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EP1929581B1 - Insert designed to mounted in an element, for fixing and electrically contacting an electrically connecting socket - Google Patents

Insert designed to mounted in an element, for fixing and electrically contacting an electrically connecting socket Download PDF

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EP1929581B1
EP1929581B1 EP06794383A EP06794383A EP1929581B1 EP 1929581 B1 EP1929581 B1 EP 1929581B1 EP 06794383 A EP06794383 A EP 06794383A EP 06794383 A EP06794383 A EP 06794383A EP 1929581 B1 EP1929581 B1 EP 1929581B1
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Jérôme Machet
Benoît GASSELIN
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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
    • H01R4/58—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 characterised by the form or material of the contacting members
    • H01R4/64—Connections between or with conductive parts having primarily a non-electric function, e.g. frame, casing, rail
    • 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
    • H01R4/28—Clamped connections, spring connections
    • H01R4/50—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw
    • H01R4/5016—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw using a cone
    • H01R4/5025—Clamped connections, spring connections utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw using a cone combined with a threaded ferrule operating in a direction parallel to the conductor
    • 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
    • H01R4/56—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 one conductor screwing into another
    • 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
    • H01R4/58—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 characterised by the form or material of the contacting members
    • H01R4/66—Connections with the terrestrial mass, e.g. earth plate, earth pin

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  • the invention relates to an insert intended to be attached in an element, for fixing and electrically contacting an electrical connection lug, and in particular in the core of a railway track.
  • the invention also relates to a method of setting up such an insert.
  • the sleeve has longitudinal slots to form a plurality of contact flanges while the screw is screwed into a tapping of the collar particularly thick for this purpose and that an extension of the screw shaft allows obtain an elastic spacing of said wings.
  • This elastic deformation device has the particular disadvantage of a reduced electrical conduction of the sleeve in the calibrated hole due to the slots, even if we add, as described in this document, a contact piece reported in the calibrated hole.
  • the ring does not need to be split as in the previous case, hence the advantages of a good electrical contact and a good seal.
  • the insert according to the invention comprises in the manner described above about the aforementioned document DE-19847361 A1 on the one hand, an electrically conductive ring having a sleeve which is integral with a flange and, on the other hand, a screw provided with a rod and a head, but which is particularly conspicuous in that the sleeve and collar of the ring have no slots and have a smooth inner surface and the screw is a self-tapping screw sized to be able to both tapping the inner surface of the sleeve of the ring while deforming by expanding the material constituent of said sleeve, the outer surface can thus be applied with force on the inner wall of the hole of the element.
  • the inventors have found a new application to a self-tapping screw which not only taps a conventional borehole as for example in the document DE-4404057 A1 but at the same time plastically deforms the ring, which can not do a conventional screw cooperating with a preformed thread.
  • the screw used elastically deforms a split piece by its frustoconical shape, while the use of a self-tapping screw in this device does not cause any additional deformation and it is recommended only to avoid in a conventional manner the formation preliminary tapping.
  • At least one washer is interposed between the lug and the head of the screw.
  • the internal diameter of the sleeve of the ring has a value lower than that recommended by the manufacturer of the self-tapping screw for a conventional use thereof and in In particular, the inside diameter of the sleeve of the ring is less than said recommended dimension of about 10 to 15%.
  • the sleeve of the ring has an internal diameter which is less than the diameter of the self-tapping screw of about 16 to 22% and for example, the self-tapping screw has a diameter of about 10 mm ⁇ 0.1 and the sleeve of the ring has an internal diameter of about 8.10 mm ⁇ 0.1, while the hardness of the constituent material of the sleeve of the ring is in a range of about 20 to 30 da N / mm 2 .
  • the inside diameter of the sleeve and the hardness of the latter are obviously chosen so that the force exerted by the self-tapping screw causes the desired outer diametric swelling of said sleeve.
  • the inlet orifice of the ring on the side of its flange is chamfered to form an outward flare to ensure better guidance of the self-tapping screw and advantageously, the flange of the ring presents gripping means for a tool to facilitate its maintenance in rotation by said tool.
  • the self-tapping screw is of the multilobal type and in particular trilobal.
  • the inner surface of the sleeve of the ring is cylindrical, or at least partly slightly frustoconical.
  • the sleeve of the ring is open at both ends.
  • the sleeve of the ring has a circular or polygonal outer section intended to cooperate with a hole of the element having a corresponding shape.
  • the self-tapping screw has a groove in the vicinity of its head, intended to house the terminal to be connected which is introduced on the shaft of the self-tapping screw by screwing by means of an internal thread whose lug is provided with this effect, or an internal thread made by the self-tapping screw itself.
  • the subject of the invention is also a privileged, but not compulsory, use of said insert, the latter being advantageously used for bringing it into electrical contact.
  • the insert according to the invention is disposed in the core of a track rail 1.
  • the insert according to the invention can be used in any other element or electrically conductive support (including carbon composites), provided with a calibrated hole 2 passing through the element. as in the example shown, or a blind hole.
  • an insert which is constituted, on the one hand, by an electrically conductive ring 3, made of copper or aluminum, for example, comprising a sleeve 3a integral with a flange 3b, the ring preferably being one piece and, secondly, by a screw 4 provided with a rod 4a and a head 4b and which will be discussed below.
  • an electrically conductive ring 3 made of copper or aluminum, for example, comprising a sleeve 3a integral with a flange 3b, the ring preferably being one piece and, secondly, by a screw 4 provided with a rod 4a and a head 4b and which will be discussed below.
  • the sleeve 3a has a smooth cylindrical inner surface and an outer section here circular (it could be polygonal).
  • the insert (3, 4) is intended to fix, by ensuring a good electrical contact, an electrical connection lug 5, itself connected in a known manner and not shown to a conductor or the like for a grounding for example.
  • the sleeve 3a is longer than the hole 2 of the rail 1 so that after being introduced into said hole, said sleeve protrudes slightly on the opposite side of the side by which it has been introduced.
  • the diameters of the outside of the sleeve and the inside of the hole are of course adjusted with respect to each other.
  • the sleeve 3a is open at both ends and at its end facing the flange 3b, it has a chamfer 3c flared outwardly.
  • the screw 4 is of the self-tapping type or according to the names, self-forming and more particularly, of the trilobal type.
  • the diameter of the rod 4a of the screw 4 relative to the inside diameter of the sleeve 3a, as well as the material used to manufacture the ring 3 are chosen such that the self-tapping screw 4, when screwed into said ring, tap it while deforming (deformation of the material) so as to cause a swelling of its outer diameter.
  • At least one anti-friction washer 6 can be provided between the head 4b of the screw and the lug 5.
  • the screw has a diameter of about 10 mm ⁇ 0.1 and the sleeve has an inside diameter of about 8.10 mm ⁇ 0.1 and more generally, the inside diameter of the sleeve is less than approximately 16 to 22% relative to the diameter of the self-tapping screw, which is about 10 to 15% less than the diameter recommended by the manufacturer of the self-tapping screw for conventional use.
  • the hardness of the material used for the ring is about 20 to 30 da N / mm 2 .
  • the inventors have indeed found that by choosing the right diameters and the right material, one could tap and at the same time deform the ring.
  • the thickness of the sleeve 3a decreases and at the end of screwing ( figure 6 ), when the rod 4a opens on the other side of the rail 1, it pushes the material of the ring outside axially and radially as shown well said figure 6 . In this way, it ensures a perfect conduction of the electrical connection thus made while strengthening the maintenance of the ring 3 in the hole 2.
  • the flange 3b has on its periphery ridges or at least two cut faces or a polygonal shape so as to be held in rotation by a tool such as a flat key, knowing that as and when the progress of the screw, the tightening torque increases and the ring is quickly blocked without it being necessary to maintain it longer.
  • a predefined tightening torque for example 40 N / m
  • a torque wrench for example 40 N / m

