Method of installing a heat shrink cover, installation kit, and installation system
AssigneeTyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
InventorsThilo Simonsohn, Christian Heindl
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Abstract
A method of installing a heat shrink cover around a component includes providing the heat shrink cover having an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, the inner sleeve is a heat shrink sleeve, and attaching an electrical heating system to an outer surface of the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are arranged around the component, with the outer sleeve at least partially encompassing the inner sleeve. The electrical heating system is energized to heat-recover the inner sleeve.
Claims20
An installation kit for installing a heat shrink cover onto a component, comprising:
- the heat shrink cover having an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are arranged around the component and the outer sleeve at least partially encompasses the inner sleeve, the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are separate independent parts that are each formed of a heat recoverable material, an outer surface of the inner sleeve has a first metal film disposed directly on and at least partially covering the outer surface of the inner sleeve, the first metal film is positioned between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve;
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- an electrical heating system attached to an outer surface of the outer sleeve, the electrical heating system is electrically energizable to provide heat for heat-recovering the inner sleeve, the electrical heating system is releasably fixed at the outer sleeve and is removable after completion of heat recovery.
An installation system, comprising:
- an installation kit including a heat shrink cover and an electrical heating system, the heat shrink cover having an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are arranged around a component and the outer sleeve at least partially encompasses the inner sleeve, the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve are separate independent parts that are each formed of a heat recoverable material, an outer surface of the inner sleeve has a first metal film disposed directly on and at least partially covering the outer surface of the inner sleeve, the first metal film is positioned between the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve, the electrical heating system is attached to an outer surface of the outer sleeve;
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- a control unit energizing the electrical heating system to provide heat for heat-recovering the inner sleeve, the electrical heating system is releasably fixed at the outer sleeve and is removable after completion of heat recovery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.