Clamping mechanism for mounting circuit condition monitoring devices on cables of various diameters
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1. A clamping mechanism for mounting a circuit condition monitoring device on electrical cables having a predetermined range of diameters, comprising:
- a housing for said monitoring device having a cable engaging surface;
a core member extending from said housing and adapted to encircle a cable, said core member having a first portion generally on one side of said cable and a second portion generally on the other side of said cable;
a bridge member having one end attached to said first portion of said core member at a first location, and its other end attached to said first portion of said core member at a second location between said first location and said housing;
biasing means attached at one end to said bridge member and attached at its other end to said second portion of said core member for biasing said cable into engagement with said cable engaging surface, said biasing means being attached to said bridge member by a sliding attachment allowing said one end of said biasing means to slide generally between said first location and said second location on said first portion of said core member;
said second portion of said core member including a gap between said attached biasing means and said housing for passing said cable into said core member between said biasing means and said cable engaging surface; and
said one end of said biasing means sliding on said bridge member to accommodate said predetermined range of cable diameters.
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A clamping mechanism for mounting a circuit condition monitoring device to electrical cables of various diameters includes a core member comprising a plurality of laminations arranged in a generally rectangular configuration. A spring spanning the core member is anchored at one end to the core at a point near the housing of the monitoring device and at the other end is attached to a bridging member affixed at the opposite end of the core near the housing. This allows the spring to expand less as it transverses the bridge in order to accommodate different power cable diameters.
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1. A clamping mechanism for mounting a circuit condition monitoring device on electrical cables having a predetermined range of diameters, comprising:
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a housing for said monitoring device having a cable engaging surface; a core member extending from said housing and adapted to encircle a cable, said core member having a first portion generally on one side of said cable and a second portion generally on the other side of said cable; a bridge member having one end attached to said first portion of said core member at a first location, and its other end attached to said first portion of said core member at a second location between said first location and said housing; biasing means attached at one end to said bridge member and attached at its other end to said second portion of said core member for biasing said cable into engagement with said cable engaging surface, said biasing means being attached to said bridge member by a sliding attachment allowing said one end of said biasing means to slide generally between said first location and said second location on said first portion of said core member; said second portion of said core member including a gap between said attached biasing means and said housing for passing said cable into said core member between said biasing means and said cable engaging surface; and said one end of said biasing means sliding on said bridge member to accommodate said predetermined range of cable diameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A clamping mechanism for mounting a circuit condition monitoring device on electrical cables having a predetermined range of diameters, comprising:
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a housing having a cable engaging surface; a core member extending from said housing and adapted to encircle a cable, said core member including a first portion extending generally perpendicular to and on one side of said cable engaging surface, said first portion being integral with a second portion generally parallel to said cable engaging surface, said second porting being integral with a third portion generally parallel to said first portion and on the other side of said cable engaging surface, said third portion having an end movable relative to said housing providing a gap for passing said cable through to a position engaging said cable engaging surface; a bridge member having a first end anchored at a first location on said first core portion, and a second end anchored at a second location between said first location and said housing; and means for biasing said cable into engagement with said cable engaging surface, said biasing means being slidably connected at one end to said bridge member and slidable thereon generally between said first and second locations to accommodate said predetermined range of cable diameters, the other end of said biasing means being connected to said movable end of said third core portion to bias said gap closed. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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