The Boeing Company

Margaret Douglas

Ty Aaby Larsen

Mark Eugene Liffring

Robert Thomas Johnson

Mark Stephen Shander

Todd Burton Brouwer

Robert Dennis Holley

Christopher Mark Severns

Mark S Shander

A modular truss assembly configured to be placed in small or narrow spaces such as within the floor, sidewall, or crown of a vehicle for mechanically and electrically mounting system components of a modular equipment center (MEC). A plurality of MECs is spatially distributed throughout the vehicle to service equipment loads. The modular truss assembly provides different voltage levels for powering the system components of the MEC and for powering the equipment loads. In one or more configurations, all or part of the modular truss assembly can be removed from the vehicle for repair or replacement.

Modular equipment center distributed equipment packaging truss

An interconnect for transferring signals herein includes one or more signal contacts to transfer the power or data to or from an integrated truss system. An interconnect may be configured to transfer power or data between layers of the integrated truss system or within the same layer of the integrated truss system. An interconnect may be configured with one or more compression mechanisms that secure the interconnect in the integrated truss system.

Truss interconnect

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Snohomish, WA, United States of America

Margaret Douglas