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Best and Worst of 2012 London Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies
The world was watching, did the Brits pull it off?
By Gregory Ellwood @TheGregoryE | Saturday, Jul 28, 2012 3:23 AM
Danny Boyle looked like a man who had seen his life pass before his eyes at the end of the 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony. The Oscar winner best known for "Trainspotting," "Slumdog Millionaire" and "127 Hours" should rest easy. His production drew instant raves across social media and from a (relieved?) NBC announcing crew. That being said, as much as we were blown away by the design and many specific moments, we still had our share of disappointments. Take a gander at our thoughts at the best and worst of this Olympics' opening ceremony in the embedded gallery. Agree? Disagree? Share your thoughts below.
Best and Worst of the 2012 London Olympic Opening Ceremonies
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That Werewolf GuyActually I would say that the Children's Literature part was one of the best parts, while the Queen/Craig part fell pretty flat. I mean, what was the point of THAT? All my dislike for Daniel Craig aside, that part was just boring. (and the use of a Queen body double, as soon as she boarded the helicopter, didn't help either. I know the Queen is busy, but come on, if half of the skit is about a faceless body double, you should cut it.)July 28, 2012 at 3:51AM ESTReply to Comment
briguyx (guest)Usually the parade of pop stars playing their hits shows up during the closing ceremonies.
I guess I disagree with Twitter, because I thought guys in bowler hats dancing like they were manning a factory was ridiculous...July 28, 2012 at 4:23AM ESTReply to Comment
Steven MacEacheran (guest)The 'lore'??
The hill where they planted the flags was there to represent Glastonbury *Tor*July 28, 2012 at 5:31AM ESTReply to Comment
RJNeb2Interestingly, while all the Yanks seem to have really loved Paul McCartney's contribution, all the Brits seem to think it was the worst part of the evening. As a Brit myself, I found his bit embarrassing, out of tune and a sad epitaph after the beautiful cauldron unveiling.July 28, 2012 at 5:45AM ESTReply to Comment
Aussie (guest)By far the worst open Olympic ceremony of all time. The problem is Britain does not have history.
They just steal other countries history. Check out the British museam.July 28, 2012 at 6:56AM ESTReply to Comment
TomWhat Australia dosent have history it's only three hundred years old Australia steeles everything from other country such as veggie mite Russell crow "Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi" is stolen from englands Oggy Oggy Oggy football chant you unariginal australian
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Pizpot Gargravarr"By far the worst open Olympic ceremony of all time."
Ridiculous hyperbole doesn't help your argument, you know? It may not have been the best opening ceremony ever but it was nowhere near the worst, let alone "worst by far". And Britain has an incredibly rich history (this is coming from an Australian, by the way).
@TOM It's hard to take you seriously when I count 6 typos in your post, not including missed punctuation.July 28, 2012 at 11:38AM EST
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Pizpot GargravarrAn interesting point, please elaborate.July 29, 2012 at 7:45PM EST
Mark Cochran (guest)The ceremony had some good moments... but in general it was boring, without spirit and depth. I like Brit's humor... but in many cases the ceremony looked to me like a joke.July 28, 2012 at 8:05AM ESTReply to Comment
David D.Having 60,000 people singing along to "Hey Jude" might have felt more impressive if NBC had managed to include ANY CUTAWAYS TO ANY OTHER TEAM BUT THE AMERICANS. (Okay, okay, there were one or two quick shots of the Brits, but come on -- no Chinese? No Africans? Wasn't the whole point of closing with "Hey Jude" the fact that everyone in the world knows it?)July 28, 2012 at 8:59AM ESTReply to Comment
GuyLodgeI thought the children's literature segment was delightful, as did everyone (not all Brits) at my viewing party -- I love that Boyle embraced the eccentric, and in a ceremony that was designed as a multi-faceted celebration of British culture, no mention of the country's literary tradition would have been odd.
I didn't miss the pop stars, frankly -- the opening ceremony should be more like theatre than a concert. And as someone commented above, there's more room for that kind of thing at the closing ceremony.
