US 12,444,861 B2 · Piercing connector

Abstract

The present invention relates to electrical connectors, in addition to materials and electrical insulating apparatus. More particularly, the present invention is related to electrical piercing connectors endowed with high piercing and electrical insulating capacity, applicable to voltages over IKV. In this scenario, the present invention provides a piercing connector, comprising (i) an upper busbar assembly, (ii) a lower busbar assembly, and (iii) at least one tightening means (30, 34) of the at least one upper busbar assembly against the at least one lower busbar assembly, wherein the at least one of an upper busbar assembly and lower busbar assembly comprises a support means (16) endowed with at least one opening (18) where at least one piercing means (20) is fixed. Moreover, the present invention also innovates through the pioneer use of a thermoplastic reinforced with long fibers as electrical insulation, in particular, coating the piercing connector mentioned above.

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Dependent claims

A piercing connector, comprising:

an upper busbar assembly;
a lower busbar assembly, wherein at least one of the upper busbar assembly and lower busbar assembly comprises a support means endowed with at least one opening where at least one piercing means is fixed;
a base encasable in a cover made from an electrical insulation thermoplastic material reinforced with long fiber;
at least one resilient means between the base and the support means, wherein the resilient means is responsible for maintaining a normal force generated by an electrical contact of contact elements against cables of network and branch conductors;
and
at least one tightening means of an upper busbar assembly against the lower busbar assembly.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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