DEVICE FOR CONNECTION AND DISCONNECTION OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS IN SEPARABLE COMPARTMENTS OF SPACECRAFT Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: coupling and uncoupling spacecraft modules.

SUBSTANCE: proposed device includes first and second parts of connector secured on first (for adjustment) and second compartments of spacecraft by means of brackets, main and additional supports and compensators. Provision is also made for bushes, sleeve, dowels and pins. Bushes are secured in second part of connector and are provided with tail-piece received by holes of both supports at spaced relation. Tail-pieces form clearance together with support; they are provided with unloading surface. Sleeve is provided with eccentric hole and is rotatably mounted in first part of connector. Dowels mounted in first part and in bushes are engageable with them lengthwise. One dowel is fixed and other dowel is provided with concentric and eccentric surfaces for mounting in hole of sleeve and in bush. Compensators are located on tail-piece of bushes between second part and supports and are provided with unloading rings. Pins are located on supports on opposite side of holes; they are mounted at spaced relation to their spherical tips in second part of connector. First part is provided with cover for closing this part after uncoupling the connector.

EFFECT: enhanced reliability of coupling and uncoupling electrical connectors under operating loads.

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