US5051544A
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Transmission cable with reduced preparation time termination section
Assignee: Amphenol Corp
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Filing: 1990-05-01
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Granted: 1991-09-24
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Expires: 2010-05-01
Abstract
Abstract A ribbon cable carrying ground and signal wires in a single plane includes, at predetermined intervals, separator materials inserted between the signal wires and the ground wires to facilitate separation upon termination. A method for manufacturing such a cable includes the steps of separately guiding the signal and ground wires to a lamination station, and means for inserting the separator material between the signal and ground wires at predetermined intervals prior to lamination.
Inventors
- 👤 Wayne Harris
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 12:11
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B7/00; H01B7/38; H01B7/08; H01B7/0838
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A flat cable comprising: a plurality of wires enclosed within an insulating material, said plurality of wires including two groups of wires; and means including separator members placed between said two groups of wires at predetermined intervals along the length of the cable for causing said two groups of wires to be respectively located in separate planes at said predetermined intervals along the length of the cable, and in substantially the same plane elsewhere along the cable.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A flat cable comprising: a plurality of wires enclosed within an insulating material, said plurality of wires including two groups of wires; and means including separator members placed between said two groups of wires at predetermined intervals along the length of the cable for causing said two groups of wires to be respectively located in separate planes at said predetermined intervals along the length of the cable, and in substantially the same plane elsewhere along the cable.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A flat cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein said separator members are formed from polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A flat cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein said separate planes are substantially parallel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A flat cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein said two groups of wires comprise, respectively, a group of signal wires and a group of ground wires.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A flat cable as claimed in claim 4, wherein said insulating material comprises two layers laminated together around the ground and signal wires except in those areas where said separator members are located.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of manufacturing a cable, comprising the steps of: separately guiding two groups of wires to a station; merging said two groups of wires at said station into a single group of spaced wires located in substantially the same plane; at predetermined intervals, inserting separator members between said two groups of wires to cause said two groups of wires to be located in separate planes rather than merged into a single plane; and applying insulation to both said merged and separated groups of wires to form a cable.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of manufacturing a cable, comprising the steps of: separately guiding two groups of wires to a station; merging said two groups of wires at said station into a single group of spaced wires located in substantially the same plane; at predetermined intervals, inserting separator members between said two groups of wires to cause said two groups of wires to be located in separate planes rather than merged into a single plane; and applying insulation to both said merged and separated groups of wires to form a cable.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said station is a laminating station comprising pressures rollers, and wherein said step of applying insulation material to the wires to form a cable comprises the step of pressing separate layers of insulating material between said pressure rollers to sandwich the two groups of wires, said separator members preventing adhesion to each other of the respective layers of insulating material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said step of separately guiding two groups of wires comprises the steps of guiding a first group comprising signal wires to the station and guiding a second group comprising ground wires.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of separating wires of a flat cable, comprising the steps of: providing a flat cable comprising a plurality of wires enclosed within an insulating material, said plurality of wires including two groups of wires, and separator members placed between said two groups of wires at predetermined intervals along the length of the cable, said two groups of wires being located approximately in a single plane except in the areas in which said separator members are placed between said two groups of wires; cutting said cable at areas of the cable where said separator members are located; and separating the cable at said areas into sections each containing one of said two groups of wires.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of separating wires of a flat cable, comprising the steps of: providing a flat cable comprising a plurality of wires enclosed within an insulating material, said plurality of wires including two groups of wires, and separator members placed between said two groups of wires at predetermined intervals along the length of the cable, said two groups of wires being located approximately in a single plane except in the areas in which said separator members are placed between said two groups of wires; cutting said cable at areas of the cable where said separator members are located; and separating the cable at said areas into sections each containing one of said two groups of wires.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein respective separator members remain attached to respective sections after separation of the sections, and said method further comprises the step of peeling away the separator members from the sections to which they remain attached.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said two groups of wires each remains partially embedded in said insulating material after separation of said sections.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising the step of removing said insulating material from at least one of said groups.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising the step of removing said insulating material from only one of said groups.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said step of separately guiding said two groups of wires comprises the steps of guiding a first group comprising signal wires to the station and guiding a second group comprising ground wires to the station.
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