Method and apparatus for manufacturing coaxial cable with composite inner conductor
AssigneeCommScope Properties, LLC
InventorScott M. Adams
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Abstract
A method of making a coaxial cable includes forming a conductive tube and setting a settable material therein to define an inner conductor. Forming may include advancing a conductive strip and bending it into a tube having a longitudinal seam. The settable material may be dispensed onto the conductive strip continuously with the forming. Alternately, the settable material may be dispensed onto the conductive strip prior to advancing. The dispensing may use a puller cord as the settable material or carrying some or all of the settable material. The method may further include forming a dielectric layer surrounding the inner conductor, and forming an outer conductor surrounding the dielectric layer.
Claims34
A method of making a coaxial cable comprising:
- forming a conductive tube and setting a settable material therein to define an inner conductor;
- forming a dielectric layer surrounding the inner conductor;
- and
- forming an outer conductor surrounding the dielectric layer.
A method of making a coaxial cable comprising:
- forming a conductive tube by advancing a conductive strip along a path of travel, and bending the conductive strip into a tube having a longitudinal seam;
- dispensing a settable material adjacent the conductive strip while forming the conductive tube, and setting the settable material in the conductive tube to thereby define an inner conductor;
- forming a dielectric layer surrounding the inner conductor;
- and
- forming an outer conductor surrounding the dielectric layer.
A method of making a coaxial cable comprising:
- forming a conductive tube by advancing a conductive strip having a settable material thereon along a path of travel, bending the conductive strip into a conductive tube having a longitudinal seam, and setting the settable material in the conductive tube formed by the bending of the conductive strip to thereby define an inner conductor;
- forming a dielectric layer surrounding the conductive tube;
- and
- forming an outer conductor surrounding the dielectric layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.