EP1973199A2 - A method for connecting together contact surfaces for electric connections - Google Patents

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EP1973199A2
EP1973199A2 EP08380096A EP08380096A EP1973199A2 EP 1973199 A2 EP1973199 A2 EP 1973199A2 EP 08380096 A EP08380096 A EP 08380096A EP 08380096 A EP08380096 A EP 08380096A EP 1973199 A2 EP1973199 A2 EP 1973199A2
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Rosa Capelles De La Fuente
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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
    • H01R4/58—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 characterised by the form or material of the contacting members
    • H01R4/62—Connections between conductors of different materials; Connections between or with aluminium or steel-core aluminium conductors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R11/00—Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive members which are, or may be, thereby interconnected, e.g. end pieces for wires or cables supported by the wire or cable and having means for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal, or conductive member, blocks of binding posts
    • H01R11/11—End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member
    • H01R11/18—End pieces terminating in a probe
    • 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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/405—Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
    • 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
    • H01R13/40—Securing contact members in or to a base or case; Insulating of contact members
    • H01R13/405—Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting
    • H01R13/415—Securing in non-demountable manner, e.g. moulding, riveting by permanent deformation of contact member
    • 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
    • H01R24/28—Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to wire or cable
    • 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
    • H01R4/06—Riveted 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
    • H01R2101/00—One pole
    • 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
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/30—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member
    • H01R4/34—Conductive members located under head of screw

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  • This invention has been devised for carrying out the mutual connection between contact surfaces of two pieces of different nature (materials, shape, dimensions, etc.) in order to thus make up electric connectors.
  • this connecting element (5) is previously arranged (see Fig. 1 ) in an aligned arrangement with respect to the tubular body (2), with its threaded back end (5') facing the also threaded open end (4) of the body (2), to thereupon and in a second stage ( Fig. 2 ) have it threadingly engaged into said open end till the stop collar (7) comes into abutment with it.
  • the end (5') of the connecting element (5) is sufficiently long as from the stop collar (7) as to once having been fitted to the body (2) project in its inside from the back portion of the open end (4) so as to in a third and last stage ( Fig. 3 ) be riveted against this latter, the body (2) and the element (5) thus being perfectly and solidly connected together.

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Abstract

Electric connectors are normally made by welding through a supply of heat and fusible material or by friction welding through heat generation, and they are made up of two pieces of different nature, wherein one of the pieces is tubular and effects the connection of the electrical lead of the corresponding cable and the other piece is elongated and effects the contact for establishing the connection of items of equipment of the type of transformers, electrical switchboards and others.
The method comprises the following stages:
- axially aligning the two pieces namely being the tubular one and the elongated one;
- preferentially by means of a screwing-in operation introducing a portion of the elongated piece through an end of the tubular piece up to an intermediary stop collar of the elongated piece; and
- riveting the portion of the elongated piece being located in the inside of the tubular piece against the cavity of said tubular piece adjacent to the introduction end.

