US 12,149,017 B2
Antispark battery connector
Jason Brown, Hurst, TX (US); and Kynn J. Schulte, Arlington, TX (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed on Sep. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/464,868.
Application 18/464,868 is a division of application No. 17/108,116, filed on Dec. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,791,581.
Prior Publication US 2023/0420878 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 11/28 (2006.01); B64C 27/04 (2006.01); G01K 7/22 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); H01R 9/24 (2006.01); H01R 13/20 (2006.01); H01R 43/20 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/20 (2013.01) [B64C 27/04 (2013.01); G01K 7/22 (2013.01); G05D 1/0808 (2013.01); H01R 9/2491 (2013.01); H01R 43/205 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft comprising:
pilot flight controls;
a flight control computer coupled to the pilot flight controls, the flight control computer configured to receive input signals from the pilot flight controls and generate control signals according to the input signals; and
an engine comprising an engine control computer and a power converter, the engine control computer coupled to the flight control computer, the flight control computer further configured to transmit the control signals to the engine control computer, the power converter comprising power terminals and a battery connector, the battery connector comprising:
an antispark circuit coupled to the power terminals;
a charge pin coupled to the antispark circuit; and
power pins coupled to the power terminals, the charge pin being longer than each of the power pins.