Termination construction of a cable comprised of bundled tubes
AssigneeKabel-und Metallwerke Gutehoffnungshutte Aktiengesellschaft
InventorHansjurgen Schwartze
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Abstract
The individual tubes are separated from each other at the end of a cable composed of a tube bundle, by means of a cap member having a neck in heat shrink fit on the cable jacket and having an end plate with sleeves through which pass groups of tubes, a plurality of further members have their respective necks heat shrunken onto the sleeves, and individual sleeves on the further members single out and separate the individual tubes of the cable, the latter sleeves being also mounted on the tubes in heat shrink fit. Further features relate to thermal insulation form stability, and pressure proofing of the construction, all destined to seal off the interior of the cable while permitting feed through of the individual tubes for physical fan-out or fan-in.
Claims13
In a construction for placement at an end of a bundle of tubes, a member having a neck portion placed in shrink fit onto the bundle, the member having a bottom plate from which extend a plurality of different sleeves, each said sleeves being passed through by at least one of said tubes, said sleeves being placed in shrink fit around and on the respective tube or tubes.
A terminal construction for an end of a cable, the cable being comprised of a bundle of tubes in an outer jacket, the construction comprising:
- a member having a neck portion heat shrunken onto the jacket;
- a flared portion extending from the neck, receiving and being passed through by the tubes, said tubes having been separated from each other, the jacket having been removed from the cable in the flared portion;
- a bottom plate end-sealing the flared portion;
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- a plurality of sleeves extending from the bottom plate, each receiving and being passed through by at least one of the tubes and in heat shrink fit thereon.
A terminal construction for a group of bundled tubes held together in a tubular element, comprising:
- a tubular member, being heat shrunken onto the tubular element;
- a bottom plate on the tubular member;
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- a plurality of sleeves extending from the tubular member, each receiving and being passed through by at least one of the tubes and being disposed in heat shrunk fit thereon.
A terminal construction for a large bundle of tubes being enveloped in a jacket, comprising:
- a plurality of tubular members each having a neck portion, an end plate, and a plurality of sleeves extending from the end plate, whereby neck portions of several of the members are placed in heat shrink fit onto the sleeves of another one of the members, the neck portion of each member being passed through by at least one of the tubes;
- one of the members having its neck placed in heat shrink fit onto the envelope of the cable, all said tubes passing into and through the neck of said latter one member;
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- several of said members excluding at least said one member each having their sleeves provided in heat shrink fit onto just one of said tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.