Electric bushing with voltage tap

Electricity: conductors and insulators – Insulators – Combined

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174152R, H01B 1700

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057263906

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BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to electric bushings, and more particularly to an electric bushing with a bushing conductor and an insulating body surrounding the bushing conductor, comprising an attachment flange anchored in the insulating body, on whose inner periphery is arranged a shielding body that controls the electric field, as well as comprising a capacitive voltage tap provided for the operation of a display device, said voltage tap being comprised of a tapping electrode that concentrically surrounds the bushing conductor inside the insulating body and of a connector element that is linked to said tapping electrode and is accessible from the outside of the insulating body.
An electric bushing of this type is described in the German utility model patent GM 87 04 976. The field-controlling shielding body having a sleeve-shaped section is designed in this case as a one-piece molded article of a rubber elastic, electrically conductive material. It is integrally cast in the insulating body and is disposed concentrically to the bushing conductor. The tapping electrode is comprised of a metallic ring, e.g. of wire connected to a supporting device, which is centered by the sleeve-shaped section of the shielding body. Several supporting members made, for example, of sheet-metal strips emanate from the ring and fit on the outer sheath of the sleeve-shaped section of the shielding body, with the interposing of an electrical insulation. The entire supporting device is affixed by this means to the shielding body, coaxially to the bushing conductor. The insulation consisting of foil-type strips is adhered to the supporting elements. The connector element designed, for example, as a contact tag is secured to one of the supporting elements. The manufacturing of the described tapping electrode as a metal soldered subassembly is relatively expensive.
The present invention is therefore directed to the problem of developing an electric bushing in which the electric bushing is simplified with respect to its tapping electrode.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention solves this problem by designing the tapping electrode as an insulating annular member, which is provided with an outer conductive layer and has at least three supporting feet which engage on the shielding body, of which one supporting foot bears the connector element linked to the conductive layer.
An advantageous embodiment of the present invention occurs, in particular, to the retaining and anchoring of the tapping electrode, when the tapping electrode is designed as an insulating annular member, which is provided with an outer conductive layer and has at least three supporting feet which engage on the shielding body, of which one supporting foot bears the connector element linked to the conductive layer and the cross-section of the supporting feet and the inclination of the supporting feet relative to the longitudinal axis of the bushing are adapted to the shielding body in such a way that a press fit of the annular member on the shielding body is able to be achieved.
Another advantageous embodiment of the present invention occurs when on their inner side, the supporting feet have at least one sharp-edged or pointed projection.
Another advantageous embodiment of the present invention occurs when the supporting feet are provided with a circumferentially arranged collar.
Another advantageous embodiment of the present invention occurs when the supporting feet are arranged on a radius that is larger than that of the annular member and that one-piece, more or less radially extending retention arms are provided.


BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 shows a sketch of an electric bushing comprising an integrally cast electrode for a capacitively coupled voltage-display system.
FIG. 2 depicts a tapping electrode designed as an annular member, in a top view.
FIG. 3 shows the annular member according to FIG. 2 as a sectional view along the line of intersection III--III.
FIG. 4 depicts a section IV--IV accordi

REFERENCES:
patent: 3600502 (1971-08-01), Wagenaar et al.
patent: 4584429 (1986-04-01), Raketti et al.

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