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Abstract

The invention concerns an insert designed to be mounted in a calibrated hole ( 2 ) of an element ( 1 ) for fixing and electrically contacting an electrically connecting socket, consisting of an electrically conductive ring ( 3 ) having a sleeve ( 3 a) which is secured to a saddle ( 3 b) and of a screw ( 4 ) which is provided with a shaft ( 4 a) designed to be inserted into the ring ( 3 ) and with a head ( 4 b) facilitating its being screwed and enabling further the socket to be clamped ( 5 ), between itself and the saddle ( 3 b) of the ring whereof the sleeve ( 3 a) has been previously inserted into said hole ( 2 ) of the element ( 1 ). Said insert is particularly characterized in that the sleeve ( 3 a) and the saddle ( 3 b) of the ring ( 3 ) do not comprise a slot and have a smooth inner surface and in that the screw is a self-threading screw ( 4 ) dimensioned to be able both to thread the inner surface of the sleeve ( 3 a) of the ring ( 3 ) while deforming by expansion the material constituting said sleeve whereof the outer surface can thus be urged to be forcefully pressed on the inner wall of the hole ( 2 ) of the element ( 1 ).

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L'invention concerne un insert destiné à être rapporté dans un élément, pour la fixation et la mise en contact électrique d'une cosse de raccordement électrique, et notamment dans l'âme d'un rail de voie ferrée.The invention relates to an insert intended to be attached in an element, for fixing and electrically contacting an electrical connection lug, and in particular in the core of a railway track.

L'invention concerne aussi un procédé de mise en place d'un tel insert.The invention also relates to a method of setting up such an insert.

