초록 ▼

An electrical shuttle connector is capable of being used in high electrical power applications without incurring contact erosion upon the primary electrical contact location with a male pin. A shuttle which receives the male pin is contained by and slides axially within a receptacle of the connector

An electrical shuttle connector is capable of being used in high electrical power applications without incurring contact erosion upon the primary electrical contact location with a male pin. A shuttle which receives the male pin is contained by and slides axially within a receptacle of the connector between a mated position and a disengaged position and through an unmated position. An arcing contact face of the receptacle and a leading arcing contact surface of the shuttle incurs any high voltage electrical arcing when mating or un-mating the electrical shuttle connector. As such, when un-mating, the arcing contact face and the leading arcing contact surface disconnect prior to the electrical disconnection of the shuttle from the male pin. When mating the connector, the shuttle establishes electrical continuity with the male pin prior to the electrical engagement of the arcing contact face with the leading arcing contact surface. The male pin is completely free from the receptacle when the shuttle is in the disengaged position, however, the shuttle remains secured within the receptacle.

대표청구항 ▼

1. An electrical connector comprising:an elongated male pin; a receptacle having a rearward facing arcing contact face; a shuttle constructed and arranged to slide axially within the receptacle between a mated position and a disengaged position and through an un-mated position orientated between the

1. An electrical connector comprising:an elongated male pin; a receptacle having a rearward facing arcing contact face; a shuttle constructed and arranged to slide axially within the receptacle between a mated position and a disengaged position and through an un-mated position orientated between the mated and disengaged positions, the mated position orientated axially forward of the disengaged position; the shuttle having a forward facing arcing contact surface and a lateral inward facing primary contact surface; the arcing contact surface of the shuttle being engaged electrically to the arcing contact face of the receptacle and the primary contact surface of the shuttle being laterally engaged electrically to the male pin when the shuttle is in the mated position; and the arcing contact surface of the shuttle being axially spaced from the arcing contact face of the receptacle, and the primary contact surface of the shuttle being engaged to the male pin when the shuttle is in the un-mated position; and the arcing contact surface of the shuttle being axially spaced from the arcing contact face of the receptacle, and the primary contact surface of the shuttle being spaced laterally from the male pin when the shuttle is in the disengaged position.