All in all, I thought it was a triumph. What's particularly surprising is that most people in the UK seem to agree -- and we Brits usually love nothing more than complaining about our own.July 28, 2012 at 10:41AM ESTReply to Comment
JosephBy far this opening of the 2012 summer Olympic games if not the worst so far it ranks as the most boring ever produced. Less "rocking" and more along the lines of The Rocky Horror Show. It left a lot to be desired particularly after the matchless opening of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The so called Industrial phase reminded me not of achieving progress but of a badly staged presentation of Les Miserables that brought unprecedented greed, exploitation of the masses, child labor and the start of the rampart pollution that affects the world today. No pageantry at all but more like starving and struggling peasantry. Way to go Boyle for reminding us who we can all thank: Britain for giving us acid rain with an overwhelming dose of mediocrity to boot. It was so bad that after the Mary Poppins debacle it was time to switch to another TV channel rather than continue to watch such an insipid and disjointed hodgepodge show. I hope that the Brits and their British commonwealth partners enjoyed this horrendous waste of money which was far more suited to a nation of indigent shop keepers to quote Napoleon's comment on the English nation, because I am sure nobody else could have enjoyed this farse and from the comment by Emma Keller of The Guardian this appraisal of the proceedings went through the roof on the tedium mark. Boring ad infinitum......July 28, 2012 at 1:14PM EST
CtayI have to agree with Joseph. Peasants dragging wads of sod around (and btw, you can't say "sod" over there) was not entertaining, to say the least. The presentation was really amateur and pointless and was not cohesive. There were a few fun parts like Rowan Atkinson doing his schtick but seriously? I feel like we were watching the Emperor's New Clothes being paraded before us and that we are being told that it was fabulous and were shown a very VERY mediocre event at best. I was dissapointed. Bejing set the bar very high and this attempt came no where near.July 28, 2012 at 1:50PM EST
AlTotally agree Guy, I was hoping you or Kris would have an article on it.
The only part I didn't care much for was the big NHS logo in the center of the stadium. Not very subtle.July 28, 2012 at 3:17PM EST
gregelGuy, you must agree that the ending was anti-climactic. Having Sir Paul sing one song? And one with so little energy? That's not how you close an opening ceremony. I loved the Industrial stuff and the LCD screens and the Bond big, but what was really missing was any tie into how sports are integral to British history past or present.July 28, 2012 at 3:40PM EST
JLPattReally? I'm amazed the Brits liked it so much. It was just so... schizophrenic. Things happening all over the place at one time, nothing to really focus on. It felt so utterly mismatched and incoherent, confusing even. The industrial revolution stuff was neat, but then it moves without any transition whatsoever into the Beatles, then children's lit villains, then ADHD twitter teens? It was so bizarre. The interspersed film segments didn't help either, bringing the whole live performance element to a standstill every time one came in. I really think the Brits can do much better.July 28, 2012 at 4:16PM EST
AlIn all fairness I think the schizophrenic feel has more to do with NBCs coverage then anything else. They're cuts were so quick and bizarre and didn't give you a sense of, well, anything that was going on.July 28, 2012 at 5:15PM EST
GuyLodgeGreg: I don't agree, actually. One song from McCartney was quite sufficient -- it's not a Beatles tribute night, after all -- and he sang the most rousing, stadium-friendly tune in his arsenal. (Little energy? Hey Jude? Really?) Seemed a fitting finale to me -- a Macca medley would have been indulgent.July 29, 2012 at 5:53AM EST
JosephGuy I truly respect your opinion but knock me over with a white feather for saying this: England has made great contributions in many fields. You mean to tell me that nothing represents British musical talent than a mindless moronic refrain from a 1968 song? The Beatles were the best exponents of the Hamburg sound, hardly a British musical trend. What about the rest of the truly talented English composers who wrote real Music instead of foreign musical nuisance?
And do you really think that there has been no worthy English literature since Shakespeare's time until just now with modern pop culture writers that glorify witchcraft and magic? Whatever happened to Charles Dickens, Robert Burns, and other writers who wrote way before the current au courant authors? You mean to say that they made no contibution to the English letters?
Was this Summer Olympics opening atrocity what for you exemplifies the best England has to offer? A horrifyingly lousy, poorly presented and garishly disjointed hodgepodge of a theatrical production not even worthy of any West End venue?. Please forgive me but I can not buy into the limited version envisioned by Danny Boyle, far from an accentric embrace it is an ignominius disservice to the achievements of a great nation.July 29, 2012 at 1:50PM EST
Lee (guest)I wish I could say what I thought of the whole shebang but I barely made it through to the queen and bond bit when all the infantile blather by Lauer and Viera suddenly pushed me over the edge. They could not shut up and it made it really unpleasant to watch.
They just can never get over themselves long enough to let an event do its own talking.
I admit it all sounds a bit goofy - but, that is really what I love about the Brits in general.
I read that NBC cut 30 minutes from the ceremony and one of the parts was the tribute to the 7/7 victims. Shameful. Just so they can make even more advertising money.July 28, 2012 at 11:16AM ESTReply to Comment
SareetaI and my viewing party didn't like it. I thought the industrial revolution part was hard to understand without Meredith Viera and Matt Lauer's commentary, but thinking back on it, it was probably the most entertaining part of the show. I made it through the children's literature segment and then had to turn it off. Everything to do with the queen was terrible. What a frumpy, grumpy old woman. She could at least learn to fake a smile like everyone else. China reigns supreme in terms of opening ceremonies.July 28, 2012 at 2:22PM ESTReply to Comment
RicardoPop stars? Lol.
