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- This invention relates to improvements in high tension cable contacts and more particularly to a novel arrangement of concentric male and female contacts so arranged that a given set of male contacts may mate equally well with the same number of female contacts or with the same number minus one.
- An object of the present invention is to improve the construction shown in my Patent No. 2,238,- 319, granted April 15, 1941, whereby four contacts may be provided in substantially the same space previously occupied by only three contacts.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel arrangement of an extra contact positioned radially outside the outermost of a set of concentric contacts by an amount slightly greater than the thickness of a. mating contact so as to provide a construction wherein a mating contact may lie either radially inside or outside of the outermost concentric contact.
- Another object of the invention is to provide in the combination of the preceding paragraph means for limiting the movement of the two sets of mating contacts toward each other so that the purposes of my invention will be accomplished.
- Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of mating sets of contacts with one end thereof being broken away in central longitudinal section to more clearly show the construction;
- Figs. 2 and 3 are transverse sectional views taken along similarly numbered lines of Fig. 1;
- Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 when the mating contacts have been moved into engagement; while Fig. 5 shows the structure of the male member of Fig. 1 as mated with a female member of three contacts only, the view of Fig. 5 being taken in a position similar to that of Fig. 4.
- a male connector member 10 inserted in a female connector member l I in a manner similar to that shown in my prior patent above referred to.
- the specific construction of the means for holding the concentric contacts is not a part of the present invention except insofar as it shows one manner of mounting the contacts for the purpose intended and suitably insulated from each other.
- the specific construction shown in the member 10 is, except for a modification mentioned later, ex-
- the space I5 is filled with a flowable insulating compound like that shown in the space 23 of the same patent.
- the cable 12 is provided with four electrical conductors instead of the three shown in the earlier patent. These conductors comprise three, namely, l1, l8 and I9, imbedded in the central core of the cable and a conducting sheath 28 which is formed around the central core of the cable. This sheath is twisted into a compact filament for connection to one of the end contacts, as will presently appear.
- has a ferrule 2la which extends through a central opening in the disc i5, and riveted on the inner face thereof.
- the intermediate concentric contact 22 is cylindrical in form and provided with spaced tongues 22a which pass through suitable openings in the base disc and are bent over on the inside face thereof to secure the contact in place.
- the outermost of the concentric contacts, 23, is similar to 22 and is secured to the base disc IS in a similar manner.
- a fourth contact 2d is provided by fixing in the base disc l5 2.
- portion Ma on the same circle as the contact 23, but
- Means is provided to insure that the female contacts do not hit the shoulder 24b of the fourth male contact when the parts are fully inserted,
- the "contacts 2"! and 25 are so constructed and arranged that when they are fully inserted, the female contact 2?, which is shorter than 25, stops short ofthe-shoulder 2%, thus preventing contact at this point.
- High tension electrical contacts adapted for relative twisting movement between male and female contacts comprising three'spaced concentric contacts and a fourth contact having a base portion spaced from its end portion and substantially on the same-radius as the outermost of said concentric contacts and having-an end portion bent radially outwardly from said base-portion by an amount slightly greater than the thickness of a mating concentric contact, said fourth contact being electrically insulated from said outermost of said concentric contacts, there-being a shoulder portion-connecting said base and end portions, andone of said three eoncentric contacts engagingits mating con'tactto lin'iit movement ofsai'd male and femalecontacts toward eachot'her before a mating contactcan engage said shoulder.
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1949- E. R. GOLDFIELD FOUR-WAY CABLE CONTACT Filed July 13, 1946 lA/VENTOR [aw/N R. Gonor/ao Z57 WZEQZLW DG1M ATTORNEfiS Patented Feb. 8, 1949 FOUR-WAY CABLE CONTACT Edwin E. Goldfield, University Heights, Ohio, as-
signor to Picker X-Ray Corporation Waite Manufacturing Division, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application July 13, 1946, Serial No. 683,313
2 Claims. 1
This invention relates to improvements in high tension cable contacts and more particularly to a novel arrangement of concentric male and female contacts so arranged that a given set of male contacts may mate equally well with the same number of female contacts or with the same number minus one.
