EP2144333A1 - Dispositif de court-circuit et de mise à la terre doté de pinces et d'un élément de connexion de câbles - Google Patents

Dispositif de court-circuit et de mise à la terre doté de pinces et d'un élément de connexion de câbles Download PDF

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EP2144333A1
EP2144333A1 EP08012291A EP08012291A EP2144333A1 EP 2144333 A1 EP2144333 A1 EP 2144333A1 EP 08012291 A EP08012291 A EP 08012291A EP 08012291 A EP08012291 A EP 08012291A EP 2144333 A1 EP2144333 A1 EP 2144333A1
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Klaus Mutschlechner
Arnold Reichegger
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R11/00Individual 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
    • H01R11/11End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member
    • H01R11/26End pieces terminating in a screw clamp, screw or nut
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00Electrically-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
    • H01R4/28Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/30Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a screw or nut clamping member
    • H01R4/308Conductive members located parallel to axis of screw
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R11/00Individual 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
    • H01R11/11End pieces or tapping pieces for wires, supported by the wire and for facilitating electrical connection to some other wire, terminal or conductive member
    • H01R11/22End pieces terminating in a spring clip
    • H01R11/24End pieces terminating in a spring clip with gripping jaws, e.g. crocodile clip
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R4/00Electrically-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
    • H01R4/58Electrically-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
    • H01R4/64Connections between or with conductive parts having primarily a non-electric function, e.g. frame, casing, rail

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  • the invention has as its object to provide a Kurzschschtude- and grounding device of the type mentioned above which is handy and to different
  • Types of terminal strips irrespective of the possibly intended Sich mecanicsart, attachable, which requires no adjustment elements for the contact elements, which allows grounding without the use of specific connection or contact elements, which provides the technician the maximum security during the attachment of the short-circuiting device and which is suitable to avoid the risk of direct contact with the live parts.
  • the invention has the object to provide a crocodile clip which effective contact with metallic elements of very different shape, such as screw heads, terminal strips, plaques on terminal strips, grounding cables, sheets or other metal parts of lighting masts or to fuse boxes which are grounded and Terminal strips, with or without fuses, included.
  • the invention has the object to provide an insulated cable connection element which is suitable to receive the respective end of, provided with alligator clip or other known connection element, cable with maximum security and electrically connect.
  • this Kurzschsted- and grounding device consists of individual connection cables, which is equipped at each of the ends with a universal alligator and at the opposite end has a cable end sleeve which is connected via an insulated cable connection element to multiple cables can be.
  • the invention proposes the provision of a clamp with two jaws in front of which at least one is moved with the contact surface parallel to the contact surface of the second jaw.
  • this alligator clip can always be easily removed from the rear by means of an insulated tool for working under tension, such as e.g. an Allen key or a screwdriver.
  • the alligator clip according to the invention essentially consists of a stirrup body which in the region of the axis has a seat with bearing surface for the head of an actuating screw which is screwed into a threaded bore of an actuating stirrup which is inserted between the arms of the stirrup body.
  • This actuating bracket has at the ends of two inclined planes which are inclined to the threaded bore and correspond to the inclined planes which are provided on the two on a guide pin between the ends of the arms of the hanger body, mutually displaceably mounted in a parallel position, jaws.
  • the operating handle will act on the movable jaw with only one of the inclined planes;
  • the actuating bow is replaced by one or two pivotally mounted on the bracket body, driven by a screw, elements which act on a surface of the jaws so that the mutual displacement is achieved.
  • this screw can right-handed thread, a bearing surface which is provided at the bottom of the seat on the bracket body for the screw head corresponds to the annular surface at the base of this head.
  • the inclined planes on the actuating bow can be replaced by inclined grooves or guide slots in which projecting from the jaws pin or projections slide.
  • the actuating screw is fixed to the hanger body so that axial displacements are prevented and by operating the said screw, the closing and also the opening movement of the jaws is achieved.
  • the relatively wide movement of the jaws allows the clamping of the jaws on elements of the terminal block which have different shape and dimensions as well as to metallic elements which are provided with grounding or directly to cables or grounding terminals. Furthermore, the adjustment of the jaws while maintaining the mutually parallel position ensures effective tapping and large contact surfaces.
