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CABLE CLAMP WITH CLAMPING ELEMENT

  • US 20110070766A1
  • Filed: 08/31/2010
  • Published: 03/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for fixing an electrical cable that is connected to a connector, comprisinga connector housing with a cylindrical cable receptacle integrally moulded thereon, whereina clamping element can be inserted into and displaced in the cable receptacle using a pressure screw, whereinthe clamping element features several fingers that are combined into a ring structure on one end, whereinthe fingers have two difference shapes, whereina first shape is realized in the form of a guiding finger and a second shape is realized in the form of a clamping finger, whereinthe guiding fingers and the clamping fingers are arranged alternatively and thusly form the ring structure of the clamping element, whereinthe clamping fingers feature a wedge-shaped end and the guiding fingers feature a smooth end, whereinthat wedges are integrally moulded into the cable receptacle at an axial distance from the insertion and end such that they progressively extend inward and are spaced apart from one another, whereina thread is formed within the cable receptacle and features a longitudinal recess in the regions, on which the wedges are integrally moulded, and whereinthe wedge-shaped ends of the clamping fingers of the clamping element come in contact with the wedges of the cable receptacle and progressively reduce the inside diameter when the clamping element is screwed into the cable receptacle using the pressure screw such that a cable extending within the clamping element is fixed.

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