USH379H - Strain relief and ground connector for shielded cable - Google Patents
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- USH379H USH379H US06/911,224 US91122486A USH379H US H379 H USH379 H US H379H US 91122486 A US91122486 A US 91122486A US H379 H USH379 H US H379H
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- 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
- H01R13/58—Means for relieving strain on wire connection, e.g. cord grip, for avoiding loosening of connections between wires and terminals within a coupling device terminating a cable
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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
- H01R13/648—Protective earth or shield arrangements on coupling devices, e.g. anti-static shielding
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- This invention relates to an electrical ground connection for a shielded cable and more particularly to a combination strain relief and ground connection for a shielded cable.
- the strain relief of the invention is of split construction of upper and lower housings ultrasonically bonded to each other about a shielded cable that has been stripped of insulation down to the shield at one location.
- the upper and lower housings are complimentary and have internal sharp ribs for gripping the insulation and the lower housing has a raised platform for engaging a contact and holding it against the shield.
- the outer surface of the mated housings includes a channel into which a deflectible finger extends for contact with a notch in a grounded chassis which serves to hold the housings and chassis together as well as connecting the finger of the contact to ground through the chassis.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the strain relief before being inserted in the notch of the chassis.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded elevation of the strain relief spread apart from the cable.
- FIG. 3 shows the upper and lower housing of the strain relief enlarged and in perspective.
- the embodiment chosen for purposes of illustration includes a shielded cable 10, having a strain relief 12, comprised of upper and lower housings 12a, 12b, respectively, positioned thereon.
- the strain relief includes an exterior channel 12c into which a finger 18 extends.
- the strain relief is shown prior to being inserted into notch 14 of electrically grounded chassis 16.
- the cable 10 is prepared to received grounding strain relief 12 by having its outer layer of insulation 10a stripped at a location to exposed the flexible conductive shield 10b which is in the form of a braided screen sheath comprised of wire filaments braided together and concentrically arranged around inner connectors 10c.
- a contact 17 having an extending deflectible finger 18 is shown (FIG. 2) engaging the shield 10b.
- FIG. 3 The internal part of the upper and lower housings of the strain relief is best shown in FIG. 3 wherein a series of spaced radial ribs 20 with sharp edges are positioned opposite each other in the upper and lower housings and a longitudinal ribs 22,24 with sharp edges are formed in the upper and lower housings respectively. The sharp edges grip any material into which they are inserted.
- Tabs 26 on upper housing 12a extend downwardly and are sized to be a slip fit into rectangular holes 28 to provide a mating alignment of the upper and lower housings when they are placed together around a cable and ultrasonically bonded.
- a platform 30 formed intermediate the ends of lower housing 12b serves to engage contact 17 and hold it against shield 10b when the housings are mated around cable 10.
- the cable is first prepared as pointed out above by removing the insulation 10a at a location on the cable to expose the shield 10b, then contact 17 is positioned against the shield 10b and upper and lower housings 12a, 12b are mated to each other at the location on the cable where the shield is exposed. After the housings are ultrasonically bonded to each other so that finger 18 of contact 17 extends into channels 12c formed on the outside of strain relief 12, the strain releif is inserted via channels 12c into notch 14 of chassis 16 bringing finger 18 into contact with the chassis.
- tabs 26 lock into holes 28 and clamp the housings with sufficient force to cause penetration of the outer insulation of cable 10 by sharp edges of ribs 20, 22, and 24 while ultrasonic bonding takes place.
- the moldable insulating material used to form housings 12a and 12b is ABS/polycarbonate copolymer or "Noryl” or “Trevex” polycarbonate copolymers.
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Abstract
A strain relief has interally located clamping ribs and a connector and when the strain relief is located around a shield cable and then lodged in a notch in a grounded chassis the ribs engage the outer insulation of the cable and the shield is grounded via the connector and the chassis.
Description
This invention relates to an electrical ground connection for a shielded cable and more particularly to a combination strain relief and ground connection for a shielded cable.
Known strain relief techniques for cables having low tolerances in the range of ±0.0075 to ±0.020 inches consist of molding the grounding strain relief to the cable sealing of the cable with such low tolerances has been a problem, because if the strain relief is not tight enough, flash occurs. If too tight, the cable is pinched. Either is unacceptable.
The strain relief of the invention is of split construction of upper and lower housings ultrasonically bonded to each other about a shielded cable that has been stripped of insulation down to the shield at one location. The upper and lower housings are complimentary and have internal sharp ribs for gripping the insulation and the lower housing has a raised platform for engaging a contact and holding it against the shield. The outer surface of the mated housings includes a channel into which a deflectible finger extends for contact with a notch in a grounded chassis which serves to hold the housings and chassis together as well as connecting the finger of the contact to ground through the chassis.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the strain relief before being inserted in the notch of the chassis.
FIG. 2 is an exploded elevation of the strain relief spread apart from the cable.
FIG. 3 shows the upper and lower housing of the strain relief enlarged and in perspective.
Referring now to FIGS. 1-3, the embodiment chosen for purposes of illustration includes a shielded cable 10, having a strain relief 12, comprised of upper and lower housings 12a, 12b, respectively, positioned thereon. The strain relief includes an exterior channel 12c into which a finger 18 extends. The strain relief is shown prior to being inserted into notch 14 of electrically grounded chassis 16. The cable 10 is prepared to received grounding strain relief 12 by having its outer layer of insulation 10a stripped at a location to exposed the flexible conductive shield 10b which is in the form of a braided screen sheath comprised of wire filaments braided together and concentrically arranged around inner connectors 10c. A contact 17 having an extending deflectible finger 18 is shown (FIG. 2) engaging the shield 10b.
