WO2018042142A1 - Electrical cable connector using wire compression method - Google Patents
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- WO2018042142A1 WO2018042142A1 PCT/GB2016/000189 GB2016000189W WO2018042142A1 WO 2018042142 A1 WO2018042142 A1 WO 2018042142A1 GB 2016000189 W GB2016000189 W GB 2016000189W WO 2018042142 A1 WO2018042142 A1 WO 2018042142A1
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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
- 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
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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
- H01R13/622—Screw-ring or screw-casing
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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
- H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
- H01R25/003—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits the coupling part being secured only to wires or cables
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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
- H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- H02G15/00—Cable fittings
- H02G15/08—Cable junctions
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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
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
- H01R13/5202—Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings
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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
- H01R13/46—Bases; Cases
- H01R13/52—Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof cases
- H01R13/5205—Sealing means between cable and housing, e.g. grommet
- H01R13/5208—Sealing means between cable and housing, e.g. grommet having at least two cable receiving openings
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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
- H01R13/58—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
- H01R13/5804—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 comprising a separate cable clamping part
Definitions
- the present invention relates to the connection of two electrical cables which require joining using a more rapid method and compression technique.
- Screw connectors were one of the first types of electrical connectors to be used, with one of the earliest patents found utilizing a screw "terminal" being that awarded to William P. Marr of Toronto, Canada - for an "Electric Wire Connecter U.S. Patent 1 ,583,479, Filed March 3 1923, Patented May 4,1926. A second which shows a very early generation of the block terminal is By Alfred Gunthel and William Wheeler U.S Patent 3137, 764. Screw terminals are low in cost when compared to other types of connectors, and can be readily designed into products for circuits carrying currents from a fraction of an ampere up to several hundred amperes at low to moderate frequencies. The black connectors easily can be re-used in the field, allowing for the replacement of wires or equipment, generally with standard hand tools. Screw terminals usually avoid the requirement for a specialized mating connector to be applied to the ends of wires.
- connection When properly tightened, the connections are physically and electrically secure because they firmly contact a large section of wire.
- the terminals are relatively low cost compared with other types of connector, and a screw terminal can easily be integrated into the design of a building wiring device (such as a socket, switch, or lamp holder). Disadvantages include the time taken to strip a wire and, in basic terminals, properly secure it under a screw head, since it is essential that any wire installed under a screw head be secure and stripped sufficiently to expose the correct amount of copper thread.
- the screw mechanism limits the minimum physical size of a terminal, making screw terminals less useful where very many connections are required. It is difficult to automate multiple terminations with screw connections. Vibration or corrosion can cause a screw to become ineffective in holding the wire.
- the wire may be wrapped directly under the head of a screw, may be held by a metal plate forced against the wire by a screw, or may be held by what is, in effect, a set screw in the side of a metal tube.
- the wire may be directly stripped of insulation and inserted under the head of a screw or into the terminal. Otherwise, it may be either inserted first into a ferrule, which is then inserted into the terminal, or else attached to a connecting lug, which is then fixed under the screw head.
- a flat-blade screwdriver a cross-blade screwdriver, hex key, Torx key, or other tool may be required to properly tighten the connection for reliable operation
- a similar arrangement is common with paired screw terminals, where metal tubes are loosely encased in an insulating block with a set screw at each end of each tube to hold and thus connect a conductor. These are often used to connect light fixtures and are shown at the right.
- terminals can also be arranged as a terminal strip or terminal block, with several screws along (typically) two long strips. This creates a bus bar for power distribution, and so may also include a master input connector, usually binding posts or banana connectors.
- the present invention aims to provide an improved connector for electrical cables and wires which is more instant as a fitting using compression and does not require screws, tape or additional time consuming stripping of wires on installation in one of the embodiments. Summary of the invention
- the first embodiment of the device is comprised of a circular centre member which is at least five millimetres or more in width and has three connecting prongs extending from its centre, to either side of its core area, as shown.
- the exterior of the circular centre member is threaded for screwed over fitting of the accompanying components.
- these ends although cut off, can still be connected by the tips of the three connecting prongs on either side of the centre member coming into touch contact with them.
- the ensemble of components includes cable sleeves which are coned rubber sections being compressible, an important factor to the assembly.
- the centre member is formed of a cylindric section which provides passage for two or three prongs through it. This passage is an ability to pass the power or value of the cut off wires, being connected, through to the opposing cable to complete the flow.
- the threaded exterior of said center member provides the ability to enable the two ringed shrouds to tighten over it securing the two wire lengths together as a completed connection.
- the method of holding the wires together once the ends of the cut wires are connected to the prong ends works through compression and not through a screwing mechanism, as known in other cited connectors, including block connectors.
- the device in effect joins the two lengths of cable together by feeding the connector to the wiring and not feeding the wiring to the connector.
