Over-molded electric cable and method for making same
AssigneeSiemens VDO Automotive Corporation
InventorsMichel Bonato, Alain Trybucki
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Abstract
An overmolded electrical cable has a cable formed of a plurality of insulated conducting wires inside an insulating sheath. An overmolding material encapsulates the insulating sheath over at least part of a length thereof. The insulating sheath has an external surface formed with at least one groove accommodating the overmolding material. The sheath is formed with at least one fin in the at least one groove and the at least one fin forms an integral part of the sheath. A method for producing such an overmolded electrical cable is also disclosed.
Claims9
An overmolded electrical cable, comprising:
- a cable formed of a plurality of insulated conducting wires inside an insulating sheath;
- and
- an overmolding material encapsulating said insulating sheath over at least part of a length thereof;
- said insulating sheath having an external surface formed with at least one groove accommodating said overmolding material, said sheath being formed with at least one fin in said at least one groove, said at least one fin forming an integral part of said sheath.
A method of producing an overmolded electrical cable having a cable formed of a plurality of insulated conducting wires inside an insulating sheath, which comprises the following steps:
- forming at least one groove in the insulating sheath;
- forming at least one fin in the at least one groove;
- and
- overmolding the at least one groove with an overmolding material for filling the groove and at least partially melting a material of the insulating sheath to assure sealing between the cable and the overmolding material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.