EP0142901A2 - Cable tapping clamb - Google Patents

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EP0142901A2
EP0142901A2 EP84201668A EP84201668A EP0142901A2 EP 0142901 A2 EP0142901 A2 EP 0142901A2 EP 84201668 A EP84201668 A EP 84201668A EP 84201668 A EP84201668 A EP 84201668A EP 0142901 A2 EP0142901 A2 EP 0142901A2
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clamping jaws
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connecting block
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Arie Cornelis Slooter
Jan Simon Van Den Hout
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IJzergieterij Lovink BV
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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
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
    • H01R4/2475—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members penetrating the insulation being actuated by screws, nuts or bolts
    • H01R4/2483—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands the contact members penetrating the insulation being actuated by screws, nuts or bolts penetrating the area under the screw tip
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/03—Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable, e.g. tapping connections
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
    • H01R4/24—Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands

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  • the invention relates to the domain of the connection of at least one electric branch line with an electric main line, for example, a cable core.
  • the circlip capable of simultaneously branching three or more conductors and the separate branch clip.
  • the circlip has the following drawbacks: the cable insulation of all conductors is removed and/or damages in the same zone. This gives rise to very short creepage ways for moisture, for example, of the order of a few millimeters, so that a high-quality insulator to be applied in the liquid state is required to repair these damages. If cable insulating material such as PE, XLPE or PTFE is used, no liquid insulating material is available capable of definitely repairing cable damage. Moreover, the circlip causes a relatively large thickening at one place on the cable, so that relatively voluminous sleeves are required. With some types of circlips it is, moreover, not possible to determine which connection is first established. A further disadvantage is that some circlips are suitable only for one cable diameter.
  • circlips require the removal of the so-called filling wire from the cable, special precautions for the test cores and strong bending of the cores at the location of the circlip. It is finally noted that circlips frequently have cavities into which the liquid insulating material cannot penetrate.
  • a disadvantage of the known branch clip is that an usually U-shaped bracket has to be arranged between the cores of an usually multicore main cable in order to ensure sufficient strength and resilience. Additional space is required for fastening such a bracket. Therefore, the known branch clips are usually provided with additional spring elements. In both designs the branch clip is relatively large. The application of such a branch clip is, if possible, even more troublesome than that of a circlip.
  • the invention has for its object to obviate the disadvantages of the known branch clips and provides to this end a branch clip of the aforesaid kind which is characterized by a clip body having two clamping jaws each having a tail piece and at least one bridge piece interconnecting said clamping jaws at the transition between the clamping jaws and their tail pieces so as to be rotatable about parallel axes and by a connecting block that can be disposed between the tail pieces and that has at least one clamping member for connecting the branch conductor and at least one tapped hole with a branch bolt directable to the main conductor, said connecting block arranged in place between the tail pieces being coupled with the tail pieces during tightening of the branch bolt in a manner such that the clamping jaws are clamped against the main conductor.
  • a layer of insulating material can be interposed between the connecting block and the clamping body.
  • a very advantageous variant exhibits the particularity that after the disposition of the connecting block between the tail pieces of the clamping jaws said tail pieces of the clamping jaws are inclined away from and towards one another respectively, viewed away from the rotary axes, and that at their free ends the tail pieces have end parts bent over across the connecting block.
  • the or each bridge piece is made from spring material.
  • the branch clip 1 serves to connect two electric branch conductors, one of which is designated by reference numerals 2, to an electric main conductor, in this embodiment a cable core 3.
  • the branch clip 1 comprises a clip body 4 provided with two clamping jaws 7,8 each having a tail piece 5 and 6 respectively and a resilient bridge piece 26,11 interconnecting said clamping jaws at the transition between the clamping jaws 7,8 and their tail pieces 5,6 respectively so as to be rotatable about relatively parallel axes 9,10.
  • the branch clip 1 furthermore comprises a connecting block 27 which can be disposed between the tail pieces 5,6 and which has two bores 12,13 receiving screws 14,15 for connecting the branch conductors (Fig.2 shows the branch conductor 2) and which has a tapped hole 16 being directed at right angles to the cable core 3 and having a branch bolt 20, said connecting block 27, after having been arranged in place between the tall pieces 5,6, being coupled with the tail pieces 5,6 during tightening the branch bolt 20 in a manner such that the clamping jaws 7,8 are clamped against the cable core 3.
  • a connecting block 27 which can be disposed between the tail pieces 5,6 and which has two bores 12,13 receiving screws 14,15 for connecting the branch conductors (Fig.2 shows the branch conductor 2) and which has a tapped hole 16 being directed at right angles to the cable core 3 and having a branch bolt 20, said connecting block 27, after having been arranged in place between the tall pieces 5,6, being coupled with the tail pieces 5,6 during tightening the branch bolt 20 in a manner such that the clamping jaws 7,8 are clamp
  • the cable core 3 has a sector-shaped design and is provided with an insulating sheath 17.
  • the shape of the clamping jaws 7,8 matches the shape of the core 3 as is shown in fig.2
  • the active surface of the clamping jaws 7,8 facing the cable core 3 is provided, in this embodiment, with a profile of ridges 18,19 in order to ensure a satisfactory frictional contact.
  • a layer of insulating material designed in the form of a cap 22 of insulating material.
  • the tail pieces 5,6 have end parts 24 and 25 respectively bent over across the connecting block 27.
  • Fig.3 shows a variant in which the clamping jaws 7' and 8' are provided at their free peripheral edges with bent-over rims 28 and 29 respectively that can be hooked around the cable core 3. These rims 28 and 29 are relatively off-set and fit in this embodiment in recesses 30,31 in the clamping jaws 7' and 8' respectively.

