Cable sleeve comprising a deformable portion with variable cross-sectional area
AssigneeAptiv Manufacturing Management Services GmbH
InventorsMichał Cieszyński, Tomasz Ślizowski, Wojciech Leśniak, Marek Manterys
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to cable sleeve for receiving one or more cables, such as a harness for a vehicle. The sleeve includes a sleeve body having a portion made of deformable material. The portion is designed to have a first configuration, which is predefined, and to adopt a second configuration. In the first configuration the cross-sectional area of the portion is smaller than in the second configuration. Additionally, In the first configuration the perimeter length of the cross-sectional area is larger than or equal to the second configuration.
Claims16
A cable sleeve for receiving one or more cables, such as a harness for a vehicle, the sleeve comprising:
- a sleeve body comprising a portion made of deformable material, wherein the portion is designed to have a first configuration, which is predefined, and to adopt a second configuration, wherein a cross-sectional area of the portion is smaller in the first configuration than in the second configuration, wherein a perimeter length of the cross-sectional area in the first configuration is larger than or equal to the second configuration, wherein the cross-sectional area has an essentially circular shape in the second configuration, and wherein in the first configuration the perimeter of the cross-sectional area comprises one or more convex sections and one or more concave sections, as seen from outside of the perimeter of the cross-sectional area.
A method for assembling a cable sleeve with cables, comprising:
- providing a cable sleeve including a sleeve body having a portion made of deformable material, wherein the portion is designed to have a first configuration, which is predefined, and to adopt a second configuration, wherein a cross-sectional area of the portion is smaller in the first configuration than in the second configuration, and wherein a perimeter length of the cross-sectional area in the first configuration is larger than or equal to the second configuration, wherein the cross-sectional area has an essentially circular shape in the second configuration;
- applying an external force on the portion such that the portion adopts the second configuration;
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- guiding one or more cables for a vehicle at least partially through the sleeve, wherein in the first configuration the perimeter of the cross-sectional area comprises one or more convex sections and one or more concave sections, as seen from outside of the perimeter of the cross-sectional area.
A method for assembling a cable sleeve with cables, comprising:
- providing a cable sleeve including a sleeve body having a portion made of deformable material, wherein the portion is designed to have a first configuration, which is predefined, and to adopt a second configuration, wherein a cross-sectional area of the portion is smaller in the first configuration than in the second configuration, and wherein a perimeter length of the cross-sectional area in the first configuration is larger than or equal to the second configuration, wherein the cross-sectional area has an essentially circular shape in the second configuration;
- applying an external force on the portion such that the portion adopts the second configuration;
- guiding one or more cables, such as a harness for a vehicle, at least partially through the sleeve;
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- releasing, after guiding one or more cables, such as a harness for a vehicle, at least partially through the sleeve, the applied external force such that the portion has the predefined first configuration, wherein applying the external force comprises using an expander contacting at least partially one or more concave sections of the perimeter of the cross-sectional area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.