EP1655809B1 - Serre-câble pour connecteur électrique - Google Patents

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EP1655809B1
EP1655809B1 EP05110385A EP05110385A EP1655809B1 EP 1655809 B1 EP1655809 B1 EP 1655809B1 EP 05110385 A EP05110385 A EP 05110385A EP 05110385 A EP05110385 A EP 05110385A EP 1655809 B1 EP1655809 B1 EP 1655809B1
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Miguel Furio
Jeremy Dreux
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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
    • H01R13/59—Threaded ferrule or bolt operating in a direction parallel to the cable or wire
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a cable clamp for an electrical connector, in particular it relates to the type provided for a plurality of cable wires.
  • the cable clamps are in the form of a ring which is placed onto the wires of the cable at a specific distance from the trailing end of the connector.
  • the ring is provided with two complementary elements that are provided for tightening the cable wires by means of a mechanical device such as, for example, a screw or a rivet.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome these drawbacks.
  • a cable clamp for an electrical connector for connection to at least one electrical cable wire comprising: at least two flanging or clamping elements comprising a locking key, intended for advancement, including at least one projection that is suitable for cooperating by means of a cam effect with at least one of the flanging elements; characterised in that said flanging or clamping elements are suitable for being pivotally assembled in planes, which are substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cable wire or cable wires to be flanged or clamped, so as to flange or clamp said cable wire or wires, each of said flanging or clamping elements having at least one notch intended to cooperate with a notch in another of the flanging or clamping elements, the relative rotation of the two flanging or clamping elements allowing said notches to be brought closer together for forming at least one flange by means of which the cable wire is flanged or clamped by the cable clamp; and in that said at least one projection cooperates
  • the clamp is configured for connection to a plurality of electrical cable wires.
  • the invention has the advantage that it does not require an additional tightening process, this being carried out by means of the locking key when the connector is assembled. Moreover, this solution is very compact because it allows the cable clamp to be arranged in immediate proximity to a trailing end of the connector, advantageously in the cable clamp body connected thereto. Moreover, it allows the cable wires, which are connected to electrical contact pins of the connector, not only to be tightened, but also to be flanged, i.e. to be individually and firmly held in position, thereby advantageously reducing stresses, in particular.
  • the notches are provided in the flanging elements so as to allow the or each of the cable wires to be positioned in an axis of the electrical contact pin of the connector to which the cable wire is intended to be connected.
  • the cable clamp is adapted to the connector with which it is intended to cooperate.
  • the cable clamp is accommodated in a cable clamp body intended for being connected to a trailing end of the connector;
  • the notches in the flanging element have a circular profile; in the position in which the cable wires are flanged by the cable clamp, each flange completely or partially clamps the associated cable wire;
  • the flange formed by bringing the notches in the flanging elements closer together has a circular or substantially circular profile, the diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the cable wire to be flanged;
  • the flanging elements have a star-shaped profile comprising a predetermined number of arms, each one of which comprises at least one notch intended for cooperating with another notch in an arm of another flanging element;
  • the cable clamp comprises means for driving the locking key in translation;
  • said means for driving in translation comprise a threaded stop provided for cooperating with the locking key, its rotation in an inner thread provided in the cable clamp body causing translation of the locking key;
  • the locking key comprises means allowing the locking key to
  • the present invention also relates to a connector comprising the cable clamp according to the invention.
  • the cable clamp for an electrical connector comprises, generally, a cylindrical cable clamp body 10 intended to be joined (in this case screwed) to a connector body, two flanging elements 21 and 22, a locking key 30 for locking the flanging elements 21 and 22 and a stop 40.
  • the flanging elements 21 and 22 are each generally cross-shaped and mutually complementary, thus allowing them to fit together while leaving them a specific degree of freedom for rotating relative to each other.
  • the flanging elements 21 and 22 respectively comprise on each of their arms notches 23 and 24, which can be seen, in particular, in Fig. 2, having a circular arc profile, the radius of which is substantially identical to that of an electrical cable wire 50 that is to be flanged, and also a shoulder 25 and 26 having a rectangular cross-section provided for receiving a projection 31 on the locking key 30.
  • the locking key 30, which can be seen in Fig. 3, comprises a cross-shaped base 35 which comprises at an end of each of its arms the projection 31 extending perpendicularly to said cross-shaped base 35.
  • Each of the projections 31 is bevelled at a free end and thus comprises on either side an inclined surface 32 extending from the free end to approximately half its height, a flat surface 33 then extending as far as the cross-shaped base 35 and perpendicularly to the arm thereof.
  • each of the projections 31 only exhibit a semi-bevel, and thus only have one of the inclined surfaces 32 and one of the flat surfaces 33.
  • the shoulders 25, 26 of the flanging elements 21, 22 exhibit chamfers 27 and 28 suitable for cooperating with the inclined surfaces 32 of the projections 31.
  • the cross-shaped base 35 also has spaces 36 between its arms.
  • the spaces 36 are profiled for the passage of the cable wires 50 that are to be flanged.
