Coaxial cable with strippable center conductor precoat
First Claim
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1. A coaxial cable comprising:
- an inner conductor;
a dielectric layer surrounding said inner conductor;
an outer conductor surrounding said dielectric layer; and
a precoat layer disposed between said inner conductor and said dielectric layer, said precoat layer forming a first bond interface (“
A”
bond) with the inner conductor and a second bond interface (“
B”
bond) with the dielectric layer, the precoat layer being of sufficient thickness and continuity as to block axial migration of moisture along the inner conductor, and wherein the strength of said first and second bond interfaces is such that the precoat layer is removed completely and cleanly from the inner conductor as a result of the shear forces applied to the precoat layer during preparation of the cable end for receiving a connector using a standard commercially available coaxial cable coring tool.
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Abstract
A coaxial cable is provided with a specially prepared precoat layer that facilitates removal of the precoat layer when the end of the cable is cored in preparation for receiving a connector. The cable includes an inner conductor; a foam polyolefin dielectric layer surrounding the inner conductor; an outer conductor surrounding said dielectric layer; and a precoat layer disposed between the inner conductor and the dielectric layer. The precoat layer forms a first bond interface with the inner conductor and a second bond interface with the dielectric layer, wherein the ratio of the axial shear adhesion force of the first (“A”) bond to the axial shear adhesive force of the second (“B”) bond is less than 1, and wherein the ratio of the axial shear adhesion force of the “A” bond formed by the precoat layer between the inner conductor to the dielectric layer to the rotational shear adhesion force of the bond is 5 or greater.
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21 Claims
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1. A coaxial cable comprising:
- an inner conductor;
a dielectric layer surrounding said inner conductor;
an outer conductor surrounding said dielectric layer; and
a precoat layer disposed between said inner conductor and said dielectric layer, said precoat layer forming a first bond interface (“
A”
bond) with the inner conductor and a second bond interface (“
B”
bond) with the dielectric layer, the precoat layer being of sufficient thickness and continuity as to block axial migration of moisture along the inner conductor, and wherein the strength of said first and second bond interfaces is such that the precoat layer is removed completely and cleanly from the inner conductor as a result of the shear forces applied to the precoat layer during preparation of the cable end for receiving a connector using a standard commercially available coaxial cable coring tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- an inner conductor;
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11. A coaxial cable comprising:
- an inner conductor;
a foam polyolefin dielectric layer surrounding said inner conductor;
an outer conductor surrounding said dielectric layer; and
a precoat layer disposed between said inner conductor and said dielectric layer and comprising a thermoplastic polyethylene composition, said precoat layer forming a first bond interface with the inner conductor and a second bond interface with the dielectric layer, wherein the ratio of the axial shear adhesion strength of the first (“
A”
) bond to the axial shear adhesive strength of the second (“
B”
) bond is less than 1. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
- an inner conductor;
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15. A coaxial cable comprising:
- an inner conductor;
a closed cell foam polyolefin dielectric layer surrounding said inner conductor;
an outer conductor surrounding said dielectric layer and bonded to the dielectric layer; and
a precoat layer disposed between said inner conductor and said dielectric layer, said precoat layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a blend of low density polyethylene having a melt index of at least 35 g/10 min. and ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, and said precoat layer forming a first bond interface with the inner conductor and a second bond interface with the dielectric layer, wherein the ratio of the axial shear adhesion force of the first (“
A”
) bond to the axial shear adhesive force of the second (“
B”
) bond is less than 1, and wherein the ratio of the rotational shear adhesive force of the first (“
A”
) bond to the rotational shear force of the second (“
B”
) bond is less than 1.
- an inner conductor;
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16. A method of manufacturing a coaxial cable comprising:
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directing a conductor along a predetermined path of travel into and through a preheater and preheating the conductor, melting in a first extruder a thermoplastic polymer precoat composition, directing the preheated conductor into and through the first extruder and extruding onto the surface of the center conductor a continuous thin coating layer of the molten precoat composition, allowing the layer of precoat composition to cool and solidify, maintaining the temperature of the conductor and layer of precoat composition no more than 200°
F.,directing the conductor and layer of precoat composition into and through a second extruder and extruding onto the coated conductor a foamable polymer composition, allowing the foamable polymer composition to expand, cool and solidify to form a foam dielectric surrounding the conductor, and surrounding the foam dielectric with a continuous metallic sheath forming the outer conductor of the coaxial cable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of manufacturing a coaxial cable comprising:
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directing a conductor along a predetermined path of travel into and through a preheater and preheating the conductor to a surface temperature of 75°
F. to 300°
F.,melting in a first extruder a thermoplastic polymer precoat composition comprising a blend of low density polyethylene having a melt index of at least 50 g/10 min and ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, directing the preheated conductor into and through the first extruder and extruding onto the surface of the center conductor a continuous coating layer of the molten precoat composition with a thickness of from 0.0001 to 0.020 inch, allowing the layer of precoat composition to cool and solidify forming a first bond interface (“
A”
bond) with the inner conductor,optionally reheating the conductor and layer of precoat composition to a temperature of no more than 200°
F.,directing the conductor and layer of precoat composition into and through a second extruder and extruding onto the coated conductor a foamable polyolefin polymer composition, allowing the foamable polymer composition to expand, cool and solidify to form a closed cell polyolefin foam dielectric surrounding the conductor with a second bond interface (“
B”
bond) between the layer of precoat composition and the dielectric,surrounding the foam dielectric with a continuous metallic sheath forming the outer conductor of the coaxial cable, and controlling the bond adhesion forces at the first and second bond interfaces so that the ratio of the axial shear strength of the first (“
A”
) bond to the axial shear strength of the second (“
B”
) bond is less than 1. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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Current AssigneeCommscope Inc of North Carolina (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeCommscope Properties LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
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InventorsMinton, Randy James, McDaniel, Donald Roger II, Gialenios, Michael Damon
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current174/105.R
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CPC Class CodesH01B 11/1834 Construction of the insulat...H01B 13/016 for manufacturing co-axial ...Y10T 29/49117 Conductor or circuit manufa...Y10T 29/49123 Co-axial cable