Il est connu d'enfoncer à force dans un perçage de l'âme d'un rail une cheville à tête tronconique munie d'une tige filetée extérieurement, la cosse étant maintenue sur ladite tige, par exemple au moyen d'un écrou.It is known to press force into a bore of the web of a rail a tapered head pin provided with an externally threaded rod, the lug being held on said rod, for example by means of a nut.

On a aussi imaginé dans le document DE-19847361 A1 un dispositif sous forme d'un insert destiné à être rapporté dans un trou calibré d'un élément pour la fixation et la mise en contact électrique d'une cosse de raccordement électrique, et qui est constitué, d'une part, par une bague électriquement conductrice présentant un manchon qui est solidaire d'une collerette et, d'autre part, par une vis qui est munie d'une tige destinée à s'introduire dans la bague et d'une tête facilitant son vissage et permettant en outre d'enserrer la cosse, entre elle-même et la collerette de la bague dont le manchon a été préalablement introduit dans ledit trou de l'élément.We also imagined in the document DE-19847361 A1 a device in the form of an insert intended to be mounted in a calibrated hole of an element for fixing and electrically contacting an electrical connection lug, and which is constituted, on the one hand, by a ring electrically conductive having a sleeve which is integral with a flange and, secondly, by a screw which is provided with a rod intended to be introduced into the ring and a head facilitating its screwing and further allowing enclose the lug, between itself and the collar of the ring whose sleeve has been previously introduced into said hole of the element.

Toutefois, dans un tel dispositif, le manchon présente des fentes longitudinales pour former plusieurs ailes de contact tandis que la vis est vissée dans un taraudage de la collerette particulièrement épaisse à cet effet et qu'un prolongement de la tige de la vis permet d'obtenir un écartement élastique desdites ailes.However, in such a device, the sleeve has longitudinal slots to form a plurality of contact flanges while the screw is screwed into a tapping of the collar particularly thick for this purpose and that an extension of the screw shaft allows obtain an elastic spacing of said wings.

Ce dispositif à déformation élastique présente notamment l'inconvénient d'une conduction électrique réduite du manchon dans le trou calibré du fait des fentes, même si l'on rajoute, comme décrit dans ce document, une pièce de contact rapportée dans le trou calibré.This elastic deformation device has the particular disadvantage of a reduced electrical conduction of the sleeve in the calibrated hole due to the slots, even if we add, as described in this document, a contact piece reported in the calibrated hole.

Pour les mêmes raisons, un tel dispositif n'offre pas une bonne étanchéité, ce qui entraîne des risques de corrosion. Ces risques constituent un problème majeur pour un dispositif soumis aux intempéries comme c'est le cas pour l'application précitée.For the same reasons, such a device does not provide a good seal, which leads to corrosion risks. These risks are a major problem for a device subjected to bad weather as is the case for the above application.

On a aussi imaginé un insert selon le document EP-0 507 259 A1 qui préconise une déformation plastique d'une bague au moyen d'une tête tronconique d'une cheville, ladite bague ayant un alésage également tronconique.We also imagined an insert according to the document EP-0 507 259 A1 which advocates a plastic deformation of a ring by means of a frustoconical head of an ankle, said ring having a bore also frustoconical.

Grâce à la déformation de la matière, la bague n'a pas besoin d'être fendue comme dans le cas précédent, d'où les avantages d'un bon contact électrique et d'une bonne étanchéité.Due to the deformation of the material, the ring does not need to be split as in the previous case, hence the advantages of a good electrical contact and a good seal.

Si un tel insert donne satisfaction, il nécessite cependant une mise en oeuvre assez longue et un outillage de pose sophistiqué.If such an insert is satisfactory, it nevertheless requires a fairly long implementation and sophisticated installation tooling.

C'est pourquoi les inventeurs ont imaginé un nouvel insert facile à poser comme dans le document DE-19847361 A1 , mais efficace électriquement avec une bonne conduction électrique et une bonne étanchéité comme dans le document EP-0 507 259 A1 .This is why the inventors have come up with a new insert that is easy to install as in the document DE-19847361 A1 but effective electrically with good electrical conduction and a good seal as in the document EP-0 507 259 A1 .

