Wire assembly including clockspring passes
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1. A system comprising:
- a base comprising base electronics;
a component comprising circuitry;
a gimbal assembly mechanically connecting the component to the base, the gimbal assembly being configured to permit the component to rotate relative to the base;
a plurality of ribbon wires electrically connecting the base electronics to the component; and
a plurality of clockspring passes between the base and the component, wherein each ribbon wire of the plurality of ribbon wires is routed between the base and the component through a clockspring pass of the plurality of clockspring passes, each ribbon wire of the plurality of ribbon wires being coiled around a structure of a clockspring pass of the plurality of clockspring passes, wherein the ribbon wire is configured to tighten or loosen around the structure as the component rotates relative to the base.
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Abstract
In some examples, electrical wires are routed between a base and a rotating component through a plurality of clockspring passes. The wires can be, for example, ribbon wires or another type of wire. Each wire of the plurality of wires is coiled around a structure of a clockspring pass of the plurality of clockspring passes, and is configured to tighten or loosen around the structure as the component rotates relative to the base about at least one axis.
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1. A system comprising:
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a base comprising base electronics; a component comprising circuitry; a gimbal assembly mechanically connecting the component to the base, the gimbal assembly being configured to permit the component to rotate relative to the base; a plurality of ribbon wires electrically connecting the base electronics to the component; and a plurality of clockspring passes between the base and the component, wherein each ribbon wire of the plurality of ribbon wires is routed between the base and the component through a clockspring pass of the plurality of clockspring passes, each ribbon wire of the plurality of ribbon wires being coiled around a structure of a clockspring pass of the plurality of clockspring passes, wherein the ribbon wire is configured to tighten or loosen around the structure as the component rotates relative to the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a base comprising base electronics; a component comprising circuitry; a gimbal assembly mechanically connecting the component to the base, the gimbal assembly being configured to permit the component to rotate relative to the base about an axis, wherein the component has an initial rotational position relative to the base; a plurality of ribbon wires electrically connecting the base electronics to the component; and a plurality of clockspring passes between the base and the component, each ribbon wire of the plurality of ribbon wires defining a coil within a clockspring pass of the plurality of clockspring passes, wherein when the component rotates away from the initial rotational position in a first direction, the coils defined by ribbon wires tighten within the respective clockspring pass, and when the component rotates away from the initial rotational position in a second direction different than the first direction, the coils defined by ribbon wires loosen within the respective clockspring pass. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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wrapping a first ribbon wire of a plurality of ribbon wires around a first structure of a first clockspring pass of a plurality of clockspring passes; wrapping a second ribbon wire of the plurality of ribbon wires around a second structure of a second clockspring pass of the plurality of clockspring passes; electrically connecting the plurality of ribbon wires to base electronics of a base; and electrically connecting the plurality of ribbon wires to a component comprising circuitry, wherein the plurality of ribbon wires electrically connect the base electronics to the component, and wherein a gimbal assembly mechanically connects the component to the base, the gimbal assembly being configured to permit the component to rotate relative to the base, wherein the plurality of clockspring passes is between the base and the component and each ribbon wire of the plurality of ribbon wires is routed between the base and the component through a clockspring pass of the plurality of clockspring passes, wherein the first and second ribbon wires are configured to tighten or loosen around the first structure or the second structure, respectively, as the component rotates relative to the base. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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