METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING CABLE MEDIA
First Claim
1. An apparatus for forming a cabling media using a wire pair including first and second conductor members, each of the first and second conductor members including a respective conductor and a respective insulation cover surrounding the conductor thereof, the apparatus comprising:
- a wire pair twisting device adapted to twist the first and second conductor members about one another to form a twisted wire pair; and
a wire pair twist modulator upstream of the wire pair twisting device, the wire pair twist modulator including an engagement member to hold the first and second conductor members at a hold location to restrict rotation of the first and second conductor members about one another;
wherein the apparatus defines a twist zone extending from the hold location to a twist initiation location of the wire pair twisting device; and
wherein the wire pair twist modulator is operable to move the engagement member along a control axis to modulate the length of the twist zone and thereby the twist length of the wire pair to form the twisted wire pair with a twist length that purposefully varies along a length of the twisted wire pair.
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Abstract
An apparatus for forming a cabling media using a wire pair including first and second conductor members, each of the first and second conductor members including a respective conductor and a respective insulation cover surrounding the conductor thereof, includes a wire pair twisting device and a wire pair twist modulator. The wire pair twisting device is adapted to twist the first and second conductor members about one another to form a twisted wire pair. The wire pair twist modulator is upstream of the wire pair twisting device. The wire pair twist modulator includes an engagement member to hold the first and second conductor members at a hold location to restrict rotation of the first and second conductor members about one another. The apparatus defines a twist zone extending from the hold location to a twist initiation location of the wire pair twisting device. The wire pair twist modulator is operable to move the engagement member along a control axis to modulate the length of the twist zone and thereby the twist length of the wire pair to form the twisted wire pair with a twist length that purposefully varies along a length of the twisted wire pair.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus for forming a cabling media using a wire pair including first and second conductor members, each of the first and second conductor members including a respective conductor and a respective insulation cover surrounding the conductor thereof, the apparatus comprising:
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a wire pair twisting device adapted to twist the first and second conductor members about one another to form a twisted wire pair; and a wire pair twist modulator upstream of the wire pair twisting device, the wire pair twist modulator including an engagement member to hold the first and second conductor members at a hold location to restrict rotation of the first and second conductor members about one another; wherein the apparatus defines a twist zone extending from the hold location to a twist initiation location of the wire pair twisting device; and wherein the wire pair twist modulator is operable to move the engagement member along a control axis to modulate the length of the twist zone and thereby the twist length of the wire pair to form the twisted wire pair with a twist length that purposefully varies along a length of the twisted wire pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wire pair twist modulator for forming a cabling media using a wire pair including first and second conductor members, each of the first and second conductor members including a respective conductor and a respective insulation cover surrounding the conductor thereof, and a wire pair twisting device downstream of the wire pair twist modulator adapted to twist the first and second conductor members about one another to form a twisted wire pair, the wire pair twist modulator comprising:
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an engagement member to hold the first and second conductor members at a hold location to restrict rotation of the first and second conductor members about one another; wherein the wire pair twist modulator defines a twist zone extending from the hold location to a twist initiation location of the wire pair twisting device; and wherein the wire pair twist modulator is operable to move the engagement member along a control axis to modulate the length of the twist zone and thereby the twist length of the wire pair to form the twisted wire pair with a twist length that purposefully varies along a length of the twisted wire pair.
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15. A method for forming a cabling media, the method comprising:
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providing a wire pair including first and second conductor members, each of the first and second conductor members including a respective conductor and a respective insulation cover surrounding the conductor thereof; twisting the first and second conductor members about one another to form a twisted wire pair using a wire pair twisting device; providing a wire pair twist modulator upstream of the wire pair twisting device, the wire pair twist modulator including an engagement member to hold the first and second conductor members at a hold location to restrict rotation of the first and second conductor members about one another, wherein the apparatus defines a twist zone extending from the hold location to a twist initiation location of the wire pair twisting device; and moving the engagement member along a control axis to modulate the length of the twist zone and thereby the twist length of the wire pair to form the twisted wire pair with a twist length that purposefully varies along a length of the twisted wire pair. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for forming a cabling media using a first twisted wire pair including first and second conductor members and a second twisted wire pair including third and fourth conductor members, each of the first, second, third and fourth conductor members including a respective conductor and a respective insulation cover surrounding the conductor thereof, the apparatus comprising:
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a core twisting device adapted to twist the first and second twisted wire pairs about one another to form a twisted core; and a core twist modulator upstream of the core twisting device, the core twist modulator including an engagement member to hold the first and second twisted wire pairs at a hold location to restrict rotation of the first and second twisted wire pairs about one another; wherein the apparatus defines a twist zone extending from the hold location to a twist initiation location of the core twisting device; and wherein the core twist modulator is operable to move the engagement member along a control axis to modulate the length of the twist zone and thereby the twist length of the core to form the twisted core with a twist length that purposefully varies along a length of the twisted core.
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