Looped fastening element for removably fixing a conductor to a current transformer housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9231317-B2
Application number	US-201013515063-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2010
Priority date	Dec 17, 2009
Publication date	Jan 5, 2016
Grant date	Jan 5, 2016

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for removably fixing a conductor ( 10 ) to a current transformer housing ( 12 ), comprising a fixing element ( 18 ) which runs through a retaining element ( 16 ) lying on the current transformer housing ( 12 ) and which sits at least partly against the surface of the conductor ( 10 ) when the conductor ( 10 ) is fixed on the current transformer housing ( 12 ). The invention is characterized in that the fixing element ( 18 ) runs around the circumferential surface of the conductor ( 10 ) in a looped manner when fixed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device comprising:
a transformer housing configured so that a conductor is detachably fastenable on the transformer housing, wherein the transformer housing comprises a retaining element, wherein the retaining element is arranged on the transformer housing and has at least one opening passing therethrough; and
a fastening element that is positioned in a secured state on the transformer housing at least partially in contact with the surface of the conductor, wherein the fastening element loops around an area of the conductor when in the secured state, wherein the fastening element has a first end section and a second end section located opposite the first end section, wherein the first end section is fed through the at least one opening of the retaining element, and wherein the fastening element is secured in a fixed position on the retaining element by the first end section passing through the at least one opening in the retaining element.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising latch mechanisms disposed at the first end section and/or second end section of the retaining element.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the retaining element further comprises an operating element configured to release the first end section and/or the second end section from the first and/or second opening of the retaining element.

Assignees

• Leifer Christoph
• Thörner Carsten
• Trinh Dat-Minh
• Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Leifer Christoph
• Thörner Carsten
• Trinh Dat-Minh

Classifications

• H01R4/28 Primary

  Clamped connections, spring connections (made by means of terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits H01R12/00) · CPC title

• H01F27/06

  Mounting, supporting or suspending transformers, reactors or choke coils {not being of the signal type} · CPC title

• H01F38/30

  Constructions · CPC title