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US 12,387,858 B2Granted
System and method for forming wire and cable
AssigneesDaikin Industries, Ltd., Daikin America, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Johansen, Kenjiro Tanimoto
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Abstract
A system and method for manufacturing wire and cable products with a polymer cable component is provided. The systems and methods include increasing the hardness of a polymer cable component in order to reduce compression and deformation of the cable components during manufacturing. In some instances, the hardness is temporarily increased prior to or during the process of creating twisted pair or during the cabling process.
Claims6
A method of reducing the impact of a compressive force on a polymer cable component, the method comprising:
- providing a polymer cable component with a first hardness, wherein the first hardness is the hardness of the polymer cable component under ambient conditions;
- temporarily changing the hardness of the polymer cable component to a second hardness, wherein the second hardness is greater than the first hardness;
- subjecting the polymer cable component to a compressive force while the polymer cable component is at the second hardness;
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- allowing the polymer cable component to return to the first hardness after subjecting the polymer cable component to the compressive force,
- wherein the step of temporarily changing the hardness of the polymer cable component comprises cooling the polymer cable component, and the step of cooling the polymer cable component comprises exposing the polymer cable component to a cryogenic liquid for between six seconds and ten seconds.
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