Summary of the invention
In order to solve the problem, the present invention discloses a kind of novel luminous cable, by day or in well-lighted situation, can be identified by the oversheath of different colours and the reflective of oversheath; When insufficient light or dim, identify by fluorescence.The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions.
A kind of luminous cable, it is made up of cable conductor and the restrictive coating 3 be coated on outside cable conductor, and cable conductor forms by thoroughly doing away with edge wire stranding more, and every root insulated conductor is made up of conductor 1 and the insulating barrier 2 be coated on outside conductor; Or cable conductor is by many insulated conductors and at least one gasket for packing is stranded forms, and every root insulated conductor is made up of conductor 1 and the insulating barrier 2 be coated on outside conductor; Or cable conductor is by reinforcement 4, form around the many insulated conductors that reinforcement is stranded, every root insulated conductor is made up of insulating barrier 2, the many conductors 1 that are positioned at insulating barrier; Or cable conductor is by reinforcement 4, form around the stranded many insulated conductors of reinforcement and at least one gasket for packing, every root insulated conductor is made up of insulating barrier 2, the many conductors 1 that are positioned at insulating barrier; It is characterized in that described restrictive coating by weight, be made up of following raw material: low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene: 80 ~ 90 parts, commercially available redness is yellow green or brown or purple is blue or orange or purple or pink or dark green polyethylene color masterbatch: 4 ~ 6 parts, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls: 2 ~ 4 parts, fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades: 2 ~ 4 parts.
A kind of luminous cable, it is made up of cable conductor, the restrictive coating 3 be coated on outside cable conductor, messenger wire, the suspender belt 6 that is connected with restrictive coating by messenger wire, messenger wire is by from bearing member 7, form the messenger wire sheath 8 enveloped from bearing member, cable conductor forms by thoroughly doing away with edge wire stranding more, and every root insulated conductor is made up of conductor 1 and the insulating barrier 2 be coated on outside conductor; Or cable conductor is by many insulated conductors and at least one gasket for packing is stranded forms, and every root insulated conductor is made up of conductor 1 and the insulating barrier 2 be coated on outside conductor; Or cable conductor is by reinforcement 4, form around the many insulated conductors that reinforcement is stranded, every root insulated conductor is made up of insulating barrier 2, the many conductors 1 that are positioned at insulating barrier; Or cable conductor is by reinforcement 4, form around the stranded many insulated conductors of reinforcement and at least one gasket for packing, every root insulated conductor is made up of insulating barrier 2, the many conductors 1 that are positioned at insulating barrier; Restrictive coating, messenger wire, suspender belt are integrally formed; It is characterized in that described restrictive coating by weight, be made up of following raw material: low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene: 80 ~ 90 parts, commercially available redness is yellow green or brown or purple is blue or orange or purple or pink or dark green polyethylene color masterbatch: 4 ~ 6 parts, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls: 2 ~ 4 parts, fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades: 2 ~ 4 parts.
A kind of luminous cable, it is made up of cable conductor, the restrictive coating 3 be coated on outside cable conductor, messenger wire, the suspender belt 6 that is connected with restrictive coating by messenger wire, messenger wire is by from bearing member 7, form the messenger wire sheath 8 enveloped from bearing member, and cable conductor is made up of an insulated conductor, the reinforcement 4 that envelopes insulated conductor; Insulated conductor is made up of conductor 1 and the insulating barrier 2 be coated on outside conductor; Restrictive coating, messenger wire, suspender belt are integrally formed; It is characterized in that described restrictive coating by weight, be made up of following raw material: low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene: 80 ~ 90 parts, commercially available redness is yellow green or brown or purple is blue or orange or purple or pink or dark green polyethylene color masterbatch: 4 ~ 6 parts, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls: 2 ~ 4 parts, fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades: 2 ~ 4 parts.
A kind of luminous cable described above, it is characterized in that being inlaid with identification strip 5 on described restrictive coating or on messenger wire sheath, identification strip and restrictive coating or integrally formed with messenger wire sheath, the outer rim of identification strip and the outer rim of restrictive coating on same periphery or the outer rim of the outer rim of identification strip and messenger wire sheath on same periphery.
A kind of luminous cable described above, is characterized in that described conductor is can the copper conductor of conduct power or aluminium conductor or aluminum magnesium alloy conductor or magnesium alloy conductor, or the optical fiber of signal transmission.
A kind of luminous cable described above, it is characterized in that described insulating barrier is coated on outside conductor or is carried out retraining by conductor with the form of tubulose, when conductor retrains with the form of tubulose by insulating barrier, insulating barrier inside also has gap except conductor.
Certainly, a kind of luminous cable described above, when having messenger wire and suspender belt, restrictive coating can also have identification strip simultaneously.
Further, a kind of luminous cable described above, when having identification strip, it can also be only formula identification strip adopting above-mentioned restrictive coating, material cost can be saved like this, and the material of restrictive coating can adopt low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene, namely consistent with identification strip material of main part material, so-called identification strip material of main part refers to the raw material that wherein component content is maximum.
In the present invention, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls and can purchases from the market, after also can purchasing clear glass by manufacturer, adopts high pressure pulverizer to pulverize, and then carries out grinding, crosses fineness and be less than 300 objects sieves and obtain; Fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades, can purchase from the market, after also can purchasing color fluorescence glass marble by manufacturer, adopts high pressure pulverizer to pulverize, and then carries out grinding, crosses fineness and be less than 300 objects sieves and obtain; After the color fluorescence bead being less than 300 order fineness by obtained above, clear glass pearl are weighed by weight with low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene, color masterbatch by weight, namely Homogeneous phase mixing, granulation obtain the jacket layer material of special formulation of the present invention, certainly, also directly can become be placed in plastic extruding machine and form jacket layer material when producing cable.
In the present invention, the light identification of restrictive coating can be realized on the one hand by color masterbatch, in addition, owing to wherein having clear glass pearl, therefore, can be luminous under illumination condition, therefore, can identify easily during light; On the other hand, owing to wherein having color fluorescence glass marble, color fluorescence glass marble has self luminous characteristic, therefore, dim lights and unglazed time can identify cable easily, and the combination of a kind of color and multiple color can be selected due to color fluorescence glass marble, therefore, the phenomenon of monochrome or polychrome can be presented, dim lights and unglazed time identify reach open-and-shut effect, and this function in prior art, cannot be realized, and make complicated, the feature of environmental protection is poor.
Jacket layer material of the present invention is through continuous seepage 1280 kilometers, and the 9 times of values being restrictive coating thickness by direct current sparking voltage carry out producing at X-ray inspection X, do not occur the spark-over phenomenon of the coat layer of power cable; The tensile strength of jacket layer material and finished product, thermal contraction, elongation at break, resisting environmental stress and cracking all reach industry and the national standard requirement of the associated materials of original optical cable after tested; For the 1280 kilometers of cables produced, be total up to 723 dishes, the two ends of often coiling all sample has carried out the visual inspection in cross section, under eyesight, have no any pore, under 10 times of magnifying glasses, also has no any pore and interpretable impurity; Carried out the test of insulation resistance for 723 dish cables, test value is 2.56 × 10
5~ 4.94 × 10
6between M Ω, meet the requirement of the minimum 2000M Ω of country and Industry code requirements completely; The present invention and prior art, grant number is comparing of CN201310025774.5, speed of production is obviously accelerated, and the present invention adopts the speed of production of S90 electric wire and cable jacket extruding production line to reach 50 ~ 80 ms/min, and speed of production of the prior art is only 15 ~ 30 ms/min.
Therefore, the present invention have be convenient to identification, constructability, be convenient to night repairing and safeguard etc. beneficial effect; Light and dim lights and unglazed time can very clearly be identified, half-light and unglazed time restrictive coating can present the beneficial effects such as monochrome or colour, speed of production be fast.
Embodiment
embodiment 1
Ask for an interview Fig. 1, a kind of luminous cable, it is made up of cable conductor and the restrictive coating 3 be coated on outside cable conductor, and cable conductor thoroughly does away with edge wire stranding by three and forms, and every root insulated conductor is made up of conductor 1 and the insulating barrier 2 be coated on outside conductor; Conductor is can the copper conductor of conduct power or aluminium conductor or aluminum magnesium alloy conductor or magnesium alloy conductor, and insulating barrier is coated on outside conductor; It is characterized in that described restrictive coating by weight, be made up of following raw material: low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene: 80 ~ 90 parts, commercially available redness is yellow green or brown or purple is blue or orange or purple or pink or dark green polyethylene color masterbatch: 4 ~ 6 parts, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls: 2 ~ 4 parts, fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades: 2 ~ 4 parts.
Ask for an interview Fig. 2, a kind of luminous cable, it is made up of cable conductor and the restrictive coating 3 be coated on outside cable conductor, and cable conductor thoroughly does away with edge wire stranding by four and forms, and every root insulated conductor is made up of conductor 1 and the insulating barrier 2 be coated on outside conductor; Conductor is can the copper conductor of conduct power or aluminium conductor or aluminum magnesium alloy conductor or magnesium alloy conductor, and insulating barrier is coated on outside conductor; It is characterized in that described restrictive coating by weight, be made up of following raw material: low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene: 80 ~ 90 parts, commercially available redness is yellow green or brown or purple is blue or orange or purple or pink or dark green polyethylene color masterbatch: 4 ~ 6 parts, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls: 2 ~ 4 parts, fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades: 2 ~ 4 parts.
Certainly, any one luminous cable described above, is characterized in that described cable conductor can be formed by other edge wire stranding that thoroughly does away with more.
Certainly, any one luminous cable described above, is characterized in that described cable conductor also can by many insulated conductors and at least one gasket for packing be stranded forms.
embodiment 2
Ask for an interview Fig. 3, a kind of luminous cable, it is made up of cable conductor and the restrictive coating 3 be coated on outside cable conductor, and cable conductor is by reinforcement 4, form around three insulated conductors that reinforcement is stranded, and every root insulated conductor is made up of insulating barrier 2, the many conductors 1 that are positioned at insulating barrier; Conductor is the optical fiber of energy signal transmission, and insulating barrier is carried out retraining by conductor with the form of tubulose, and insulating barrier inside also has gap except conductor; It is characterized in that described restrictive coating by weight, be made up of following raw material: low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene: 80 ~ 90 parts, commercially available redness is yellow green or brown or purple is blue or orange or purple or pink or dark green polyethylene color masterbatch: 4 ~ 6 parts, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls: 2 ~ 4 parts, fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades: 2 ~ 4 parts.
Certainly, a kind of luminous cable described above, is characterized in that described cable conductor also by reinforcement 4, form around the many insulated conductors that reinforcement is stranded, and every root insulated conductor is made up of insulating barrier 2, the many conductors 1 that are positioned at insulating barrier.
Certainly, a kind of luminous cable described above, it is characterized in that described cable conductor also can by reinforcement 4, form around the stranded many insulated conductors of reinforcement and at least one gasket for packing, every root insulated conductor is made up of insulating barrier 2, the many conductors 1 that are positioned at insulating barrier.
embodiment 3
Ask for an interview Fig. 4, a kind of luminous cable, basic with embodiment 2, difference is: be inlaid with identification strip 5 on described restrictive coating or on messenger wire sheath, identification strip and restrictive coating or integrally formed with messenger wire sheath, the outer rim of identification strip and the outer rim of restrictive coating on same periphery or the outer rim of the outer rim of identification strip and messenger wire sheath on same periphery.
Further, in this embodiment, can be that identification strip adopts low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene; And the material of main part of identification strip is consistent with restrictive coating material of main part.
Further, in this embodiment, can also be the material of formula that identification strip adopts embodiment 2, and restrictive coating adopt low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene; The material of main part of restrictive coating is consistent with the material of main part of identification strip; So greatly save the consumption of the more expensive material of price, also reach the object of identification simultaneously; Material of main part refers to the raw material that in jacket layer material, wherein component content is maximum.
The width of identification strip and thickness can be determined according to actual needs.
A kind of luminous cable of embodiment 1 to 3, there is following general character, it is made up of cable conductor and the restrictive coating 3 be coated on outside cable conductor, and cable conductor forms by thoroughly doing away with edge wire stranding more, and every root insulated conductor is made up of conductor 1 and the insulating barrier 2 be coated on outside conductor; Or cable conductor is by many insulated conductors and at least one gasket for packing is stranded forms, and every root insulated conductor is made up of conductor 1 and the insulating barrier 2 be coated on outside conductor; Or cable conductor is by reinforcement 4, form around the many insulated conductors that reinforcement is stranded, every root insulated conductor is made up of insulating barrier 2, the many conductors 1 that are positioned at insulating barrier; Or cable conductor is by reinforcement 4, form around the stranded many insulated conductors of reinforcement and at least one gasket for packing, every root insulated conductor is made up of insulating barrier 2, the many conductors 1 that are positioned at insulating barrier; It is characterized in that described restrictive coating by weight, be made up of following raw material: low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene: 80 ~ 90 parts, commercially available redness is yellow green or brown or purple is blue or orange or purple or pink or dark green polyethylene color masterbatch: 4 ~ 6 parts, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls: 2 ~ 4 parts, fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades: 2 ~ 4 parts.
embodiment 4
Ask for an interview Fig. 5, a kind of luminous cable, it is made up of cable conductor, the restrictive coating 3 be coated on outside cable conductor, messenger wire, the suspender belt 6 that is connected with restrictive coating by messenger wire, messenger wire is by from bearing member 7, form the messenger wire sheath 8 enveloped from bearing member, cable conductor is by reinforcement 4, form around three insulated conductors that reinforcement is stranded, and every root insulated conductor is made up of insulating barrier 2, the many conductors 1 that are positioned at insulating barrier; Conductor is the optical fiber of energy signal transmission, and insulating barrier is carried out retraining by conductor with the form of tubulose, and insulating barrier inside also has gap except conductor; Messenger wire sheath is inlaid with identification strip 5, restrictive coating, messenger wire, suspender belt are integrally formed; It is characterized in that described restrictive coating by weight, be made up of following raw material: low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene: 80 ~ 90 parts, commercially available redness is yellow green or brown or purple is blue or orange or purple or pink or dark green polyethylene color masterbatch: 4 ~ 6 parts, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls: 2 ~ 4 parts, fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades: 2 ~ 4 parts.
Certainly, a kind of luminous cable described above, it is characterized in that described cable conductor can be any one of embodiment 1 ~ implement 3, can also be not only comprised the insulated conductor that transferring electric power has insulated conductor but also comprise signal transmission, realize optoelectronic integration transmission.
embodiment 5
Ask for an interview Fig. 6, a kind of luminous cable, it is made up of cable conductor, the restrictive coating 3 be coated on outside cable conductor, messenger wire, the suspender belt 6 that is connected with restrictive coating by messenger wire, messenger wire is by from bearing member 7, form the messenger wire sheath 8 enveloped from bearing member, and cable conductor is made up of an insulated conductor, the reinforcement 4 that envelopes insulated conductor; Insulated conductor is made up of conductor 1 and the insulating barrier 2 be coated on outside conductor; Messenger wire sheath is inlaid with identification strip 5, restrictive coating, messenger wire, suspender belt are integrally formed; It is characterized in that described restrictive coating by weight, be made up of following raw material: low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene: 80 ~ 90 parts, commercially available redness is yellow green or brown or purple is blue or orange or purple or pink or dark green polyethylene color masterbatch: 4 ~ 6 parts, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls: 2 ~ 4 parts, fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades: 2 ~ 4 parts.
Through applicant's repetition test, find jacket layer material by weight, be by following raw material form for optimum formula: low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene: 85 parts, commercially available redness is yellow green or brown or purple is blue or orange or purple or pink or dark green polyethylene color masterbatch: 5 parts, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls: 3 parts, fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades: 3 parts.
Through applicant's repetition test, find jacket layer material by weight, be by following raw material form for suboptimum formula: low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene: 80 parts, commercially available redness is yellow green or brown or purple is blue or orange or purple or pink or dark green polyethylene color masterbatch: 4 parts, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls: 2 parts, fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades: 2 parts.
Through applicant's repetition test, finding jacket layer material by weight, is that what to be made up of following raw material is the 3rd good formula: low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene: 90 parts, commercially available redness is yellow green or brown or purple is blue or orange or purple or pink or dark green polyethylene color masterbatch: 6 parts, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls: 4 parts, fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades: 4 parts.
A kind of luminous cable in embodiment 4,5, messenger wire sheath is inlaid with identification strip 5, identification strip and messenger wire sheath integrally formed, the outer rim of identification strip and the outer rim of messenger wire sheath are on same periphery.
Certainly, further, a kind of luminous cable described above, when having messenger wire and suspender belt, restrictive coating can also have identification strip simultaneously.
Certainly, can also the formula of identification strip on messenger wire sheath be the formula of restrictive coating, the material of messenger wire, suspender belt, restrictive coating be the material consistent with messenger wire material of main part.
Certainly, the identification strip on messenger wire sheath, restrictive coating can be single or many, can individualism or simultaneously exist.
Certainly, in above-mentioned arbitrary embodiment, restrictive coating all can have identification strip.
Further, a kind of luminous cable described above, when having identification strip, it can also be only formula identification strip adopting above-mentioned restrictive coating, material cost can be saved like this, and the material of restrictive coating can adopt low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene, namely consistent with identification strip material of main part material, so-called identification strip material of main part refers to the raw material that wherein component content is maximum.
In the present invention, fineness is less than 300 object clear glass pearls and can purchases from the market, after also can purchasing clear glass by manufacturer, adopts high pressure pulverizer to pulverize, and then carries out grinding, crosses fineness and be less than 300 objects sieves and obtain; Fineness is less than 300 object color fluorescence beades, can purchase from the market, after also can purchasing color fluorescence glass marble by manufacturer, adopts high pressure pulverizer to pulverize, and then carries out grinding, crosses fineness and be less than 300 objects sieves and obtain; After the color fluorescence bead being less than 300 order fineness by obtained above, clear glass pearl are weighed by weight with low density polyethylene (LDPE) or medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE) or low-smoke non-halogen flame-retardant polyethylene or low smoke and low halogen polyethylene, color masterbatch by weight, namely Homogeneous phase mixing, granulation obtain the jacket layer material of special formulation of the present invention, certainly, also directly can become be placed in plastic extruding machine and form jacket layer material when producing cable.
For color fluorescence glass marble, applicant is bought by on-line shop, on-line shop address is http://item.taobao.com/item.htm spm=a230r.1.14.25.hJlalF & id=17325976048 & ns=1#detail, on-line shop's name is called: hundred abundances of water are brilliant, and purchase is: pure natural fluorescence stone crystal ball goods of furniture for display rather than for use; Purchase blue, green, red color; Carry out pulverization process after having purchased to obtain.Certainly, applicant thinks, can buy completely in other on-line shop or shop, therefore, can implement completely; And for clear glass ball, adopt clear glass to pulverize manufacture and process and get final product, clear glass ball more easily obtains.
In the present invention, the light identification of restrictive coating can be realized on the one hand by color masterbatch, in addition, owing to wherein having clear glass pearl, therefore, can be luminous under illumination condition, therefore, can identify easily during light; On the other hand, owing to wherein having color fluorescence glass marble, color fluorescence glass marble has self luminous characteristic, therefore, dim lights and unglazed time can identify cable easily, and the combination of a kind of color and multiple color can be selected due to color fluorescence glass marble, therefore, the phenomenon of monochrome or polychrome can be presented, dim lights and unglazed time identify reach open-and-shut effect, and this function in prior art, cannot be realized, and make complicated, the feature of environmental protection is poor.
Jacket layer material of the present invention is through continuous seepage 1280 kilometers, and the 9 times of values being restrictive coating thickness by direct current sparking voltage carry out producing at X-ray inspection X, do not occur the spark-over phenomenon of the coat layer of power cable; The tensile strength of jacket layer material and finished product, thermal contraction, elongation at break, resisting environmental stress and cracking all reach industry and the national standard requirement of the associated materials of original optical cable after tested; For the 1280 kilometers of cables produced, be total up to 723 dishes, the two ends of often coiling all sample has carried out the visual inspection in cross section, under eyesight, have no any pore, under 10 times of magnifying glasses, also has no any pore and interpretable impurity; Carried out the test of insulation resistance for 723 dish cables, test value is 2.56 × 10
5~ 4.94 × 10
6between M Ω, meet the requirement of the minimum 2000M Ω of country and Industry code requirements completely; The present invention and prior art, grant number is comparing of CN201310025774.5, speed of production is obviously accelerated, and the present invention adopts the speed of production of S90 electric wire and cable jacket extruding production line to reach 50 ~ 80 ms/min, and speed of production of the prior art is only 15 ~ 30 ms/min.
Therefore, the present invention have be convenient to identification, constructability, be convenient to night repairing and safeguard etc. beneficial effect; Light and dim lights and unglazed time can very clearly be identified, half-light and unglazed time restrictive coating can present the beneficial effects such as monochrome or colour, speed of production be fast.
The present invention is not limited to above-mentioned preferred forms, and should be appreciated that design of the present invention can be implemented to use by other various forms, they drop in protection scope of the present invention equally.