EP3427349B1 - Device for the electric interconnection of electric cables - Google Patents

Device for the electric interconnection of electric cables Download PDF

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EP3427349B1
EP3427349B1 EP17718994.1A EP17718994A EP3427349B1 EP 3427349 B1 EP3427349 B1 EP 3427349B1 EP 17718994 A EP17718994 A EP 17718994A EP 3427349 B1 EP3427349 B1 EP 3427349B1
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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
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6271—Latching means integral with the housing
    • H01R13/6272—Latching means integral with the housing comprising a single latching arm
    • 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
    • H01R13/633—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for disengagement only
    • 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
    • H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
    • H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases

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  • the present invention relates to a device for the electric interconnection of electric cables.
  • each electric cable without the relative insulating sheath, is inserted in a special housing of the relative terminal where, by means of a mechanical screw or spring system, the mechanical block is made of the electric cable while ensuring at the same time the closing of the relative electric circuit.
  • the terminals complete with screw tightening mechanism represent the most common connection method wherein the electric cable unsheathed of the insulation is fixed to the terminal by means of a screw.
  • the screw tightening and loosening operations are practical and easy and can be performed with the aid of a screwdriver or the like.
  • the use is known of devices comprising a socket body adapted to house two or more male terminals, if necessary made in a monobloc socket module, and a plug body adapted to house two or more female terminals, these too made in a monobloc plug module.
  • the socket and plug modules are fixed to the respective socket and plug bodies by pressure fitting inside the bodies themselves which in turn are provided with means of fastening/release of such modules.
  • the fastening/release means of the socket and plug modules are made by means of hooks and have at least a portion associated with the external surface of the socket and plug bodies.
  • Such hooks have very little flexibility so as to ensure, as much as possible, the fastening resistance of the bodies in the event of strong stresses or tractions applied by external forces on the socket and plug bodies.
  • Document CN103779719 A discloses such a device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • socket and plug bodies can be coupled cable gland bodies having means for retaining the electric cables inside the bodies themselves.
  • Such devices of known type are however susceptible to upgrading aimed at making substantially tight devices which ensure the insulation of the connections of the electric cables with respect to the outside environment in conditions of greater operating safety and which at the same time ensure highly practical wiring and assembly.
  • the main aim of the present invention is to provide a device for the electric interconnection of electric cables which is highly practical to operate and use by an operator during the phases of wiring the electric cables and assembling the device itself, thus reducing the times required for the wiring and assembly operations and the probability of error during such operations, while at the same time ensuring a high degree of insulation of the connections of the electric cables with respect to the outside environment, e.g., from water and dusts.
  • one object of the present invention is to provide a device for the electric interconnection of electric cables with a high degree of assembly safety and reliability, avoiding any damage and/or breakage of the fastening/release means which could therefore compromise the correct coupling of the plug and socket bodies together.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a device for the electric interconnection of the electric cables which has a simplified structure, with a reduction in the number of components which the operator has to assemble for the connection of the electric cables and with a consequent reduction in manufacturing and sales costs, in order to make the device itself more interesting and competitive with respect to the devices of known type available on the market.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a device for the electric interconnection of electric cables that also ensures the maintaining of the electric contact in the presence of external forces that tend to disconnect the electric cables.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a device for the electric interconnection of electric cables which allows to overcome the mentioned drawbacks of the prior art within the ambit of a simple, rational, easy and effective to use as well as affordable solution.
  • reference numeral 1 is a device for the electric interconnection of electric cables.
  • the device 1 comprises a plug body 2 made of an electrically insulating material adapted to accommodate a plurality of female terminals 9, 10, made of an electrically conductive material, connectable to a corresponding plurality of cores 3a of an electric cable 3.
  • the plug body 2 comprises a plurality of first housing cavities 4 each of which is adapted to insert a respective female terminal 9, 10.
  • the plug body 2 comprises a first central axis A, a first open axial extremity 5, a second open axial extremity 6 and a first plane 7, transverse to the first central axis A, defined between the first open axial extremity 5 and the second open axial extremity 6.
  • the first housing cavities 4 are defined between the first open axial extremity 5 and the first plane 7, which is, in turn, provided with a plurality of first passage holes 8 of the female terminals 9, 10.
