Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Bernd Wandler

Hans Negle

A high-voltage connector is described, having a plug () with a rubber cone () for insertion in a socket (). A connector of this kind is also referred to as a rubber-cone plug system and is used in particular for connecting X-ray generators to high voltage generators. The connector is characterized in particular by the facts that the rubber cone has a first portion () having a first angle of application (A) in a tight-fitting joint () and at least one second portion () having a second angle of application (B) in the tight-fitting joint, and that respective female contacts (), into which contact pins () for making contact with the high voltages extend, are incorporated in each second cone portion (). The first angle of application (A) is preferably greater than the second angle of application (B) in this case, thus causing good insulation against high voltages to be ensured by a high applied pressure from the plug.

High-voltage rubber cone plug-in connector

A description is given of a high-voltage connector having a plug with a rubber cone () for insertion into a coupling socket (). Such a connector is also referred to as a rubber cone plug system and serves in particular to connect X-ray radiators with high-voltage generators. The connector is noteworthy in particular in that the length of the rubber cone () is dimensioned such that, in the inserted state, there remains an expansion space () between an end face of the rubber cone () and a bottom of the coupling socket (), into which expansion space () the rubber cone () can thermally expand. A particular advantage of this design lies in the fact that, by virtue of the thermal changes on account of highly fluctuating operating temperatures of the connected devices, the high-voltage strength is not impaired even after a large number of such temperature cycles.

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Wedel/Holstein, Germany

Bernd Wandler