Patents Assigned to Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
  • Patent number: 12088071
    Abstract: A tool system for mounting an elastic sleeve includes a holdout tube supporting the elastic sleeve prior to and during mounting, the holdout tube having a longitudinal axis, an interface element movable along the longitudinal axis and transferring pressure onto the elastic sleeve to push the elastic sleeve off the holdout tube during mounting, and an actuation lever engaging the holdout tube at a fulcrum region of the actuation lever. The actuation lever has a pair of load arms partly encompassing the holdout tube. A load region is arranged at a peripheral end of each of the load arms. The actuation lever actuates the interface element by pressing the load regions of the actuation lever against the interface element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM GMBH
    Inventors: Thilo Simonsohn, Christian Heindl, Martin Hofmann
  • Patent number: 12059836
    Abstract: A heating system for heating a heat shrink layer of a heat shrink component during a heat shrink process includes a heating unit arranged in thermal contact with at least a part of the heat shrink layer and heating the heat shrink layer to a heat shrink temperature. The heating unit has a first heating zone and a second heating zone. The first heating zone has a different heating energy than the second heating zone for a period of time of the heat shrink process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM GMBH
    Inventors: Thilo Simonsohn, Christian Heindl
  • Patent number: 11996682
    Abstract: A heat shrink component includes a heat shrink layer and a heating unit in thermal contact with at least a part of the heat shrink layer and heating the heat shrink layer to a heat shrink temperature. The heating unit includes an electrically conductive lead formed of copper and/or aluminum and having an electrical conductivity of more than 3ยท107 S/m. The heat shrink component has a first dimension in an expanded state and a second dimension in a shrunk state after heating. The first dimension is larger than the second dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM GMBH
    Inventors: Thilo Simonsohn, Christian Heindl
  • Publication number: 20240097375
    Abstract: An outer end cap for sealing a connection end of an electrical connector includes a cover section covering an end face of the connection end and a collar section attached to the connection end. The cover section has a through-hole receiving a sensor cable of a sensor. The cover section and the collar section jointly form a receptacle receiving the connection end. An interior surface of the receptacle has a semi-conductive material. A connector seal is formed on the interior surface of the receptacle and a cable seal is formed in the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Winter, Torsten Friedrich
  • Patent number: 11715975
    Abstract: A method of remotely monitoring a status of a surge arrester disconnector includes providing a long-range wireless mesh communication system including a plurality of disconnectors organized in a plurality of clusters. Each cluster includes a plurality of disconnectors that are physically located within a same cluster area. At least one of the disconnectors in each cluster is coupled to a communication device of a predetermined communication range. The method includes transmitting, from a first cluster, a status signal indicative of a status of a first disconnector in the first cluster to a second cluster located within the predetermined communication range, and consecutively transmitting the status signal from the second cluster to a third cluster within the predetermined communication range, until reaching an end cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH, Tyco Electronics UK Ltd.
    Inventors: Jonathan Roberts, Bengt A. Johnnerfelt, Ladislaus Kehl
  • Patent number: 11695265
    Abstract: A heat shrink component includes a heat shrink layer and a heating unit in thermal contact with at least a part of the heat shrink layer and heating the heat shrink layer to a heat shrink temperature. The heat shrink component has a first dimension in an expanded state and a second dimension in a shrunk state after heating, the first dimension is larger than the second dimension. The heating unit includes an electrically conductive lead heated by an electrical current flowing through the electrically conductive lead and a heat spreading layer arranged in thermal contact with the electrically conductive lead and distributing a heat generated by the electrically conductive lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Thilo Simonsohn, Christian Heindl
  • Patent number: 11476598
    Abstract: A cable joint includes a cable joint body, a conductive connector disposed within the cable joint body and electrically connecting a first cable to a second cable, and a first conductive element electrically connecting a first shielding layer of the first cable to a second shielding layer of the second cable. The cable joint body includes a first insulating sleeve and a re-jacketing sleeve at least partly encompassing the first insulating sleeve. The re-jacketing sleeve forms a channel along a longitudinal axis of the first insulating sleeve. The first conductive element is disposed within the channel. The channel is collapsed after heat shrinking the first insulating sleeve and the re-jacketing sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventor: Thilo Simonsohn
  • Publication number: 20220302614
    Abstract: A cable lug for a connector includes a first portion having a receiving end receiving a cable and a second portion extending from the first portion and having a through hole through which a stud can be passed. The through hole extends transversally through a first surface and a second surface of the second portion opposite one another. At least one of the first surface and the second surface has a protrusion projecting away from the at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The protrusion is positioned between the through hole and the first portion and is spaced apart from the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics Simel, Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Bruno Peltier, Laurent Petrignet, Torsten Friedrich, Christian Heindl, Markus Hardi
  • Publication number: 20220302613
    Abstract: A sheath-bonding link box includes a housing forming an enclosure defining an interior space. A plurality of electrically conductive connectors extend through the housing between an exterior of the enclosure and the interior space. The plurality of connectors each have an internal connecting portion positioned inside of the interior space and an external portion positioned outside of the enclosure. The internal connecting portion is electrically connectable to a functional link in the interior space. The external portion is dimensioned to be electrically connectable to a sheath-bonding lead. The internal connecting portions of the electrically conductive connectors and the functional links are mounted to at least one electrically insulating carrier unit. The carrier unit includes a plurality of receptacles, with each receptacle adapted to at least partly receive one of the functional links in an orientation along a longitudinal axis of the internal connecting portion of each connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Eigner, Mario Richter
  • Publication number: 20220278511
