Method For Manufacturing A Cable Bundle, Fabrication Apparatus For Manufacturing A Cable Bundle, And Cable Bundle
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorNico Lorenz
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a cable bundle. At least one provided first cable is completely coated circumferentially on an outer side of the insulating sheath of the first cable with a hot-melt adhesive. In a further step, the first cable is positioned so that it touches a provided second cable over at least a partial length of the cables. In a further step, at least one local adhesive connection is produced between the first cable and the second cable along a partial length of the cables by locally melting the hot-melt adhesive on the first cable.
Claims20
A method for manufacturing a cable bundle having a first cable and at least one second cable, with the following steps:
- providing the first cable, having a conductor and an insulating sheath completely surrounding the conductor circumferentially, and providing the at least one second cable, wherein the at least one second cable is separate from the first cable;
- completely coating the first cable circumferentially on an outer side of the insulating sheath of the first cable with a hot-melt adhesive;
- positioning the first cable so that it touches the at least second cable over at least a partial length of the cables;
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- producing multiple local adhesive connections, which are configured spaced apart from one another, between the first cable and the at least second cable along the partial length of the cables by locally melting the hot-melt adhesive on the first cable and subsequently cooling the hot-melt adhesive so that the local adhesive connections holding the cables together are produced as a result.
A fabrication apparatus for manufacturing a cable bundle, wherein the fabrication apparatus is configured to perform the following steps:
- providing the first cable, having a conductor and an insulating sheath completely surrounding the conductor circumferentially, and providing the at least one second cable, which second cable is separate from the first cable;
- completely coating the first cable circumferentially on an outer side of the insulating sheath of the first cable with a hot-melt adhesive;
- positioning the first cable so that it touches the at least second cable over at least a partial length of the cables;
- and
- producing multiple local adhesive connections, which are configured spaced apart from one another, between the first cable and the at least second cable along the partial length of the cables by locally melting the hot-melt adhesive on the first cable and subsequently cooling the hot-melt adhesive so that the local adhesive connections holding the cables together are produced as a result.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.