# US 2021/0276498 A1 · A cable spacer arrangement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0276498 A1 - Document ID: US20210276498A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/330,564 - Filed: 2016-10-04 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-04 - Assignees: Volvo Truck Corporation - Applicants: Volvo Truck Corporation - Inventors: Simon Arnesson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210276498A1 ## CPC - B60R 16/0215: {Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor} - H02G 3/0406: {Details thereof (installation or suspension of conduit channels and other supports H02G3/263)} - H02G 3/32: using mounting clamps - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES ## Abstract The present invention relates to a cable spacer arrangement mountable to a cable of a vehicle; said cable spacer arrangement comprising a cable spacer comprising a circumferentially arranged cable fixing portion having an inner surface arranged to face the cable when mounted thereto, and an outer surface arranged on an opposite side of the cable fixing portion relative to the inner surface; a plurality of circumferentially arranged cable spacing elements, each cable spacing element extending from the cable fixing portion in an at least partially radial direction therefrom, wherein a portion of the cable spacing element is arranged to abut an inner surface of a tube in which the cable is to be positioned, wherein the cable fixing portion further comprises first and second end portions in the circumferential direction such that the cable fixing portion is non-continuous in the circumferential direction thereof. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cable spacer arrangement mountable to a cable of a vehicle; said cable spacer arrangement comprising a cable spacer comprising a circumferentially arranged cable fixing portion having an inner surface arranged to face the cable when mounted thereto, and an outer surface arranged on an opposite side of the cable fixing portion relative to the inner surface; a plurality of circumferentially arranged cable spacing elements, each cable spacing element extending from the cable fixing portion in an at least partially radial direction therefrom, wherein a portion of the cable spacing element is arranged to abut an inner surface of a tube in which the cable is to be positioned, wherein the cable fixing portion further comprises first and second end portions in the circumferential direction such that the cable fixing portion is non-continuous in the circumferential direction thereof. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cable spacer arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the cable fixing portion comprises a circumferentially arranged protrusion positioned at an opposite axial end portion of said cable fixing portion relative to said plurality cable spacing elements. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cable spacer arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the cable fixing portion is provided with a plurality of axially extending indications of fracture, each of said plurality of indications of fracture being arranged between a respective pair of cable spacing elements in the circumferential direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cable spacer arrangement according to claim 3, wherein each of said plurality of indications of fracture extends between axial end portions of the cable fixing portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cable spacer arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the cable spacer arrangement further comprises a cable spacer fixing device provided in abutment with the outer surface of the cable fixing portion for fixating the cable spacer to the cable. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cable spacer arrangement according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of cable spacing elements is arranged in a wave-shaped pattern. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cable spacer arrangement according to claim 1, wherein a radially outer end portion of each of the plurality of cable spacing elements is provided with a hook-shaped portion, said hook-shaped portion having a ridge portion radially facing away from the cable fixing portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cable spacer arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the cable fixing portion is a first cable fixing portion, wherein the cable spacer further comprises a second circumferentially arranged cable fixing portion axially spaced apart from the first cable fixing portion, wherein the plurality of circumferentially arranged cable spacing elements extends between the first and second cable fixing portions. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The cable spacer arrangement according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of circumferentially arranged cable spacing elements forms a first and a second ball shaped portion. ### Claim 10 A cable spacer for a cable of a vehicle, said cable spacer comprising a flexible cable fixing portion at a first end portion thereof and a plurality of cable spacing elements spaced apart from each other and extending away from the flexible cable fixing portion in a first direction, wherein the cable spacer extends between a first end portion and a second end portion in a second direction, wherein said second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The cable spacer according to claim 10, wherein the flexible cable fixing portion is bendable around a geometric axis extending in the first direction. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The cable spacer according to claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of cable spacing elements is bendable around a geometric axis extending in the second direction and located at an interface between the respective cable spacing element and the flexible cable fixing portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The cable spacer according to claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of cable spacing elements has a stiffness which is greater in a direction perpendicular to the first and second directions compared to a stiffness in the second direction. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The cable spacer according to claim 10, said cable spacer being bendable and having a shape such that it is formable into a cone-shaped form when being wind up around a geometric axis parallel to the first direction. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The cable spacer according to claim 10, wherein the cable fixing portion comprises a plurality of indications of fracture extending in the first direction, wherein each of the plurality of indications of fracture is arranged between a respective pair of cable spacing elements as seen in the second direction. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The cable spacer according to claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of cable spacing elements extends in the first direction in a wave-shaped pattern. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) A cable arrangement comprising a cable configured to be mounted within a tube of a vehicle, and a cable spacer arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the cable spacer arrangement circumferentially enclosing a portion of the cable.