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Strip cable
Assignee: Kitagawa Industries Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-12-01
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Granted: 1991-04-16
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Expires: 2009-12-01
Abstract
Abstract In the present invention, the strip cable is provided on its periphery with the conductive layer. The conductive layer is formed by placing the conductive coat containing the carbon fiber as a conductive filler. The strip cable is thus protected from electromagnetic waves. Since the strip cable fails to function as an antenna, the electronic equipment connected to the strip cable does not require a shielding material. By using the strip cable provided with an electromagnetic-shielding effect, electromagnetic waves can be avoided easily and inexpensively. In addition, the varieties of design can be allowed for the electronic equipment.
Inventors
- 👤 Asaharu Nakagawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 03:20
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/08; H01B7/0861
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A strip cable formed by a process comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of signal conductors; forming a coating of insulating material around the signal conductors; developing carbon fibers through a vapor-phase process by using particles of a high-melting point metal or compounds thereof which have a diameter of 0.02-0.03 microns to reduce electrical resistivity of said carbon fibers; and forming a conductive layer on the insulating material, wherein the conductive layer is comprised of said carbon fibers dispersed throughout a flexible non-conductive material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A strip cable formed by a process comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of signal conductors; forming a coating of insulating material around the signal conductors; developing carbon fibers through a vapor-phase process by using particles of a high-melting point metal or compounds thereof which have a diameter of 0.02-0.03 microns to reduce electrical resistivity of said carbon fibers; and forming a conductive layer on the insulating material, wherein the conductive layer is comprised of said carbon fibers dispersed throughout a flexible non-conductive material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The strip cable according to claim 1, wherein said flexible non-conductive material is acrylic resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The strip cable according to claim 1, wherein said carbon fibers have a diameter of between 0.1 microns and 0.5 microns and a length of between 0.1 millimeters and 1.0 millimeter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The strip cable according to claim 1, wherein said conductive layer contains at least 30% by volume of said carbon fibers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
142 words
A strip cable formed by a process comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of signal conductors arranged in one plane such that they are substantially parallel; forming a coating of flexible insulating material formed around the signal conductors such that the signal conductors are held together and are insulated from each other; developing whisker-shaped carbon fibers through a vapor-phase process by using particles of a high-melting point metal or compounds thereof which have a diameter of 0.02-0.03 microns to reduce electrical resistivity of said carbon fibers; and forming a conductive layer on the insulating material, wherein said conductive layer is comprised of said whisker-shaped carbon fibers dispersed throughout a flexible, non-conductive base material in a lattice-like network such that the lattice-like network of said carbon fibers provides conductivity to said conductive layer without substantially degrading the flexibility of the base material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
142 words
A strip cable formed by a process comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of signal conductors arranged in one plane such that they are substantially parallel; forming a coating of flexible insulating material formed around the signal conductors such that the signal conductors are held together and are insulated from each other; developing whisker-shaped carbon fibers through a vapor-phase process by using particles of a high-melting point metal or compounds thereof which have a diameter of 0.02-0.03 microns to reduce electrical resistivity of said carbon fibers; and forming a conductive layer on the insulating material, wherein said conductive layer is comprised of said whisker-shaped carbon fibers dispersed throughout a flexible, non-conductive base material in a lattice-like network such that the lattice-like network of said carbon fibers provides conductivity to said conductive layer without substantially degrading the flexibility of the base material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The strip cable according to claim 5, wherein the base material is acrylic resin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The strip cable according to claim 5, wherein said carbon fibers have a diameter of between 0.1 microns and 0.5 microns and a length of between 0.1 millimeters and 1.0 millimeter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The strip cable according to claim 5, wherein said conductive layer contains at least 30% by volume of said carbon fibers.
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