Best: Arctic Monkeys.July 28, 2012 at 2:24PM ESTReply to Comment
artist turned doctor (guest)Possibly the worst opening ever. The dancing was atrocious, the nurses and doctors (real ones???!!!) had no moves and they were just creepy with children falling asleep. The nightmares were real! I could not imagine that this didn't come together about a week ago--it looked so unrehearsed!!! This horrifying spectacle makes me realize why we fought the Revolutionary war. If I were a Brit, I would be appalled.
The best part of the ceremony, which I suspect Danny Boyle had very little to do with, was the closing--the butterfly riders were amazing, the torch procession beginning with the lovely David Beckham, and ending with the incredible firewords--was what an Olympics opener should be!
The rest was horrifyingly bad...how embarrassing!!! Sir Paul was awful, as was the rest of the music...except for U2's "Beautiful Day."
Next time, I want to choreograph it. Even without formal training, I'm pretty sure all the people on my couch watching last night could do a million times better than that debacle!July 28, 2012 at 2:35PM ESTReply to Comment
MikeMay I on behalf of the British people apologise for not presenting
A spectacle that was Not full of White teethed
Sun tanned, choreographed
Morons. I appreciate that light spectacular is appealing to those of limited intellect . The ceremony was about the great achievements of Britain and the contribution it has made to the world.July 28, 2012 at 10:27PM EST
JosephIt has nothing to do with the participants looks. In another message I said that the so called Industrial phase reminded me, not of achieving progress, but of a badly staged presentation of Les Miserables that brought unprecedented greed, exploitation of the masses, child labor and the start of the rampant pollution that affects the world today. No pageantry at all but more like starving and struggling peasantry. Way to go Boyle for reminding us that we can all thank the British for giving us acid rain with an overwhelming dose of mediocrity to boot. England has made great contributions in many fields including Science but had nothing on Roger Bacon, Isaac Newton, Charles Babbage, a Londoner no less and father of the computer age or Alan Turing, creator of ACE. Music was represented by the Beatles, who were the best proponents of the Hamburg sound, hardly a British musical trend, with Paul McCartney, lip synching no less. What about the rest of the truly talented English composers who wrote real Music instead of musical nuisance? And do you really think that there has been no worthy English literature after Shakespeare until just now with modern pop culture writers that glorify witchcraft and magic? Whatever happened to Charles Dickens, Robert Burns, and other writers who wrote way before the current authors? You mean to say that they made no contibution to the English letters? Nothing on John Harrison, a mechanical clockmaker genius who pioneered the science of portable precision time keeping, accomplishing what Newton feared was impossible? Nothing on Horatio Nelson or Bernard Montgomery?
This is just a minute sample of things that were left out and instead the best England has to offer was a disjointed hodegepodge of a horrifyingly lousy, poorly presented and garish theatrical production not even worthy of any West End venue. Was this Summer Olympics opening atrocity what exemplifies to you the best English contributions to the world? Sorry but I do not buy into that limited mindset. I do not know about what you think but I do know that England has achieved far greater things than what was poorly depicted and presented. Just read what Doctor has to say and that is the crux of the problem with that presentation.July 29, 2012 at 11:12AM EST
Doctor (guest)I understand the British sentiments and the Island Culture with lot of modesty and human elements that worked in the opening games, but it was a damp poor cheap show. A culturally rich, technologically sound and economically strong Britain should have done much better. What a waste!!! Close your eyes and think... think that only those in their early teens might get to see another London Olympics, ponder about what all have happened since 1948 - James Bond??? Rowan Atkinson??? The Bands??? C'mon dear. You wasted it. There was so much to do!!! I know it only helped Danny; but Danny only knows to make Billions and a Millionnaire. My observation - It was disgusting and too embarrasing for Her Majesty too!!!July 29, 2012 at 2:03AM ESTReply to Comment
ZootIt was the usual establishment led, politically correct nonsense. Over represenatation of ethnic minorities to the point of distorting historical fact and concentrating on obscure events rather than achievements....where was the empire.....the voyages of discovery.....the victories against the Spanish Armada, Napoleons France and Nazi Germany that saved the world?....Ooops, musn't offend anyone now.....so we get the ships that brough West Indian immigrants to the UK instead......it was typical 'right-on' neo socialist diversity propaganda thinly disguised as an olympic ceremony. Very poor.July 29, 2012 at 3:20PM EST
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mels (guest)wow people are so negative..... i thught it was really good :)July 29, 2012 at 6:34PM ESTReply to Comment


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|Application number
|Publication date
|Jul 20, 1982
|Filing date
|Jan 4, 1980
|Priority date
|Jan 24, 1979
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|Manfred Wilmes, Karl Marienfeld
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|C. A. Weidmuller Kg
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|Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (26), Classifications (9)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention concerns electrical terminal units capable of connection to insulated electrical conductors without stripping of the insulation. The invention is particularly applicable to terminal units of the type designed to be mounted in a row of similar terminal units to form a terminal assembly, usually on a common metal supporting rail.
