Universal aircraft generator electrical bench test apparatus

• US 6,972,554 B1
• Filed: 07/26/2004
• Issued: 12/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Davis, Randall D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Vinh
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tung X.
• Application Number:
  US10/897,489
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• Field of Search: 324/121.R, 324/158.1, 324/765, 324/754, 324/761, 324/762, 324/772, 322/99, 318490-494, 702/66, 702/67, 702/76
• US Class Current: 324/121.00R
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/008 on air- or spacecraft, railway rolling stock or sea-going vessels
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/343 in operation

Abstract

An electrical test box is provided for selectively connecting a generator to one of a plurality of test devices where the generator has a plurality of circuits. The electrical test box includes an input connector that is adapted to electrically couple to one or more of the circuits. The box also includes one or more pair of test jacks and a circuit select switch and a test select switch. The circuit select switch has a plurality of input contacts and an output contact. The contacts are electrically coupled to the input connector and configured to selectively electrically couple the circuit select switch output contact to a generator circuit. The test select switch is electrically coupled between the circuit select switch output contact and at least one of the test jacks and is configured to selectively couple the circuit select switch output contact to one test jack of the test jack pair.

Claims

1. An electrical test box for selectively connecting a generator to one of a plurality of test devices, the generator having a plurality of circuits, the electrical test box comprising:

an input connector adapted to electrically couple to one or more of the circuits;

one or more pair of test jacks;

a circuit select switch having a plurality of input contacts and an output contact, the circuit select switch input contacts electrically coupled to the input connector and configured to selectively electrically couple the circuit select switch output contact to a generator circuit;

a winding select switch having a plurality of input contacts and an output contact, the circuit select switch input contacts electrically coupled to the input connector and at least one of the test jacks, the winding select switch configured to selectively couple the winding select switch output contact to one test jack of the test jack pair; and

a test select switch electrically coupled between the circuit select switch output contact and at least one of the test jacks, the test select switch configured to selectively couple the circuit select switch output contact to one test jack of the test jack pair.

2. The electrical test box of claim 1, wherein the circuit select switch comprises a double pole double throw switch.

3. The electrical test box of claim 1, wherein the winding select switch comprises a double pole double throw switch.

4. The electrical test box of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more pair of jacks is configured to couple to a circuit resistance test device.

5. The electrical test box of claim 4, wherein at least one of the one or more pair of jacks is configured to couple to a circuit dielectric test device.

6. The electrical test box of claim 5, wherein at least one of the one or more pair of jacks is configured to couple to an insulation resistance test device.

7. The electrical test box of claim 1, further comprising an adapter harness coupled to the input connector.

8. The electrical test box of claim 7, wherein the adapter harness is configured to couple the electrical test box to the generator.

9. The electrical test box of claim 8, wherein the generator includes a first and a second terminal plug and a terminal block and the adapter harness comprises:

a first generator connector configured to couple to the first terminal plug;

a second generator connector configured to couple to the second terminal plug; and

a pair of clips configured to couple to the terminal block and the generator, respectively.

10. The electrical test box of claim 1, further comprising a housing within which at least the circuit select switch and test select switch are disposed.