  • the female terminals 9, 10 comprise a first end portion 9 and a second end portion 10, wherein the first end portion 9 has an inlet seat 11 associable with the core 3a of one of the electric cables 3 and the second end portion 10 extends along the first passage holes 8.
  • each single core 3a with the first end portion 9 is done by means of a fixing element 12 which associates by screwing with the inlet seat 11, keeping the connection between each core 3a and a respective first end portion 9 fixed and stable.
  • the fixing element 12 consists, e.g., in a tightening screw 12.
  • the fixing element 12 has a different structure, e.g., of the type of a spring fixing element.
  • the plug body 2 comprises a first coupling portion 13, defined between the first plane 7 and the first open axial extremity 5, and a second coupling portion 14, defined between the first plane 7 and the second open axial extremity 6, in which the first passage holes 8 defined on the first plane 7 extend from the first plane itself to the second open axial extremity 6 and accommodate the second end portions 10.
  • the second coupling portion 14 comprises a cut 15 which extends in a circle on the outer surface of the second coupling portion itself wherein a gasket element 16, made of an elastically deformable and electrically insulating polymer material, is slotted in.
  • the first coupling portion 13 comprises a plurality of lateral slits 17 each of which is formed at each first housing cavity 4 to allow the side access to each first housing cavity itself and to the first end portions 9 accommodated therein.
  • each of the lateral slits 17 permits the insertion of the fixing element 12 along a direction transverse to the first central axis A, associated by screwing with the inlet seat 11.
  • the first open axial extremity 5 comprises a hooking portion 18 of a closing element 19 of the first coupling portion 13 once the female terminals 9, 10 have been inserted in the respective first housing cavities 4.
  • Such closing element 19 has a plurality of slots 20 adapted to the passage of the cores 3a inside the first housing cavities 4 for the electric connections to the first end portions 9.
  • the device 1 also comprises a socket body 21, made of an electrically insulating material, adapted to accommodate a plurality of male terminals 27, 28 made of an electrically conductive material which are connectable to a corresponding plurality of cores 3a of another electric cable 3.
  • the socket body 21 comprises a plurality of second housing cavities 22 adapted to insert the male terminals 27, 28 therein.
  • the socket body 21 comprises a second central axis B substantially coinciding with the first central axis A, a third open axial extremity 23, a fourth open axial extremity 24 and a second plane 25 transverse to the second central axis B and defined between the third open axial extremity 23 and the fourth open axial extremity 24.
  • the second housing cavities 22 are defined between the third open axial extremity 23 and the second plane 25 which, in turn, has a plurality of second passage holes 26 of the male terminals 27, 28.
  • the male terminals 27, 28 comprise a third end portion 27 and a fourth end portion 28, wherein the third end portion 27 has an inlet seat 11 associable with the core 3a of the other electric cable 3 and the fourth end portion 28 is intended to couple to a respective second end portion 10 in a coupling configuration.
  • each single core 3a to the third end portion 27 is done by means of a fixing element 12 which is associated by screwing with the inlet seat 11, keeping the connection between each core 3a and a respective third end portion 27 fixed and stable.
  • the fixing element 12 consists, e.g., of a tightening screw 12, but alternative embodiments cannot be ruled out wherein the fixing element 12 has a different structure, e.g. of the type of a spring fixing element.
  • the socket body 21 comprises a third coupling portion 29, defined between the second plane 25 and the third open axial extremity 23, and a fourth coupling portion 30, defined between the second plane 25 and the fourth open axial extremity 24.
  • the third coupling portion 29 comprises a plurality of lateral slits 17 each of which is formed at each second housing cavity 22 to allow the side access to each second housing cavity itself and to the third end portions 27 accommodated therein.
  • each of the lateral slits 17 allows inserting the fixing element 12 along a direction transverse to the first central axis A, which is associated by screwing with the inlet seat 11.
  • the third open axial extremity 23 comprises a hooking portion 18 of a closing element 19 of the third coupling portion 29 after having inserted the male terminals 27, 28 in the respective second housing cavities 22.
  • Such closing element 19 has a plurality of slots 20 adapted to the passage of the cores 3a inside the second housing cavities 22 for the electric connections with the third end portions 27.
