EP0568048A2 - Câble de transmission de données - Google Patents

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EP0568048A2
EP0568048A2 EP93106912A EP93106912A EP0568048A2 EP 0568048 A2 EP0568048 A2 EP 0568048A2 EP 93106912 A EP93106912 A EP 93106912A EP 93106912 A EP93106912 A EP 93106912A EP 0568048 A2 EP0568048 A2 EP 0568048A2
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Marco Glaus
Beat Schmucki
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B7/00—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
    • H01B7/17—Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring
    • H01B7/18—Protection against damage caused by wear, mechanical force or pressure; Sheaths; Armouring
    • H01B7/1895—Internal space filling-up means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B11/00—Communication cables or conductors
    • H01B11/02—Cables with twisted pairs or quads
    • H01B11/06—Cables with twisted pairs or quads with means for reducing effects of electromagnetic or electrostatic disturbances, e.g. screens
    • H01B11/10—Screens specially adapted for reducing interference from external sources

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  • the invention relates to a data transmission cable according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such data transmission cables are used for example in the "IBM PC world” for data transmission between two devices.
  • the term “150 ⁇ impedance standard” stands for the specifically specified parameters - which must be strictly observed by the cable - for example, impedance or wave impedance, attenuation, near-end crosstalk attenuation, etc.
  • the term “150 ⁇ ” is used here not exactly limited to the numerical value itself, but rather denotes the central value of a tolerance band in the "IBM world” of suitable cable impedances, for example between 135 ⁇ and 165 ⁇ .
  • This data transmission cable ensures the 150 ⁇ impedance standard of the IBM world and is suitable, for example, for the connection or data transmission between a patch panel device and a computer.
  • the electrical properties of the individual Cores of a pair of cores equal to earth. This results, for example, in a pair of wires with a defined capacitance and inductance coating, or with a defined impedance (characteristic impedance).
  • the TYP-1 connector has an external dimension in the order of several centimeters (e.g. 1cm * 4cm), which is too large for many applications.
  • the data transmission cable according to the invention enables the use of approximately two to four times smaller plugs.
  • the use of smaller plugs in turn opens the space for a higher integration density of the devices, for example in the patch panel area.
  • a cable is created that is suitable, for example, for a connection to an AMP connector or RJ-45 connector, so that these connectors can be used for the first time to achieve a high integration density in the 150 ⁇ world.
  • the data transmission cable has an intermediate sheath that surrounds the wire pairs and / or a banding (claim 2).
  • the intermediate jacket ensures a clearly defined guidance of the inner wire pairs and thus contributes significantly to the implementation of the data transmission cable according to the invention.
  • the intermediate jacket consists of a plastic foam, in particular a frangible plastic foam, or a solid material (claim 3).
  • An intermediate sheath is thus realized which, on the one hand, enables the clearly defined guidance according to claim 2.
  • the cable designed in this way is also particularly easy to install.
  • the intermediate sheath no longer has to be cut out and cut out, but can simply be "broken up” or “broken off” during installation on site, if necessary. So that results a noticeable simplification and shortening of the work required for installation. Especially in view of the often very large number of device connections to be made, the saving of this work step requiring great attention should not be underestimated.
  • the flexibility of the entire cable is well guaranteed by the insulating sleeves of the individual wires and by the outer jacket.
  • the idea of the intermediate sheath described here takes advantage of this fact in that, contrary to the usual way - to make all cable sheaths and insulating sleeves of the data transmission cable flexible - the intermediate sheath, for which a slightly lower flexibility is sufficient, is made of a breakable plastic foam.
  • the data transmission cable has a plastic film arranged on the inner wall of the intermediate sheath (claim 4).
  • the plastic film lying on the inside of the intermediate sheath is placed around the wires during cable production before the intermediate sheath is applied. It facilitates the application of the intermediate sheath during manufacture and serves to ensure that the intermediate sheath sticks to the wires.
  • the individual conductors consist of flexible seven-fold or multiple strands, in particular of bare, tinned or galvanized copper strands (claim 5).
  • the use of individual strands contributes significantly to achieving flexibility.
  • the shield is constructed in two layers from a shielding foil and a shielding braid (claim 6). This results in very good shielding of both high and low frequencies.
  • two pairs of wires are stranded together in the manner of a star quad (claim 7).
  • the star quad ensures a completely symmetrical structure of the cable, so that the electrical properties of all individual wires to earth are the same.
  • there is an essentially circular outer shape of the cable which ensures easy processing: the cable is particularly flexible on all sides. It also ensures that the four wires are arranged within the data transmission cable, making optimal use of the space available to them. Due to the stranding of a star quad, the surfaces of the individual insulation of the four wires lie close together. They thus form the spatially least complex solution of an arrangement of four cores and essentially achieve the electrical specifications and values as with a conventional "large" data transmission cable of the 150 ohm impedance standard.