Row-mountable terminal units can incorporate a wide variety of terminals, for example screw clamps, plug pins or sockets, and screwless terminals, which allow rapid connection and disconnection of conductors, but all these kinds of terminal require stripping of the conductors.
Electrical connectors are known in which insulated conductors are interconnected by metal members with slots which fit over the insulated conductors and which have cutting edges that penetrate the insulation and make electrical contact with the metal conductor cores; the slots are slightly narrower than the cores and therefore grip the latter to provide good contact. Such connectors are disclosed, for example, in German Patent Specifications Nos. 1,257,921, 2,010,436, 2,310,647 and 2,621,502. However, all these have the disadvantage that it is difficult or impossible to disconnect a conductor. The connectors are designed to be used only once, to make a permanent connection. They are therefore unsuitable for use in electrical terminal units of the row-mounted kind, in which easy disconnection is usually essential.
An object of the present invention is to provide a terminal unit which does not require stripping of conductors but from which conductors can nevertheless be easily disconnected.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electrical terminal unit comprising an insulating housing and terminals therein for connection of electrical conductors, and in which at least one said terminal comprises a metal member with a conductor receptor shaped to receive an insulated conductor and provided with at least one cutting edge for penetrating the insulation of and making electrical contact with the conductive core of an insulated conductor, and an actuating member of electrically insulating material which member is movable relative to the metal member and has guiding means adapted to receive an electrical conductor and to entrain the latter when the actuating member is moved, whereby a conductor entrained by the actuating member will be moved into and out of engagement with the conductor receptor of the associated metal members.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a row-mountable electrical terminal unit having terminals for incoming and outgoing insulated electrical conductors, and an insulating housing, at least one terminal being constructed as a cut-through connector with a metal member which is provided with cutting edges on its conductor receptor and with an actuating member which is disposed in the terminal housing so as to be movable relative to said metal part and consists of electrically insulating material and is provided with entrainment guides for the conductor.
Since the actuating member is made of electrically insulating material and is designed to entrain an inserted conductor, connection of the conductor is facilitated but, more importantly, the actuating member can be used to move the conductor away from the metal contact member, so that the conductor can easily be disconnected.
Preferably, the actuating member has a bifurcated head, the arms of which are respectively on opposite sides of the conductor receptor and have holes aligned with each other to receive and entrain the conductor. This arrangement provides reliable retention and guidance of the conductor during connection and disconnection, and prevents deformation of the conductor when it is brought into engagement with the metal contact member, because the conductor is positively located by the arms of the head of the actuating member, close to each side of the conductor receptor.
The actuating member can take numerous different forms, some of which will be described by way of example below.
In the accompanying drawings:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a terminal unit embodying the invention, and
FIGS. 2 to 6 are schematic partial sectional views of further terminal units embodying the invention.
FIG. 1 shows a rail-mountable terminal unit with a housing 1 of electrically insulating material. Like known rail-mounted terminal units, the housing is generally slab-shaped, with two parallel major side faces, between which extend narrow faces. In use, the major side faces abut adjacent terminal units and only the narrow faces are accessible, being provided with openings for insertion of conductors and access for actuation of the terminals provided in the housing. For mounting on a rail of channel section with outwardly turned flanges, the housing has a pair of outer projections 19 which clip onto and can be unclipped from the rail flanges. The foot of the housing also has a pair of inner projections 20 which can be clipped onto and unclipped from the flanges of an alternative type of mounting rail, of channel section with inwardly turned flanges. Such rails are standardised.
The terminal unit shown in FIG. 1 has at opposite sides respective terminals 2 for conductors to be interconnected. A metal connecting strip 3 mounted in the housing has at each end an upstanding contact part 4 in which is a slot 5 forming a receptor for an electrical conductor. Each slot is open at the top, i.e., away from the rest of the metal member 3, and its internal edges form cutting edges. The shape and size of the slot is matched to the standardized conductor core thickness, so that if an insulated conductor is pressed into the slot 5, the edges of the latter will cut through the insulation of the conductor and the metal core of the conductor will come into intimate mechanical and electrical contact with the sides of the slot, which squeeze the core.
