Patent ID: 6339202
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
An insulative jacket assembly for containing a dielectric gas under pressure and electrical switchgear, and which is attached to a metallic support member, said jacket assembly comprising:a tubular jacket made of composite material; a retainer assembly including a metallic collar fitted circumferentially around a portion of said tubular jacket proximate an open end of said tubular jacket, said retainer assembly for securing said jacket to the support member; a metallic insert having a tubular portion inserted into an inside surface of said tubular jacket at said open end of said tubular jacket and having an annular portion attached to the front end face of said jacket adjacent to said open end; and a seal disposed between said annular portion of the insert and the support member, wherein said collar comprises: a first tubular part having a first inside diameter and fitted to said jacket by being screwed and glued; and a second tubular part having a second inside diameter which is greater than said first inside diameter so that said second tubular part is not fitted to said jacket, and wherein said second tubular part extends from the front end face of said jacket once said collar has been fitted.