  • this contact socket is voteilhaftble protected by one of the insulating shell of the terminal projecting tubular approach.
  • connection cables which are interconnected to form a short-circuiting and earthing device according to the invention, is fastened in a simple manner, in the manner of a clamp, in a dedicated bore on the bracket body of the alligator clip.
  • the entire terminal is covered by a shell of electrically insulating material, wherein for the access to the actuating screw and the screw for the attachment of the connection cable tubular projections are provided to prevent direct contact with these screws.
  • the jaws of the terminals are advantageously covered by a plastic shell with only the contact surface of the jaws are not covered.
  • the inclined surfaces on the operating bracket or on the pivotable actuators can by oblique guide grooves or Guide slots are replaced in which, from the jaws protruding, pins or projections slide.
  • the fact that the actuating screw of the clamp according to the invention can be actuated from the rear is this, even in the case of a close arrangement of the terminals or the contact elements, possibly between projecting insulating bars on the terminal strip, easily attachable.
  • the insulated cable connection element consists essentially of a single metal element which has a plurality of connection units for a corresponding number of cables which are provided at one end with their own cable end sleeves.
  • This cable end sleeve may be a metallic bush in which axially engages a fastening screw which is provided on each of the connecting seats which form the connecting element.
  • the contact between the metallic connecting element and the corresponding metallic end sleeve of the individual cables can be achieved by inserting or making contact by screwing in or by elastic action between the metal parts or by inserting or screwing in between the corresponding insulating parts, resulting in effective contact between the parts causes to be joined metal parts.
  • the cable connecting element may have the shape of an elongated rod, wherein the connecting seats are arranged parallel to each other, linearly one behind the other, it may also have a compact shape wherein the connecting seats are arranged side by side, for example in two parallel rows or wherein a connecting seat is arranged in the center and the other connection seats having mutually parallel axes are arranged in a circle around them.
  • the insulating shell which receives the metallic connecting element is provided on one side at the access points to the individual fastening screws and also on the opposite side, where the cable ends are used, with tubular lugs.
  • Each of these cable ends may be provided with a metal sleeve which is attached to the cable end and is provided with an axial threaded hole, on the outside, this sleeve is covered by a tubular insulating element which extends over the free end of said sleeve.
  • the attachment and connection of the sleeve provided at the end of the cable is made by inserting into the insulating tubular extension which protrudes from the cable connection element and by screwing the fixing screw by means of a key or screwdriver which in the specially designated tubular projection which protrudes from the opposite side of the connecting element introduced becomes.
  • the contact between the metal parts can also be made by screwing, inserting or clipping each of the individual sleeve-like claddings of the metal cable end sleeves into the corresponding tubular extensions of the insulating shell on the cable connecting element.
  • tapping clamp as well as the previously described cable connecting element can be used together or separately for purposes which do not provide for shorting, e.g. be used for the creation of electrical bypasses or by-pass, forchrosabgreifung, electrical measurements and the like.
  • the Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a Kurzsch beneficial- and grounding device according to the invention which on a terminal block with Fuse, within a metallic lighting mast, is attached; Grounding is done via one of the alligator clips directly on the wall of the metallic grounded mast.
  • the Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a terminal block with two fuses and placed between insulating bars terminals.
  • the Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of a terminal block with fuse and terminals between which no insulating bars are provided.
  • the Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of an alligator clip according to the invention which at a terminal of a terminal block, of the in Fig. 2 shown, is appropriate.
  • the Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of an alligator clip according to the invention which at a terminal of a terminal block, of the in Fig. 3 shown, is appropriate.
  • the Fig. 6 shows a perspective view of an alligator clip according to the invention which is attached to the wall of a metallic grounded lighting mast.
  • La Fig. 7 shows, partially in section, an alligator clip according to the invention.
  • the Fig. 8 shows the side view of an insulated cable connecting element according to the invention with an inserted cable end.
  • the Fig. 9 shows the cross section according to the in Fig. 8 shown section plane IX-IX through the cable connection element.
  • the short-circuiting and grounding device consists essentially of alligator clips 3, electrical connection cables 4 and an insulated cable connection element 5.