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Abstract

A branch clip for connecting a conductor to an electric main conductor having a body and two clamping jaws being rotatable about parallel axes and at least one clip member for connecting the branch conductor and a tapped hole holding a branch bolt directed to the main conductor, and a connecting block being coupled with tail pieces of said jaws during sightening the branch bolt such that the clamping jaws are clamped against the main conductor.

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  • The invention relates to the domain of the connection of at least one electric branch line with an electric main line, for example, a cable core.
  • For making branches there are known the circlip capable of simultaneously branching three or more conductors and the separate branch clip.
  • The circlip has the following drawbacks: the cable insulation of all conductors is removed and/or damages in the same zone. This gives rise to very short creepage ways for moisture, for example, of the order of a few millimeters, so that a high-quality insulator to be applied in the liquid state is required to repair these damages. If cable insulating material such as PE, XLPE or PTFE is used, no liquid insulating material is available capable of definitely repairing cable damage. Moreover, the circlip causes a relatively large thickening at one place on the cable, so that relatively voluminous sleeves are required. With some types of circlips it is, moreover, not possible to determine which connection is first established. A further disadvantage is that some circlips are suitable only for one cable diameter. Furthermore, circlips require the removal of the so-called filling wire from the cable, special precautions for the test cores and strong bending of the cores at the location of the circlip. It is finally noted that circlips frequently have cavities into which the liquid insulating material cannot penetrate.
  • Separate branch clips usually do not exhibit said disadvantages. In particular creepage paths can be simply prolonged in a manner such that moisture does no longer adversely affect the reliability of the joint. Sleeves may be more slender and filling wires and auxiliary cores do not play any particular part.
  • A disadvantage of the known branch clip is that an usually U-shaped bracket has to be arranged between the cores of an usually multicore main cable in order to ensure sufficient strength and resilience. Additional space is required for fastening such a bracket. Therefore, the known branch clips are usually provided with additional spring elements. In both designs the branch clip is relatively large. The application of such a branch clip is, if possible, even more troublesome than that of a circlip.
  • The invention has for its object to obviate the disadvantages of the known branch clips and provides to this end a branch clip of the aforesaid kind which is characterized by a clip body having two clamping jaws each having a tail piece and at least one bridge piece interconnecting said clamping jaws at the transition between the clamping jaws and their tail pieces so as to be rotatable about parallel axes and by a connecting block that can be disposed between the tail pieces and that has at least one clamping member for connecting the branch conductor and at least one tapped hole with a branch bolt directable to the main conductor, said connecting block arranged in place between the tail pieces being coupled with the tail pieces during tightening of the branch bolt in a manner such that the clamping jaws are clamped against the main conductor.
  • For the electric insulation a layer of insulating material can be interposed between the connecting block and the clamping body.
  • A very advantageous variant exhibits the particularity that after the disposition of the connecting block between the tail pieces of the clamping jaws said tail pieces of the clamping jaws are inclined away from and towards one another respectively, viewed away from the rotary axes, and that at their free ends the tail pieces have end parts bent over across the connecting block.
  • In order to ensure the best possible coupling between the main conductor and the branch conductor even under varying conditions, for example, of heat and cold, it is preferred to use a variant in which the or each bridge piece is made from spring material.
  • The invention will now be described more fully with reference to a drawing of an arbitrary embodiment.
  • The drawing shows in
    • fig.1 a perspective view of a branch clip embodying the invention, the parts being shown at some distance from one another for the sake of clarity,
    • fig.2 is a cross-sectional view of a mounted branch clip, and
    • fig.3 an elevational view like fig.1 of a variant.
  • The branch clip 1 serves to connect two electric branch conductors, one of which is designated by reference numerals 2, to an electric main conductor, in this embodiment a cable core 3.
  • The branch clip 1 comprises a clip body 4 provided with two clamping jaws 7,8 each having a tail piece 5 and 6 respectively and a resilient bridge piece 26,11 interconnecting said clamping jaws at the transition between the clamping jaws 7,8 and their tail pieces 5,6 respectively so as to be rotatable about relatively parallel axes 9,10. The branch clip 1 furthermore comprises a connecting block 27 which can be disposed between the tail pieces 5,6 and which has two bores 12,13 receiving screws 14,15 for connecting the branch conductors (Fig.2 shows the branch conductor 2) and which has a tapped hole 16 being directed at right angles to the cable core 3 and having a branch bolt 20, said connecting block 27, after having been arranged in place between the tall pieces 5,6, being coupled with the tail pieces 5,6 during tightening the branch bolt 20 in a manner such that the clamping jaws 7,8 are clamped against the cable core 3.
  • In the present embodiment the cable core 3 has a sector-shaped design and is provided with an insulating sheath 17. The shape of the clamping jaws 7,8 matches the shape of the core 3 as is shown in fig.2 The active surface of the clamping jaws 7,8 facing the cable core 3 is provided, in this embodiment, with a profile of ridges 18,19 in order to ensure a satisfactory frictional contact.
  • When the branch bolt 20 is being tightened, the active end 21 of said bolt 20 penetrates the insulating sheath 17 of the cable 3 so that it is locally completely destroyed so that the bolt gets into an electrically conducting contact with the electrically conducting cable core 3.
  • Between the connecting block 27 and the clip body 4 is arranged a layer of insulating material designed in the form of a cap 22 of insulating material.
  • Above said cap 22 is arranged a cover plate 23. At their free ends the tail pieces 5,6 have end parts 24 and 25 respectively bent over across the connecting block 27.
  • Fig.3 shows a variant in which the clamping jaws 7' and 8' are provided at their free peripheral edges with bent-over rims 28 and 29 respectively that can be hooked around the cable core 3. These rims 28 and 29 are relatively off-set and fit in this embodiment in recesses 30,31 in the clamping jaws 7' and 8' respectively.

