System and method of printing indicia onto armored cable
AssigneeSouthwire Company
InventorsJohn Moore, Roy O. Jackson, David B. McCardel, James Phillip Tuggle
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Abstract
A method according to the teachings of the present disclosure may include disposing a sheath around a conductor assembly, with an outer surface of the sheath defining spaced apart crowns and valleys. An outlet of at least one ink jet print head may be positioned adjacent the sheath at an angle of 60 degrees to 120 degrees with respect to a longitudinal axis of the sheath. The method may also include using at least one ink jet print head to print marking indicia on the sheath, the marking indicia indicating at least characteristic of the electrical cable assembly.
Claims6
An electrical cable assembly comprising:
- a conductor assembly;
- a sheath disposed around the conductor assembly, wherein the sheath comprises an outer surface defining spaced apart crowns and valleys;
- an oil layer applied to the outer surface of the sheath;
- a base ink block printed over the oil layer, wherein the base ink block is printed on the crowns, the valleys, and between the crowns and the valleys of the sheath;
- and
- marking indicia printed on the base ink block to indicate at least one characteristic of the electrical cable assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.