L'insert selon l'invention comporte de la manière décrite ci-avant à propos du document précité DE-19847361 A1 , d'une part, une bague électriquement conductrice présentant un manchon qui est solidaire d'une collerette et, d'autre part, une vis munie d'une tige et d'une tête, mais qui est par contre notamment remarquable en ce que le manchon et la collerette de la bague ne présentent aucune fente et possèdent une surface intérieure lisse et en ce que la vis est une vis autotaraudeuse dimensionnée pour pouvoir à la fois tarauder la surface intérieure du manchon de la bague tout en déformant par expansion la matière constitutive dudit manchon dont la surface extérieure peut ainsi venir s'appliquer avec force sur la paroi interne du trou de l'élément.The insert according to the invention comprises in the manner described above about the aforementioned document DE-19847361 A1 on the one hand, an electrically conductive ring having a sleeve which is integral with a flange and, on the other hand, a screw provided with a rod and a head, but which is particularly conspicuous in that the sleeve and collar of the ring have no slots and have a smooth inner surface and the screw is a self-tapping screw sized to be able to both tapping the inner surface of the sleeve of the ring while deforming by expanding the material constituent of said sleeve, the outer surface can thus be applied with force on the inner wall of the hole of the element.

Les inventeurs ont su trouver une application nouvelle à une vis autotaraudeuse qui, non seulement taraude de manière classique un alésage comme par exemple dans le document DE-4404057 A1 , mais déforme en même temps de manière plastique la bague, ce que ne peut pas faire une vis classique coopérant avec un filetage préformé.The inventors have found a new application to a self-tapping screw which not only taps a conventional borehole as for example in the document DE-4404057 A1 but at the same time plastically deforms the ring, which can not do a conventional screw cooperating with a preformed thread.

Dans le document DE-4404057 A1 par exemple, la vis utilisée déforme élastiquement une pièce fendue de par sa forme tronconique, tandis que l'utilisation d'une vis autotaraudeuse dans ce dispositif n'entraîne aucune déformation supplémentaire et elle n'est préconisée que pour éviter de manière classique la formation préalable d'un taraudage.In the document DE-4404057 A1 for example, the screw used elastically deforms a split piece by its frustoconical shape, while the use of a self-tapping screw in this device does not cause any additional deformation and it is recommended only to avoid in a conventional manner the formation preliminary tapping.

Par exemple, entre la cosse et la tête de la vis, est interposée au moins une rondelle.For example, between the lug and the head of the screw is interposed at least one washer.

Pour assurer un bon contact électrique et une bonne fixation, le diamètre intérieur du manchon de la bague présente une valeur inférieure à celle préconisée par le fabricant de la vis autotaraudeuse pour une utilisation classique de celle-ci et en particulier, le diamètre intérieur du manchon de la bague est inférieur à ladite dimension préconisée d'environ 10 à 15%.To ensure a good electrical contact and a good fixing, the internal diameter of the sleeve of the ring has a value lower than that recommended by the manufacturer of the self-tapping screw for a conventional use thereof and in In particular, the inside diameter of the sleeve of the ring is less than said recommended dimension of about 10 to 15%.

Il est connu, par exemple pour une vis autotaraudeuse d'un diamètre de 10 mm ± 0,1 de prévoir, pour une utilisation classique dans un objet d'une dureté de 40 à 50 da N/mm2, un perçage de 9,3 mm ± 0,1.It is known, for example for a self-tapping screw with a diameter of 10 mm ± 0.1 to provide, for conventional use in an object with a hardness of 40 to 50 da N / mm 2 , a drilling of 9, 3 mm ± 0.1.

Avantageusement, le manchon de la bague présente un diamètre intérieur qui est inférieur au diamètre de la vis autotaraudeuse d'environ 16 à 22% et à titre d'exemple, la vis autotaraudeuse présente un diamètre d'environ 10 mm ± 0,1 et le manchon de la bague un diamètre intérieur d'environ 8,10 mm ± 0,1, tandis que la dureté de la matière constitutive du manchon de la bague est comprise dans une fourchette d'environ 20 à 30 da N/mm2. Le diamètre intérieur du manchon et la dureté de ce dernier sont évidemment choisis pour que l'effort exercé par la vis autotaraudeuse entraîne le gonflement diamétral extérieur voulu dudit manchon.Advantageously, the sleeve of the ring has an internal diameter which is less than the diameter of the self-tapping screw of about 16 to 22% and for example, the self-tapping screw has a diameter of about 10 mm ± 0.1 and the sleeve of the ring has an internal diameter of about 8.10 mm ± 0.1, while the hardness of the constituent material of the sleeve of the ring is in a range of about 20 to 30 da N / mm 2 . The inside diameter of the sleeve and the hardness of the latter are obviously chosen so that the force exerted by the self-tapping screw causes the desired outer diametric swelling of said sleeve.

Selon un mode de réalisation, l'orifice d'entrée de la bague du côté de sa collerette est chanfreiné pour former un évasement vers l'extérieur afin d'assurer un meilleur guidage de la vis autotaraudeuse et avantageusement, la collerette de la bague présente des moyens de prise pour un outil afin de faciliter son maintien en rotation par ledit outil. -According to one embodiment, the inlet orifice of the ring on the side of its flange is chamfered to form an outward flare to ensure better guidance of the self-tapping screw and advantageously, the flange of the ring presents gripping means for a tool to facilitate its maintenance in rotation by said tool. -

De préférence, la vis autotaraudeuse est du type multilobée et en particulier trilobée.Preferably, the self-tapping screw is of the multilobal type and in particular trilobal.