- the device seals and insulates the join making it integral and protected once sealed and as a fitting it does not require any additional material such as insulation tape to ensure its connection integrity or insulation of the join, this includes its ability to be water proof.
- the users work time is also advantageously reduced when joining cables with the said device rather than conventional and known connectors, as the preparation of the wires themselves is simplified and the need to individually use a screw for each wire end is removed due to the compression holding method as described herein.
- the device may extend hollowed prongs into which the wire ends of the cables are inserted. As shown.
- prongs are provided and may be colour coded individually for ease of use, for example; A Red hollowed prong for a live wire and a Green hollowed prong for an Earth wire.
- the ends of the individual wires wishing to be joined inside each cable are prepared in the known way of removing a few millimetres of the wires rubber / plastic covering, to expose the copper wire threads or thread within.
- a live wire has a value of live electricity, is passed through the centre member and outward to the continued extending prongs into which the second two or three wire ends are inserted from the cable to which they are being connected. These wire ends being, Live, Neutral and Earth.
- Figures 1 show an example of the cable connector device as a touch connector version and two cable lengths with twin wires.
- Figures 2 show an example of the cable connector device as a wire insert version and two cable lengths with three wires.
- Figures 3 show an example of the cable connector device wire insert version as an expanded centre view.
- Figures 4 show a typical example of the cable connector device wire insert version, as an expanded view showing internal connection passages.
- Figures 5 show an example of the cable connector device touch connector version, as an expanded view showing internal connection passages.
- Figures 6 show an example of the cable connector device touch connector version with two cable lengths with three wires.
- Figures 7 show an example of the cable connector device when fully closed on completion of fitting.
- FIG. 1 A typical embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Figure 1.
- This shows the cable connector device body 1 which is a cylindric rounded body with more planar ends. From the connector device body 1 are presented at least four prong member ends selected as 1 and 6 in Figure 1. These prong member ends 1 and 6 (two selectively numbered of the four, as shown), are positioned to connect with the cut off ends of the electrical cable wires, 7 and 12 (two selectively numbered of the four, as shown). The prongs present from the cable end sections 5 and 8 therein.
- the electrical cable lengths 2 and 11 are attached via the connector device body 1 being positioned between them and the four prong ends 1 and 6 and the cut off ends of the cable wires 7 and 12, being put together to touch connect therein.
- the threaded ringed shrouds 4 and 10 locate to the central main thread 14 of the connector device body 1 exterior.
- the threaded ringed shrouds 4 and 10 are screwed tightly onto the main thread
- connection is shown in an expanded view in Figure 3, wherein wire ends 15B, are exposed by the stripping back of the insulation sleeve 19. These extend from the electrical cable end 5B.
- connection of electricity and its value are passed through a tubed passage
- the cut off wire embodiment of the invention is shown as an expanded view in Figure 5, wherein the cut of wire ends 12D touch connect with the prongs 13D, to provide continued connection and thus passage of electricity value through means 21 D and 220.
- This touch connection with Earth, Live and Neutral wires is shown in Figure 6.
- the means provide a seal which will prevent inlet of moisture or water.
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Citations (6)
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US1583479A (en) | 1923-03-03 | 1926-05-04 | William P Marr | Electric-wire connecter |
US3137764A (en) | 1962-11-09 | 1964-06-16 | Dossert Mfg Corp | Multiple cable connector |
US5336103A (en) * | 1993-08-26 | 1994-08-09 | Herboldsheimer John D | Female socket-based male plug locking device |
EP0696083A1 (en) * | 1994-08-04 | 1996-02-07 | METHODE ELECTRONICS, Inc. | Rigid plastic hood for socket contacts |
GB2361364A (en) * | 2000-04-11 | 2001-10-17 | Johnny Robert Pay | Connector having wires folded back and held in place by a ring |
US6379190B1 (en) * | 2000-11-17 | 2002-04-30 | Michael Prazoff | Ropelight connector |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1583479A (en) | 1923-03-03 | 1926-05-04 | William P Marr | Electric-wire connecter |
US3137764A (en) | 1962-11-09 | 1964-06-16 | Dossert Mfg Corp | Multiple cable connector |
US5336103A (en) * | 1993-08-26 | 1994-08-09 | Herboldsheimer John D | Female socket-based male plug locking device |
EP0696083A1 (en) * | 1994-08-04 | 1996-02-07 | METHODE ELECTRONICS, Inc. | Rigid plastic hood for socket contacts |
GB2361364A (en) * | 2000-04-11 | 2001-10-17 | Johnny Robert Pay | Connector having wires folded back and held in place by a ring |
US6379190B1 (en) * | 2000-11-17 | 2002-04-30 | Michael Prazoff | Ropelight connector |
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