Description

    OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention has as its object a method for connecting together contact surfaces for electric connections.
    • FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • This invention has been devised for carrying out the mutual connection between contact surfaces of two pieces of different nature (materials, shape, dimensions, etc.) in order to thus make up electric connectors.
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • Said mutual connection for the formation of electric connectors has been carried out so far by welding through a supply of heat and fusible material or by friction welding through heat generation, this being a drawback.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • With the method of the invention it is not necessary to carry out a weld of any description whatsoever, whether through a supply of fusible material or by friction, since the mutual connection is carried out by means of a riveting operation.
  • According to the invention the electric connectors being used for the electric connections of items of equipment of the type of transformers, electrical switchboards, etc. are made up of two pieces of different nature as regards mainly the type of material, the shape, the dimensions and other aspects, wherein one of the pieces is tubular and effects the connection of the electrical lead of the corresponding cable and the other piece is elongated and effects the contact for establishing the connection of the aforementioned items of equipment.
  • The mutual connection method of the invention comprises the following stages:
    • aligning the two pieces in such a way as to have the tubular piece and the elongated piece positioned in a coaxial arrangement;
    • introducing a portion of the elongated piece through an end of the tubular piece up to an intermediary stop collar being provided on the elongated piece; and
    • riveting the portion of the elongated piece being located in the inside of the tubular piece against the cavity of said tubular piece adjacent to the introduction end.
  • The two aforementioned pieces are threaded at the mutual contact surfaces, the elongated piece being introduced through an end of the tubular piece by threadingly engaging it into this latter.
  • The respective surfaces of the elongated piece and the introduction end of the tubular piece are smooth and the fitting and introduction of the elongated piece into the inside of the tubular piece through said end is carried out by snugly sliding it thereinto.
  • The method incorporates an intermediary piece between the portion of the elongated piece being located in the inside of the tubular piece and the cavity of the tubular piece adjacent to the introduction end and effects the riveting of said intermediary piece between the two pieces namely being the elongated one and the tubular one.
  • These and other characterising features will be best made apparent by the following detailed description whose understanding will be made easier by the accompanying sheet of drawings showing a practical embodiment being cited only by way of example not limiting the scope of the present invention.
    • DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • In the drawings:
    • Each of Figs. 1 through 3 illustrates a respective longitudinal section of the mutual connection of two elements of an electric connector as per the method in question.
    • Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of the area IV of Fig. 3.
    • Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of the electric connector with its two elements mutually connected.
    DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
  • According to such figures a connector (1) being known in the corresponding art is illustrated in them, this type of connectors comprising a tubular body (2) one of whose ends forms an open end (4), and a connecting element (5) being formed by an elongated piece as a by way of stud having an intermediary annular stop collar (7).
  • According to the method of the invention this connecting element (5) is previously arranged (see Fig. 1) in an aligned arrangement with respect to the tubular body (2), with its threaded back end (5') facing the also threaded open end (4) of the body (2), to thereupon and in a second stage (Fig. 2) have it threadingly engaged into said open end till the stop collar (7) comes into abutment with it.
  • The end (5') of the connecting element (5) is sufficiently long as from the stop collar (7) as to once having been fitted to the body (2) project in its inside from the back portion of the open end (4) so as to in a third and last stage (Fig. 3) be riveted against this latter, the body (2) and the element (5) thus being perfectly and solidly connected together.
  • The detail IV of Fig. 4 illustrates the riveted mutual connection of the method of the present invention.
  • The tubular body (2) conventionally has in its cylindrical surface a threaded hole (8) with a countersunk outer opening for the fitting of a screw (not shown) preferentially being of the dynamometric screw type and having a predetermined torque for its rupture when being tightened, for the fastening of the electrical lead of the cable to the electric connector, all this in order to prevent any tampering after the fitting operation, said screw being operable for gripping against the inner portion of the body (2) the pertinent electrical lead of the cable (neither shown) being introduced into said body through the free open end being opposite to the open end (4).
  • The invention provides if necessary for the use of an intermediary piece between the elongated connecting element (5) and the tubular body (2), said intermediary piece being subjected to a riveting operation and being thus deformed and thus connecting together the contact surfaces of both pieces or elements namely being the elongated one (5) and the tubular one (2).

Claims (4)

  1. A method for connecting together contact surfaces for electric connections in the formation of electric connectors being made up of two pieces of different nature as regards mainly the type of material, the shape, the dimensions and other aspects, wherein one of the pieces is tubular and effects the connection of the electrical lead of the corresponding cable and the other piece is elongated and effects the contact for establishing the connection of items of equipment of the type of transformers, electrical switchboards and the like; characterised in that it comprises the following stages:
    - aligning the two pieces in such a way as to have the tubular piece and the elongated piece positioned in a coaxial arrangement;
    - introducing a portion of the elongated piece through an end of the tubular piece up to an intermediary stop collar being provided on the elongated piece; and
    - riveting the portion of the elongated piece being located in the inside of the tubular piece against the cavity of said tubular piece adjacent to the introduction end.
  2. A method as per claim 1, characterised in that both pieces are threaded at the mutual contact surfaces, the elongated piece being introduced through an end of the tubular piece by threadingly engaging it into this latter.
  3. A method as per claim 1, characterised in that the respective surfaces of the elongated piece and the introduction end of the tubular piece are smooth and the fitting and introduction of the elongated piece into the inside of the tubular piece through said end is carried out by snugly sliding it thereinto.
  4. A method as per any of claims 1, 2 and 3, characterised by incorporating an intermediary piece between the portion of the elongated piece being located in the inside of the tubular piece and the cavity of the tubular piece adjacent to the introduction end and effecting the riveting of said intermediary piece between the two pieces.
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