Claims (5)

1. A branch clip for connecting at least one electrical branch conductor to an electric main conductor, for example, a cable core characterized by a clip body provided with two clamping jaws each having a tail piece and at least one bridge piece interconnecting said clamping jaws at the transition between the clamping jaws and the tail pieces so as to be rotatable about relatively parallel axes and by a connecting block which can be disposed between the tail pieces and which has at least one clip member for connecting the branch conductor and at least one tapped hole holding a branch bolt that can be directed at right angles to the main conductor, said connecting block, when arranged at its place between the tail pieces, being coupled with the tail pieces during tightening the branch bolt in a manner such that the clamping jaws are clamped against the main conductor.
2. A branch clip as claimed in claim 1 characterized in that a layer of insulating material is disposed between the connecting block and the clip body.
3. A branch clip as claimed in claim 1 or 2 characterized in that after the connecting block is arranged between the tail pieces of the clamping jaws, the tail pieces and the clamping jaws are inclined away from and towards one another respectively, viewed away from the rotary axes, and in that at their free ends the tail pieces have end parts bent.over across the connecting block.
4. A branch clip as claimed in anyone of the preceding claims characterized in that the bridge piece is resilient.
5. A Branch clip as claimed in anyone of the preceding claims characterized in that at their free peripheral edges the clamping jaws are provided with bent-over rims which can be hooked around the main conductor and which are relatively off-set.
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NL8303986A NL8303986A (en) 1983-11-18 1983-11-18 CABLE TAPE CLAMP.
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0282116A1 (en) * 1987-02-26 1988-09-14 Lovink-Terborg B.V. Plastic branch terminal and coupling screw
CN102969673A (en) * 2012-12-09 2013-03-13 安徽省电力公司蚌埠供电公司 Mounting device of insulation piercing line clip

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GB116956A (en) * 1917-07-24 1918-07-04 Samuel George Temporary Electric Connecting Clip.
FR2049260A5 (en) * 1969-06-05 1971-03-26 Sicame Sa
GB1369794A (en) * 1971-09-08 1974-10-09 Pirelli General Cable Works Electrical connectors

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0282116A1 (en) * 1987-02-26 1988-09-14 Lovink-Terborg B.V. Plastic branch terminal and coupling screw
CN102969673A (en) * 2012-12-09 2013-03-13 安徽省电力公司蚌埠供电公司 Mounting device of insulation piercing line clip
CN102969673B (en) * 2012-12-09 2017-09-01 国家电网公司 Insulation puncture line clamping erecting device

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