Protective sheath for an electrical harness in order to prevent the deterioration of same
First Claim
1. A device for prediction of faults in a harness formed by a plurality of cables joined together, in particular electrical cables, comprising a protective sheath intended to enclose the harness, the sheath comprising a plurality of braiding elements, said braiding elements being braided together to form a tubular sheath, each braiding element comprising a plurality of longitudinal braiding strands arranged to form a web, wherein the sheath comprises at least one electrically conductive detection strand, said detection strand being arranged with the braiding strands of a braiding element to be integrated into the web forming said braiding element, the detection strand being electrically insulated from the braiding strands of said braiding element.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for predicting faults in a harness formed by a plurality of cables gathered together, in particular electrical cables, comprising a protective sheath (10) intended to surround the harness, the sheath (10) comprising a plurality of braided elements (100), said braided elements (100) being braided together to form a tubular sheath, each braided element (100) comprising a plurality of longitudinal braiding strands (101) arranged to form a web, characterised in that the sheath (100) comprises at least one electrically conductive detection strand (102), said detection strand (102) being arranged with the braiding strands (101) of a braided element (100) so as to be incorporated into the web forming said braided element (100), the detection strand (102) being electrically insulated from the braiding strands (100) of said braided element (100).
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- 1. A device for prediction of faults in a harness formed by a plurality of cables joined together, in particular electrical cables, comprising a protective sheath intended to enclose the harness, the sheath comprising a plurality of braiding elements, said braiding elements being braided together to form a tubular sheath, each braiding element comprising a plurality of longitudinal braiding strands arranged to form a web, wherein the sheath comprises at least one electrically conductive detection strand, said detection strand being arranged with the braiding strands of a braiding element to be integrated into the web forming said braiding element, the detection strand being electrically insulated from the braiding strands of said braiding element.
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10. A manufacturing method of a device for prediction of faults in a harness formed by a plurality of cables joined together, comprising a coiling step during which at least one detection strand is arranged with a plurality of braiding strands to form a braiding web which is coiled, said braiding web then being uncoiled during a braiding step to form a protective sheath around said harness,
wherein the protective sheath comprises a plurality of braiding elements, said braiding elements being braided together to form a tubular sheath, each braiding element comprising the plurality of longitudinal braiding strands, the protective sheath including at least one electrically conductive detection strand, said detection strand being arranged with the braiding strands of one of said braiding elements, the detection strand being electrically insulated from the braiding strands of said one braiding element.
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11. A prediction method of deterioration of a plurality of cables, in particular of electrical cables, combined to form a harness and enclosed by a device for prediction of faults in the harness, said prediction device including a protective sheath including a plurality of braiding elements, said braiding elements being braided together to form a tubular sheath, each braiding element comprising a plurality of longitudinal braiding strands, wherein the protective sheath includes at least one electrically conductive detection strand, said detection strand being arranged with the braiding strands of one of said braiding elements, the detection strand being electrically insulated from the braiding strands of said one braiding element, said method comprising applying an electric current in the at least one detection strand of the protective sheath, and monitoring of the electrical performance of said detection strand.
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