Cable gland with torque sensor
AssigneeEaton Intelligent Power Limited
InventorsJayram Shivajirao Desai, Himanshu Gangadhar Khokle
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Abstract
A cable gland includes a hub body having a first end configured for attachment to a structure and a second end opposite the first end. The hub body defines an internal passage. A gland nut is configured for attachment to the second end of the hub body to secure a cable in the cable gland. The gland nut defines an internal passage such that the internal passage of the gland nut communicates with the internal passage of the hub body when the gland nut is attached to the hub body. A torque sensor module is mounted to one of the hub body and the gland nut and configured for measuring and indicating a component of an applied torque as a result of attaching the gland nut to the hub body when securing the cable in the cable gland.
Claims20
A cable gland comprising:
- a hub body having a first end configured for attachment to a structure and a second end opposite the first end, the hub body defining an internal passage;
- a gland nut configured for attachment to the second end of the hub body to secure a cable in the cable gland, the gland nut defining an internal passage such that the internal passage of the gland nut communicates with the internal passage of the hub body when the gland nut is attached to the hub body;
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- a torque sensor module mounted to one of the hub body and the gland nut and configured for measuring and indicating a component of an applied torque as a result of attaching the gland nut to the hub body when securing the cable in the cable gland.
A torque sensor module for a cable gland comprising:
- a contact configured to measure a physical input from attaching a gland nut of the cable gland to a hub body of the cable gland;
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- a sensor element in electrical communication with the contact for receiving the measured physical input at the contact and converting the physical input into an electrical output indicating a component of an applied torque as a result of attaching the gland nut to the hub body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.