US 12,119,603 B2
Two-part grounding clamp for cables
Thomas Hofmann, Tacherting (DE); and Robert Kefer, Altoetting (DE)
Assigned to MD ELEKTRONIK GMBH, Waldkraiburg (DE)
Filed by MD ELEKTRONIK GmbH, Waldkraiburg (DE)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,428.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 102 250.9 (DE), filed on Feb. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0247096 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. H01R 4/66 (2006.01); H01R 4/44 (2006.01); H01R 4/60 (2006.01); H02G 15/105 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 4/66 (2013.01) [H01R 4/44 (2013.01); H01R 4/60 (2013.01); H02G 15/105 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A grounding clamp for grounding at least one cable, the grounding clamp comprising:
a first and a separate second clamping element, which tightly abut against one another in an assembled state so that the at least one cable is clampable therebetween;
at least one contact integrally formed with the first clamping element so as to contact a conductive section of the at least one cable in the assembled state of the clamping elements;
an opening through the first and second clamping elements, the opening being configured such that a fastener is guidable through the opening and the grounding clamp is connectable to the ground using the fastener; and
mutually complementary first and second locking means, wherein the first locking means are arranged at least on two opposite sides of the first clamping element and the second locking means are arranged at least on two opposite sides of the second clamping element, wherein, in the assembled state, the first and second locking means are engaged with one another and are arranged on both sides along the at least one cable,
wherein the at least one contact is made of at least two springs that are configured to engage in the conductive section of the at least one cable in the assembled state of the clamping element,
wherein the at least two springs have a same length in a longitudinal direction of the at least one cable in the assembled state of the clamping element so as to form a linear contact, and
wherein the length of the at least two spring elements in the longitudinal direction is more than one-half of a length of a side edge of the grounding clamp in the longitudinal direction.