Electrical cable mechanical connector and method of connecting an electrical cable to a mechanical connector
AssigneePrysmian S.p.A.
InventorPanagiotis TSAKONAS
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an electrical cable mechanical connector in the form of a substantially cylindrical body having a longitudinal axis and comprising a solid connecting portion and at least one fitting space, defined by a peripheral wall, as open end of the mechanical connector for inserting an end portion of an electric conductor of at least one electrical cable, wherein the at least one fitting space is divided in a plurality of longitudinal channels, each channel being open for the insertion with contact of a respective fraction of the electric conductor end portion.
Claims15
An electrical cable mechanical connector having a substantially cylindrical body with a longitudinal axis, and comprising:
- a solid connecting portion;
- and
- an open end including at least one fitting space and a peripheral wall, the open end configured to receive an end portion of an electric conductor of at least one electrical cable, wherein the at least one fitting space is divided in a plurality of longitudinal channels, each channel being open for insertion with contact of a respective fraction of the electric conductor end portion.
A method of mechanically and electrically connecting an electrical cable end portion to a mechanical connector, the method comprising:
- exposing a cable conductor end portion;
- dividing the exposed cable conductor end portion into a number of conductor fractions corresponding to a number of channels extending within a fitting space of the mechanical connector;
- inserting with contact each conductor fraction into the respective channel;
- and
- establishing a mechanical and electric connection between the mechanical connector and the conductor fractions within the channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.