Inductive connectors
First Claim
1. An inductive connector comprising first and second cooperating and separable parts, said parts being movable into a first cooperating position in which electrical energy can be inductively coupled between said parts and being separable from each other to interrupt the flow of electrical energy between said parts, said first part including first and second coils, said second part including a third coil, said first and third coils being constructed and arranged such that when said parts are in said first position, said first and third coils are inductively coupled, said second coil being movable into a position where it is inductively coupled with said first coil when said parts are separated from each other, an impedance connected in electrical circuit with said second coil, and means associated with said second part for moving said second coil out of inductively coupled relationship with said first coil when said parts are moved to said first position.
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Abstract
An inductive connector has two coils which are inductively coupled when the two parts of the connector are "connected." Associated with one of the parts is a third coil which is movable, normally automatically, into inductively coupled relationship with the other coil of that part when the parts are separated. An impedance is connected in circuit with the third coil, whereby impedance matching with a source connected to the aforesaid other coil of that part can be achieved when the parts are separated.
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- 1. An inductive connector comprising first and second cooperating and separable parts, said parts being movable into a first cooperating position in which electrical energy can be inductively coupled between said parts and being separable from each other to interrupt the flow of electrical energy between said parts, said first part including first and second coils, said second part including a third coil, said first and third coils being constructed and arranged such that when said parts are in said first position, said first and third coils are inductively coupled, said second coil being movable into a position where it is inductively coupled with said first coil when said parts are separated from each other, an impedance connected in electrical circuit with said second coil, and means associated with said second part for moving said second coil out of inductively coupled relationship with said first coil when said parts are moved to said first position.
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