EP0060187B1 - Dispositif de connexion électrique pour le raccordement de câbles à brins multiples - Google Patents

Dispositif de connexion électrique pour le raccordement de câbles à brins multiples Download PDF

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EP0060187B1
EP0060187B1 EP82400356A EP82400356A EP0060187B1 EP 0060187 B1 EP0060187 B1 EP 0060187B1 EP 82400356 A EP82400356 A EP 82400356A EP 82400356 A EP82400356 A EP 82400356A EP 0060187 B1 EP0060187 B1 EP 0060187B1
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Michel Guerrero
Didier Doret
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/62933—Comprising exclusively pivoting lever
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/02—Contact members
    • H01R13/28—Contacts for sliding cooperation with identically-shaped contact, e.g. for hermaphroditic coupling devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/84—Hermaphroditic coupling devices

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  • the present invention relates to electrical connection devices making it possible to connect two cables with multiple strands, and in particular the electrical cables used in geophysical research.
  • Cable connection devices for geophysical research generally consist of a pair of hermaphrodite connectors each having an electrical connection face which is connected to a multi-strand cable.
  • Each connection face includes a group of male conductors and a group of female conductors. The union of the two connection faces establishes the electrical connection between the cable connected to one connector and the cable connected to the other connector.
  • the devices of the aforementioned kind must withstand both the conditions due to the nature of the soil (sand, mud, water, snow, ice) as well as atmospheric conditions (cold, heat, humidity, rain) encountered in these places. They must therefore be sealed against the factors listed above. This is generally carried out by an elastic seal which is compressed at the time of coupling of the connectors by the use of the locking means. This implementation must be able to be done quickly by unqualified personnel.
  • a device of the prior art, described in the American patent, US 3,745,511 comprises electrical connection means for the connection of multi-strand cables in which locking levers are mounted on the female connectors on which they are held in square. Locking rings are respectively secured to these levers. Each locking ring has inclined grooves cooperating with lugs; these lugs forming projecting parts which are not carried by the connector body.
  • the present invention relates to an electrical connection device for the connection of multiple-strand cables
  • a pair of hermaphrodite connectors each having an electrical connection face composed of a group of conductors of male connectors and of a group of female connection conductors connected to a multi-strand cable, these groups being mounted so that they can be connected respectively to groups of female and male connection conductors of the electrical connection face, connected to a multi-strand cable from the other hermaphroditic connector
  • each connector being further provided with mechanical locking means to ensure the electrical and mechanical interconnection of the groups of conductors engaged one inside the other, as well as the compression of elastic means ensuring the tightness of the device in the locked state
  • the locking means of each a connector comprising a locking bracket mounted on the body of the connector so as to be able to pivot between a position where the two connectors are unlocked and movable separately, and a position where the two connectors are locked, this locking being effected by the rotation of the stirrups behind
  • the hermaphroditic connectors 10 and 11, shown in FIG. 1 are equivalent by their electrical function and the shape of their body.
  • the one 10 at the top of Figure 1 is more particularly seen from the back and the one 11 at the bottom of this figure is seen by its face 12 of electrical connection.
  • the two connectors 10 and 11 are in the position where their coupling is possible by simple connection of the two faces 12 and 13 of electrical connection.
  • Each of these faces 12 and 13 consists of a group 14 of male connection conductors (not shown) which is housed in a cell 16 of cylindrical shape, and of a group 15 of female connection conductors (not shown) housed also in a cell 17 of shape similar to the and which is contiguous to it.
  • the groups of conductors of a connector are each connected in the desired manner to the strands of one of the cables 18 and 19 with multiple strands which are to be connected by this device.
  • the male and female conductors are complementary, that is to say that the male and female conductors of one connector can be coupled respectively to the female and male conductors of the other connector.
  • This wall 21 is preferably that of a cover protecting all of the internal electrical connections established with the cable.
  • the latter for example the cable 18 is connected through a cylindrical sleeve 23 which is integral with an end portion 28 of the body of the connector 11.
  • This sleeve 23 is aligned with the successive centers of the two cells 16 and 17 and coincides with the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the connector.
