Mechanical-load bearing and electrically isolating mechanical connection
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsVladimir Danov, Andreas Koch, Manfred Wohlfart
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Abstract
A hollow body composed of an electrically conducting material and extending longitudinally along an axis is connected at one axial end to a connection element composed of an electrically conducting material and extending along the axis. A first thread is provided on the hollow body at the one axial end running about the axis, while a second thread is provided on the connection element running about the axis, so that the second thread is mechanically supported by the first thread. An insulation-material extent between the first thread and the second thread electrically isolates the hollow body from the connection element.
Claims23
A mechanical-load bearing and electrically isolating mechanical connection, comprising:
- a hollow body composed of an electrically conducting material and extending longitudinally along an axis;
- a connection element composed of an electrically conducting material and extending along the axis and connecting to the hollow body at one axial end of the hollow body;
- a first thread provided on the hollow body at the one axial end and running about the axis;
- a second thread provided on the connection element and running about the axis, the second thread being mechanically supported by the first thread;
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- an insulation-material extent fixed between the first thread and the second thread and electrically isolating the hollow body from the connection element.
The mechanical-load bearing and electrically isolating mechanical connection as claimed in clam 1, wherein
- the insulation-material extent is composed of ceramics, polyether ether ketone, perfluoroalkoxy, or polytetrafluoroethylene.
A method for connecting a hollow body extending longitudinally along an axis to a connection element extending along the axis, the method comprising:
- fixing the connection element to an axial end of the hollow body such that axial compression forces and axial tensile forces remain mechanically stable and that the hollow body remains electrically isolated from the connection element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.