    Abstract: A tool system for mounting an elastic sleeve includes a holdout tube supporting the elastic sleeve prior to and during mounting, the holdout tube having a longitudinal axis, an interface element movable along the longitudinal axis and transferring pressure onto the elastic sleeve to push the elastic sleeve off the holdout tube during mounting, and an actuation lever engaging the holdout tube at a fulcrum region of the actuation lever. The actuation lever has a pair of load arms partly encompassing the holdout tube. A load region is arranged at a peripheral end of each of the load arms. The actuation lever actuates the interface element by pressing the load regions of the actuation lever against the interface element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Thilo Simonsohn, Christian Heindl, Martin Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20220266504
    Abstract: A method of installing a heat shrink cover around a component includes providing an electrical heating system having an electrical heating unit and an electronic control unit connected to the electrical heating unit. The method includes attaching the electrical heating unit to an outer surface of the heat shrink cover, arranging the heat shrink cover around the component, retrieving a set-up parameter of the heat-shrink cover and/or the component, generating a set-up value indicative of the set-up parameter, and energizing the electrical heating unit to provide heat for heat-recovering the heat shrink cover. The energizing step is performed in response to the set-up value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Thilo Simonsohn, Christian Heindl
  • Publication number: 20210403671
    Abstract: An elastomeric material for providing electrical stress control comprises 5 to 40 volume percent low structured carbon black, 0.5 to 10 volume percent of high structured carbon black, up to about 30 volume percent of high permittivity inorganic fillers, and a remainder of polymeric carrier material and functional additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics UK Ltd., Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Matthew Paul James, Ladislaus Kehl, David Francis Pearce
  • Publication number: 20210239749
    Abstract: An optical detector for a high-voltage cable accessory includes an optical fiber transmitting a radiation generated by an electrical discharge of the high-voltage cable accessory at a wavelength of the radiation generated by the electrical discharge. The optical detector detects the radiation at the wavelength of the radiation generated by the electrical discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Eigner, Thomas Kranz
  • Publication number: 20210197442
    Abstract: A method of installing a heat shrink cover around a component includes providing the heat shrink cover having an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, the inner sleeve is a heat shrink sleeve, and attaching an electrical heating system to an outer surface of the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are arranged around the component, with the outer sleeve at least partially encompassing the inner sleeve. The electrical heating system is energized to heat-recover the inner sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Thilo Simonsohn, Christian Heindl
  • Publication number: 20210175644
    Abstract: A cable joint includes a cable joint body, a conductive connector disposed within the cable joint body and electrically connecting a first cable to a second cable, and a first conductive element electrically connecting a first shielding layer of the first cable to a second shielding layer of the second cable. The cable joint body includes a first insulating sleeve and a re-jacketing sleeve at least partly encompassing the first insulating sleeve. The re-jacketing sleeve forms a channel along a longitudinal axis of the first insulating sleeve. The first conductive element is disposed within the channel. The channel is collapsed after heat shrinking the first insulating sleeve and the re-jacketing sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventor: Thilo Simonsohn
  • Patent number: 10971832
    Abstract: A bushing comprises an insulating body having a first body end portion, a second body end portion, and a body center portion connecting the first body end portion and the second body end portion, and a bushing conductor coaxially extending within and mechanically coupled to the insulating body. The bushing conductor includes a first connecting portion having a first end face at the first body end portion, a second connecting portion having a second end face at the second body end portion, and a center portion electrically and mechanically connecting the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The first connecting portion is elastically deformable with respect to the first body end portion along a radial direction and/or the second connecting portion is elastically deformable with respect to the second body end portion along the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH, Tyco Electronics UK Ltd
    Inventors: Thilo Simonsohn, Tortsten Friedrich, Martin Hofmann, Laurence Mortimer
  • Publication number: 20200303950
    Abstract: A method of remotely monitoring a status of a surge arrester disconnector includes providing a long-range wireless mesh communication system including a plurality of disconnectors organized in a plurality of clusters. Each cluster includes a plurality of disconnectors that are physically located within a same cluster area. At least one of the disconnectors in each cluster is coupled to a communication device of a predetermined communication range. The method includes transmitting, from a first cluster, a status signal indicative of a status of a first disconnector in the first cluster to a second cluster located within the predetermined communication range, and consecutively transmitting the status signal from the second cluster to a third cluster within the predetermined communication range, until reaching an end cluster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics UK Ltd., Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Jonathan Roberts, Bengt A. Johnnerfelt, Ladislaus Kehl
  • Publication number: 20200303873
    Abstract: An electrical contact pin for a plug connector includes an outer thread fastening the electrical contact pin to the plug connector and a centering element having a tapered section centering and/or positioning the electrical contact pin. The centering element extends from an end of the electrical contact pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Friedrich, Axel Winter
  • Publication number: 20200303847
    Abstract: A cable lug for terminating a cable and contacting an appliance includes a cable-side end section directly or indirectly contacting the cable, an appliance-side end section contacting the appliance, and a main body extending between the cable-side end section and the appliance-side end section. The main body has a collar that radially protrudes from the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Friedrich, Axel Winter
  • Patent number: 10742015
    Abstract: A termination for a high-voltage electric cable includes an insulating housing, a fastening device fastening a first section of the termination to a mounting base, an electrical duct extending inside the insulating housing along a longitudinal axis of the insulating housing from the first section to a top end of the termination, the first section arranged between the top end of the termination and a second end of the termination, and a conductor shank disposed at the top end for fastening an electrical conductor to the electrical duct. The fastening device is a fastening ring that is electrically insulating and rigid. The electrical duct includes an electrically conductive tube and a connection portion attaching to a cable connector of the high-voltage electric cable. The fastening ring at least partly encompasses the electrical duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
    Inventors: Thilo Simonsohn, Alexander Eigner