Foamed polymer separator for cabling

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9831009-B2
Application number	US-201414310413-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2014
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

A cable separator comprising a preshaped article having a longitudinal length, wherein said preshaped article is substantially entirely formed of a foamed polymer material having a glass transition temperature greater than 160° C. and being halogen-free is provided. A data communications cable comprising a plurality of conductors and the cable separator of the present invention, wherein said cable separator separates the plurality of conductors is provided. A method of manufacturing a cable comprising the separator of the invention is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable separator, comprising:
a preshaped body having a longitudinal length, wherein the preshaped body is substantially entirely formed of a foamed material, wherein the foamed material is selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylsulfone, poly(arylether sulfone), poly(biphenylether sulfone), and combinations thereof.

2. The cable separator of claim 1 , wherein the foamed material is polysulfone.

3. The cable separator of claim 1 , wherein the preshaped body comprises about 1500 parts per million (“ppm”) or less of halogens.

4. The cable separator of claim 1 , wherein the preshaped body is halogen-free.

5. The cable separator of claim 1 , wherein the preshaped body comprises one or more projections extending in an outward direction.

6. The cable separator of claim 1 , wherein the preshaped body is a cross-web.

7. The cable separator of claim 1 , wherein the preshaped body is a substantially flat member.

8. The cable separator claim 2 , wherein the foamed polysulfone has a foam rate of about 30% to about 80%.

9. A data communication cable comprising the cable separator of claim 1 .

10. A cable separator comprising a body, wherein the body comprises a first material, wherein the first material is at least partially foamed, and wherein the first material is selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylsulfone, poly(arylether sulfone), poly(biphenylether sulfone), and combinations thereof.

11. The cable separator of claim 10 , wherein the first material is polysulfone.

12. The cable separator of claim 11 , wherein the at least partially foamed polysulfone has a foam rate of about 30% to about 80%.

13. The cable separator of claim 11 , wherein the at least partially foamed polysulfone comprises about 1500 parts per million (“ppm”) or less of halogens.

14. A data communication cable comprising:
a plurality of conductors; and
a separator comprising a preshaped body having a longitudinal length, wherein said preshaped body is substantially entirely formed of a foamed material and the separator separates the plurality of conductors, wherein the foamed material is selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylsulfone, poly(arylether sulfone), poly(biphenylether sulfone), and combinations thereof.

15. The data communication cable of claim 14 , wherein the foamed material is polysulfone.

16. The data communication cable of claim 15 , wherein the foamed polysulfone has a foam rate of about 30% to about 80%.

17. The data communication cable of claim 14 , wherein the preshaped body comprises one or more projections extending in an outward direction.

18. The data communication cable of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of conductors comprises a plurality of twisted conductor pairs.

19. The data communication cable of claim 14 further comprising a protective jacket surrounding the plurality of conductors.

20. The data communication cable of claim 14 , wherein the preshaped body is halogen-free.

Assignees

• Gen Cable Technologies Corp

Inventors

• Brown Scott M
• Thwaites Stephen A
• Siripurapu Srinivas

Classifications

• H01B17/56

  Insulating bodies · CPC title

• H01B3/30

  plastics; resins; waxes · CPC title

• H01B11/06

  with means for reducing effects of electromagnetic or electrostatic disturbances, e.g. screens · CPC title

• H01B3/301 Primary

  Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a linkage containing sulfur with or without nitrogen, oxygen or carbon in the main chain of the macromolecule, not provided for in group H01B3/302 · CPC title

• H01B7/295 Primary

  using material resistant to flame · CPC title