Method and Apparatus for Embedded Heating of Battery Cell Conductors

    公开(公告)号:US20250055073A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18797075

    申请日:2024-08-07

    Abstract: A heated battery cell conductor includes an upper conductor having a plurality of tabs each configured for direct physical contact with a battery terminal at a top end of one of a plurality of battery cells, respectively. A lower conductor includes a plurality of tabs each configured for direct physical contact with a battery terminal at a bottom end of one of the battery cells, respectively. The upper conductor and the lower conductor each include a conductor substrate configured for conducting an electrical current, a thermally conductive and electrically isolated layer disposed on the conductor substrate, a channel formed in the thermally conductive and electrically isolated layer, and a resistive heating element disposed in the channel such that the upper conductor and the lower conductor each conduct heat to the battery cells via the resistive heating element.

    Sensor lift mechanism for aircraft
    14.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12221225B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-11

    申请号:US18046797

    申请日:2022-10-14

    Abstract: A sensor lift mechanism for deploying a sensor from a tail cone of an aircraft includes a frame mounted onto a side wall of the tail cone via a mounting assembly. The frame includes a first roller track and a second roller track aligned with the first roller track. A roller carriage assembly includes a plurality of rollers configured for rolling along the first and second roller tracks. A sensor platform is mechanically coupled to the carriage assembly and configured for mounting the sensor thereto. A drive unit is operatively coupled to the frame. The drive unit translates the roller carriage assembly vertically between the first and second roller tracks to move the sensor platform between a stowed position and a deployed position. A floor of the tail cone includes a track door configured to open for deploying the sensor beneath the tail cone.

    SWIVEL INDICATING MECHANISM FOR AIRCRAFT SEAT

    公开(公告)号:US20250042553A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-06

    申请号:US18364363

    申请日:2023-08-02

    Abstract: An aircraft seat includes a base frame; a seat frame rotatably connected to a top side of the base frame, wherein the seat frame is configured to rotate about a vertical axis; a slot plate connected to the top side of the base frame, wherein the slot plate has a slot in a top surface of the slot plate; and a pin mount connected to a bottom side of the seat frame, wherein the pin mount has a pin that protrudes downward, wherein the pin is configured to protrude into the slot when the seat frame is rotated into a first orientation relative to the base frame.

    Electronically Actuated Seat Recline Release

    公开(公告)号:US20250042552A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-06

    申请号:US18362538

    申请日:2023-07-31

    Abstract: A seat release system and device, the system including an interface assembly that provides actuation signaling, an actuation device that communicatively provides mechanical motion in response to the actuation signaling, a cable connected to the actuation device, and a recline release cylinder having a gas release button and a release lever at a first end, and having a cylinder piston arm in the recline release cylinder at a second end. The release lever is attached to a second end of the cable where the cable moves the release lever in response to the mechanical motion of the actuation device. The gas release button vents the recline release cylinder to atmosphere in response to being depressed as a result of the cable moving the release lever. The cylinder piston arm may move in the recline release cylinder in response to the gas release button being depressed.

    Hot Swappable Monoblock Battery
    19.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240421592A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-19

    申请号:US18745643

    申请日:2024-06-17

    Abstract: A battery module includes a monoblock comprising one or more battery cells, a first power path electrically coupled to the monoblock and electrically couplable to one or more terminals, a switching device coupled to the first power path and configured to open and to close a circuit thereof, a control system that controls the switching device, and a second power path electrically coupled to the monoblock. The second power path is configured to provide power to the control system. An absence of a voltage signal from the second power path detected by the control system causes the switching device to open to electrically disconnect the one or more terminals of the first power path. Detection of the voltage signal from the second power path by the control system may cause the switching device to close to electrically connect the one or more terminals of the first power path.

    Fly by Wire Flight Control System
    20.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240409202A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-12

    申请号:US18737131

    申请日:2024-06-07

    Abstract: A flight control system includes a first and second operator input means configured to receive a mechanical input from an operator and are connected to an artificial feel system and at least one sensor. The system includes a flight control computer (FCC) in data communication with the sensor, wherein the FCC receives a signal from the sensor in response to an input by the operator. The flight control system has first and second servo controllers in data communication with first and second servos, respectively, and the FCC. The servos are connected to control surfaces that, when moved, cause the aircraft to change attitude. The flight control system also includes a third and a fourth servo controller, the third and fourth servo controllers being in communication with the FCC and a dual-lane servo operably connected to a third control surface that, when moved, causes the aircraft to change attitude.

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