Apparatus for making contact with an electrical conductor, and connection or connecting device with an apparatus of this kind
First Claim
1. An apparatus for making contact with an electrical cable conductor, the apparatus comprising:
- a connecting body having a receiving space therein for receiving the cable conductor with the cable being inserted by a first end of the cable conductor into said receiving space;
a contact medium capable of making electrical contact with the front end of the cable conductor under a contact force, said contact medium having a plurality of electrically conductive contact bodies introduced into said receiving space and bearing against one another, at least some of said contact bodies being able to be brought into electrical contact-making contact with the front end of the cable conductor;
a force storage constantly maintaining the contact force on said contact medium against the front end of the cable connector.
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Abstract
An apparatus (1) for making contact with an electrical conductor (10, 20), in particular a cable conductor of a power supply cable, has a connecting body (4) that delimits a receiving space (6) into which the conductor (10, 20) with which contact is to be made can be inserted by way of its end. The apparatus (1) has a contact medium (30) with which electrical contact can be made with the end of the conductor (10, 20) under the action of a contact force. The contact medium (30) has a large number of electrically conductive contact bodies (32) introduced into the receiving space (6) and bearing against one another. At least some of the contact bodies can be brought into electrical contact-making contact with the ends of the conductors (10, 20).
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus for making contact with an electrical cable conductor, the apparatus comprising:
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a connecting body having a receiving space therein for receiving the cable conductor with the cable being inserted by a first end of the cable conductor into said receiving space; a contact medium capable of making electrical contact with the front end of the cable conductor under a contact force, said contact medium having a plurality of electrically conductive contact bodies introduced into said receiving space and bearing against one another, at least some of said contact bodies being able to be brought into electrical contact-making contact with the front end of the cable conductor; a force storage constantly maintaining the contact force on said contact medium against the front end of the cable connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for making contact with an electrical cable conductor, the apparatus comprising:
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a connecting body having a receiving space therein for receiving the cable conductor with the cable being inserted by a first end of the cable conductor into said receiving space; a contact medium capable of making electrical contact with the front end of the cable conductor under a contact force, said contact medium having a plurality of electrically conductive contact bodies introduced into said receiving space and bearing against one another, at least some of said contact bodies being able to be brought into electrical contact-making contact with the front end of the cable conductor; a force application element contacting and applying said contact force on said contact medium; and a force indicator providing a signal indicating that said force application element has applied an adequate contact force on said contact medium. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A connection, comprising:
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an electrical cable conductor having a front end and having multiple wires; a connecting body having a receiving space therein receiving said cable conductor with the cable being inserted by said first end of said cable conductor into said receiving space; a contact medium capable of making electrical contact with said front end of said cable conductor under a contact force, said contact medium having a plurality of electrically conductive contact bodies introduced into said receiving space and bearing against one another, at least some of said contact bodies being in electrical contact with said front end of said cable conductor; and an expansion element inserted in said front end of said cable conductor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for making contact with an electrical cable conductor, the apparatus comprising:
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a connecting body having a receiving space therein for receiving the cable conductor with the cable being inserted by a first end of the cable conductor into said receiving space and having holes therein extending between an outside surface of said connecting body and said receiving space; a contact medium capable of making electrical contact with the front end of the cable conductor under a contact force, said contact medium having a plurality of electrically conductive ball-shaped contact bodies introduced into said receiving space through said holes in said connecting body, said contact medium completely filling said receiving space, said contact bodies bearing against one another, at least some of said contact bodies being able to be brought into electrical contact-making contact with the front end of the cable conductor; and threaded pins threadedly engaged in said holes in said connecting body, closing said holes and applying forces on said contact medium to produce the contact force. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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