Flexible housing for transmission lines
First Claim
1. A flexible housing for use in protecting a transmission line in a pressurised environment comprising a conduit contained within encasing means, the conduit being constructed of a plurality of segments, each conduit segment having an opening therethrough defining a through axis, the segments being arranged in series and caused to abut adjacent segments in such a way that the opening through each segment is in communication with the openings through each of the adjacent segments so as to provide a passage to contain a transmission line, each segment being flexibly linked to its adjacent segments by coupling means, wherein at least some of the conduit segments are provided with a first set of oppositely-facing, spaced-apart, butting surfaces orientated generally perpendicular to the through axis, pairs of said first butting surfaces being caused to abut each other in regions of the conduit spaced from a flexure, thereby urging the regions to maintain a straight disposition, and wherein adjacent conduit segments are provided with guide surfaces and means cooperating therewith so as to prevent relative lateral movement between the segments.
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Abstract
A flexible housing, for use in protecting one or more transmission lines in a pressurized environment comprises a conduit (10) contained within a protective outer jacekt (16). The conduit (10) is constructed of a plurality of conduit segments (18a and 18b), each segment having an opening (28) therethrough, the segments (18a and 18b) being arranged in series and caused to abut adjacent segments in such a way that the opening (28) through each segment (18a and 18b) is in communication with the openings through each of the adjacent segments so as to provide a passage to contain a microwave transmission line. Each segment (18a and 18b) is flexibly linked to its adjacent segments by coupling means (34).
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- 1. A flexible housing for use in protecting a transmission line in a pressurised environment comprising a conduit contained within encasing means, the conduit being constructed of a plurality of segments, each conduit segment having an opening therethrough defining a through axis, the segments being arranged in series and caused to abut adjacent segments in such a way that the opening through each segment is in communication with the openings through each of the adjacent segments so as to provide a passage to contain a transmission line, each segment being flexibly linked to its adjacent segments by coupling means, wherein at least some of the conduit segments are provided with a first set of oppositely-facing, spaced-apart, butting surfaces orientated generally perpendicular to the through axis, pairs of said first butting surfaces being caused to abut each other in regions of the conduit spaced from a flexure, thereby urging the regions to maintain a straight disposition, and wherein adjacent conduit segments are provided with guide surfaces and means cooperating therewith so as to prevent relative lateral movement between the segments.
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