Rolls-Royce Corporation

Philip Summerfield

Richard Peace

Paul Broughton

Michael Christopher Willmot

Robin Charles Kennea

Gary Alan Skinner

Matthew Peter Fitt

Robin Kennea

An electrical raft () is provided that has electrical conductors () embedded in a rigid material (). The electrical raft is provided with an electrical connector (). The electrical connector () is mounted in the electrical raft () at a mounting angle (). The mounting angle is set such that the electrical conductors () can be connected to the electrical connector without having to turn through an angle or a radius of curvature that would subject them to excessive bending stress. Similarly, the mounting angle means that any conductors () that may be connected to the electrical connector () do not have to turn through an angle or a radius of curvature that would subject them to excessive bending stress. Furthermore, mounting the electrical connector () at the mounting angle () may allow the assembled electrical raft () to be more compact.

Electrical connectors

An electrical raftis provided that has electrical conductorsembedded in a rigid material. The electrical raftmay have other embedded components, such as embedded fluid pipes. The electrical raftis provided with a raft mapthat indicates the location and/or path of components embedded in the electrical raft. The raft mapcan be used to identify the positions of the embedded components, and may also be provided with active elements, such as LEDs, which may be used to indicate an operating state of the systems/components embedded in the electrical raft. The raft mapmay be useful in assembly, repair and fault diagnosis, for example.

Electrical raft with map

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Derby, United Kingdom

Philip Summerfield