Aerospatiale matra airbus

• US 6,508,401 B1
• Filed: 03/01/2000
• Issued: 01/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS (Airbus SE)
• Original Assignee: Aerospatiale Matra Airbus
• Inventors: Terme, Jean-Louis
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Thien M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nowlin, April
• Application Number:
  US09/515,922
• Time in Patent Office: 1,056 Days
• Field of Search: 235/383, 235/385, 235/375, 235/380, 364/478, 700/225, 340/572, 340/825
• US Class Current: 235/385
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for aiding the identification of subassemblies of an item of equipment (E) including a number of subassemblies and equipped with a storage unit (US) storing references.

According to the invention, said device includes a memory (7) recording the references stored in the storage unit (US), an external electrical power supply means (9) for the memory (7), a means (13) of isolation both electrically and in terms of software processing, and a connection means (10) connected to the memory (7) and to which can be connected a reader (L) capable of reading and telling back the references which are recorded in the memory (7) and which relate to said subassemblies of the item of equipment (E).

Claims

1. An identification aid device for an item of equipment which is equipped with a storage unit storing references and capable of being loaded remotely, said device including:

an identification memory for being connected to said storage unit and for recording said references stored in said storage unit;

an external electrical power supply means for supplying power to said identification memory; and

a connection means connected to said identification memory and for being connected to a reader for reading and telling back the references recorded in said identification memory, wherein the device is formed in such a way as to identify subassemblies of said item of equipment, wherein said references relate to said subassemblies, and wherein the device further includes an isolation means for;

electrically isolating said identification memory from said subassemblies and from said storage unit; and

isolating said identification memory in terms of processing software from said subassemblies and from said storage unit.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said isolation means is a relay.

3. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said relay is controlled by an electrical source of said item of equipment.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrical power supply means is an electrical link which can be connected to an electrical source independent of said device.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising means for providing a link between the storage unit and the identification memory to transmit signals of a serial type which are created using a serial/parallel converter.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising means for providing a link between the storage unit and the identification memory to transmit signals of a serial type which are created using software processing within the storage unit.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said connection means includes at least one contact zone for being placed in contact with at least one collaborating zone of the reader.

8. A system for identifying subassemblies of an item of equipment which includes a number of subassemblies and which is equipped with a storage unit storing references of said subassemblies and capable of being loaded remotely, said system comprising:

an identification aid device as specified in claim 1, which is arranged on said item of equipment; and

a reader for being connected to the connection means of said identification aid device, to read the references recorded in the identification memory of said identification aid device and tell back the references.

9. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said electrical source is incorporated into said reader.

10. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said reader includes at least one contact zone for being placed in contact with the contact zone of said connection means.

11. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said reader comprises means for storing the references read and of telling back the references later.