公开(公告)号：EP0226779A2

公开(公告)日：1987-07-01

申请号：EP86115415.1

申请日：1986-11-06

申请人： COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC.

发明人： Cox, Albert Ray ,  Biegon, Robert John ,  Men, Grigory ,  Turner, Lester Thomas

IPC分类号： H01B7/08

CPC分类号： H01B7/0876 ,  H01B7/0846

摘要： A flat cable for use with a mass termination connector having a plurality of regularly spaced terminal elements. The flat cable includes a laminated carrier film and a plurality of discrete conductors held in regularly spaced parallel relationship by the carrier film to match the terminal element spacing of the connector. Each conductor has an insulating jacket made of a thermoplastic material. The carrier film includes an attachment layer of thermoplastic insulation having a melting temperature similar to that of the jacket material, and a dimensional stabilization layer made of an insulative material having a melting temperature higher than those of the attachment layer and the jacket material and displaying dimensional stability at the melting temperatures of the attachment layer and jacket material. The jackets of the conductor are fused to the attachment layer, and the attachment layer is held by the stabilization layer. The carrier film can be longitudinally discontinuous to form first cable sections where the conductors are held parallel for ease of termination, and second cable sections where the conductors are not held to increase flexibility and reduce weight. The cable can also be formed into a round configuration to provide advantages during routing. A method of manufacturing this cable is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种用于具有多个规则间隔的端子元件的质量终端连接器的扁平电缆。 扁平电缆包括层叠载体膜和多个分立导体，其由承载膜以规则间隔的平行关系保持以匹配连接器的端子元件间隔。 每个导体都具有由热塑性材料制成的绝缘护套。 载体膜包括具有类似于外壳材料的熔融温度的热塑性绝缘体的附着层，以及由绝缘材料制成的尺寸稳定层，其熔化温度高于附着层和护套材料的熔化温度，并显示尺寸 在附着层和护套材料的熔化温度下的稳定性。 导体的夹套与附着层熔合，并且附着层由稳定层保持。 载体膜可以纵向不连续地形成第一电缆部分，其中导体保持平行以便于终止，以及第二电缆部分，其中导体不被保持以增加柔性并减轻重量。 电缆也可以形成为圆形配置，以在布线期间提供优点。 还公开了制造该电缆的方法。

公开(公告)号：EP0207649A3

公开(公告)日：1988-11-17

申请号：EP86304340

申请日：1986-06-06

申请人： Cooper Industries, Inc.

发明人： Cox, Albert Ray

IPC分类号： H01B07/08

CPC分类号： H01B7/0823 ,  H01B7/0838 ,  Y10T428/2839

摘要： A flat cable assembly for use with a mass termination connector. The cable assembly includes a main cable having a plurality of conductors held in regularly spaced parallel re- lationahip in a sheet of insulation to match the terminal element epaclng of the connector. The main cable has a first surface, a second surface and lateral ends with the surfaces extending between the ends. A plastic covering having an interior surface facing the main cable second surface is provided. A release agent is printed on either or both of the interior surface of the plastic covering and the second surface of the main cable so that portions of the printed upon surface are coated by the release agent and other portions of that surface are uncoated. A metallic ground plane is positioned between the main cable and the covering with the plastic covering being bonded to the second surface at the uncoated portions so that the plastic covering can be readily separated from the main cable to expose the ground plane.

公开(公告)号：EP0226779A3

公开(公告)日：1989-03-01

申请号：EP86115415.1

申请日：1986-11-06

申请人： COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC.

发明人： Cox, Albert Ray ,  Biegon, Robert John ,  Men, Grigory ,  Turner, Lester Thomas

IPC分类号： H01B7/08

CPC分类号： H01B7/0876 ,  H01B7/0846

摘要： A flat cable for use with a mass termination connector having a plurality of regularly spaced terminal elements. The flat cable includes a laminated carrier film and a plurality of discrete conductors held in regularly spaced parallel relationship by the carrier film to match the terminal element spacing of the connector. Each conductor has an insulating jacket made of a thermoplastic material. The carrier film includes an attachment layer of thermoplastic insulation having a melting temperature similar to that of the jacket material, and a dimensional stabilization layer made of an insulative material having a melting temperature higher than those of the attachment layer and the jacket material and displaying dimensional stability at the melting temperatures of the attachment layer and jacket material. The jackets of the conductor are fused to the attachment layer, and the attachment layer is held by the stabilization layer. The carrier film can be longitudinally discontinuous to form first cable sections where the conductors are held parallel for ease of termination, and second cable sections where the conductors are not held to increase flexibility and reduce weight. The cable can also be formed into a round configuration to provide advantages during routing. A method of manufacturing this cable is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：EP0207649A2

公开(公告)日：1987-01-07

申请号：EP86304340.2

申请日：1986-06-06

申请人： Cooper Industries, Inc.

发明人： Cox, Albert Ray

IPC分类号： H01B7/08

CPC分类号： H01B7/0823 ,  H01B7/0838 ,  Y10T428/2839

摘要： A flat cable assembly for use with a mass termination connector. The cable assembly includes a main cable having a plurality of conductors held in regularly spaced parallel re- lationahip in a sheet of insulation to match the terminal element epaclng of the connector. The main cable has a first surface, a second surface and lateral ends with the surfaces extending between the ends. A plastic covering having an interior surface facing the main cable second surface is provided. A release agent is printed on either or both of the interior surface of the plastic covering and the second surface of the main cable so that portions of the printed upon surface are coated by the release agent and other portions of that surface are uncoated. A metallic ground plane is positioned between the main cable and the covering with the plastic covering being bonded to the second surface at the uncoated portions so that the plastic covering can be readily separated from the main cable to expose the ground plane.