Each terminal is provided with an actuating member 6 of insulating material, mounted in the housing of the terminal unit. Each actuating member shown in FIG. 1 has a bifurcated head 8 at the free end of a lever 7 pivotably supported in the housing 1. The arms 21 of the bifurcated head are on opposite sides of the slotted part 4 and close to the latter, and have through holes 9 aligned with each other and with the slot 5. The arms 21 are close to the sides of the metal part 4, and the outer arm has a frustoconical or otherwise tapered inlet guide portion 10 leading to the hole 9.
To make a connection, with the parts in the positions shown in FIG. 1, an insulated conductor is inserted into the holes 9, and the actuating member 6 is then pivoted downwards, thereby entraining the conductor and forcing it into the associated slot 5. The edges of the slot cut through the insulation of the conductor and make firm electrical and mechanical contact with the conductor core. The head 8 has a recess 11 into which a screwdriver or other tool can be inserted for moving the actuating member 6. To release the conductor, the actuating member is raised, and the conductor is entrained by the holes 9 and thereby lifted out of the slot 5.
It is to be understood that the terminal unit can also be used for connection of stripped conductors.
At each side of the housing is a single opening 22 giving access to the tool recess 11 and holes 9. This opening, in conjunction with the housing of an adjacent terminal unit, guides the head 8 of the actuating member.
In the terminal unit shown in FIG. 1, the levers 7 of the two actuating members bear against one another and are guided in the housing. Alternatively, these levers could bear against the interior of the housing or on metal lugs of the interconnecting bar 3 or other abutments, for example in different positions from those shown in FIG. 1.
The metal bar 3 may have an upstanding lug 23, accessible through the top of the housing for testing or for making cross connections to other terminal units.
A wide variety of designs and positions for the actuating members and associated metal members is possible, enabling terminal units corresponding to substantially all known types of rail-mounted terminal unit to be provided with terminals for connection of unstripped conductors. Some possible arrangements will be described by way of example with references to FIGS. 2 to 6.
In the terminal unit shown in FIG. 2, the actuating member 6a is an insulating block forming a bifurcated head 8a, suspended from an actuating screw 12 threaded in a captive nut 13 in the housing. The screw and nut have threads of coarse pitch. The holes 9 of the actuating member are accessible through an opening 22a in the side of the housing, for insertion of a conductor 24. The head of the screw is accessible through an opening 25 in the top of the housing. By rotation of the screw, the head 8a with the conductor inserted in it can be moved down over the slotted metal part 4 to connect the conductor, or can be raised to disconnect the conductor.
FIG. 3 shows an actuating member 6b which again is a block of insulating material which can slide bodily in a bore or slide way 26 in the insulating housing. The block is directly accessible through an opening 25a in the top of the housing, and has an oblique recess 11b in its top to receive a screwdriver or other tool. Its head 8b has three arms and correspondingly the metal contact bar 3 is provided with a contact member consisting of a U-shaped member forming two upstanding slotted metal parts 4, each aligned with a respective gap between the arms 21 of the actuating member. This provides two contact regions on the conductor core and thereby assures an especially reliable connection.
To make a connection, the conductor 24 is inserted into the holes 9 of the actuating member and the latter is then simply pushed downwards onto the slotted parts 4 by direct pressure on the actuating member. To break the connection, a screwdriver is inserted into the recess 11b and rests on an integrally formed oblique abutment surface 14 of the terminal housing, forming a fulcrum, so that the actuating member can be levered upwards to move the conductor clear of the slotted parts 4.
The insulating housing has internal detent recesses 27 to receive a bead 15 on the actuating member 6b, these recesses being placed so as to locate the actuating member in either the connected or fully disconnected position.
FIG. 4 shows a terminal unit with an actuating member 6c slidable horizontally in a recess or slideway 28 in the insulating housing 1. A connecting bar 3 has at its end a slotted contact part 4 projecting into the slideway 28. The conductor-receiving holes 9 of the actuating member face upwards, being accessible through an opening 25b in the top of the housing. The actuating member has a bifurcated head 8c which can be slid over the slotted part 4. Behind the holes 9, i.e., in the region of the actuating member furthest from the slotted metal contact part 4, the actuating member is penetrated by a double conical aperture 16 accessible through the opening 25b. Below the actuating member, the housing contains a recess 17 designed to receive the tip of a screw driver or other tool inserted through the opening 25b and apertures 16. Thus, an inserted tool can be pivoted about the bottom of the recess 17 and will thereby make the actuating member move horizontally towards or away from the metal contact part 4. A screwdriver shank 29 is shown in broken lines; by pivoting it from the illustrated position, the actuating member 6c and an inserted conductor 24 can be moved into engagement with the contact part 4. By opposite movement, the conductor can be moved clear of the contact part 4.