Selon un mode de réalisation, la surface intérieure du manchon de la bague est cylindrique, ou encore au moins en partie légèrement tronconique.According to one embodiment, the inner surface of the sleeve of the ring is cylindrical, or at least partly slightly frustoconical.

Notamment pour une fixation dans un trou traversant l'élément, le manchon de la bague est débouché à ses deux extrémités.In particular for fixing in a hole through the element, the sleeve of the ring is open at both ends.

En outre, le manchon de la bague présente une section extérieure circulaire ou polygonale destinée à coopérer avec un trou de l'élément ayant une forme correspondante.In addition, the sleeve of the ring has a circular or polygonal outer section intended to cooperate with a hole of the element having a corresponding shape.

Selon un mode de réalisation, la vis autotaraudeuse présente une gorge au voisinage de sa tête, destinée à loger la cosse à raccorder qui est introduite sur la tige de la vis autotaraudeuse par vissage au moyen d'un filetage intérieur dont la cosse est pourvue à cet effet, ou d'un filetage intérieur réalisé par la vis autotaraudeuse elle-même.According to one embodiment, the self-tapping screw has a groove in the vicinity of its head, intended to house the terminal to be connected which is introduced on the shaft of the self-tapping screw by screwing by means of an internal thread whose lug is provided with this effect, or an internal thread made by the self-tapping screw itself.

L'invention a aussi pour objet une utilisation privilégiée, mais non obligatoire, dudit insert, celui-ci étant avantageusement utilisé pour la mise en contact électrique d'un conducteur relié à la cosse avec un rail de voie ferrée dont l'âme constitue l'élément dans lequel l'insert est rapporté.The subject of the invention is also a privileged, but not compulsory, use of said insert, the latter being advantageously used for bringing it into electrical contact. a conductor connected to the lug with a rail track whose core is the element in which the insert is reported.

L'invention a en outre également pour objet un procédé de mise en place d'un tel insert qui consiste à :

  • positionner la bague de l'insert en introduisant son manchon dans le trou calibré préalablement ménagé dans l'élément à équiper,
  • disposer la cosse sur la vis autotaraudeuse, notamment par vissage,
  • tarauder la surface intérieure du manchon de la bague en vissant la vis autotaraudeuse tout en maintenant la bague dans le trou de l'élément,
  • déformer par expansion le manchon de la bague au cours de son taraudage,
  • assurer le contact électrique de la cosse en serrant la vis autotaraudeuse dont la tête vient enserrer ladite cosse, directement ou non, entre elle-même et la collerette de la bague.
The invention furthermore also relates to a method of setting up such an insert which consists in:
  • positioning the ring of the insert by introducing its sleeve into the calibrated hole previously provided in the element to be equipped,
  • arrange the lug on the self-tapping screw, in particular by screwing,
  • tapping the inner surface of the sleeve of the ring by screwing the self-tapping screw while holding the ring in the hole of the element,
  • to deform by expansion the sleeve of the ring during its tapping,
  • ensure the electrical contact of the terminal by tightening the self-tapping screw whose head comes to grip said lug, directly or not, between itself and the collar of the ring.

L'invention sera bien comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre et qui se réfère aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 représente en élévation un insert selon l'invention, mis en place dans l'âme d'une voie ferrée,
  • la figure 2 est une coupe selon II-II de la figure 1 (la coupe de la vis n'étant pas représentée pour raison de clarté),
  • les figures 3 à 6 montrent en coupe (la coupe de la vis n'étant pas représentée pour raison de clarté) les phases successives de mise en place de l'insert dans un élément tel que l'âme d'un rail de voie ferrée représenté sur les figures 1 et 2.
The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows and which refers to the appended drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 represents in elevation an insert according to the invention, placed in the core of a railway,
  • the figure 2 is a section on II-II of the figure 1 (the section of the screw is not shown for clarity),
  • the Figures 3 to 6 show in section (the section of the screw is not shown for clarity) the successive phases of introduction of the insert in an element such as the soul of a railway track shown on the Figures 1 and 2 .

Dans l'exemple représenté sur les figures 1 et 2, l'insert selon l'invention est disposé dans l'âme d'un rail 1 de voie ferrée.In the example shown on the Figures 1 and 2 , the insert according to the invention is disposed in the core of a track rail 1.