  • This arrangement of the four wires also provides the most resistant and stable form of wire arrangement with respect to external pressurization. Since the four wires run essentially symmetrically around the longitudinal axis of the cable, each with the same own cross section, the cross section of the data transmission cable has the circular shape already mentioned.
  • this structure for a data transmission cable of the 150 ⁇ impedance standard has the advantage that no spirals are created when the cable is pulled in and the assembly process is not inhibited. Further advantageous refinements of this variant of the invention can be found in subclaims 8 to 10.
  • two pairs of wires are twisted together (claim 11).
  • the twisted pair ensures the symmetry of the single wire pair against earth with a higher operating capacity.
  • a data transmission cable 1 consists of four wires 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, the diagonally opposite wires 2A and 2B as well as 3A and 3B each forming an associated wire pair 2, 3 for the transmission of electromagnetic waves.
  • the individual wires 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B have a diameter of approximately 1 mm. Their respective diameter is preferably less than 0.99 mm.
  • the data transmission cable 1 is thus particularly advantageously suitable for small plugs - for example “RJ45” or AMP plugs.
  • Such plugs for penetration technology - for cords with Lahn or mixed strands - can be used for round or flat-oval cords or cables.
  • a one-piece housing with pre-assembled contacts is standardized according to FCC guidelines and the telephone industry.
  • the plugs are available with different numbers of poles and in different versions.
  • semi or fully automatic processing is possible (UL listed under E-81956 specification; technical data: product specification: 108-1163 or 1173; processing specification 114-6016).
  • the plugs typically have external dimensions of approx. 10 mm * 5 mm, the distance between the individual plug contacts being approx. 1 mm.
  • the individual wires are adapted to this distance.
  • the diameter of the cable core is on the order of a few mm.
  • the data transmission cable according to the invention is easily adaptable to the geometries of these connectors.
  • each wire 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B consists of a metallic conductor 4, which is used for the transmission of electrical charge carriers, the individual conductors 4 having a diameter which is much smaller than 1 mm.
  • the structure of the individual conductors from braided strand, in particular from seven-fold copper strand (skin effect) is not shown.
  • the individual wires 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B each have an insulating sleeve 5 surrounding the conductor 4.
  • the wires 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B are equidistant from a central longitudinal axis C of the data transmission cable 1.
  • the wires 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B with surface sections of their respective insulating sleeves 5 abut one another in a line in the cross section of FIG. 1.
  • the conductors 4 of the wires 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B form the corner points of a square. They are twisted together like a star four. This is shown in addition in FIG. 3.
  • the geometry of the star quad is fixed by an intermediate sheath 7 formed around the star quad, which ensures additional mechanical protection of the thin wires 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B.
  • the intermediate jacket 7 is advantageously made of a foamed plastic.
  • the foamed plastic lies tightly around the cable core during the production of the cable. The resulting advantages in the installation of the cable have already been explained in detail above.
  • the intermediate jacket 7 is also shown separately in FIG. 2 for the sake of clarity.
  • a shielding film 8 is wrapped around the four wires on the outside. It is used to shield high frequencies. This shielding film 8 is furthermore completely surrounded or wrapped by an overall shield 9, in particular made of copper braid. This overall screen 9 serves to shield the low-frequency range. Finally, the entire screen 9 is completely enclosed by a preferably flexible outer jacket 10. The diameter of the entire cable is typically 5 to 6 mm.
  • a data transmission cable with the following specific properties for a wire diameter of less than 1 mm: an impedance between 135 ⁇ and 165 ⁇ in the frequency range between 3 Mhz and 20 Mhz, an impedance between 200 ⁇ and 270 ⁇ in the frequency range 38.4 kHz, an insulation resistance greater than 16000 M ⁇ * km with a DC voltage of 500V and an earth asymmetry (capacitive unbalance) less than 1500 pF / km at a frequency of 1kHz.
  • the data transmission cable shown schematically in cross section in FIG. 1 also has the following near-cross talk characteristics (near and cross talk): at a frequency of 9.5 kHz:> 80dB, at a frequency of 38.4 kHz:> 75dB, at a frequency of 3 to 5 MHz:> 58dB, and at a frequency of 12 to 20 MHz:> 40dB.
  • the following damping characteristics can also be implemented: at a frequency of 9.6 kHz: ⁇ 10 dB / km, at a frequency of 38.4 kHz: ⁇ 15 dB / km, at a frequency of 4 MHz: ⁇ 76 dB / km, at a frequency of 16 MHz: ⁇ 150 dB / km.
  • Attenuation values are typical: at a frequency of 9.6 kHz: approximately 5.6 dB / km, at a frequency of 38.4 kHz: approximately 8 dB / km, at a frequency of 4 MHz: approximately 38 dB / km km, at a frequency of 16 MHz: ⁇ approximately 75 dB / km. With a test voltage of 900V / 50Hz, no breakdown occurs at 1 min.
  • the data transmission cable according to the invention thus ensures excellent electrical characteristics.

