Electrical connector arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10439320-B2
Application number	US-201815912693-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2018
Priority date	Mar 6, 2017
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

An electrical connector arrangement comprises a metal mounting bracket for securing the arrangement to a structure; an electrically insulating mounting block abutting the mounting bracket; a clamp to secure an electrical cable to the mounting block, the electrical cable comprising a plurality of electrical conductors; and a plurality of spaced-apart terminals to accommodate the respective electrical conductors.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical connector block comprising:
a metal mounting bracket for securing the arrangement to a structure;
an electrically insulating mounting block abutting the mounting bracket;
a clamp to secure an electrical cable to the mounting block, the electrical cable comprising a plurality of electrical conductors;
a plurality of spaced-apart terminals to accommodate the respective electrical conductors;
wherein each terminal comprises a conductive sleeve.

2. The connector block of claim 1 , in which each electrical conductor comprises an end fitting which is mechanically secured to a respective terminal using a fastener.

3. The connector block of claim 2 , in which the end fitting is a ring tag.

4. The connector block of claim 2 , in which the fastener is a bolt and nut.

5. The connector block of claim 1 , in which the sleeve extends through a thickness of the mounting block.

6. The connector block of claim 5 , in which the length of the sleeve is greater than the thickness of the mounting block.

7. The connector block of claim 6 , in which the respective sleeves of the plurality of terminals protrude different distances from the mounting block in the thickness direction so that the terminals are offset.

8. The connector block of claim 1 , in which each sleeve is made from the same material as its corresponding electrical conductor.

9. The connector block of claim 1 , in which the electrical cable is a thermocouple.

10. The connector block of claim 1 , in which the clamp is attached to the mounting block by clamp bolts.

11. The connector block of claim 10 , in which the mounting bracket engages with the clamp bolts to provide electrical bonding.

12. The connector block of claim 1 , in which the terminals are configured to prevent incorrect connection of the electrical conductors.

13. The connector block of claim 1 , in which the mounting block is profiled to provide recesses to accommodate the electrical cables.

14. The connector block of claim 1 , in which the mounting block is profiled to provide turrets of differing heights to support the terminals.

15. The connector block of claim 1 , in which the mounting bracket is embedded within the mounting block.

16. The connector block of claim 1 , in which more than one clamp and more than one corresponding plurality of terminals is provided on the mounting block.

17. The connector block of claim 16 , in which clamps and terminals are provided on opposite sides of the mounting block.

18. The connector block of claim 16 , in which the clamps are separately attached to the mounting block so they can be loosened and tightened independently.

19. The connector block of claim 16 , in which respective terminals are electrically connected so that a thermocouple can be connected via the connector block to an engine control harness.

Assignees

• Rolls Royce Plc

Inventors

• Goulds Robert

Classifications

• H01R9/223 Primary

  Insulating enclosures for terminals (for switches H01H9/0264) · CPC title

• H01R4/304

  having means for improving contact · CPC title

• H01R9/2416

  Means for guiding or retaining wires or cables connected to terminal blocks · CPC title

• H01R13/533 Primary

  Bases, cases made for use in extreme conditions, e.g. high temperature, radiation, vibration, corrosive environment, pressure (H01R13/52 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01R11/12

  End pieces terminating in an eye, hook, or fork · CPC title