Toutefois, comme déjà dit, il est clair que l'insert selon l'invention peut être utilisé dans tout autre élément ou support conducteur de l'électricité (y compris des composites carbone), muni d'un trou 2 calibré traversant l'élément comme dans l'exemple représenté, ou d'un trou borgne.However, as already stated, it is clear that the insert according to the invention can be used in any other element or electrically conductive support (including carbon composites), provided with a calibrated hole 2 passing through the element. as in the example shown, or a blind hole.

En conséquence, dans les figures 3 à 6, on a repris la référence 1 pour l'élément qui peut être une partie du rail 1 des figures 1 et 2 ou un autre élément.As a result, in Figures 3 to 6 , we have taken over the reference 1 for the element which can be a part of the rail 1 of Figures 1 and 2 or another element.

Sur les figures, on peut voir un insert qui est constitué, d'une part, par une bague 3 électriquement conductrice, en cuivre ou en aluminium par exemple, comportant un manchon 3a solidaire d'une collerette 3b, la bague étant de préférence d'une seule pièce et, d'autre part, par une vis 4 munie d'une tige 4a et d'une tête 4b et dont il sera question ci-après.In the figures, we can see an insert which is constituted, on the one hand, by an electrically conductive ring 3, made of copper or aluminum, for example, comprising a sleeve 3a integral with a flange 3b, the ring preferably being one piece and, secondly, by a screw 4 provided with a rod 4a and a head 4b and which will be discussed below.

Le manchon 3a présente une surface intérieure cylindrique lisse et une section extérieure ici circulaire (elle pourrait être polygonale).The sleeve 3a has a smooth cylindrical inner surface and an outer section here circular (it could be polygonal).

L'insert (3,4) est destiné à fixer en assurant un bon contact électrique, une cosse 5 de raccordement électrique, elle-même connectée de manière connue et non représentée à un conducteur ou similaire pour une mise à la terre par exemple.The insert (3, 4) is intended to fix, by ensuring a good electrical contact, an electrical connection lug 5, itself connected in a known manner and not shown to a conductor or the like for a grounding for example.

Dans l'exemple représenté, le manchon 3a est plus long que le trou 2 du rail 1 de telle sorte qu'après avoir été introduit dans ledit trou, ledit manchon fait légèrement saillie du côté de l'élément opposé au côté par lequel il a été introduit. Les diamètres respectivement extérieur du manchon et intérieur du trou sont bien sûr ajustés l'un par rapport à l'autre.In the example shown, the sleeve 3a is longer than the hole 2 of the rail 1 so that after being introduced into said hole, said sleeve protrudes slightly on the opposite side of the side by which it has been introduced. The diameters of the outside of the sleeve and the inside of the hole are of course adjusted with respect to each other.

On remarquera aussi que dans cet exemple, le manchon 3a est débouché à ses deux extrémités et qu'à son extrémité tournée vers la collerette 3b, il présente un chanfrein 3c évasé vers l'extérieur.Note also that in this example, the sleeve 3a is open at both ends and at its end facing the flange 3b, it has a chamfer 3c flared outwardly.

La vis 4 est du type autotaraudeuse ou encore selon les appellations, autoformeuse et plus particulièrement encore, du genre trilobée.The screw 4 is of the self-tapping type or according to the names, self-forming and more particularly, of the trilobal type.

Le diamètre de la tige 4a de la vis 4 par rapport au diamètre intérieur du manchon 3a, de même que la matière utilisée pour fabriquer la bague 3 sont choisis de manière telle que la vis autotaraudeuse 4, lorsqu'elle est vissée dans ladite bague, taraude celle-ci tout en la déformant (déformation de la matière) de manière à entraîner un gonflement de son diamètre extérieur.The diameter of the rod 4a of the screw 4 relative to the inside diameter of the sleeve 3a, as well as the material used to manufacture the ring 3 are chosen such that the self-tapping screw 4, when screwed into said ring, tap it while deforming (deformation of the material) so as to cause a swelling of its outer diameter.

Par ailleurs, avant le commencement du vissage de la vis 4, comme représenté sur la figure 1 et dans ce mode de réalisation, on profite du filetage de ladite vis pour mettre en place la cosse 5 qui est, soit munie à cet effet d'un filetage intérieur conjugué, soit avantageusement constituée d'une matière adéquate et présentant un diamètre interne apte à subir un taraudage par ladite vis 4 elle-même, tandis qu'une gorge 4c est ménagée sous la tête 4b de la vis pour recevoir ladite cosse 5 en fin de vissage, celle-ci étant ainsi rendue pratiquement imperdable.Moreover, before the beginning of the screwing of the screw 4, as shown in FIG. figure 1 and in this embodiment, it takes advantage of the threading of said screw to set up the lug 5 which is either provided for this purpose with a conjugate internal thread, or advantageously consists of a suitable material and having a suitable inner diameter to be tapped by said screw 4 itself, while a groove 4c is provided under the head 4b of the screw to receive said lug 5 at the end of screwing, the latter being thus made virtually captive.