In the terminal unit shown in FIG. 5, the actuating member 6d can slide up and down in a slideway 26a in the insulating housing 1. The metal connecting member 3 has slotted end parts 4 which project downwards and are partly surrounded by the actuating member 6d. The lower end of the latter forms a U-shaped head 8d for receiving a conductor 24 inserted through an opening 22b in the side of the housing. The outer limb of the head is extended upwards by an inverted L-shaped portion 30 of which the horizontal upper limb forms an operating button. A wire spring 18 in the housing acts on the base of the U-shaped head, to urge the actuating member upwards, i.e., in the direction which will bring an inserted conductor 24 into contact with the contact part 4. To make a connection, the actuating member is pushed downwards, a conductor is inserted into its head, and it is then released, contact being established under the action of the spring 18. To release the conductor, the actuating member is pushed downwards again.
FIG. 6 shows a terminal unit with two actuating members 6e in the form of levers 7e pivotable in the insulating housing 1. The free end 31 of each lever projects from the housing, and each lever has at an intermediate position a bifurcated head 8e facing a slotted contact part 4 of a metal connecting member 3. The projecting ends 31 of the levers can be moved by hand to make and break connections between conductors 24 and the contact parts 4. The access openings 25c are oblique in this embodiment, but could alternatively be in the top or side surfaces of the housing.
It is to be understood that the various different features of design and construction shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 can be combined in various ways; for example, spring loading of the actuating member into the contact position, and/or detents for locating the actuating member, can be provided in the terminal units shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 6. Operation by means of a screw, as shown in FIG. 2, can be provided in any terminal unit where particularly high forces are needed or encountered or where positive location of the actuating member is essential. An extra bifurcation and corresponding metal contact part, as in FIG. 3, can be provided in the other terminal units if extra reliability is needed. All such variations and combinations are considered to be within the scope of the present invention.
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|Apr 5, 1955
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|Wiring device terminal connecting means
|Jan 4, 1971
|Feb 27, 1973
|Bell Telephone Labor Inc
|Universal connector for cable conductors
|Mar 22, 1972
|Sep 4, 1973
|H & O Woertz
|Screwless electrical quick connection terminal
|Nov 11, 1977
|Jun 5, 1979
|Amp Incorporated
|Waterproof splice electrical connector
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|Amp Incorporated
|Electrical wiring assembly and method
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|Publication date
|Jul 14, 1986
|Feb 23, 1988
|Appleton Arthur I
|Connector for terminal free cable
|Apr 22, 1987
|Mar 8, 1988
|Cgee Alsthom
|Insulation-piercing connection arrangement for an electric wire
|Jan 12, 1993
|Mar 8, 1994
|The Whitaker Corporation
|Electrical connector
|Sep 30, 1993
|Jun 24, 1997
|Weidmuller (Klippon Products) Limited
|Electric connector having gripping surfaces for assembling connector to cable
|Oct 25, 1994
|May 26, 1998
|Raychem Corporation
|Hinged connector for heating cables of various sizes
|Feb 5, 1999
|Sep 19, 2000
|Weidmueller Interface
|Terminal block assembly with insulation penetrating means
|Aug 23, 2001
|Aug 20, 2002
|Harting Kgaa
|Conductor-connecting element
|Jun 20, 2001
|Dec 31, 2002
|Corning Cable Systems Llc
|Top loading customer bridge
|Aug 8, 2006
|Mar 18, 2008
|Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co. Kg
|Electrical connecting device
|Jul 6, 2010
|Morsettitalia, S.p.A.
|Method for producing movable contact parts with flat pins and contact parts made using this method
|Nov 16, 2010
|Morsettitalia S.P.A.
|Spring part for retaining electric wires and terminal block comprising said spring part
|Jul 27, 2007
|Jan 4, 2011
|Morsettitalia S.P.A.
|Terminal block with U-shaped conducting part for connecting electric wires
|Feb 22, 2011
|Morsettitalia S.P.A.
|Terminal block with jaw part for engagement with the flat pin of movable electric contacts
|Jul 11, 2008
|Sep 6, 2011
|Morsettitalia S.P.A.
|Clamping part with conducting body in the form of an overturned L for connecting electric wires
|Apr 17, 2012
|Morsettitalia S.P.A.
|Multi-layer conductor body and method for the production thereof
|Sep 27, 2013
|Nov 10, 2015
|Anthony Freakes
|Terminal blocks for printed circuit boards
|Aug 8, 2006
|Mar 8, 2007
|Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co. Kg
|Electrical connecting device
|Jul 27, 2007
|Mar 20, 2008
|Giordano Pizzi
|Terminal Block with U-Shaped Conducting Part for Connecting Electric Wires
|Feb 5, 2008
|Aug 7, 2008
|Giordano Pizzi
|Method for producing movable contact parts with flat pins and contact parts made using this method
|Jul 11, 2008
|Jan 15, 2009
|Morsettitalia S.P.A.
