US 2011/0079427 A1Published application

Insulated non-halogenated covered aluminum conductor and wire harness assembly

OwnerLakshmikant Suryakant Powale, Amit Chakrabarti +1inventors

InventorsLakshmikant Suryakant Powale, Amit Chakrabarti, Vitthal Sawant

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Abstract

Disclosed herein a covered conductor comprising a conductor and a covering, wherein the covering is disposed over the conductor, wherein the conductor comprises aluminum or an alloy comprising aluminum, wherein the covering comprises a poly(arylene ether) composition, wherein optionally, the covering comprises a poly(arylene ether) composition selected from the group consisting of Noryl resins from SABIC Innovative Plastics, Xyron resins from Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Iupiace resins from Mitsubishi, Lemalloy resins from Mitsubishi, Polyphenyl Ether resins from Bluestar, Acnor resins from Aquafil Technopolymers, Ashlene resins from Ashley Polymers, Vestoran resins from Evonik Degussa. Further disclosed herein is a wire harness assembly comprising the covered conductor, and an end use equipment comprising the wire harness assembly.

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Dependent claims

A covered conductor comprising a conductor and a covering,

wherein the covering is disposed over the conductor,
wherein the conductor comprises aluminum or an alloy comprising aluminum,
wherein the covering comprises a poly(arylene ether) composition,
wherein optionally, the poly(arylene ether) composition comprises a crystalline polymer, a semi-crystalline polymer, an amorphous polymer, or a mixture thereof,
wherein optionally, the poly(arylene ether) composition comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of fibrous fillers, particulate fillers, reinforcing agents, mold release agents, plasticizers, lubricants, UV absorbers, light stabilizers, heat stabilizers, free-radical generating chemicals, curing agents, anti-dripping agents, smoke suppressants, flow promoters, silicon containing chemicals, fluorine containing chemicals, foaming agents, blowing agents, crosslinking agents, nucleating agents, acid scavengers, antimicrobial agents, fluorescent whitening agents, pigments, dyes, photo-bleachable dyes, colorants, anti-static agents, antioxidants, and metal deactivators,
wherein optionally, the covered conductor comprises an other layer, wherein the other layer is disposed between the covering and the conductor, and
wherein optionally, the covering comprises at least one polyarylene ether composition selected from the group consisting of Noryl resins from SABIC Innovative Plastics, Xyron resins from Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Iupiace resins from Mitsubishi, Lemalloy resins from Mitsubishi, Polyphenyl Ether resins from Bluestar, Acnor resins from Aquafil Technopolymers, Ashlene resins from Ashley Polymers, Vestoran resins from Evonik Degussa.

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A wire harness assembly comprising:

a covered conductor comprising a conductor and a covering,
wherein the covering is disposed over the conductor,
wherein the conductor comprises aluminum or an alloy comprising aluminum,
wherein the covering comprises a poly(arylene ether) composition,
wherein optionally, wire harness assembly comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of terminals, terminal fittings, connectors, and connector housings,
wherein optionally, the covered conductor comprises an other layer, wherein the other layer is disposed between the covering and the conductor, and
wherein optionally, the covered conductor comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of beddings, armors, and wrapping tapes,
wherein optionally, the covering comprises at least one polyarylene ether composition selected from the group consisting of Noryl resins from SABIC Innovative Plastics, Xyron resins from Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation, Iupiace resins from Mitsubishi, Lemalloy resins from Mitsubishi, Polyphenyl Ether resins from Bluestar, Acnor resins from Aquafil Technopolymers, Ashlene resins from Ashley Polymers, Vestoran resins from Evonik Degussa, and
wherein optionally, the wire harness assembly is at least one member selected from the group consisting of an automotive wire harness that satisfies the requirements of ISO 6722 or ISO 14572;
an aircraft wire harness that satisfies the requirements of ISO 1967 or ISO 1974 or ISO 2155;
a building wire harness that satisfies the requirements of BS 6004 or BS 7211;
an industrial wire harness that satisfies the requirements of BS 5467;
a data and telecommunication wire harness that satisfies the requirements of ISO 11801 or ISO 15018;
a household electric appliance wire harness;
a medical equipment wire harness;
a machine wire harness;
a rail-transportation wire harness;
a submarine-transportation wire harness;
an electronic instrument wire harness;
and an engineering equipment wire harness.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.