Patent ID: 6040527
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A cable joint for connecting power cables, each cable having a terminus and having a conductor having bared portions successively surrounded by a first insulation layer, a semi-conductive layer, a metallic screen, and a second insulation layer,said cable joint including a junction body having a first end and a second end, said junction body comprising:connection means for connecting said bared portions of the conductors together at the terminus of each cable and first insulation means for surrounding said connection means,said cable joint further including:a metallic member having an inner and an outer side forming a shield over the junction body, and second insulation means covering said metallic member as well as end portions of the second insulation layer of the power cables,said metallic member having at least two parts electrically separated by a shield break and each of the parts provided with a terminal electrically coupled to the metallic screen of each of said power cables,wherein at least one of said terminals is an internal terminal located at the inner side of said metallic member and is connected to a first end of an insulated conductor located inside said metallic member and having a second end of the insulated conductor which extends outside said metallic member.