The internal part of the upper and lower housings of the strain relief is best shown in FIG. 3 wherein a series of spaced radial ribs 20 with sharp edges are positioned opposite each other in the upper and lower housings and a longitudinal ribs 22,24 with sharp edges are formed in the upper and lower housings respectively. The sharp edges grip any material into which they are inserted. Tabs 26 on upper housing 12a extend downwardly and are sized to be a slip fit into rectangular holes 28 to provide a mating alignment of the upper and lower housings when they are placed together around a cable and ultrasonically bonded. A platform 30 formed intermediate the ends of lower housing 12b serves to engage contact 17 and hold it against shield 10b when the housings are mated around cable 10.
In assembling the strain relief 12 on a cable 10, the cable is first prepared as pointed out above by removing the insulation 10a at a location on the cable to expose the shield 10b, then contact 17 is positioned against the shield 10b and upper and lower housings 12a, 12b are mated to each other at the location on the cable where the shield is exposed. After the housings are ultrasonically bonded to each other so that finger 18 of contact 17 extends into channels 12c formed on the outside of strain relief 12, the strain releif is inserted via channels 12c into notch 14 of chassis 16 bringing finger 18 into contact with the chassis.
When the housings 12a, 12b are mated, tabs 26 lock into holes 28 and clamp the housings with sufficient force to cause penetration of the outer insulation of cable 10 by sharp edges of ribs 20, 22, and 24 while ultrasonic bonding takes place.
Preferably the moldable insulating material used to form housings 12a and 12b is ABS/polycarbonate copolymer or "Noryl" or "Trevex" polycarbonate copolymers.
Claims (1)
1. A strain relief connector for establishing an electrical connection between a grounded chassis and a location on an insulated cable having a flexible conductive shield beneath an outer layer of insulation said insulation being removed at said location said connector comprising: an electrical conductive contact engaging said shield and having a deflectible finger extending therefrom; upper and lower housing of electrical insulating material, having longitudinal and spaced radial clamping ribs with sharp edges and a raised platform in said lower housing for engaging said contact, said housings being ultrasonically bonded to each other at said location in a closed position and forming an exterior channel on opposite sides into which said contact finger extends and a notch in said chassis for receiving the channel and positioning the upper and lower housings with respect to the chassis, the sharp edges of the ribs projecting into the insulation to secure the housings to the cable and the platform pressing against the contact holding it against the flexible conductive shield to form an electrical contact, said finger being in contact with said chassis within said notch.
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US06/911,224 USH379H (en) | 1986-09-24 | 1986-09-24 | Strain relief and ground connector for shielded cable |
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Cited By (8)
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US5083929A (en) * | 1990-04-17 | 1992-01-28 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Grounding bulkhead connector for a shielded cable |
EP0653815A1 (en) * | 1993-11-17 | 1995-05-17 | Thomas & Betts Corporation | Electrical connector with cable shield ground clip |
GB2289579A (en) * | 1994-05-18 | 1995-11-22 | Hawke Cable Glands Ltd | Earth bonding device |
US6899562B1 (en) | 2002-10-30 | 2005-05-31 | Garmin International, Inc. | Grounding apparatus for an electronic module |
US7052323B1 (en) | 2002-10-30 | 2006-05-30 | Garmin, Ltd. | Conductor termination apparatus and method |
US7094070B1 (en) | 2002-10-30 | 2006-08-22 | Garmin International, Inc. | Apparatus and method for a connector having a data module |
US7112086B1 (en) * | 2005-04-08 | 2006-09-26 | Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. | Electrical cable assembly having cable guide |
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Cited By (13)
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US5083929A (en) * | 1990-04-17 | 1992-01-28 | Hewlett-Packard Company | Grounding bulkhead connector for a shielded cable |
EP0653815A1 (en) * | 1993-11-17 | 1995-05-17 | Thomas & Betts Corporation | Electrical connector with cable shield ground clip |
GB2289579A (en) * | 1994-05-18 | 1995-11-22 | Hawke Cable Glands Ltd | Earth bonding device |
GB2289579B (en) * | 1994-05-18 | 1998-01-14 | Hawke Cable Glands Ltd | Earth bonding device |
US6899562B1 (en) | 2002-10-30 | 2005-05-31 | Garmin International, Inc. | Grounding apparatus for an electronic module |
US20050118873A1 (en) * | 2002-10-30 | 2005-06-02 | Garmin, Ltd. | Grounding apparatus for an electronic module |
US6960100B2 (en) | 2002-10-30 | 2005-11-01 | Garmin Ltd. | Grounding apparatus for an electronic module |
US7052323B1 (en) | 2002-10-30 | 2006-05-30 | Garmin, Ltd. | Conductor termination apparatus and method |
US7094070B1 (en) | 2002-10-30 | 2006-08-22 | Garmin International, Inc. | Apparatus and method for a connector having a data module |
US7112086B1 (en) * | 2005-04-08 | 2006-09-26 | Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. | Electrical cable assembly having cable guide |
US20060228931A1 (en) * | 2005-04-08 | 2006-10-12 | Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. | Electrical cable assembly having cable guide |
USD715744S1 (en) | 2011-03-11 | 2014-10-21 | Roxtec Ab | Cable and pipe penetration seal |
USD729746S1 (en) | 2011-03-11 | 2015-05-19 | Roxtec Ab | Cable and pipe penetration seal |
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