Cable network with light waveguide cable for installation in pipelines of existing supply line systems
AssigneeCCS Technology, Inc.
InventorsEdgar Heinz, Thomas Mueller, Helmut Nowsch, Joachim Schaefer, Ernst Mayr
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Abstract
A cable network with a light waveguide cable which is introduced in the pipeline of an existing pipeline system. The light waveguide cable is arranged along a line, preferably at the vertex of the pipeline, and is provided with a protective layer so that a smooth transition exists between the wall surfaces of the pipeline and the cable.
Claims31
A cable network with light waveguide cables for installation in a pipeline of an existing system, comprising a light waveguide cable being arranged in a generated groove of the pipeline of the existing supply system, and a protective layer that overlies the light waveguide cable, so that the protective layer compensates for the transitions between a surface of the inside wall of the pipeline and the arranged light waveguide cable, the protective layer only covering a portion of the surface of the inside wall of the pipeline.
Method for installing a light waveguide cable in a pipeline of an existing supply system comprising the steps of installing a light waveguide cable along a generated line defined by an inside wall of the pipeline of the existing supply system and then applying a protective layer upon the light waveguide cable, so that the protective layer compensates for the transitions between a surface of the inside wall of the pipeline and the installed light waveguide cable.
A method for installing a light waveguide cable in a pipeline of an existing supply system comprising:
- forming a groove in a portion of the pipeline;
- placing a portion of the light waveguide cable within the groove of the pipeline;
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- applying a protective layer over the light waveguide cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.