An object of the present invention is to improve the construction shown in my Patent No. 2,238,- 319, granted April 15, 1941, whereby four contacts may be provided in substantially the same space previously occupied by only three contacts.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel arrangement of an extra contact positioned radially outside the outermost of a set of concentric contacts by an amount slightly greater than the thickness of a. mating contact so as to provide a construction wherein a mating contact may lie either radially inside or outside of the outermost concentric contact.
Another object of the invention is to provide in the combination of the preceding paragraph means for limiting the movement of the two sets of mating contacts toward each other so that the purposes of my invention will be accomplished.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and description and the essential features thereof will be summarized in the appended claims.
In the drawings,
Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of mating sets of contacts with one end thereof being broken away in central longitudinal section to more clearly show the construction;
Figs. 2 and 3 are transverse sectional views taken along similarly numbered lines of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 when the mating contacts have been moved into engagement; while Fig. 5 shows the structure of the male member of Fig. 1 as mated with a female member of three contacts only, the view of Fig. 5 being taken in a position similar to that of Fig. 4.
In my earlier Patent No. 2,238,319, I disclosed concentric male and female electrical contacts adapted to connect three high tension circuits in connection with X-ray apparatus. The purpose of the construction there shown, and of the present improvement thereon, is to provide means for connecting stiff high tension cables which are often twisted when in use, and the arrangement shown permits such twisting without interrupting the electrical circuits and without straining the cables. It is sometimes desirable to complete a fourth electrical circuit through such high tension cables either in connection with X-ray apparatus or other work. The present invention is directed to this improvement.
Referring to Fig. 1, I have shown a male connector member 10 inserted in a female connector member l I in a manner similar to that shown in my prior patent above referred to. The specific construction of the means for holding the concentric contacts is not a part of the present invention except insofar as it shows one manner of mounting the contacts for the purpose intended and suitably insulated from each other. The specific construction shown in the member 10 is, except for a modification mentioned later, ex-
actly like that disclosed and claimed in my Patent No. 2,353,719, granted July 18, 1944, to which reference may be had for further description if necessary. It should be sufficient to state here that the end of the high tension cable is reduced in section at the end l2 which is surrounded by a sleeve 13 of insulating material, preferably formed in two half cylinders, as taught in my preceding patent. The ring 14 is a corrugated retaining ring like that shown at 32 in my prior Patent No. 2,353,719. The base disc 55 which holds the male contacts is non-circular in form and gripped by the sleeve i3 in exactly the same manner as was the disc 2| of my prior patent last referred to. The space I5 is filled with a flowable insulating compound like that shown in the space 23 of the same patent. The cable 12 is provided with four electrical conductors instead of the three shown in the earlier patent. These conductors comprise three, namely, l1, l8 and I9, imbedded in the central core of the cable and a conducting sheath 28 which is formed around the central core of the cable. This sheath is twisted into a compact filament for connection to one of the end contacts, as will presently appear.
Three concentric end contacts are secured to the base disc I5 in a manner similar to the three contacts shown in my prior patents. The innermost contact 2| has a ferrule 2la which extends through a central opening in the disc i5, and riveted on the inner face thereof. The intermediate concentric contact 22 is cylindrical in form and provided with spaced tongues 22a which pass through suitable openings in the base disc and are bent over on the inside face thereof to secure the contact in place. The outermost of the concentric contacts, 23, is similar to 22 and is secured to the base disc IS in a similar manner.