  • each of the alligator clips 3 is equipped with a free electrical connection cable 4 which at the free end has a cable end sleeve which on an insulated cable Connection element 5 can be used and fixed, it is possible to provide the terminals 3, together with the cables 4, for the various short-chamfers and for grounding the cables 4, before the attachment of the terminals 3 at the metallic contact points of the individual chamfers 2b , 2c have been connected via the cable connecting element 5, or have been connected only after the attachment of the terminals.
  • the alligator clip 3 according to the invention has a narrow construction so that it can also be attached to such metallic contact elements 2b which, e.g. between insulating webs 2 d, are arranged; Furthermore, the actuation of the clamp according to the invention always takes place from the rear side with the jaws 3a of the clamp carry out a remarkable displacement to be applied to contact elements of different shape and different dimensions while the contact surfaces of the jaws 3a are always performed parallel to each other.
  • the alligator clip 3 essentially consists of a metallic hanger body 3d, an actuating yoke 3g and two jaws 3a which are displaceable on a guide pin 3e held between the two arms of the hanger body.
  • the actuating bow 3g has in the region of the axis of symmetry of the bracket a threaded hole for a screw 3h with left-handed thread on which is inserted with her head in a seat which has a through hole and is provided coaxially to the axis of symmetry on the hanger body 3d.
  • This seat has a support surface 3n for the head of the screw.
  • the actuating bow 3g has two, inclined to the axis of the threaded bore for the screw 3h, inclined planes 3i, these inclined planes 3i act on the inclined planes 3j which are provided on the back of the jaws 3a, which by a on the Guide pin 3e deferred compression spring 3f are pressed into the position of the maximum opening of the terminal.
  • the alligator clip is externally covered by an insulating 3k which in the region of the axis of the actuating screw 3h and the fastening screw 3m tubular projections 3b and 3c for the introduction of a Allen wrench or screwdriver, without the risk of direct contact with the metallic parts having. Both jaws may possibly be covered by a shell of insulating material so that only the contact surface remains free.
  • V presses the actuating yoke 3g in the direction of the guide pin because of the left-handed thread and because it rests with its head on the surface 3n in the seat on the hanger body 3d 3e.
  • This movement V of the moving bar 3g causes, due to the action of the corresponding inclined planes 3i, 3j, the mutual approach S of the two jaws 3a along the guide pin 3e and thus the parallel closing movement.
  • the opening movement of the jaws 3 a is carried out by actuation of the screw 3 h to the left, whereby the actuating bow 3 g, by the action of the compression spring 3 f which pushes both jaws 3 a in the maximum open position, is pushed back.
  • the opening and closing movements S of the jaws 3a these are always guided by the guide pin 3e and move parallel to one another, whereby a suitable frictional connection and an effective contact surface are always ensured.
  • the cable connecting element 5 consists of a metallic connecting element 5a with a plurality of mutually parallel bores for screws 5b, one for each connecting cable 4.
  • the entire metal connecting element 5a is covered by an insulating shell 5c which on the side of the heads of the screws 5b has tubular projections whose through hole has smaller diameter than that of the head of the screws 5b so that they are retained in their seat on the metallic connecting part 5a.
  • the insulating shell 5c also points to the side where the cable end sleeves of the connection cables 4 are inserted tubular lugs on which are dimensioned such that the metallic cable end 4 a of the cable 4 consisting of a contact sleeve with axial threaded bore which is covered externally by a tubular casing 4 b can be used to make the metallic contact with the metallic connecting element 5 a and by turning the screw 4b to be attached.
  • the invention does not exclude that the cable connecting element 5 of a metallic element with two parallel rows of seats for the mounting screws 5b, or with one of these seats in a central position and the remaining seats in a circle around them and with axes parallel thereto arranged, consists.
  • tapping pliers 3 as well as the insulated cable connecting element 5 can also be used for purposes other than short-circuiting and grounding, z.
  • the manufacture of electrical bridges, connections and / or bypass for electrical voltage drops, measurements and the like.

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GB949043A (en) * 1960-01-11 1964-02-12 Bowthorpe Electric Company Ltd Improvements in or relating to connectors for cables
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