  • the locking key 30 comprises, in the extension of the projections 31, behind a zone thereof (of the arm), which is integral with the cross-shaped base 35, remote from the bevelled end, lugs 34 for engaging with a chamfer.
  • the lugs 34 are suitable for cooperating by hooking to a recess 41 in the stop 40.
  • the locking key 30 also comprises a protrusion 37 along the projections 31, on an outer surface thereof
  • the protrusions 37 which are generally of a parallel-piped shape, are configured for penetrating grooves 12 formed in the body 10 and advantageously exhibit chamfers 38 on their three ridges which are closest to the free ends of the projections 31.
  • the stop 40 which is generally cylindrical in shape, comprises an outer thread 42, which complements an inner thread 11 of the body 10.
  • a set of apertures 43 are formed over a circumference of an end 44 of the stop 40 and are formed to receive one or more tools for screwing the stop 40 into the inner thread 11 of the body 10.
  • the special feature of the cable clamp according to the invention is that the rotation of the stop 40 in the inner thread 11 of the body 10 advances the stop 40, which in turn causes the translation of the locking key 30 by means of the recess 41 and the engagement lugs 34. Since the protrusions 37 cooperate with the grooves 12 in the body 10, the locking key 30 can only be driven in translation by the stop 40. The rotation of the locking key 30 becomes impossible as soon as the protrusions 37 are engaged with the grooves 12 in the body 10.
  • This relative rotation of the flanging elements 21 and 22 causes the notches 24 and 23 to be brought closer together, thus forming a flange for the cable wire 50.
  • the straight portions 33 of the projections 31 are brought into contact with the shoulders 25 and 26 of the flanging elements 21 and 22, thus locking them in the flanging position of the cable wires 50 corresponding to a locking of said cable wires 50, as a result of which they are firmly held in an axis of electrical contact pins of the connector.
  • the assembly which consists of the connector for the cable clamp and the cable wires 50, can be seen in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, in the non-flanging position of the cables, in the intermediate position and in the flanging position of the cable wires 50, respectively.
  • the flanging elements 21 and 22 and the locking key 30 are then fitted between the cable wires 50 before the stop 40, and hence the locking key 30, are advanced as described above.
  • the connector/cable clamp assembly in the flanging position of the cable wires 50 can be seen in more detail in Fig. 9.
  • Fig. 9 shows the connector with the electrical contact pins 15, to which are fixed the cable wires 50 and the cable clamp body 10, which is screwed to the trailing end of the connector by means of a threaded connector 112, which is integral with the cable clamp body 10 via a connecting ring 13 accommodated in a peripheral recess 14a in a body of the threaded connector 112 and in a recess 14b in the cable clamp body 10.
  • the flanging elements 21 and 22 are in the flanging position of the cable wires 50, a position in which they are prevented form further advancement as a result of abutting an annular shoulder 111 of the cable clamp body 10.
  • the cable clamp according to the invention is also equipped with a means for providing tightness between the cable wires 50 and the connector, and a means for providing electromagnetic shielding continuity of the cable wires 50 in the cable clamp.
  • the sealing means comprise a sleeve 70 engaged, at one of its end, to an outer sheath of the cable wires 50 and, at its other end, to an end of the cable clamp body 10 that is remote from that which is connected to the connector.
  • the joining at this location is provided by means of an adhesive.
  • the electromagnetic shielding continuity is achieved by placing shielding on the cable clamp body 10, which is in this case metallic, by means of a shielding braid 60 accommodated in the sleeve 70 for sealing and clamping the cable wires 50 by one of its ends and the cable clamp body 10 by its opposing end.
  • a ferrule clamped by the sealing sleeve 70 holds the shielding braid 60 firmly against the cable clamp body 10.
  • the flanging elements 21 and 22 are, preferably, an electrical conductor (metallic or metal-coated part), with the aid of which each of the individual shielding braids 60 is grounded via the flanging elements 21 and 22, the cable clamp body 10 with which they are in contact and the shielding braid 60.
  • the profile of the notches 23 and 24 may be semi-elliptical, semi-hexagonal, etc.
  • the locking key 30 and the stop 40 may be connected by means other than those described above, and the shoulders 25 and 26 may have a profile other than a rectangular one.

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  1. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique destiné à être raccordé à au moins un fil de câble (50), comprenant : au moins deux éléments de bridage ou de serrage (21, 22) et une clé de blocage (30), destinée à avancer, comprenant au moins une projection (31) qui est appropriée pour être associée au moyen d'un effet de came avec au moins un des éléments de bridage (21, 22) ; caractérisé en ce que lesdits éléments de bridage ou de serrage (21, 22) sont appropriés pour être réunis de manière pivotante en plans, qui sont substantiellement perpendiculaires à un axe longitudinal du fil de câble ou des fils de câble (50) devant être bridés ou serrés, de manière à brider ou à serrer ledit ou lesdits câbles (50), chacun desdits éléments de bridage ou de serrage (21, 22) ayant au moins une encoche (23) prévue pour être associée avec une encoche (24) dans un autre des éléments de bridage ou de serrage (21, 22), la rotation relative des deux éléments de bridage ou de serrage (21, 22) permettant de rapprocher lesdites encoches (23, 24) l'une de l'autre pour former au moins une bride au moyen de laquelle le fil de câble (50) est bridé ou serré par le serre-câble ; et en ce que ladite au moins une projection (31) est associée au moyen dudit effet de came avec au moins un des éléments de bridage (21, 22) de façon à le faire tourner, au moyen de la translation de la clé de blocage (30), et rapproche les encoches (23, 24) l'une de l'autre en ce qui concerne une position angulaire relative correspondant à la formation de la bride ou des brides, et la bloque ensuite dans cette position dans laquelle le fil de câble ou les fils de câble (50) sont bridés ou serrés par le serre câble.
