US 11,973,288 B1
Apparatus for a locking thermal conditioning hose for an electric aircraft and method of use
John Charles Palombini, South Burlington, VT (US); and Jake Pill, South Burlington, VT (US)
Assigned to BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed by BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/121,814.
Int. Cl. H01R 13/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); F28F 9/26 (2006.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01)
CPC H01R 13/005 (2013.01) [B60L 53/16 (2019.02); F28F 9/26 (2013.01); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for a locking thermal conditioning hose for an electric aircraft comprising an on-board computing device, wherein the apparatus comprises:
a thermal conditioning hose, wherein the thermal conditioning hose comprises:
a cable separate from a charging connecter for the electric aircraft;
a thermal medium flow path configured to contain a flow of a thermal medium;
a thermal medium return path, the thermal medium return path configured to contain a flow of the thermal medium from the electric aircraft; and
a mating component, wherein the mating component is configured to make a connection with an electric aircraft port; and
a thermal latch configured to couple the thermal conditioning hose to the electric aircraft, wherein the thermal latch comprises a controller communicatively connected to the on-board computing device of the electric aircraft, wherein the controller is configured to:
receive a coupling command from the on-board computing device; and
control the coupling of the thermal latch to the electric aircraft based on the coupling command.