Strengthening element for a mounting flange of a hollow cylindrical insulator housing

1. An insulator housing with a first cylindrical end and a second cylindrical end having a hollow insulator body, which first end and/or second end is provided with a cylindrical flange for attaching the insulator housing to an external device at a first end of the flange, which flange is provided with through bores at the first end thereof for attaching the insulator housing to the external device with at least one bolt arranged at the first end of the flange, characterised in that

at least one strengthening element provided as clamps or a ring comprising at least two sections is arranged at a second end of the flange,

said strengthening element being attachable to the external device with bolts through bores in the strengthening element and through the bores arranged in the first end of the flange,

whereby an easy repair and an improved mechanical strength of an insulator housing which is already in use can be achieved.

2. The insulator housing according to claim 1 , wherein the first end of the insulator housing is firmly arranged in the flange by press-fitting, crimping, gluing, cementing and/or adhesion.

3. The insulator housing according to claim 1 , further comprising cement arranged between the insulator body and the flange to keep a tight fit.

4. The insulator housing according to claim 1 , wherein the strengthening element is provided such that part of the stress applied on the first end of the flange being closest to the external device is transmitted to the second end of the flange such that mechanical strength of the insulator housing thereby is increased.

5. The insulator housing according to claim 1 , wherein the strengthening element is provided with bolts at fixing points, the bolts attaching the flange to the external device.

6. The insulator housing according to claim 5 , wherein the bolts are tightened with a flexible component in series with the bolts.

7. The insulator housing according to claim 6 , wherein the flexible component comprises tube sleeves or springs.

8. The insulator housing according to claim 6 , wherein the flexible component is arranged such that force of a load applied at a first end of the flange is distributed between the fixing point and the second end of the flange.

9. The insulator housing according to claim 8 , wherein the load distribution between the first end of the flange and the second end of the flange, is determined by stiffness of the flexible component.

10. The insulator housing according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two sections comprises attachment surfaces, and wherein the at least two sections are attached together at one of their at least two attachment surfaces.

11. The insulator housing according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two sections are attached with a hinge at one of their attachment surfaces.

12. The insulator housing according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two sections are attached by at least one bolt and nut at an attachment surface.

13. The insulator housing according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two sections are attached by two socket head cap screws entering the ring from the circumference of the ring and through two sections.

14. The insulator housing according to claim 1 , wherein the housing is a glass fibre reinforced epoxy hollow body comprising silicone sheds.

15. A surge arrester comprising at least two insulator housings according to claim 1 , the at least two insulator housings being arranged on top of one another.