Flexible and lightweight seat-to-seat cabin cable system and method of manufacturing same
First Claim
1. A light-weight, flexible power and data cable for the interior of a commercial aircraft comprising:
- one or more bundles of conductive wire comprising multiple thin strands of flexible wire cable;
each of the strands of the conductive wires being individually coated with an insulation layer to maximize flexibility and minimize weight;
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, so as to provide a tight bend radii for facilitated installation in tight spaces.
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Abstract
A cable system includes one or more bundles of conductive wire having multiple thin strands of flexible wire cable 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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19 Claims
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1. A light-weight, flexible power and data cable for the interior of a commercial aircraft comprising:
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one or more bundles of conductive wire comprising multiple thin strands of flexible wire cable; each of the strands of the conductive wires being individually coated with an insulation layer to maximize flexibility and minimize weight; 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, so as to provide a tight bend radii for facilitated installation in tight spaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for manufacturing a light-weight, flexible power and data cable for the interior of a commercial aircraft comprising:
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forming individual wire strands from flexible wire cable; coating said individual wire strands with insulating material to maximize flexibility and minimize weight; forming multiple wire strands into wire of desired sizes; extruding very thin insulating material over bundles of wire strands; twisting 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 a nylon braiding material so as to provide a tight bend radii for facilitated installation in tight spaces. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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