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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
James E. Silva, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew John Tofflemire, Shoreline, WA (US);
Michael A. Johnson, Kirkland, WA (US);
Samuel J. Elliott, Everett, WA (US);
David E. Lee, Lynnwood, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for electrically coupling a first structure with a second structure in a vehicle is disclosed, and includes a control module receiving at least one of electrical power and data, a cable, and a reel. The cable has a variable length and is electrically coupled to the control module. The cable transmits at least one of electrical power and data from the first structure to the second structure. The reel is located at the first structure and defines an axis of rotation. The cable is windable around the reel, and the reel is rotatable about the axis of rotation to adjust the variable length of the cable. The variable length of the cable is a portion of the cable that extends between the first structure to the second structure that is not wound around the reel.