Woven electrical transmission cable for rapid aircraft repair and method
First Claim
1. A woven electrical transmission cable for the rapid repair of a defective electrical cable inside an aircraft and the like comprising:
- a plurality of longitudinal electrical conductors woven in a wrap direction in said cable;
a weft yarn and a plurality of wrap yarns binding said longitudinal electrical conductors in a prescribed weave pattern;
said weave pattern including a number of individual electrical cells with each cell containing a prescribed number of said longitudinal electrical conductors in a manner that said electrical conductors may be readily traced and identified at opposing ends of said cable for accurate termination;
a plurality of longitudinal anchor cords woven in said weave pattern in the warp direction on opposing sides of said cable; and
said longitudinal anchor cords having a larger absorption mass and surface than said warp yarns and said weft yarns for being embedded in a resinous matrix material for bonding said woven cable to the exterior fuselage skin of said aircraft.
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Abstract
A woven electrical transmission cable and method for the rapid repair of a defective electrical cable in an aircraft and the like is disclosed. A woven electrical transmission cable (A) for rapid repair includes longitudinal warp anchor cords (B) interwoven with warp and weft yarns (38, 40). The warp and weft yarns are woven in a prescribed pattern in which elongated electrical conductors (36) are bound in individual cells (22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32). A prescribed number of conductors (36) is included in each cell which may be easily traced and identified at opposing ends of the cable within the individual cells. This insures reliable termination at the ends of the cable. In accordance with the method, cable (A) is bonded to the skin (12a) of an aircraft adjacent access openings (14, 16) to repair a defective cable (11a ) which has been damaged by a bullet or shell through hole (11). Woven electrical repair cable (A) by-passes defective cable (11a) and may be terminated through the access openings. Longitudinal anchor cords (B) are sufficiently absorbent and have sufficient mass and surface to embed in a matrix material (20) for bonding the cable to the exterior aircraft skin. The weave pattern and cellular construction of woven cable (A) provides an aerodynamic profile so that the aircraft may be operated with the repair cable.
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1. A woven electrical transmission cable for the rapid repair of a defective electrical cable inside an aircraft and the like comprising:
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a plurality of longitudinal electrical conductors woven in a wrap direction in said cable; a weft yarn and a plurality of wrap yarns binding said longitudinal electrical conductors in a prescribed weave pattern; said weave pattern including a number of individual electrical cells with each cell containing a prescribed number of said longitudinal electrical conductors in a manner that said electrical conductors may be readily traced and identified at opposing ends of said cable for accurate termination; a plurality of longitudinal anchor cords woven in said weave pattern in the warp direction on opposing sides of said cable; and said longitudinal anchor cords having a larger absorption mass and surface than said warp yarns and said weft yarns for being embedded in a resinous matrix material for bonding said woven cable to the exterior fuselage skin of said aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of constructing an electrical transmission cable for the rapid repair of a defective electrical cable in an aircraft and the like comprising:
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weaving a plurality of longitudinal electrical conductors extending in a warp direction in said cable with a weft yarn and a plurality of warp yarns in a prescribed weave pattern; weaving said electrical conductors into individual cells by which said electrical conductors may be readily traced and identified at opposed ends of said cable for accurate termination; and weaving a plurality of longitudinal anchor cords in the warp direction on opposing sides of said cable, said anchor cords having a larger absorption mass and surface than said warp and weft yarns for being embedded in a resinous matrix material for bonding said cable to said aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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