Patent · US Expired

Contact device for the electric contact of cable shields

US7306476B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

16Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Walter Gerlich · Augsburg, DE
Roland Plabst · Gilching, DE
Carsten Siebold · Stockdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 7, 2003
Grant date	Dec 11, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 7, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01R9/031
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Contact device for electrical cable with a cable shield including an arc-shaped contact part (3) that can be secured around the sheath of a cable and is provided with contact elements that protrude in a radially inward manner. Each contact element extends to form a point such that during installation in a direction of impact that is oriented inwards and in an essentially radial manner, the point penetrates the cable sheath and produces an electrical contact with the cable shield.

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