FLEXIBLE AND LIGHTWEIGHT SEAT-TO-SEAT CABIN CABLE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME
First Claim
1. A cable comprising:
- one or more bundles of conductive wire comprising multiple strands;
each of the strands of the conductive wires being individually coated with an insulation layer;
said bundles of conductive wire being covered by a layer of wire jacketing material; and
said one or more bundles of cable being further covered by a nylon braiding material.
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Abstract
A seat-to-seat cable system for transmitting data and for power that is flexible and lightweight and a method for manufacturing the same. The cable system includes one or more bundles of conductive wire comprising multiple strands that are individually coated with an insulation layer. The bundles of conductive wire are covered by wire jacketing material and are further covered by a nylon braiding material. The cable is preferably made by coating individual wire strands with an insulating material, and then forming wire strands into wire. A thin insulating material may then be extruded over the bundles of wire strands, which are then twisted and/or shielded into cables forming a subassembly. The group of wires is formed into cables. A thin insulating material may be extruded over the cable subassemblies as a jacketing layer before the cable is cut to the desired length and braided or jacketed.
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21 Claims
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1. A cable comprising:
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one or more bundles of conductive wire comprising multiple strands;
each of the strands of the conductive wires being individually coated with an insulation layer;
said bundles of conductive wire being covered by a layer of wire jacketing material; and
said one or more bundles of cable being further covered by a nylon braiding material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. The cable of claim 1 wherein said braiding comprises nylon braiding.
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14-1. A method for manufacturing a cable comprising:
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forming individual wire strands from flexible wire cable;
coating said individual wire strands with insulating material;
forming multiple wire strands into wire of desired sizes;
extruding very thin insulating material over bundles of wire strands;
twisting and/or shielding the wires into cable subassemblies;
forming groups of wires into cables;
coating the cables with a jacketing layer;
measuring and cutting the cable to length and preparing for braiding or other final outer jacket material; and
covering prepared cables with braiding or other outer jacket material.
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16. The method of claim 15 which further comprises the steps of:
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preparing ends of individual wires for connectorization;
connectorizing individual wires with terminals; and
placing terminals into appropriate locations in connector housings.
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17. The method of claim 15 wherein said flexible wire cable is selected from the group consisting of:
- Litz wire, bare copper wires, coated copper wires and silver wires.
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18. The method of claim 15 wherein said jacketing layer comprises Teflon.
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19. The method of claim 15 wherein said insulating material comprises Teflon.
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20. The method of claim 15 wherein said cables comprise a power cable.
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21. The method of claim 15 wherein said cable comprises a power and data harness cable.
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