US 11,637,419 B2 · Cable gland compression limiter

Abstract

A cable gland assembly includes a gland nut defining a longitudinal axis. The gland nut includes an interior wall defining a gland nut opening and the interior wall includes a stop. A bushing is disposed within the gland nut opening proximate the stop. The bushing defines a bushing opening configured to receive a cable therein. A sleeve is moveably disposed within the gland nut opening adjacent the bushing. The cable gland assembly also includes a body defining a body opening configured to receive at least a portion of the cable therein. The body is configured to couple to the gland nut, and upon tightening of the gland nut to the body, the gland nut moves along the longitudinal axis compressing the bushing between the gland nut and the sleeve and around the cable. When the sleeve engages with the stop, further compression of the bushing is restricted.

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Dependent claims

A cable gland assembly comprising:

a body configured to receive at least a portion of a cable;
a gland nut having an interior wall configured to receive at least a portion of the cable, wherein the gland nut comprises:
a first end threadably coupled to the body;
an opposite second end;
and
a stop defined on the interior wall between the first end and the second end;
a bushing disposed within the gland nut, wherein the bushing is proximate the second end and axially offset from the stop;
and
a compression limiter movably disposed within the gland nut such that the compression limiter is selectively slidable with respect to the interior wall of the gland nut, wherein the compression limiter comprises a collar that upon engagement with the stop defines a compression limit of the bushing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cable gland compression limiter

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