Device for damping vibrations of a flexible or mineral-insulated cable integrated into a recess, cable thus equipped and manufacturing method
AssigneeThermocoax
InventorsRémi Revillion, Xavier Potiron, Laurent Pichon, Antoine Chouanneau
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Abstract
A device for damping vibrations suffered by a cable and intended to be integrated into a recess for the cable that has a larger cross- section than the cross-section of the cable. The device has at least two tips with tubular cross-sections that are attached to the surface of the cable and a flexible portion connecting the tips together and extending to the interior wall of the recess.
Claims23
A device for damping vibrations suffered by a mineral-insulated cable or by a flexible cable, for being integrated into a cavity having a greater cross-section than the cross-section of the mineral-insulated or flexible cable, wherein said device comprises:
- at least two tips having a tubular cross-section, such as on at least 30% of their periphery, with shape that is adapted for each to be fixedly assembled to the surface of the mineral-insulated or flexible cable, and
- at least one contact element being a flexible element having an elastic behaviour, extending from each of said tips and connecting them between each other,
- and wherein said flexible element is configured such that, when the device is assembled to the surface of the mineral-insulated or flexible cable and the mineral-insulated or flexible cable is integrated into the cavity, the flexible element is abutting on at least one abutment point of the internal wall of the cavity, providing damping of the vibrations suffered by the mineral-insulated or flexible cable.
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