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High-flex insulated electrical cable

Assignee: H Stoll GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1982-09-30
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Granted: 1984-12-04
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Expires: 2002-09-30
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Abstract

Abstract Described is a high-flex insulated electrical cable (11) for the carriages of flat knitting machines, this cable having two concentric multi-strand twisted layers (12, 13) each of which is comprised of a plurality of insulated individual strands (17) laid in long lay at the same twist angle. To enable a cable (11) of this nature to resist torsional stresses to an increased degree while retaining its shape and also to give it an extended length of life despite such torsional stresses, the individual strands (17) of each layer (12, 13) have an outer peripheral layer of resiliently deformable soft plastic (18, 19) injected therearound which penetrates into the gussets (22) which are formed between the individual strands (17).

Inventors

  • 👤 Jurgen Ploppa

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 20:27
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/17; H01B7/18; H01B7/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A high-flex insulated electrical cable, comprising: a plurality of multi-strand layers, arranged concentric with one another, disposed in long lay at the same angle of twist, each layer having a plurality of twisted strands arranged adjacent to one another, with each said strand defining an outer peripheral area and with adjacent said strands defining a gusset region between them, and a resiliently deformable soft plastic injection coating for each layer, each said coating extending over the outer peripheral areas into the gusset regions defined by the strands of its respective said layer, said resiliently deformable soft plastic coatings being sufficiently resiliently deformable so as not to obstruct the extension or compression of the cable during torsional stressing thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 118 words
A high-flex insulated electrical cable, comprising: a plurality of multi-strand layers, arranged concentric with one another, disposed in long lay at the same angle of twist, each layer having a plurality of twisted strands arranged adjacent to one another, with each said strand defining an outer peripheral area and with adjacent said strands defining a gusset region between them, and a resiliently deformable soft plastic injection coating for each layer, each said coating extending over the outer peripheral areas into the gusset regions defined by the strands of its respective said layer, said resiliently deformable soft plastic coatings being sufficiently resiliently deformable so as not to obstruct the extension or compression of the cable during torsional stressing thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
The high-flex insulated electrical cable as defined in claim 1, further comprising: a plastic core of circular cross section surrounded by the innermost layer of said plurality of multi-strand layers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
The high-flex insulated electrical cable as defined in claim 2, wherein the core comprises soft P V C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
The high-flex insulated electrical cable as defined in claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of multi-strand layers are arranged in side-by-side condition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 32 words
The high-flex insulated electrical cable as defined in claim 4, wherein the plurality of multi-strand layers are arranged over one another and laid in long lay beneath one another in each layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 26 words
The high-flex insulated electrical cable as defined in claim 1, further comprising: a plastic core of circular cross section surrounded by the plurality of multi-strand layers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 18 words
The high-flex insulated electrical cable as defined in claim 6, wherein the core comprises soft P V C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
The high-flex insulated electrical cable as defined in claim 1, wherein the coatings comprises a soft P V C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 21 words
The high-flex insulated electrical cable as defined in claim 1, wherein the resiliently deformable soft plastic coatings are applied under pressure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 19 words
The high-flex insulated electrical cable as defined in claim 1, further comprising: a lubricant medium coated onto the insulated
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 18 words
The high-flex insulated electrical cable as defined in claim 1, further comprising: a plastic jacket surrounding the cable.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 16 words
The high-flex insulated electrical cable as defined in claim 11, wherein the plastic jacket comprises polyurethane.

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