Patent ID: 8717776

Claim:
A connection assembly for connection of at least one item of electronic equipment to wiring of an aircraft, the connection assembly comprising: a movable support means in which the at least one item of electronic equipment is disposed in; the at least one item of electronic equipment includes a connection means configured to connect to the wiring of the aircraft; a connection interface including: at least one opening, at least one passage, a joint, at least one panel having one or more printed electronic circuits, being attached to the joint, and being disposed between the wiring of the aircraft and the connection means, the at least one panel pivots about the joint from a first panel position in a plane of the at least one passage to a second panel position retracted from the at least one passage, a first connection state in which the connection means is connected indirectly to the wiring of the aircraft through the one or more printed electronic circuits of the at least one panel, a second connection state in which the connection means is connected directly to the wiring of the aircraft through the at least one opening, and a third connection state in which the connection means is connected directly to the wiring of the aircraft through the at least one passage and the at least one panel is in the second panel position; and the connection assembly is configured to change from a connected state in which the connection means are connected to the connection interface at least in the first connection state or the second connection state, to a disconnected state in which the connection means are free, wherein the connection interface is fastened to a structure of the aircraft in the connected state and the disconnected state, the movable support means includes an open front face into which the at least one item of electronic equipment is inserted, and connection of the connection assembly is accomplished by moving the movable support means between a first position where the connection assembly is in the disconnected state and a second position where the connection assembly is in the connected state.