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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2022
Airbus (S.a.s.), Blagnac, FR;
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Frédéric Forget, Blagnac, FR;
Mihai Ioan Zecheru, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus (S.A.S.), Blagnac, FR;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
An electrical connector for connecting electrical conductors in an aircraft includes a pin having a first contact surface and a socket to receive the pin. The socket has a second contact surface contacting a first contact surface of the pin when the pin is in the socket. A securing part is positioned to apply a contact or clamping force pressing the contact surfaces against each other. The securing part includes a shape memory alloy to exist in a martensite an austenite phase depending on temperature of the securing part, wherein the securing part assumes a first pre-set shape when the temperature is below a first temperature threshold, and a second pre-set shape when the temperature is above a second temperature threshold higher than the first temperature threshold, wherein the contact or clamping force applied by the securing part in the second pre-set shape is greater than in the first pre-set shape.