Cable arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016336095-A1
Application number	US-201415109302-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2014
Priority date	Jan 23, 2014
Publication date	Nov 17, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A cable arrangement of at least two cables which extend adjacently in a substantially parallel manner, a first cable and a second cable of which each having at least one stranding group which has two or more conductors that are twisted together. The length of lay of each of the stranding groups varies in the longitudinal direction of the individual cables. In addition, the length of lay of a stranding group winding of the stranding group of the first cable is smaller than the length of lay of a most directly adjacent stranding group winding of the stranding group of the second cable.

First claim

1 . An arrangement of at least two cables, comprising a first cable and a second cable which extend adjacently in a substantially parallel manner, and of which each having at least one stranding group which has two conductors that are twisted together, wherein the lay length (A, A′, B, B′) of each of the stranding groups varies in the longitudinal direction of the cables, and the lay length (A) of at least one stranding group winding of the stranding group of the first cable differs from the lay length (B) of an adjacent stranding group winding of the stranding group of the second cable by more than 10%, the lay length of the stranding groups varying between a minimum lay length (A) and a maximum lay length (A′), wherein a distance between two adjacent stranding sections of a stranding group with a minimum lay length (A) defines a stranding length (X), wherein the stranding length (X) of a stranding group varies periodically in the longitudinal direction of the cable (L).

2 . The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the lay length (A) of at least one stranding group winding of the stranding group of the first cable differs from the lay length (B) of an adjacent stranding group winding of the stranding group of the second cable by more than 20% or by more than 50%.

3 . The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the stranding groups each consist of a twisted conductor pair.

4 . The arrangement of claim 3 , wherein the cables are in each case twisted-pair cables.

5 . The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the stranding groups in each case consist of four conductors twisted together.

6 . The arrangement of claim 5 , wherein the cables are in each case star quad cables with quad stranding.

7 . The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein each stranding group has-includes at least one conductor pair for transmission of a differential signal.

8 . The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein each cable has exactly one stranding group.

9 . The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the lay length of the stranding groups in each case varies periodically and/or in a wave-formed manner, such as sinusoidally.

10 . The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the minimum lay length is greater than 5 mm and less than 20 mm, or greater than 10 mm and less than 15 mm, while the maximum lay length is greater than 15 mm and less than 50 mm, or greater than 22 mm and less than 28 mm.

11 . The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the stranding length (X) is greater than 0.5 m and less than 10 m, preferably greater than 2 m and less than 5 m.

12 . The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the stranding length (X) of a stranding group varies sinusoidally, in the longitudinal direction of the cable (L).

13 . The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the stranding length (X) of a stranding group varies statistically in the longitudinal direction of the cable (L) between a maximum and a minimum stranding length.

14 . The arrangement of claim 1 wherein the at least two cables are separate, individual cables, arranged at a distance from one another.

15 . The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein each cable carries on its exterior at least one marking which states a lay length, a lay length pattern and/or a position of a maximum or minimum lay length in the interior of the cable, wherein the marking of the first cable is preferably offset from the marking of the second cable in the longitudinal direction of the cable (L).

16 . The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein at least one cable carries on its exterior markings at intervals corresponding to the respective stranding length (X).

17 . A method for manufacturing a cable arrangement comprising:
providing a raw cable with at least one stranding group with two or more twisted conductors; varying the lay length (A, A′) of the stranding group in the longitudinal direction of the cable between a minimum lay length (A) and a maximum lay length (A′); varying a distance between two adjacent stranding sections of said at least one stranding group with a minimum lay length (A) defining a stranding length (X);
wherein the stranding length (X) of a stranding group varies periodically in the longitudinal direction of the cable (L),
cutting the raw cable, so that at least one first and one second cable are produced; and
arranging the two cables adjacent to one another such that the lay length of a stranding group winding of the first cable differs by more than 10% from the lay length of a stranding group winding of the second cable arranged next to it.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the step of application of markings to an outer side of the raw cable depending on the pattern of the lay lengths in the interior of the raw cable.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein during the step involving the arrangement step of the two cables, a marking of the first cable is positioned offset to a marking of the second cable.

Assignees

• Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Armbrecht Gunnar
• Müller Thomas
• Kunz Stephan

Classifications

• H01B11/005

  Quad constructions · CPC title

• H01B13/02

  Stranding-up · CPC title

• H01B7/36

  with distinguishing or length marks · CPC title

• H01B11/04 Primary

  with pairs or quads mutually positioned to reduce cross-talk · CPC title

• H01B11/002

  Pair constructions · CPC title