Connection system for tube conductors
AssigneeThe Whitaker Corporation
InventorDominique Mercuzot
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Abstract
A tube conductor, for example made in copper, is interconnected to a connector housing, for example made of aluminum alloy, by stuffing an insert, for example a steel ball, into the tube. The steel ball expands the tube and clamps it in the cavity of the housing. This construction enables elastic energy to be stored that increases the reliability and lifetime operation of the connector. It also enables a copper conductor to be reliably connected to aluminum connector, even though their thermal expansion coefficients differ, by suitable choice of material and dimensioning of the insert.
Claims9
An electrical connector system comprising an electrical connector and a tube conductor receivable in a cavity of a housing of the connector, the tube conductor having a cavity extending therein, and a separate insert having a profile substantially conforming to the profile of the tube conductor cavity, the separate insert being mounted within the cavity of the conductor to support the tube elastically in a clamping relationship within the connector housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.