|Clamping part with conducting body in the form of an overturned l for connecting electric cables
|Apr 6, 2009
|Oct 15, 2009
|Giordano Pizzi
|Multi-layer Conductor Body and Method for the Production Thereof
|Feb 12, 2009
|Jan 4, 2011
|Morsettitalia S.P.A.
|Insulated jumper in particular for terminal blocks of switchboards
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|Aug 18, 1999
|Weidm�ller Interface GmbH & Co.
|Terminal block with insulation displacement terminals
|Jan 16, 2001
|Aug 1, 2001
|Weidm�ller Interface GmbH & Co.
|Terminal block with an insulation displacement terminal
|Sep 3, 2001
|Apr 3, 2002
|HARTING KGaA
|Conductor connecting element
|Apr 28, 2000
|Nov 16, 2000
|Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
|Connecting terminal for insulation piercing connecting technology
|U.S. Classification
|439/397, 439/413, 439/417, 439/409
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification


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|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Sep 10, 1991
|Filing date
|Oct 31, 1989
|Priority date
|Oct 31, 1989
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Gerald J. Julien, Steven P. Robinson
|Original Assignee
|The Boeing Company
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (71), Classifications (5), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to a system for mechanically connecting two structural members together, and releasing the connection by electrical means which does not rely on pyrotechnics or other chemical reactions to achieve the separation.
The industry standard for separation of large structural members, (payload fairings, etc.) on large missile systems is ordnance primer cord actuators. Primer cord actuators are well proven with an excellent track record of reliability, but they suffer from certain practical aspects that make their use inconvenient and expensive. Since they are pyrotechnic in nature, there is a potential for inadvertent actuation which is a safety hazard that must be accounted for in use. Those safety hazards are accounted for by operational constraints enforced in the installation and checkout of the pyrotechnic devices, such as interruption of operation and clearing of the area when the ordinance devices are installed and checked out. Likewise, when the unused system is disassemblied, the same safety precautions must be taken to ensure that the pyrotechnic devices are not inadvertently initiated, with consequent injury to personnel in the area.
Pyrotechnic actuators also have certain other disadvantages in use. They often create high shock loads to nearby components, and they pose a contamination potential to delicate instruments and optical instruments. They require EMI shielding to prevent initiation of the ordnance by stray electrical signals. It is often necessary to provide a housing to contain stray mechanical fragments that are generated when the ordnance is initiated. Although the pyrotechnic devices are very reliable, it is difficult to perform an electrical test on the system after it is installed because of the danger of stray electrical signals initiating the pyrotechnic prematurely. Finally, the pyrotechnic devices are limited in temperature range and must be protected against corrosive environments and even water.
The maturity of current aerospace systems demands that the disadvantages mentioned above for pyrotechnic devices be reduced or eliminated. Cost must be reduced and the operational requirements for the installation and checkout and removal of the separation system must be simplified. Finally, the temperature range and environmental conditions in which the separation system must operate must be enlarged and the protections required for the separation system must be simplified or eliminated.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a separation system for releasable holding two mechanical members together using a serious of nitinol elements which function both as the structural connection between the members and also as the mechanism through which the release of the members is accomplished. It is another object of the invention to provide a releasable connection between structural members which is released electrically and is designed to operate with the smallest possible electrical power supply. It is yet another object of the invention to provide a releasable structural separation system that combines excellent corrosion resistance, efficient use of power supply, inexpensive control system, built in test, quick response time, small size, producability, maintainability and reliability, and provides all these advantages at low cost and operational simplicity.
These and other objects of the invention are obtained in a structural separation system having a plurality of nitinol elements connected mechanically and electrically in parallel between the two structural members to be connected by the system, and means for connecting an electrical power supply to the nitinol elements in such a manner that the elements fuse sequentially to release the two structural members.
The invention and its many attendant objects and advantages will become more clear upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment in conjunction with the following drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 and FIG. 1a are isometric views of a missile showing a payload fairing which has just been released by the structural separation system of this invention;
FIG. 2 is an elevation of a portion of the fairing as shown in FIG. 1 and shows a portion of the separation system holding the fairing sections together;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the electrical and mechanical arrangement of a second embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 4 is a diagram of a third embodiment of the invention in which the module of FIG. 3 is duplicated three times and connected to operate the modules in sequence;
FIG. 5 is a graph showing the time in milliseconds to fuse a single element of nitinol actuated by a twenty-eight volt battery; and
FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of the embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 2.
Referring now to the drawings where like reference characters identify identical or corresponding parts and more particularly to FIG. 1 thereof, a missile 10 is shown having a fairing 12 within which a payload 14 is carried by the missile. The payload 14 is deployed from the missile 10 when the fairing 12 is separated into three longitudinal "clam shell" sections and ejected from the missile, as shown in the second stage sequence of FIG. 1. The separation of the fairing sections is shown more clearly in FIG. 1a.
