Device and method for separating wires and sealing a conduit
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsDarren Tremelling, Jonah Kadoko, Nikolaus Zant, Corey Stoner
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Abstract
An insert device for sealing a conduit, wherein at least one component of the insert device is configured to separate and position at least one wire in the conduit in order to create a space or inner volume for a sealant to be introduced thereinto. The insert device can have a nozzle configured to allow precise injection of the sealant into the inner volume. The insert device can be operated for quick and reliably repeatable sealing of conduits.
Claims20
A device for positioning cables and sealing a conduit, comprising:
- a cable-separating component comprising:
- a first body comprising:
- removable portions arranged around an outer periphery of the first body,
- wherein
- when the removable portions are removed from the first body, the first body defines a first notch configured to secure a cable;
- and
- a nozzle comprising:
- a second body,
- wherein the second body defines a tubular channel,
- a first end, and
- a second end,
- wherein the second end is opposite the first end along the second body, wherein the second end is connected to the first body of the cable-separating component such that the tubular channel continues entirely through the first body of the cable-separating component.
A method of installing a device for separating cables and sealing a conduit, comprising:
- placing the device in the conduit;
- connecting the cables to a cable-separating component of the device;
- moving the device to a desired position within the conduit;
- and
- delivering a sealant to the device, thereby sealing the device to the conduit;
- wherein the cable-separating component includes a body, the body being configured with removable portions arranged around an outer periphery of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.