# US 8,772,637 B2 · Cable protection device and cable having the same

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- Number: US 8,772,637 B2
- Document ID: US8772637B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/542,533
- Filed: 2012-07-05
- Published: 2013-04-04
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2011-09-29
- Assignees: Delta Electronics, Inc.
- Applicants: Ching-Horng Wu; Sheng-Hua Li; Chia-Jung Liu
- Inventors: Ching-Horng Wu; Sheng-Hua Li; Chia-Jung Liu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8772637B2

## CPC

- H02G 15/115: Boxes split perpendicularly to main cable direction
- H02G 15/117: for multiconductor cables
- H02S 40/32: comprising DC/AC inverter means associated with the PV module itself, e.g. AC modules
- H01R 13/506: assembled by snap action of the parts
- H01R 13/516: Means for holding or embracing insulating body, e.g. casing {, hoods}
- H02G 15/007: Devices for relieving mechanical stress
- H02G 15/013: Sealing means for cable inlets (inlets for cables filled with, or surrounded by, gas or oil H02G15/32)
- Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy
- H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00)
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

The present invention provides a cable protection device and a cable having the same. The cable protection device is configured for connecting two cables and includes a first protective casing and a second protective casing assembled with the first protective casing. The first protective casing has a hollow body for allowing one of the two cables to be disposed through. The second protective casing has a hollow body for allowing the other of the two cables to be disposed through. The interiors of the hollow body of the first protective casing and the hollow body of the second protective casing form a protective space respectively for covering a connecting portion of the two cables. Thus, the present invention also generates waterproof and dustproof effects.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cable protection device, configured to serially connect two cables and including: a first protective casing, having a hollow body for allowing one of the two cables to slide through; and a second protective casing, having a hollow body for allowing the other of the two cables to slide through, the second protective casing being assembled with the first protective casing; wherein the interiors of the hollow body of the first protective casing and the hollow body of the second protective casing are formed with a protective space respectively for covering the connecting portion of the two cables; wherein the protective space of the first protective casing is put outside the protective space of the second protective casing; wherein an outer peripheral surface of the front end of the hollow body of the first protective casing is provided with outer threads, an outer peripheral surface of the front end of the hollow body of the second protective casing is pivotally connected to a threaded shroud, the threaded shroud is put outside the hollow body of the first protective casing, and an inner peripheral surface of the threaded shroud is provided with inner threads for threadedly connecting with the outer threads of the hollow body of the first protective casing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cable protection device according to claim 1, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the front end of the hollow body of the first protective casing is provided with outer threads, an outer peripheral surface of the front end of the hollow body of the second protective casing is pivotally connected to a threaded shroud, the threaded shroud is put outside the hollow body of the first protective casing, and an inner peripheral surface of the threaded shroud is provided with inner threads for threadedly connecting with the outer threads of the hollow body of the first protective casing.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cable protection device according to claim 1, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the front end of the hollow body of the first protective casing is formed with a tensile portion facing the insertion trough and having a thickness, and the hollow body of the second protective casing is provided with a positioning ring for abutting against the tensile portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cable protection device according to claim 1, wherein the distal ends of the hollow body of the first protective casing and the hollow body of the second protective casing are provided with two cable-clamping means respectively, and the two cable-clamping means are fixed to the two cables respectively.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The cable protection device according to claim 4, wherein the cable-clamping means of the first protective casing and the second protective casing each comprises a connecting sleeve and a pressing sleeve put around the connecting sleeve, and the distal end of the connecting sleeve is further formed with a sealing ring compressed by the pressing sleeve to generate a contraction.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The cable protection device according to claim 5, wherein the pressing sleeve is formed with a tapered inner diameter and a pressing diameter extending from the tapered inner diameter to the distal end of the pressing sleeve.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The cable protection device according to claim 5, wherein the sealing ring has an annular body, an outer surface of the annular body is provided with a plurality of contracting portions circumferentially protruding there from, grooves are formed between the contracting portions.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The cable protection device according to claim 7, wherein each contracting portion is inclined in a clockwise direction.

### Claim 9

A cable including: a first cable section, having a plurality of core wires on its one end, the distal end of each core wire of the first cable section being provided with a connecting head; a second cable section, having a plurality of core wires on its one end, the distal end of each core wire of the second cable section being provided with a connecting head, each connecting head of the second cable section being connected with each connecting head of the first cable section; and a cable protection device, disposed at a connecting portion between the first cable section and the second cable section, the cable protection device comprising: a first protective casing, having a hollow body for allowing the first cable section to slide through; and a second protective casing, having a hollow body for allowing the second cable section to slide through, the second protective casing being assembled with the first protective casing; wherein the interiors of the hollow body of the first protective casing and the hollow body of the second protective casing form a protective space respectively for covering the connecting portion between the first cable section and the second cable section; wherein the protective space of the first protective casing is put outside the protective space of the second protective casing, wherein an inner peripheral surface of the front end of the hollow body of the first protective casing is provided with a plurality of insertion troughs, an outer peripheral surface of the front end of the second protective casing is provided with a plurality of elastic pieces, the elastic pieces are engaged into the insertion troughs respectively, each insertion trough is provided with a through-hole, each elastic piece is provided with an engaging protrusion, and the engaging protrusion is engaged into the through-hole.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The cable according to claim 9, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the front end of the hollow body of the first protective casing is provided with outer threads, an outer peripheral surface of the front end of the hollow body of the second protective casing is pivotally connected to a threaded shroud, the threaded shroud is put outside the hollow body of the first protective casing, an inner peripheral surface of the threaded shroud is provided with inner threads for threadedly connecting with the outer threads of the hollow body of the first protective casing.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The cable according to claim 9, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the front end of the hollow body of the first protective casing is formed with a tensile portion facing the insertion trough and having a thickness, the hollow body of the second protective casing is provided with a positioning ring for abutting against the tensile portion.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The cable according to claim 9, wherein the distal ends of the hollow body of the first protective casing and the hollow body of the second protective casing are provided with a cable-clamping means respectively, the two cable-clamping means are fixed to the first cable section and the second cable section respectively.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The cable according to claim 12, wherein the cable-clamping means of the first protective casing and the second protective casing comprises a connecting sleeve and a pressing sleeve put around the connecting sleeve, the distal end of the connecting sleeve is further formed with a sealing ring compressed by the pressing sleeve to generate a contraction.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The cable according to claim 13, wherein the pressing sleeve is formed with a tapered inner diameter and a pressing diameter extending from the tapered inner diameter to the distal end of the pressing sleeve.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The cable according to claim 13, wherein the sealing ring has an annular body, an outer surface of the annular body is provided with a plurality of contracting portions circumferentially protruding there from, grooves are formed between the contracting portions.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The cable according to claim 15, wherein each contracting portion is inclined in a clockwise direction.