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EP0599672B1 (fr) * 1992-11-23 1997-04-09 Filotex Câble de transmission de signaux haute fréquence
WO1999060578A1 (fr) * 1998-05-14 1999-11-25 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Cable electrique de transmission de signaux
WO2021209553A1 (fr) * 2020-04-16 2021-10-21 Leoni Kabel Gmbh Câble pour la transmission électrique de données
WO2021259542A1 (fr) * 2020-06-24 2021-12-30 Kromberg & Schubert GmbH Cable & Wire Ligne de données

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DE4307807A1 (de) * 1993-03-12 1994-09-15 Rheydt Kabelwerk Ag Elektrisches Datenübertragungselement
FR2735605B1 (fr) * 1995-06-15 1997-07-11 Filotex Sa Cable electrique de transmission de signaux a haute frequence et procede de fabrication du cable
DE20016527U1 (de) 2000-09-23 2000-11-30 Alcatel, Paris Elektrische Installationsleitung

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WO1988007749A1 (fr) * 1987-03-30 1988-10-06 Noel Lee Ensemble de cables porte-signal avec isolation fibreuse
FR2637117A1 (fr) * 1988-09-27 1990-03-30 Acome Soc Coop Travailleurs Cable de teledistribution pour la transmission de signaux de television
DE9216118U1 (de) * 1992-04-28 1993-02-25 Dätwyler AG Kabel und Systeme, Altdorf Kabel

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WO1988007749A1 (fr) * 1987-03-30 1988-10-06 Noel Lee Ensemble de cables porte-signal avec isolation fibreuse
FR2637117A1 (fr) * 1988-09-27 1990-03-30 Acome Soc Coop Travailleurs Cable de teledistribution pour la transmission de signaux de television
DE9216118U1 (de) * 1992-04-28 1993-02-25 Dätwyler AG Kabel und Systeme, Altdorf Kabel

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EP0599672B1 (fr) * 1992-11-23 1997-04-09 Filotex Câble de transmission de signaux haute fréquence
WO1999060578A1 (fr) * 1998-05-14 1999-11-25 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Cable electrique de transmission de signaux
WO2021209553A1 (fr) * 2020-04-16 2021-10-21 Leoni Kabel Gmbh Câble pour la transmission électrique de données
WO2021259542A1 (fr) * 2020-06-24 2021-12-30 Kromberg & Schubert GmbH Cable & Wire Ligne de données

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