  • the socket body 21 is coupleable to the plug body 2 in a coupling configuration in which the female terminals 9, 10 and the male terminals 27, 28 are in a mutual contact for the electric connection of the two electric cables 3.
  • the inner surface of the fourth coupling portion 30 is adapted to fit substantially to measure the outer surface of the second coupling portion 14.
  • the device 1 comprises hooking means 31, 32, 33, 34 of the plug body 2 and the socket body 21 to one another in the coupling configuration adapted to prevent the plug body 2 from removing from the socket body 21.
  • the hooking means 31, 32, 33, 34 comprise:
  • the arm element 31 is associated with the second coupling portion 14 at the first plane 7 and extends cantilevered towards the second open axial extremity 6.
  • the arm element 31 has a substantially plate-like shape and extends longitudinally to the first central axis A.
  • reference tooth 32 faces towards the second open axial extremity 6 and is insertable in the opening 34 in the coupling configuration.
  • the groove 33 is formed on the inner surface of the fourth coupling portion 30 and extends longitudinally to the second central axis B.
  • the arm element 31 is fitted substantially to measure inside the groove 33.
  • the hooking means 31, 32, 33, 34 are switchable between:
  • the insertion of the arm element 31 along the groove 33 occurs by first of all inserting the free extremal portion of the flange element 31 having the reference tooth 32 and then the remaining part of the flange element itself, until the reference tooth 32 is up against inside the opening 34.
  • the fourth coupling portion 30 comprises a septum 35, associated with the outer surface of the fourth coupling portion itself, which extends longitudinally to the second central axis B, and a reference edging 36 having a profile complementary to the septum 35.
  • the second coupling portion 14 is fitted in the fourth coupling portion 30 and the septum 35 and the arm element 31 must be aligned with the reference edging 36 and with the groove 33 respectively.
  • the operator To switch from the locking configuration to the release configuration, the operator must use a pointed presser tool which, when inserted inside the opening 34 and brought into contact with the reference tooth 32 contained inside it, permits applying a force having a direction substantially transverse to the central axes A, B and is adapted to disengage the reference tooth 32 from the opening 34.
  • the device 1 comprises a pair of cable gland bodies 37, 40, coupleable to the socket body 21 and to the plug body 2, and in turn comprising:
  • a passage channel 41 is formed of one of the electric cables 3 to allow the insertion of each of the two electric cables 3 in the respective cable gland body 37, 40 and in turn inside the first and the second housing cavities 4, 22 by means of the slots 20 defined on each of the closing elements 19.
  • the first body 37 has elastically yielding tightening means 42, 43 adapted to adhere to the electric cable 3 when the second body 40 is screwed onto the first body 37.
  • the tightening means 42, 43 comprise:
  • the socket body 21 and the plug body 2 comprise a protrusion 44 defined on the outer surface and interposed between the first and the second coupling portion 13, 14 respectively and between the third and the fourth coupling portion 29, 30.
  • Such protrusion 44 has a particular shape for slotting in a seal element 45 made of an elastically insulating polymer material so as to define a tight coupling between the cable gland bodies 37, 40 and the socket body 21 and the plug body 2 when the first body 37 is screwed onto the socket body 21 and onto the plug body 2, respectively.
  • Alternative embodiments cannot however be ruled out wherein the device 1 has one of the cable gland bodies 37, 40, coupleable to one of the plug body 2 and the socket body 21, and a ring nut body coupleable to the other of the plug body 2 and the socket body 21.
  • the ring nut body has a substantially tubular conformation and comprises an inner surface having a threaded section which can be screwed onto one of the first coupling portion 13 and the third coupling portion 29, depending on whether the cable gland body 37, 40 is coupled to the plug body 2 or to the socket body 21.
  • the ring nut body comprises a reference edge adapted to come into contact on one side with the protrusion 44 and, more in particular, with the seal element 45 once the threaded section of the inner surface of the ring nut body has been completely screwed onto the thread of the first coupling portion 13 or of the third coupling portion 29.
  • the reference edge is adapted to receive, until it is stopped up tight, e.g., a wall element to which the device 1 is fixable.
