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Granted Patent B2
US 12,620,757 · App. 17/943,515 · Granted May 5, 2026

High-current connection clamping screw device as well as electrical high-current connector and high-current line connector

Inventors: Heiko Wolfschmitt (Bensheim, DE); Richard A. Forell (Bensheim, DE); Joachim Schneider (Bensheim, DE); Wolfgang Balles (Bensheim, DE); Walter Saenger (Bensheim, DE); Manuel Eheim (Bensheim, DE)
Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
H01R13/6215H01R13/5202H01R13/6581H01R13/6592H01R24/20H01R24/66H01R2101/00
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Patent No.
US 12,620,757
App. No.
17/943,515
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A clamping screw device has a clamping screw extending in an axial direction and including a screw head that is rotatable, a screw body, and a screw foot. The clamping screw device has an electrical insulation on an outside of the screw head. The electrical insulation accommodates an electromagnetic shielding and/or a seal.

Claims (44)

1 . A clamping screw device, comprising:

a clamping screw extending in an axial direction and including a screw head that is rotatable, a screw body, and a screw foot; and

an electrical insulation on an outside of the screw head, the electrical insulation accommodates an electromagnetic shielding and a seal.

2 . The clamping screw device of claim 1 , wherein the screw head is embedded in the electrical insulation and the electrical insulation has a circumferential surface on which the electromagnetic shielding and/or the seal are arranged radially outward.

3 . The clamping screw device of claim 2 , wherein the electrical insulation is injection-molded on the outside of the screw head, on an inside of the screw head, or between the screw head and the electromagnetic shielding.

4 . The clamping screw device of claim 1 , wherein:

the electrical insulation has an end face on which the electromagnetic shielding is arranged,

the seal is arranged in a circumferential direction radially outwards on a circumferential surface of the electromagnetic shielding, and/or

the screw head and/or the electromagnetic shielding has an outer profile or an inner profile for a screwdriving tool.

5 . The clamping screw device of claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic shielding is a pot that completely covers the screw head.

6 . The clamping screw device of claim 1 , wherein the seal is a ring seal or a sleeve seal having a sealing lip.

7 . The clamping screw device of claim 1 , wherein:

the screw head has a flange for mechanically clamping an electrical high-current contact device,

the screw body has a smooth screw shank and a threaded shank axially adjoining the smooth screw shank, and/or

the threaded shank or the screw foot has a touch guard protruding away from the threaded shank.

8 . An electrical high-current connector, comprising:

a clamping screw device including a clamping screw extending in an axial direction and having a screw head that is rotatable, a screw body, and a screw foot, and an electrical insulation on an outside of the screw head, the electrical insulation accommodates an electromagnetic shielding and a seal; and

a contact device mechanically clamped against a mating contact device by the clamping screw device, the clamping screw device and the contact device electrically connect with the mating contact device.

9 . The electrical high-current connector of claim 8 , wherein the contact device has a first contact section for a high-current line, a mechanical clamping section, and a second contact section with a contacting surface.

10 . The electrical high-current connector of claim 8 , wherein an electromagnetic shielding of the electrical high-current connector is electrically contactable by the electromagnetic shielding of the clamping screw device.

11 . The electrical high-current connector of claim 8 , further comprising a housing with a through recess receiving the clamping screw device.

12 . The electrical high-current connector of claim 11 , wherein:

the seal of the clamping screw device can seal with an inner side of the through recess and/or an outside of the clamping screw device,

the housing has a pair of housing parts between which the contact device and an electromagnetic shielding of the electrical high-current connector are accommodated, and/or

the through recess of the housing is covered by a protective cap formed as a protective cap slider mounted on the housing.

13 . The electrical high-current connector of claim 8 , wherein an electromagnetic shielding of the electrical high-current connector is on an electrically insulating cladding of the contact device.

14 . The electrical high-current connector of claim 13 , wherein the electrically insulating cladding has a pair of cladding parts that each include a shield part of the electromagnetic shielding of the electrical high-current connector, the shield parts are latched to one another and in electrically conductive contact with one another.

15 . The electrical high-current connector of claim 8 , wherein the electrical high current connector:

is designed for permanent electrical currents of at least approximately 100 A,

is designed for electrical voltages of at least approximately 200V, and/or meets a vibration requirement of class LV 214.

16 . An electrical high-current line connector, comprising:

an electrical high-current connector, including:

a clamping screw device including a clamping screw extending in an axial direction and having a screw head that is rotatable, a screw body, and a screw foot, and an electrical insulation on an outside of the screw head, the electrical insulation accommodates an electromagnetic shielding and a seal; and

a contact device mechanically clamped against a mating contact device by the clamping screw device, the clamping screw device and the contact device electrically connect with the mating contact device.

17 . The electrical high-current line connector of claim 16 , wherein:

the contact device forms an electrical high-current line connection,

an electromagnetic shielding of the electrical high-current connector shields a connecting region of a contact section of the contact device, and/or

the electrical high-current connector is one of a pair of electrical high-current connectors of the electrical high-current line connector.

18 . The electrical high-current line connector of claim 16 , wherein

the contact device is connected to an electrical high-current line embedded in an electromagnetically shielded high-current line connection,

an electromagnetic shielding of the electrical high-current connector is electrically connected with an electromagnetic shielding of the electrical high-current line, and/or

an electrical outer insulation of the electrical high-current line is sealed with respect to a housing of the electrical high-current connector and fixed.

19 . An electrical entity, comprising:

a clamping screw device including a clamping screw extending in an axial direction and having a screw head that is rotatable, a screw body, and a screw foot, and an electrical insulation on an outside of the screw head, the electrical insulation accommodates an electromagnetic shielding and a seal.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2022
From: WOLFSCHMITT, HEIKO; FORELL, RICHARD A.; SCHNEIDER, JOACHIM; BALLES, WOLFGANG; SAENGER, WALTER; EHEIM, MANUEL
To: TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 061095/0690 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2022
From: FORELL, RICHARD A.; SCHNEIDER, JOACHIM
To: TE CONNECTIVITY GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 061076/0972 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102021123635.5 · Sep 13, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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