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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Jonathan Matthew Baumann, Peoria, IL (US);
David Fee, Groveland, IL (US);
Joseph D. Tigue, Peoria, IL (US);
Nathan Benjamin Russell, Washington, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A cable arrangement system for one or more sets of cables to an electric machine is provided. The cable arrangement system includes a terminal box, a compression plate, multiple glands, and a multipoint connector. The terminal box is disposed on a housing of the electric machine and includes a first side having a first set of openings. The compression plate is releasably engaged with the first side and defines a second set of openings axially aligned with the first set of openings. The glands are configured to receive the first set of cables. Each of the glands includes a first and a second portion received in the first and the second set of openings respectively. The multipoint connector is disposed within the terminal box and includes a first and a second set of terminals configured to engage with lugs associated with the first and a second set of cables.