackets and thereby compresses the elastomeric body to secure the first component in the recess. | 06-27-2013 |
20130160465 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE SYSTEMS - A gas turbine engine | 06-27-2013 |
20130161052 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS - An electrical raft ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130161093 | ELECTRICAL HARNESS - A gas turbine engine | 06-27-2013 |
20130161094 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS - An electrical raft | 06-27-2013 |
20130264110 | ELECTRICAL GROUNDING PLANE - An electrical assembly including electrical raft having electrical conductors embedded in a rigid material is provided. The electrical assembly has an electrically conductive screen layer. The electrically conductive screen layer provides electromagnetic protection to the electrical conductors. The electrically conductive screen layer is electrically connected to a mounting fixture, which in turn may be electrically connected to an apparatus on which the electrical assembly may be mounted. The electrical raft is used to transport electrical signals (which may be, for example power and/or control signals), for example around a gas turbine engine. | 10-10-2013 |
20130298566 | ELECTRICAL RAFT WITH MAP - An electrical raft | 11-14-2013 |
20140165531 | HEATED RIGID ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - A rigid electrical raft has electrical conductors embedded in a rigid material. The electrical conductors transmit electrical signals through the rigid electrical raft, which may form part of an electrical system of a gas turbine engine. The rigid electrical raft also has electrical heating elements embedded therein. The electrical heating elements provide heat which may be used, for example, to prevent condensation and/or ice build-up and/or to raise the temperature of electrical components to be within a desired range. | 06-19-2014 |
20140325993 | ELECTRICAL HARNESS CONNECTOR - An electrical harness assembly is provided that comprises a flexible printed circuit electrically connected to one end of an electrical connector. The other end of the electrical connector is presented for connection to another electrical component. Electrical tracks or conductors in the flexible printed circuit terminate in receiving holes. The electrical connector comprises terminals, each of which has a first end that is received in one of the receiving holes to form a connection formation, and a second end which is present for connection to the other electrical device. The connection formation is encapsulated so as to be sealed, thereby providing a reliable and robust connection between the connector and the flexible printed circuit. | 11-06-2014 |
20140326058 | ENGINE HEALTH MONITORING - A vehicle is provided that has a rigid dressing raft | 11-06-2014 |
20140327299 | RIGID RAFT - The present invention provides a rigid raft. The raft has an electrical system including electrical conductors embedded in the raft. The raft further has one or more sensors embedded therein for monitoring parameters, for example the temperature and/or strain of the raft itself. | 11-06-2014 |
20140328030 | ELECTRICAL HARNESS CONNECTOR - An electrical connection between two electrical harnesses is provided. The electrical harnesses include flexible printed circuits with embedded conductive tracks, each of which terminates in a receiving hole in a respective terminating region The terminating regions are connected together using conductive pins. The connection formation is then encapsulated by an encapsulating body formed of an insulating. The encapsulating body seals and protects the electrical connection, which is thus reliable and robust. | 11-06-2014 |
20150083488 | ELECTRICAL HARNESS CONNECTOR - A connector is provided for joining two electrical harnesses. Each harness is formed from a flexible printed circuit board which provides a plurality of conductive tracks, and each harness has a substantially planar terminating region at which the conductive tracks of the harness fan out. One or more receiving holes are formed in each terminating region to extend to respective conductive tracks. A connector includes a connection formation which is between respective terminating regions of the two electrical harnesses. The connector further includes a housing configured to hold the respective terminating regions of the two electrical harnesses in face-to-face relationship with the connection formation sandwiched therebetween. | 03-26-2015 |