Electrical connector with a sheath clamp

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9812793-B2
Application number	US-201415033699-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2014
Priority date	Nov 4, 2013
Publication date	Nov 7, 2017
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017

Abstract

An electrical connector for electrically contacting an electrical conductor includes a sheath clamp configured for insertion of the electrical conductor, a plug contact pin for fitting onto a socket, and a contact bridge on which the sheath clamp and the plug contact pin are secured. A connection device includes an electrical connector and a contact support. The electrical connector includes a sheath clamp and a plug contact pin. The contact support is configured to receive the electrical connector and includes a sheath clamp aperture and a plug aperture.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electrical connector for electrically contacting an electrical conductor, the electrical connector comprising:
a sheath clamp configured for insertion of the electrical conductor;
a plug contact pin for fitting onto a socket; and
a contact bridge, on which the sheath clamp and the plug contact pin are secured, wherein the contact bridge comprises a sheath clamp aperture configured for electrical connection with the sheath clamp, and a pin aperture configured for insertion of the plug contact pin; wherein the sheath clamp aperture and the pin aperture are disposed on a flat surface of the contact bridge.

2. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the sheath clamp comprises a set screw configured to attach the sheath clamp to the contact bridge using a nut.

3. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the sheath clamp comprises a sheath clamp bottom part and a screw-on sheath clamp top part.

4. The electrical connector according to claim 3 , wherein the sheath clamp bottom part comprises a U-shaped receiver configured for insertion of the electrical conductor.

5. The electrical connector according to claim 3 , wherein the sheath clamp top part comprises a least one of: a pressure piece rotatably mounted on an inside portion of the sheath clamp top part or a rigid pressure pin on the inside portion of the sheath clamp top part.

6. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the plug contact pin comprises a tapered section configured for insertion into a pin aperture.

7. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the plug contact pin comprises a stop section configured to form a stop when the plug contact pin is inserted into a pin aperture.

8. The electrical connector according to claim 1 , wherein the plug contact pin extends parallel to the sheath clamp.

9. A connection device, comprising:
an electrical connector configured to connect electrical conductors, the electrical connector comprising: a sheath clamp and a plug contact pin; and
a contact support configured to receive the electrical connector, the contact support comprising a sheath clamp aperture configured for insertion of at least one of the electrical conductors into the sheath clamp and a plug aperture for fitting a socket onto the plug contact pin of the electrical connector.

10. The connection device according to claim 9 , wherein the sheath clamp aperture is disposed on a side wall of the contact support.

11. The connection device according to claim 9 , wherein the sheath clamp aperture comprises one of a plurality of sheath clamp apertures of the contact support, wherein the plurality of sheath clamp apertures comprises a first sheath clamp aperture on a side wall of the contact support and a second sheath clamp aperture on an opposite side wall of the contact support.

12. The connection device according claim 9 , wherein the plug aperture is disposed on a top side of the contact support.

13. The connection device according to claim 9 , wherein the contact support comprises an insulating marking cap configured to fit onto a sheath clamp top part of the sheath clamp.

14. The connection device according to claim 13 , wherein the insulating marking cap comprises a thumb wheel profile.

15. The connection device according to claim 13 , wherein the insulating marking cap comprises a cavity providing access to a groove of the sheath clamp top part of the sheath clamp.

16. The connection device according to claim 13 , wherein the contact support comprises a screw channel configured for insertion of the sheath clamp top part of the sheath clamp.

17. The connection device according to claim 9 , wherein the contact support comprises a housing top part and a housing bottom part.

18. The connection device according to claim 17 , wherein the electrical connector is inserted with the plug contact pin into a cavity in the housing bottom part.

Assignees

• Phoenix Contact Gmbh Co Kg
• Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co

Inventors

• Bury Joachim
• Salomon Thomas

Classifications

• H01R4/32 Primary

  Conductive members located in slot or hole in screw · CPC title

• H01R13/04

  Pins or blades for co-operation with sockets · CPC title