Connecting arrangement and corresponding method
AssigneeMan Truck & Bus AG
InventorRainer Kalass
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Abstract
A connecting arrangement for electrically connecting at least two cable ends of electrical cables, in particular of stranded wires, and for providing a hermetic seal between the cable ends has a connection sleeve for receiving the cable ends. The connection sleeve comprises at least a first chamber for receiving one of the cable ends, wherein the first chamber includes a partition wall with respect to the other cable end.
Claims24
A connecting arrangement for electrically connecting at least two cable ends of electrical cables and for providing a hermetic seal between the cable ends, the connecting arrangement comprising:
- a connection sleeve made of electrically conductive material for respectively receiving the cable ends, the connection sleeve having a first chamber for receiving a first one of the cable ends, wherein the first chamber comprises a partition wall with respect to others of the at least two cable ends;
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- a first tubing arranged directly over the outside of the connection sleeve over an entire length of the connection sleeve so that the first tubing contacts the connection sleeve, thereby producing an outer sealing arrangement, the first tubing being an elastic and electrically insulating material, and the first tubing being a shrink tubing that shrinks under the influence of heat.
A connecting arrangement for electrically connecting at least two cable ends of electrical cables and for providing a hermetic seal between the cable ends, the connecting arrangement comprising:
- a connection sleeve for respectively receiving the cable ends, the connection sleeve having a first chamber for receiving a first one of the cable ends, wherein the first chamber comprises a partition wall with respect to others of the at least two cable ends;
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- a sealing body arranged in the first chamber of the connection sleeve and said sealing body seals an intermediate chamber between the cable end inserted into the first chamber and an inner wall of the first chamber.
A method for electrically connecting two cable ends of electrical cables, said method comprising the steps of:
- inserting into a connection sleeve the cable ends, which have been stripped of insulation, the connection sleeve made of electrically conductive material;
- producing an electrical connection between the cable ends that have been stripped of insulation,
- wherein at least one of the cable ends is inserted into a chamber of the connection sleeve, and the chamber is sealed by a partition wall with respect to the other cable end;
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- applying a first tubing over the connection sleeve so that the first tubing encompasses an entire length of the connection sleeve so that the first tubing contacts the connection sleeve, thereby producing an outer sealing arrangement, the first tubing being an elastic and electrically insulating material, and the first tubing being a shrink tubing that shrinks under the influence of heat.
A method for electrically connecting two cable ends of electrical cables, said method comprising the steps of:
- inserting into a connection sleeve the cable ends, which have been stripped of insulation;
- producing an electrical connection between the cable ends that have been stripped of insulation,
- wherein at least one of the cable ends is inserted into a chamber of the connection sleeve, and the chamber is sealed by a partition wall with respect to the other cable end;
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- sealing with a sealing body the intermediate space between the cable end that is inserted into the chamber and the inner wall of the chamber, the sealing body being arranged in the intermediate space between the cable end inserted into the chamber and the inner wall of the chamber, and comprising an axial through-going bore hole for the cable end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.