Referring to. Figs. 1 and 3, a fourth contact 2d is provided by fixing in the base disc l5 2. portion Ma on the same circle as the contact 23, but
insulated therefrom by the material of the disc iii as indicated at the points We of Fig. 3. At a point intermediate the length of this contact it is bent outwardly at the shouJder Mb so as to cause the outermo'st'end portion 24cto lie radially outconcentric and mounted in a suitable bas'e con-- struction, as shown at the right-hand endof Fig. 1, and which is analogous to the structure shown in Fig. 4 of my Patent No. 2,238,319. The only 'di iierenc'e is ft/hat the fourth ring '28 has been added with suitable insulators "so that all o'isaid fernal'e contacts areproperly insulated, one from the other. Each o'fthe female contacts is provided with an eye,'respectively, indicated at 225a, 126a, 27a "and 28a for the attachment of circuit connections. V I
When the mating contacts of Fig. l are rnoyed together so thatsleeve 'l'l occupies the dot-dash position of'Fig. 1, the relationship of the contacts is shown clearly in 'Fig.-i. It will be note'd'that contacts 25, 26, and 2? lierespectively radially inside of the contacts 2:, 22, and 23, whereas the contact ".28 engages the contact 24 on the outside of the end portion 240 thereof. Thus, all of the contacts aresuitably separated from each other and each completes its own individual circuitpa total of four circuits.
It Will be noted'that the contacts '2: and 25"are slotted as shown 'at'zd and ti-respectively. This is a known manner of obtainingjsorne resiliency in the contacts, and the 'ot her'contacts, both male and femalarare likewise, slotted, as indicated in Fig. 4, although this construction has been omitted from Fig. 1 for clearness.
The male connection of Fig. '1 will mate equally well with "a-fernale conneetionhaving but three contacts, as taught in my prior; Patent 'No. 2,238,-
7 319. In'Fig. 5, I have shown in section, a construction entirely analogous to that shown in Figs, 4 and-5 of my prior patent, No. 2,238,319. In the present drawings, contacts A, B and C are exactly like the contacts shown atf25a, 25b 'and 25c, respectively, in the last mentionedUnited States patent. chosen of such a diameter; that they mate radially outside of the'male contacts-2|, 22 and '23, respectivelygas clearly shown in Fig. 5. The spacing of the'contact 2'4 permits this engagement "of the-female contact 0 radially outside the'male These conteic'tsA, 'B and 'C-are be arranged in the same space formerly occupied 4 contact 23, as shown in Fig. 5. In this case, of course, the male contact 24 is not connected to any circuit.
I have thus shown how four male contacts may, by but three male contacts, and the four are so\ arranged that they will .mate equally well with four female contacts, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, or with three female contacts, as shown in Fig. 5.
Means is provided to insure that the female contacts do not hit the shoulder 24b of the fourth male contact when the parts are fully inserted,
shown in dot-dash lines in Fig. 1. To this end,
the "contacts 2"! and 25 are so constructed and arranged that when they are fully inserted, the female contact 2?, which is shorter than 25, stops short ofthe-shoulder 2%, thus preventing contact at this point.
ii 'ha't I claim is:
1. High tension electrical contacts adapted for relative twisting movement between male and female contacts comprising three'spaced concentric contacts and a fourth contact having a base portion spaced from its end portion and substantially on the same-radius as the outermost of said concentric contacts and having-an end portion bent radially outwardly from said base-portion by an amount slightly greater than the thickness of a mating concentric contact, said fourth contact being electrically insulated from said outermost of said concentric contacts, there-being a shoulder portion-connecting said base and end portions, andone of said three eoncentric contacts engagingits mating con'tactto lin'iit movement ofsai'd male and femalecontacts toward eachot'her before a mating contactcan engage said shoulder.
2. "In the combination of a-plurali ty of spaced concentric circular :male electrical contacts adapted to engage 'a plurality ein tating-female electrical contacts, the provision of an additional arcuate inale contactextending around a small portion'of a circle, said additional contact being CES EITE-D The following references areofjrecor'd in the fileof this patent:
UNITED STATES Number 'Name 7 "Date 2,238,319 "Goldfil'd j Apr. 15, 1941 2,353,719
, Goldfield July '18, 1944
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US2736872A (en) * | 1951-09-25 | 1956-02-28 | United Carr Fastener Corp | Electrical plug-in connectors |
US3154360A (en) * | 1962-10-29 | 1964-10-27 | Paul J Plishner | Multi-conductor coaxial electrical connector |
US3253250A (en) * | 1963-11-26 | 1966-05-24 | Itt | Electrical connector structure |
US4519666A (en) * | 1983-08-15 | 1985-05-28 | Allied Corporation | Triaxial electrical connector |
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