Au préalable et de manière facultative, on peut prévoir au moins une rondelle antifriction 6 entre la tête 4b de la vis et la cosse 5.Beforehand and optionally, at least one anti-friction washer 6 can be provided between the head 4b of the screw and the lug 5.

Par exemple, la vis présente un diamètre d'environ 10 mm ± 0,1 et le manchon un diamètre intérieur d'environ 8,10 mm ± 0,1 et d'une manière plus générale, le diamètre intérieur du manchon est inférieur d'environ 16 à 22% par rapport au diamètre de la vis autotaraudeuse, soit inférieur d'environ 10 à 15% au diamètre préconisé par le fabricant de la vis autotaraudeuse pour une utilisation classique.For example, the screw has a diameter of about 10 mm ± 0.1 and the sleeve has an inside diameter of about 8.10 mm ± 0.1 and more generally, the inside diameter of the sleeve is less than approximately 16 to 22% relative to the diameter of the self-tapping screw, which is about 10 to 15% less than the diameter recommended by the manufacturer of the self-tapping screw for conventional use.

Toujours à titre d'exemple, la dureté de la matière utilisée pour la bague est d'environ 20 à 30 da N/mm2.Still as an example, the hardness of the material used for the ring is about 20 to 30 da N / mm 2 .

Les inventeurs on en effet trouvé qu'en choisissant les bons diamètres et la bonne matière, on pouvait tarauder et en même temps déformer la bague.The inventors have indeed found that by choosing the right diameters and the right material, one could tap and at the same time deform the ring.

A partir de la figure 1, qui montre le début du vissage de la vis 4 dans la bague 3, facilité au début par le chanfrein 3c de la bague qui assure un guidage de la vis, on poursuit le vissage et comme le montrent les figures 4 et 5, la bague se déforme progressivement et gonfle pour venir s'appliquer avec force sur la paroi intérieure du trou 2 du rail 1.From the figure 1 , which shows the beginning of the screwing of the screw 4 in the ring 3, facilitated at the beginning by the chamfer 3c of the ring which ensures a guiding of the screw, the screwing is continued and as shown by the Figures 4 and 5 , the ring is deformed gradually and inflates to come to apply forcefully on the inner wall of the hole 2 of the rail 1.

En outre, au fur et à mesure de cette déformation obtenue grâce à la vis autotaraudeuse, l'épaisseur du manchon 3a diminue et en fin de vissage (figure 6), lorsque la tige 4a débouche de l'autre côté du rail 1, celle-ci repousse la matière de la bague à l'extérieur axialement et radialement comme le montre bien ladite figure 6. De cette manière, on assure une parfaite conduction de la connexion électrique ainsi réalisée tout en renforçant le maintien de la bague 3 dans le trou 2.In addition, as and when this deformation obtained through the self-tapping screw, the thickness of the sleeve 3a decreases and at the end of screwing ( figure 6 ), when the rod 4a opens on the other side of the rail 1, it pushes the material of the ring outside axially and radially as shown well said figure 6 . In this way, it ensures a perfect conduction of the electrical connection thus made while strengthening the maintenance of the ring 3 in the hole 2.

Pour faciliter le maintien en rotation de la bague 3 au cours du vissage de la vis 4, la collerette 3b présente sur son pourtour des stries ou au moins deux pans coupés ou encore une forme polygonale de manière à pouvoir être maintenue en rotation par un outil telle une clé plate, sachant qu'au fur et à mesure de la progression de la vis, le couple de vissage augmente et la bague est vite bloquée sans qu'il soit nécessaire de la maintenir plus longtemps.To facilitate the maintenance of rotation of the ring 3 during the screwing of the screw 4, the flange 3b has on its periphery ridges or at least two cut faces or a polygonal shape so as to be held in rotation by a tool such as a flat key, knowing that as and when the progress of the screw, the tightening torque increases and the ring is quickly blocked without it being necessary to maintain it longer.

Pour bien assurer un contact étroit de la cosse 5 sur la collerette 3b, on applique un couple de serrage prédéfini (par exemple 40 N/m), ce qui peut être aisément obtenu au moyen d'une clé dynamométrique.To ensure a close contact of the lug 5 on the flange 3b, a predefined tightening torque (for example 40 N / m) is applied, which can be easily obtained by means of a torque wrench.

En décrivant l'insert selon l'invention, on a en même temps décrit le procédé de mise en place tel que mentionné ci-avant et dans les revendications.In describing the insert according to the invention, it has at the same time described the implementation method as mentioned above and in the claims.