  • the reference edge and the wall element is interposed a tight element made of an elastically deformable and electrically insulating polymer material.
  • the outer surface of the ring nut body has a further threaded section to which can be screwed up, e.g., a nut element for keeping the device 1 screwed onto the wall element.
  • the ring nut body has a through duct for one of the electric cables 3 to pass through in such a way as to allow each of the two electric cables 3 to be inserted inside the first housing cavities 4 or the second housing cavities 22 by means of the slots 20 defined on the relative closing element 19.
  • the device 1 comprises unhooking means 46, 47 for the switch of the hooking means 31, 32, 33, 34 from the locking configuration to the release configuration.
  • the unhooking means 46, 47 comprise a yielding presser element 46 associated with the outer surface of the fourth coupling portion 30, which has a free extremity 47 movable along a pressing direction substantially transverse to the central axes A, B.
  • the yielding presser element 46 has a substantially plate-like shape and the free extremity 47 has a projection adapted to come into contact with the reference tooth 32 engaged inside the opening 34.
  • the switch between the locking configuration and the release configuration can be performed by any operator, while in the first embodiment such operation can only be performed by operators equipped with the presser tools.
  • the device 1 has the same characteristics as described for the first embodiment, with the difference in the fact that the arm element 31 is associated with the second coupling portion 14 and extends cantilevered towards the first plane 7.
  • the reference tooth 32 faces towards the first plane 7.
  • the free marginal portion of the arm flange element 31 on which the reference tooth 32 is defined is turned to the opposite direction with respect to the fourth open axial extremity 24 so as to prevent any accidental contact with the fourth open axial extremity itself, keeping the arm element 31 safe from any damage and/or breakage.
  • the particular shape of the arm element 31 is such that during the insertion of the second coupling portion 14 inside the fourth coupling portion 30, the reference tooth 32 is the first to insert itself along the groove 33 and then the rest of the arm element 31, until the reference tooth 32 inserts itself inside the opening 34 and the locking configuration is obtained.
  • the arm element 31 undergoes compression forces, thus resulting sturdier to deformations and/or breakages with respect to the arm element 31 in the first and the second embodiment.
  • the device 1 has substantially the same structure as described in the third embodiment, with the difference in the fact that it is provided with the unhooking means 46, 47 for switching the hooking means 31, 32, 33, 34 from the locking configuration to the release configuration. Furthermore, as can be easily appreciated from the illustrations, the fourth embodiment shows a structure substantially the same as the second embodiment with the difference in the fact that the arm element 31 is associated with the second coupling portion 14 and extends cantilevered towards the first plane 7.
  • the flange element 31 undergoes compression forces, thus resulting sturdier to deformations and/or breakages with respect to the arm element 31 in the first and the second embodiment.
  • the described invention achieves the intended objects and in particular the fact is underlined that the device made this way is very practical and easy to use by the operator during wiring and assembly operations, because once the cores of the electric cables have been connected to the respective terminals, the electric connection between the male and female terminals is achieved by simply inserting the plug body inside the socket body.
  • the particular embodiments of the manufactured device differ in terms of the fact that in the case of the first embodiment, the operator has to use particular pointed presser tools to release the plug body from the socket body, while in the case of the second embodiment the release of the plug body from the socket body can be obtained by anyone inasmuch as it is enough to apply a pressing force on the unhooking means.
  • the second embodiment of the device is therefore more practical to use than the first embodiment, notwithstanding the fact that the release mechanism between the socket body and the plug body is the same.
  • the particular orientation of the arm element results in the arm element itself being safe from damage and/or breakages due to accidental operations by the operator during the coupling of the plug body to the socket body.
  • the arm element in the third and fourth embodiments is sturdier against any deformations and consequent breakages, ensuring greater reliability in keeping the coupling between the plug body and the socket body and consequently of the electric connection of the relative electric cables.

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ITUA2016A001604A ITUA20161604A1 (it) 2016-03-11 2016-03-11 Dispositivo per l’interconnessione elettrica di cavi elettrici
IT102016000091348A IT201600091348A1 (it) 2016-09-09 2016-09-09 Dispositivo per l’interconnessione elettrica di cavi elettrici
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