  • each connector body On each connector body is mounted a locking bracket 24, U-shaped, which can pivot by its two arms 25 and 26 parallel to each other on a transverse axis 27 fixed to the wall 21 of the cover and which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the connector body.
  • This transverse axis 27 is preferably located near the terminal side 28 of the body of the connector which is integral with the sleeve 23.
  • the locking bracket 22 or 24 can pivot between a position where the two connectors 10 and 11 are unlocked and movable separately and a position where they are locked. Locking is effected by the engagement of external projecting parts 30 and 31 of the bodies of both. connectors 10 and 11, in notches 34 provided on each part 32 which is rigidly attached to the ends of the two arms of each stirrup 22 and 24.
  • a handle 35 which connects the two arms and which makes it possible to actuate the locking stirrup, is in this case folded down behind an end face 29 of the connector which is located opposite the end face 28 to which the connector is connected. cable connected to the connector.
  • the protrusions 30 and 31 preferably consist of ends of a rod 36 which is arranged on the side of. the connection face 12, transversely to the longitudinal axial direction, and on the terminal side 29 opposite to that 28 connected to the cable.
  • the ends of the rod 36 are carried by two uprights 37 and 38 which are integral with a flat support 39 screwed to the wall 20 carrying the two cells 16 and 17.
  • a flat part 32 which has the shape of a sector of a circle, which makes it possible to carry therewith both pivot means 40 mounted on the axis transverse 27 than practicing there a circular groove 33 centered on the pivoting means 40 and an internal edge of which comprises the notch 34.
  • the grooves 33 are made, for example by being a little wider than the corresponding projecting parts 30 and 31, so that the edges of the grooves 33 contribute to assistance in locking and unlocking the connector. This assistance takes place by cooperation between the projecting parts 30 and 31 and one edge of the grooves 33 which forms a cam when the connectors are locked and the other edge when the connectors are unlocked. This provides an extremely useful leverage effect. It will be noted in this regard that the force of insertion and separation of the geophysical connectors can reach several tens of daN.
  • the pivot means 40 of the sector 32 preferably comprise a bore in the angle of rotation of the sector and usual means for holding it on the axis 27, such as a screw or even a flattening of the end of the axis 27 outside the hole.
  • the two longitudinal edges of the body of a connector are parallel to its longitudinal axis of symmetry. At their two ends rises each time a wall 44, which stops in the vicinity of the cell 16 which is contiguous to it, and of height less than the latter. In each wall is provided a notch 41 intended to support the ends 30 and 31 of the rod 36 which are introduced therein at the time of the coupling of the two faces 12 and 13 of electrical connection.
  • Figure 2 shows the device according to the invention where one 24 of the stirrups is in the locking position and the other stirrup 2 in a position preceding the locking.
  • the arms of the stirrups 22 and 24 are directed towards the outside of their cover 21.
  • the projecting ends 30 and 31 of the rods 36 are placed at the same time in the respective slots 41 of each connector.
  • the stirrups 22 and 24 are pivoted so as to engage the projecting ends 30 and 31 of the rods 36 of a connector successively in the grooves 33 and if necessary the respective notches 34 of the stirrup of the other connector.
  • the handles 35 of each stirrup are folded in the direction of arrow F behind the end face of the cover 21.
  • a precise indication of the locking state of the device is provided by the position of the projecting ends 30 and 31 in the respective notches 34.
  • an elastic interfacial seal (not shown) is interposed beforehand between the circular edge of the socket 17 of the connector 11 and the periphery of the group housed in the socket 16 of the other connector 10 This joint being thus compressed exerts a force opposite to the compression force, from where a push tending to maintain the projecting ends 30 and 31 of the rods 36 of a connector in the respective notches 34 of the stirrup of the other connector.
  • the electrical connection device thus produced can be easily cleaned.
  • the entire body of the device is preferably molded in a robust plastic material, on the other hand the rods 36 and the stirrups which are highly stressed are made of metal.
  • the device can also be provided with electrical contacts 43 making it possible to establish a telephone connection by cable. These contacts can for example pass through the wall of its cover 21 and be connected to the strands of a cable.

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EP82400356A 1981-03-10 1982-03-02 Dispositif de connexion électrique pour le raccordement de câbles à brins multiples Expired EP0060187B1 (fr)

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FR8104718A FR2501920A1 (fr) 1981-03-10 1981-03-10 Dispositif de connexion electrique pour le raccordement de cables a brins multiples
FR8104718 1981-03-10

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FR2501920B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1984-04-06

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