IP Library Granted Patent US 9,263,867
Granted Patent B2
US 9,263,867 · App. 13/335,294 · Granted Feb 16, 2016

Clamp ring, cable screw connection and method for assembling a cable screw connection

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,263,867
App. No.
13/335,294
Granted
Feb 16, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A clamping ring for a cable gland has a first ring and a second ring, the first ring and the second ring being orientated coaxially relative to a common longitudinal axis. The first ring and the second ring are connected via a plurality of deformable ribs. The ribs are designed to deform in the direction of the longitudinal axis when the first ring and the second ring are brought into convergence one with the other.

Claims (5)

1. Cable gland with a nut and a clamping ring, the nut having an internal thread and a feed-through opening which forms a cable-receiving region, it being possible to dispose the clamping ring in the nut, wherein the clamping ring is designed to deform itself into the cable-receiving region when the nut is screwed onto an external thread of a counterpart; wherein the cable gland includes a seal, which is designed to seal a region between a cable and the counterpart when the cable is disposed in the cable-receiving region of the nut, and the nut has been screwed onto the counterpart; and wherein the clamping ring is designed to deform a portion of the seal into the cable-receiving region when the nut is screwed onto the counterpart.

2. Cable gland according to claim 1 , wherein the clamping ring has a first ring and a second ring, the first ring and the second ring being orientated coaxially relative to a common longitudinal axis, the first ring and the second ring being connected via a plurality of deformable ribs, and the seal being in proximity to the clamping ring, the ribs being designed to deform in the direction of the longitudinal axis when the first ring and the second ring are brought into convergence one with the other, whereby the ribs are forced into the cable and also compressed into the seal.

3. Cable gland according to claim 1 , wherein the seal has a cylindrical portion and a conical portion, which is disposed on a top surface of the cylindrical portion, the seal having an opening, which runs through the cylindrical portion and the conical portion.

4. Cable gland according to claim 1 , wherein the counterpart is a plug connector or a housing bushing.

5. Method of fitting a cable gland, comprising the following steps: disposing a seal in a recess of a counterpart; disposing a clamping ring in a nut of the cable gland, the nut having a cable-receiving region; partially screwing the nut onto the counterpart; introducing a cable into a feed-through opening in the nut; screwing the nut onto the counterpart as far as it will go; and moving the clamping ring into clamping engagement with the cable and into sealing engagement with the seal, wherein the seal is designed to seal a region between the cable and the counterpart when the cable is disposed through the nut, and the nut has been screwed onto the counterpart; and wherein the clamping ring is designed to deform a portion of the seal into the cable-receiving region when the nut is screwed onto the counterpart.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 16, 2015
From: TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP GMBH
To: TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 036617/0856 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2011
From: STRELOW, MARKUS; LEONHARD, ANDREAS
To: TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP GMBH
Reel/Frame 027435/0799 →