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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1998
Fernando Francisco Gen-Kuong, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Alexis Gabriel Karolys, San Clemente, CA (US);
Endevco Corporation, San Juan, CA (US);
Abstract
An informational/positional guide, which is disposable in an aircraft instrumentation interface, used with at least one mechanical guide key configured to guide interface engagement, and the guide key having an orientation specific to a particular type of aircraft equipment configuration, the guide is provided with a key engagement member. The key engagement member is formed to engage the guide key and is disposable in a variety of angular orientations to facilitate engagement with the guide key. The key engagement member is further provided with an aircraft equipment configuration sensor for identifying the aircraft equipment configuration type in response to sensed orientation of the key engagement member and for generating an electronic signal in response to the identification of the orientation of the key engagement member.