FIG. 2 shows a portion of two sections of the fairing 12 at one of the separation planes secured together by the separation system of this invention. The separation system is fashioned from a ribbon of nitinol foil having EDM cutouts to produce a series of modules 16, each of which has a series of six nitinol strips 18 of increasing lengths extending from a terminal strip 20 toward a corresponding terminal strip 22. The two terminal strips 20 and 22 are mechanically secured and electrically insulated by attachment plates 24 and 26 to structure within the missile to hold the fairing 12 sections together during flight and until the separation system is actuated, using the electrical control system shown in FIG. 6 and discussed in detail below.
Nitinol is a stoichoimetric mixture of nickel and titanium that was developed as a high strength, corrosion resistant alloy. It is non-magnetic, has a high electrical resistivity of about 80 microohm-centimeters, has an extremely high ultimate tensile strength of in its unannealed form of as much as 250 KSI and, in its austenitic state of 120 KSI, a yield tensile strength in its austenitic state of 60 KSI, and a Young's modulus in the austenitic state of 12 MSI. It has excellent corrosion resistance and a high melting temperature in the region of 1300� C. The high resistivity and high tensil strength of unannealed or austenitic nitinol make it an excellant material for a fusable mechanical connection, since a high load carrying capaciry can be provided in a nitinol element of snall enough cross-section to keep the resistance high.
A multiple module system show in FIG. 2, with each module consisting of six strips of 10 mil thick nitinol foil about 1/8 inch wide will carry a load of about 750 lbs for each module. This is more than adequate for most fairing connection applications, but if necessary the nitinol foil thickness or strip width can be increased to provide the necessary load carrying capacity.
FIG. 3 shows a schematic of a second embodiment of the separation system shown in FIG. 2. It includes a terminal block 30 connected to the fairing section 12a and a terminal block 32 connected to structure within the fairing section 12b. A series of nitinol wires 18 are mechanically fastened between the terminal block 30 and the terminal block 32 to mechanically connect the two fairing sections 12a and 12b together.
In the event that a load carrying capacity greater than that provided by the embodiment of FIG. 3 is desired, the module shown in FIG. 3 can be staged with other similar modules as shown in FIG. 4 to multiply the load carrying compacity to any desired magnitude. The modules 40, 41 and 42 are connected in series as shown in FIG. 4 with a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) or power transistor 43 in the circuit between the modules so that the power is applied initially only to the first module 40. When the last of the wires in the module 40 fuses, the power is transferred to the second module 41. The nitinol wires 46 in the second module 41 fuse sequentially in the same manner as in the embodiment of FIG. 3, and then the circuit is completed to apply power to the third module 42, to fuse its wires sequentially. The entire separation sequence for a multiple module separation system as shown in FIG. 2, can occur, for example, in less than 3-5 seconds, depending on the number of modules and the gage of the foil. It can also be designed to occur faster than that by initiating the modules in such a way that the loads on the fairing, such as inertial or aerodynamic loads, can assist in severing the nitinol elements holding the fairing sections together as they start to peel open.
As shown in FIG. 5, the times to electrically fuse nitinol wire is on the order of 10-40 milliseconds, depending on the wire diameter. In a three module system shown in FIG. 4, the current from the source of electrical power such as a battery when first connected to the electrical circuit, passes through all of the ten wires of the first module 16, but because the first wire is the shortest it has the smallest resistance and so it will get the largest proportion of the current passing through the module. When the first wire fuses, the second wire will have the lowest resistance of the set and will receive the largest amount of current of any of the wires and it will quickly fuse also. During this time the other wires are also receiving some electrical current and are being preheated by the passage of current so that they will fuse more quickly then the first wires when their turn arrives. Thus the time for the entire system to operate from initiation to separation is less than half a second. Because of the preheating of the longer wires in each module, the time to fuse those wires is considerably shorter and so the actual time for the separation system, shown in FIG. 4, to release is on the order of 250 microseconds.
The circuit for the embodiments of FIGS. 2 and 4 is shown in FIG. 6. A power input line 60 from a battery 62 applies a voltage to a transistor Q1 when a relay 64 is open. When the relay 64 closes, the voltage at Ao drops and transistor Q1 turns off, thereby turning off the shunt to ground through R2 and Q1, so the voltage at B1 climbs to near battery terminal voltage, turning on a power transistor Q2A and Q2B which opens a current path through the first module 16. The wires or strips in the first module fuse in sequence, as described previously, and the voltage of A1 drops to near zero, turning off transistor Q3 at the beginning of the control circuit for the next module 16. The control sequence is repeated for as many modules as are present.
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Dec 18, 1989
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