GB2236440A - Electrical connector formed from conductive polymer coated on heat-shrink sleeve. - Google Patents
Electrical connector formed from conductive polymer coated on heat-shrink sleeve. Download PDFInfo
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- GB2236440A GB2236440A GB9014793A GB9014793A GB2236440A GB 2236440 A GB2236440 A GB 2236440A GB 9014793 A GB9014793 A GB 9014793A GB 9014793 A GB9014793 A GB 9014793A GB 2236440 A GB2236440 A GB 2236440A
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R4/00—Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e. touching one another; Means for effecting or maintaining such contact; Electrically-conductive connections having two or more spaced connecting locations for conductors and using contact members penetrating insulation
- H01R4/70—Insulation of connections
- H01R4/72—Insulation of connections using a heat shrinking insulating sleeve
- H01R4/726—Making a non-soldered electrical connection simultaneously with the heat shrinking
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Description
-4 Electrical Connector This invention relates to electrical connectors,
especially but not exclusively for joining the bared ends of insulated wires, and to a method of connecting electrical conductors.
In 'Research Disclosure' April 1990, page 348, there is disclosed an electric wire whose conducting medium consists of a conductive polymer textile composite, one example being a rope whose fibres have individually been coated with polypyrrole, a conductive polymer, the rope insulated with a plastics sheath.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide some means of connecting mechanically and electrically such non-metallic electric wires; conventional techniques employing soldering or crimping are of course inappropriate.
Accordingly, the invention in one aspect provides an electrical connector for joining two or more electrical conductors, comprising a heatshrinkable sleeve coated on at least part of its inner surface with a conductive polymer. In use, the sleeve is_ heat-shrunk over the bare conductors to grip them frictionally and to create an electrical joint.
In another aspect, the invention provides a method of connecting electrical conductors comprising placing a heat-shrinkable sleeve, coated on at least part of its inner surface with a conductive polymer, over the conductors, and heat-shrinking the sleeve onto the conductors to create an electrical path therebetween which includes the conductive polymer.
The connection is most conveniently made between two electric wires; in the case of insulated wires, the ends are preferably bared and the sleeve should be long enough to cover the bared ends. There may be a lengthwise gap between the conductor ends; alternatively, the ends may be butted up against each other.
However, a connector of appropriate shape, cylindrical or irregular, could be provided for connecting any number of electric wires, or electric conductors of other configuration such as strips. It is not essential for the sleeve to be cylindrical.
The sleeve is preferably of electrically-insulating heat-shrinkable polymer, so that the resulting electrical connection is insulated.
The invention is particularly useful for connecting textile-composite wires of the type described above, because an even pressure is applied around their periphery at the join, giving a good frictional grip and a strong electrical connection without crushing or interfering with the surface of the wire.
According to a third aspect, therefore, the invention provides an electrical joint comprising two non-metallic wires interconnected electrically and mechanically by a connector comprising a heat-shrunk sleeve coated on at least part of its inner surface with a conductive polymer.
The connectors may be made by extruding thermoplastics tubing, expanding the tubing within a rigid cylindrical chamber by fluid pressure and cooling it so that it becomes heat-shrinkable, coating its inner surface with a conductive polymer, and cutting the tubing to size. The surface may be coated with conductive polymer, such as polypyrrole or polyaniline, from appropriate solvents by spraying, or else by building up a coating of the polymer from a reacting solution of the appropriate monomer, e.g. pyrrole, with an oxidising agent, e.g. ferric chloride. Such a process is described, in relation to coating textiles, in Gregory, R.V., Kimbrell, WC and Kuhn, H.H., "Conductive Textiles", Paper presented at the International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals, June 26th-July 2nd 1988, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and in our copending Patent Application mentioned above.
Claims (6)
- An electrical connector for joining two or more electrical conductors, comprising a heat-shrinkable sleeve coated on at least part of its inner surface with a conductive polymer.
- 2. A method of connecting electrical conductors comprising placing a heat-shrinkable sleeve, coated on at least part of its inner surface with a conductive polymer, over the conductors, and heat-shrinking the sleeve onto the conductors to create an electrical path therebetween which includes the conductive polymer.
- 3. A connector according to Claim 1, in which the sleeve is of electrically-insulating heat-shrinkable polymer.
- 4. An electrical joint comprising two non-metallic wires interconnected electrically and mechanically by a connector comprising a heat-shrunk sleeve coated on at least part of its inner surface with a conductive polymer.
- 5. A connector according to Claim 2 and substantially as described herein.
- 6. A method of connecting electrical conductors, substantially as described herein.Published 1991 atThe Patent Office. State House. 66171 High Holborn. London WC1R4TP. Further copies may be obtained from Sales Branch. Unit 6. Nine Mile Point Cwmrclirifhch, Cross Keys. Newport NPI 7HZ. Printed by MultipIrx techniques lid. St Mary Cray. Kcnt.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB898916027A GB8916027D0 (en) | 1989-07-13 | 1989-07-13 | Electrical conductor |
Publications (2)
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GB9014793D0 GB9014793D0 (en) | 1990-08-22 |
GB2236440A true GB2236440A (en) | 1991-04-03 |
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GB898916027A Pending GB8916027D0 (en) | 1989-07-13 | 1989-07-13 | Electrical conductor |
GB9014793A Withdrawn GB2236440A (en) | 1989-07-13 | 1990-07-04 | Electrical connector formed from conductive polymer coated on heat-shrink sleeve. |
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GB898916027A Pending GB8916027D0 (en) | 1989-07-13 | 1989-07-13 | Electrical conductor |
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EP (1) | EP0408247A3 (en) |
GB (2) | GB8916027D0 (en) |
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WO2006126215A1 (en) * | 2005-05-23 | 2006-11-30 | Pirelli Tyre S.P.A. | Method for installing a detecting unit in a pneumatic tyre and a pneumatic tyre provided with said unit |
FR3087992B1 (en) * | 2018-10-29 | 2022-11-18 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | HEAT-SHRINK SYSTEM |
Citations (1)
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GB1514924A (en) * | 1974-08-05 | 1978-06-21 | Raychem Ltd | Heat recoverable article |
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US3297819A (en) * | 1964-08-10 | 1967-01-10 | Raychem Corp | Heat unstable covering |
US3717717A (en) * | 1970-04-20 | 1973-02-20 | Joslyn Mfg & Supply Co | Shrinkable cable joint sleeve, cable joint employing the same, and method of forming a cable joint |
US4374881A (en) * | 1981-03-24 | 1983-02-22 | Eaton Corporation | Heat recoverable connector |
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- 1989-07-13 GB GB898916027A patent/GB8916027D0/en active Pending
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- 1990-07-04 EP EP19900307328 patent/EP0408247A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1990-07-04 GB GB9014793A patent/GB2236440A/en not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (1)
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GB1514924A (en) * | 1974-08-05 | 1978-06-21 | Raychem Ltd | Heat recoverable article |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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European Plastics News, Sept.83, page 49, "EMI shielding with conductive plastics." * |
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GB9014793D0 (en) | 1990-08-22 |
GB8916027D0 (en) | 1989-08-31 |
EP0408247A2 (en) | 1991-01-16 |
EP0408247A3 (en) | 1991-07-17 |
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730A | Proceeding under section 30 patents act 1977 | ||
WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |