Service equipment for use in hostile environments

Details Service equipment for use in hostile environments Service equipment for use in hostile environments

1993-07-26

1994-11-22

Abrams, Neil

Electrical connectors

With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...

Retaining means

439196, 439374, H01R 13639, B25B 500

Patent

active

053663845

ABSTRACT:
Service equipment 10 for use in hostile environments includes a detachable service unit 20 secured to a stationary service unit 50 as shown in FIG. 1. The detachable service unit includes a housing 28 with an exterior plate 22, a power control interface 16 for connection to an exterior power source 48, locating pins 30a-30d located in said exterior plate, an electrical connector 40 in the exterior plate electrically coupled to said power control interface, and a pair of clamping receptacles 24 and 25 formed in the exterior plate and located on adjacent opposite edges of the exterior plate as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B. The stationary unit includes an electrical connector 46 for connection to the electrical connector of the detachable service unit, a clamping apparatus 60 for clamping and unclamping the detachable service unit from the stationary unit, a base clamp assembly 120 shown in FIG. 5A for mounting the clamping apparatus onto the stationary unit, and locating pin holes 51 shown in FIG. 2 for receiving the locating pins and aligning the detachable service unit onto the stationary unit. The detachable service unit and stationary unit have mating scalloped faces shown in FIG. 4B which aid in alignment and provide a mechanism for heat dissipation.

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