Two part spacer for a high-frequency coaxial cable having a protrusion on one of the parts
AssigneeAlcatel Alsthom Compagnie Generale d'Electricite
InventorsHorst Fischer, Hartmut Gohdes
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Abstract
A spacer is indicated for a high-frequency coaxial cable with an inner conductor, a tube-shaped outer conductor and a dielectric cavity located between the two conductors, which has a higher thermal load-carrying capacity in the inner conductor area than in the outer conductor area, due to the use of different materials. The parts of the spacer which are made of different materials are radially superimposed and are solidly interlocked with each other by means of injection molding.
Claims9
A spacer for a high-frequency coaxial cable with an inner conductor, a tube-shaped outer conductor and a dielectric cavity located between the inner and outer conductors, which comprises a first part adjacent the inner conductor and a second part spaced from the inner conductor, the parts are made of different materials so that the first part has a higher thermal load-carrying capacity than the second part, the parts are superimposed in a radial direction and solidly interlocked with each other by a protrusion located on one of the parts, which is surrounded by injection molded material of the other part.
A high-frequency coaxial cable comprising:
- (a) an inner conductor;
- (b) a spacer on the inner conductor, the spacer having a first part adjacent the inner conductor and second part spaced from the inner conductor, the parts are made of different materials so that the first part has a higher thermal load-carrying capacity than the second part, the parts are superimposed in a radial direction and solidly interlocked with each other by a protrusion located on one of the parts, which is surrounded by injection molded material of the other part;
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- (c) a tube-shaped outer conductor surrounding the inner conductor and spacer to create a dielectric cavity located between the inner and outer conductors.
A method of producing a high-frequency coaxial cable, comprising the steps of:
- (d) providing an inner conductor;
- (e) applying a spacer to the inner conductor, the spacer having a first part adjacent the inner conductor and a second part spaced from the inner conductor, the parts are made of different materials so that the first part has a higher thermal load-carrying capacity than the second part, the parts are superimposed in the radial direction and solidly interlocked with each other by forming a protrusion on one of the parts and injection molding material of the other part around said protrusion;
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- (f) forming a tube-shaped outer conductor around the inner conductor and the spacer to form a dielectric cavity located between the inner and outer conductors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.