AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY SENSOR CABLE
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Abstract
An automated assembly sensor cable has a generally wide and flat elongated body and a registration feature generally traversing the length of the body so as to identify the relative locations of conductors within the body. This cable configuration facilitates the automated attachment of the cable to an optical sensor circuit and corresponding connector. In various embodiments, the automated assembly sensor cable has a conductor set of insulated wires, a conductive inner jacket generally surrounding the conductor set, an outer jacket generally surrounding the inner jacket and a registration feature disposed along the surface of the outer jacket and a conductive drain line is embedded within the inner jacket. A strength member may be embedded within the inner jacket.
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30 Claims
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21. An automated assembly sensor cable including a generally flat and wide body, the automated assembly sensor cable comprising:
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an emitter wire; a drain line; a detector wire, wherein the drain line is arranged between the emitter wire and the detector wire; and a machine readable registration feature configured to facilitate automatic location and attachment of the emitter wire to an emitter connector. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A sensor cable automated assembly method of a cable including a generally flat and wide body, the sensor cable automated assembly comprising:
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providing a cable comprising an emitter wire, a drain line, and a detector wire, wherein the drain line is arranged between the emitter wire and the detector wire; detecting a registration feature disposed along a length of the cable relative to a location of at least the emitter wire or the detector wire within the cable; and positioning the emitter wire relative to a plurality of contacts of an optical sensor circuit according to the registration feature.
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Specification