On comprend qu'un tel insert peut être posé de manière simple, dans un trou éventuellement borgne, sans qu'il soit nécessaire d'avoir accès aux deux côtés de l'élément, tout en assurant un excellent contact électrique et un assemblage réversible de la vis dans la bague. Par ailleurs, on obtient une bonne tenue aux vibrations et au desserrage.It is understood that such an insert can be placed in a simple manner, in a hole possibly blind, without the need to have access to both sides of the element, while ensuring excellent electrical contact and a reversible assembly of the screw in the ring. Moreover, a good resistance to vibration and loosening is obtained.

De nombreuses applications sont possibles en dehors de celle décrite ci-avant à titre d'exemple et notamment dans le domaine de la mise à la masse et du blindage de boîtiers électriques ou électroniques.Many applications are possible outside of that described above by way of example and in particular in the field of the grounding and shielding of electrical or electronic boxes.

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  1. Insert designed to be fitted into a calibrated hole (2) in an element (1) for fixing and providing electrical contact for an electrical connecting terminal (5), and which is constituted firstly by an electrically conducting ring (3) exhibiting a sleeve (3a) which is locked to a collar (3b), and secondly by a screw (4) which is provided with a stem (4a) designed to be introduced into the ring (3) and with a head (4b) facilitating its screwing and additionally allowing the terminal (5) to be clamped between itself and the collar (3b) of the ring the sleeve (3a) of which has previously been introduced into said hole (2) in the element (1), characterised in that the sleeve (3a) and the collar (3b) of the ring (3) exhibit no slit and have a smooth internal surface and in that the screw is a self-tapping screw (4) dimensioned so as to be able to tap the internal surface of the sleeve (3a) of the ring (3) while deforming by expansion the material forming said sleeve the external surface of which can thus be applied forcibly against the internal wall of the hole (2) in the element (1).
  2. Insert according to claim 1, characterised in that at least one washer (6) is interposed between the terminal (5) and the head (4b) of the screw.
  3. Insert according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterised in that the inside diameter of the sleeve (3a) of the ring has a value which is less than that specified by the manufacturer of the self-tapping screw (4) for conventional use of the latter.
  4. Insert according to claim 3, characterised in that the inside diameter of the sleeve (3a) of the ring is approximately 10 to 15% less than said specified dimension.
  5. Insert according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the sleeve (3a) of the ring exhibits an inside diameter which is approximately 16 to 22% less than the diameter of the self-tapping screw (4).
  6. Insert according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the self-tapping screw (4) exhibits a diameter of approximately 10 mm ± 0.1 and the sleeve (3a) of the ring an inside diameter of approximately 8.10 mm ± 0.1.
  7. Insert according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the hardness of the material forming the sleeve (3a) of the ring lies in a range from approximately 20 to 30 da N/mm2.
  8. Insert according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the inlet orifice of the ring (3) on the side of its collar (3b) is chamfered to form an opening which flares towards the outside in order to provide better guidance of the self-tapping screw (4).
  9. Insert according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the collar (3b) of the ring exhibits bearing means for a tool in order to make it easier to keep it rotating with said tool.
  10. Insert according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the self-tapping screw (4) is of the multi-lobed type and in particular tri-lobed.
  11. Insert according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterised in that the internal surface of the sleeve (3a) of the ring is cylindrical or at least in part slightly the shape of a truncated cone.
  12. Insert according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterised in that the sleeve (3a) of the ring is open at its two ends.
  13. Insert according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterised in that the sleeve (3a) of the ring exhibits a circular or polygonal external section designed to co-operate with a hole (2) in the element having a corresponding shape.
  14. Insert according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterised in that the self-tapping screw (4) exhibits a groove (4c) in the vicinity of its head (4b), designed to accommodate the terminal (5) to be connected which is introduced on the stem (4a) of the self-tapping screw by screwing by means of an internal thread with which the terminal is provided to this end, or an internal thread produced by said self-tapping screw (4) itself.
  15. Insert according to one of claims 1 to 14, used for providing electrical contact between a conductor connected to the terminal (5) and a railway rail (4) the web of which constitutes the element into which the insert is fitted.
  16. Method for installing an insert according to one of claims 1 to 15 in place in a calibrated hole (2) in an element (1) for fixing and providing electrical contact for an electrical connecting terminal (5), characterised in that it consists in:
    - positioning the ring (3) of the insert by introducing its sleeve (3a) in the calibrated hole (2) previously formed in the element (1) to be equipped therewith,
    - disposing the terminal (4) on the self-tapping screw (4), notably by screwing,
    - tapping the internal surface of the sleeve (3a) of the ring by screwing in the self-tapping screw (4) while holding the ring (3) in the hole (2) in the element,
    - deforming by expansion the sleeve (3a) of the ring in the course of its tapping,
    - providing the electrical contact for the terminal (5) by tightening the self-tapping screw (4) the head (4b) of which clamps said terminal (5), directly or otherwise, between itself and the collar (3b) of the ring.
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