  2. Serre-câble selon la revendication 1, où le serre-câble est logé dans un corps de serre-câble (10) prévu pour être connecté à une extrémité de queue du connecteur.
  3. Serre-câble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les encoches (23, 24) sont disposées dans les éléments de bridage (21, 22) de manière à permettre que le ou chacun des fils de câble (50) soient positionnés le long d'un axe d'une broche de contact électrique (15) du connecteur auquel les fils de câble (50) sont prévus d'être connectés.
  4. Serre-câble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les encoches (23, 24) dans les éléments de bridage (21, 22) ont un profile circulaire.
  5. Serre-câble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel dans la position dans laquelle les fils de câble (50) sont bridés par le serre-câble, chaque bride serre complètement ou partiellement le fil de câble associé (50).
  6. Serre-câble selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la bride formée en rapprochant les encoches (23, 24) dans les éléments de bridage (21, 22) l'une de l'autre a un profile circulaire ou substantiellement circulaire, dont le diamètre est plus petit qu'un diamètre du fil de câble (50) à brider.
  7. Serre-câble selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel les éléments de bridage (21, 22) ont un profile en forme d'étoile comprenant un nombre prédéterminé de bras, chacun desquels comprend au moins une encoche (23) prévue pour être associée avec une autre encoche (24) dans un bras d'un autre élément de bridage (21, 22).
  8. Serre-câble selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, comprenant en outre un moyen pour guider la clé de blocage (30) en translation.
  9. Serre-câble selon la revendication 8, dans lequel ledit moyen pour guider en translation comprend un arrêt fileté (40) disposé pour être associé avec la clé de blocage (30), et où la translation de la clé de blocage (30) est provoquée par la rotation dudit arrêt fileté (40) dans un filetage intérieur (11) disposé dans le corps du serre-câble (10).
  10. Serre-câble selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel la clé de blocage (30) comprend un moyen pour permettre que la clé de blocage (30) soit bloquée en rotation par rapport au corps du serre-câble (10).
  11. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique selon la revendication 10, dans lequel la clé de blocage (30) comprend des protubérances (37) disposées pour être associées avec des rainures (12) formées dans le corps du serre-câble (10).
  12. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la clé de blocage (30) comprend un moyen pour faire une connexion avec l'arrêt (40), ce qui permet que la clé de blocage (30) soit guidée en translation tout en lui permettant de tourner par rapport à l'arrêt (40).
  13. Serre-câble selon la revendication 12, dans lequel le moyen pour connecter l'arrêt (40) à la clé de blocage (30) comprend, d'une part, un évidement (41) formé dans l'arrêt (40) et, d'autre part, des ergots de fixation (34) disposés pour rentrer en contact avec l'évidement (41).
  14. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'extrémité libre du bras ou des bras (31) de la clé de blocage (30) présente au moins un chanfrein formant un profile de came (32).
  15. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'extrémité libre du bras ou des bras (31) de la clé de blocage (30) a la forme d'un cône ayant deux surfaces inclinées (32).
  16. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les éléments de bridage (21, 22) comprennent chacun au moins une épaule (25, 26) ayant un profile rectangulaire prévu pour être associé, au moyen d'un effet de came, avec l'extrémité libre du bras (31) de la clé de blocage (30), pour produire la rotation relative entre les deux éléments de bridage (21, 22).
  17. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 16, dans lequel l'arrêt fileté (40) comprend un moyen qui lui permet d'être guidé en rotation.
  18. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le corps du serre-câble (10) et les éléments de bridage (21, 22) sont des conducteurs électriques.
  19. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel un moyen d'étanchéité est connecté à une extrémité du corps du serre-câble (10) qui est éloignée de celle qui est connectée au connecteur.
  20. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique selon la revendication 17, dans lequel le moyen d'étanchéité a la forme d'un manchon attaché (70).
  21. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel un moyen fournissant une continuité de blindage électromagnétique est en contact avec le corps du serre-câble (10).
  22. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique selon la revendication 21, dans lequel le moyen fournissant une continuité de blindage électromagnétique comprend une tresse de blindage (60) entourant l'extrémité du corps du serre-câble (10) qui est éloignée de celle qui est connectée au connecteur.
  23. Serre-câble pour un connecteur électrique selon la revendication 21 ou 22, dans lequel la tresse de blindage (60) est logée dans le manchon d'étanchéité (70).
  24. Connecteur comprenant un serre-câble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes.
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