EP1112580B1 - Over-moulded electric cable and method for making same - Google Patents

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EP1112580B1
EP1112580B1 EP99948742A EP99948742A EP1112580B1 EP 1112580 B1 EP1112580 B1 EP 1112580B1 EP 99948742 A EP99948742 A EP 99948742A EP 99948742 A EP99948742 A EP 99948742A EP 1112580 B1 EP1112580 B1 EP 1112580B1
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  • the present invention relates to an overmolded electric cable waterproof and a method of making such a cable.
  • he is an electrical cable intended to be placed in a vehicle automobile.
  • a motor vehicle is intended to meet all kinds of traffic conditions, climatic, load, etc.
  • all vehicle-mounted equipment must be capable of showing a fault-free operation whatever the conditions of moving the vehicle.
  • the apparatus on-board electrical equipment have a high degree of only with water, but also with fuels, motor fluids, etc.
  • This sealing is, of course, also necessary at the level of the power supply of these different components, and therefore at the level of introducing the power cable into an electrical component.
  • Such overmolded cables are widely used, for example for wheel speed sensors, over-molded connectors on cable, etc., but also in other less severe environments.
  • the present invention aims to obtain optimum sealing between the cable and the overmoulded material.
  • At least one fin forming an integral part of the sheath is made in the groove.
  • the overmoulded material cooperates with only with the groove made in the duct to ensure a tightness adhesive, but still with the wing or fins to ensure a seal cohesive.
  • the cooperation between the groove and the overmolded material allows to perfectly adhere even partially these two matters to each other throughout the range of their operating temperature and whatever their coefficient of expansion, while the cooperation of the fins and the overmolding material causes at least partial melting of the fins, which ensures, after cooling, an intimate cohesion between the two materials.
  • the fin profile influences its ability to merging with the overmoulding material.
  • the fin is finer and the easier it is to get a merger.
  • it must be ensured that the quantity of material from the fin remains in sufficient quantity to create cohesion homogeneous.
  • the grooves ensure a blocking of the expansion differential between the material of the sheath and that of overmolding.
  • the fins ensure, for their part, by partial reflow or total, a cohesion of the two materials.
  • the seal obtained according to the present invention is independent of the cable diameter and the surface condition of the sheath.
  • the sealing (grooving) is also independent of the material pair chosen (cable and overmoulding material) as well as the design of the mold of overmoulding and implementation parameters of the overmoulding material.
  • the height of the fins produced is less than the depth of the groove.
  • the method according to the invention also consists in creating at least one fin in the groove made.
  • a cable 10 overmoulded according to the present invention comprises an insulating sheath 11 (FIG. 1) coating a plurality of conductive electrical wires 12 (two in the example represent). Each of these conductive wires 12 is sheathed in a manner known in itself, in an insulating material.
  • the insulating sheath 11 has a thickness relatively important as well as a certain rigidity, even if it remains flexible.
  • This sheath is generally made of a thermoplastic material elastomer or the like.
  • this sheath is made in the thickness of this sheath at least one groove 13 (three in the example shown), generally shaped This groove does not completely perforate the sheath and is made on the surface outer sheath 11.
  • Each of these grooves 13 has inside it at least one fin 14 (two in the example shown). These fins are also realized in the thickness of the sheath and do not go through it.
  • the groove 13 is generally in The fins 14, on the other hand, have a section which decreases as and when as one moves away from the bottom of the groove. The usefulness of this decline will be explained later.
  • the cable shown in Figures 1 and 2 is overmolded by a molding material 15.
  • this overmolding makes it possible to produce a component electrical circuit, such as the sensor shown by way of example in FIG. realization of the rest of this sensor being known per se, it will not be explained right here.
  • the overmoulding material comes into contact with, on the one hand, the walls 13a, 13b, 13c ( Figure 2) of the groove and secondly, with the fins 14.
  • the entire groove 13 is filled by this material of overmolding. By cooling, this material strongly adheres to the walls 13a, 13b, 13c of this groove. A first form of so-called adhesive sealing is thus performed.
  • the contact of the overmoulding material with the fins 14 causes also the at least partial fusion of these.
  • these fins present progressive thinning towards the outside of the groove, the vertex S of wings as soon as the molded material touches them.
  • the melting thereof becomes partial.
  • a phenomenon of progressive anchoring of the non fondue of the fin in the overmoulding material The part of the wing having fondue causes, for its part, an intimate mixture of the materials in the presence. This fusion and this anchoring create a second form of sealing cohesion.
  • the cable according to the invention thus comprises a plurality of grooves 13, each having a plurality of fins 14.
  • the top S of the fins is disposed in a plane below the plane P of the sheath 11.
  • the height h of fins is less than the depth p of the groove.
  • any modification of the profile of the fins causes a modification of the degree of tightness. So, for specific applications, it is possible, by modifying this profile, to adapt the tightness to the requested requirements.
  • this method also comprises a step in which is made at least one fin 14 in the groove 13, and this, prior to overmolding this groove.

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La présente invention est relative à un câble électrique surmoulé étanche et à un procédé de réalisation d'un tel câble. Plus particulièrement, il s'agit d'un câble électrique destiné à être mis en place dans un véhicule automobile.The present invention relates to an overmolded electric cable waterproof and a method of making such a cable. In particular, he is an electrical cable intended to be placed in a vehicle automobile.

Un véhicule automobile est destiné à rencontrer toutes sortes de conditions de circulation, climatique, charge, etc. Il en résulte que tous les équipements montés sur un véhicule doivent être capables de montrer un fonctionnement exempt de défaillance quelles que soient les conditions de déplacement du véhicule. A cet effet, il est notamment demandé que les appareils électriques embarqués dans le véhicule présentent une forte étanchéité, non seulement à l'eau, mais aussi aux carburants, fluides moteurs, etc.A motor vehicle is intended to meet all kinds of traffic conditions, climatic, load, etc. As a result, all vehicle-mounted equipment must be capable of showing a fault-free operation whatever the conditions of moving the vehicle. For this purpose, it is in particular requested that the apparatus on-board electrical equipment have a high degree of only with water, but also with fuels, motor fluids, etc.

Cette étanchéité est, bien sûr, également nécessaire au niveau de l'alimentation électrique de ces différents composants, et donc au niveau de l'introduction du câble d'alimentation dans un composant électrique.This sealing is, of course, also necessary at the level of the power supply of these different components, and therefore at the level of introducing the power cable into an electrical component.

Il est ainsi nécessaire de garantir une étanchéité d'un câble d'alimentation surmoulé. Cette étanchéité est à assurer entre le câble et la matière de surmoulage.It is thus necessary to guarantee a tightness of a cable overmoulded power supply. This seal is to be ensured between the cable and the material overmoulding.

De tels câbles surmoulés sont largement utilisés, par exemple pour des capteurs de vitesse roue, connecteurs surmoulés sur câble, etc., mais aussi dans d'autres environnements moins sévères.Such overmolded cables are widely used, for example for wheel speed sensors, over-molded connectors on cable, etc., but also in other less severe environments.

Il est connu d'assurer cette étanchéité par un grattage superficiel de la gaine de câble par meulage ou fraisage. Le câble ainsi préparé est ensuite surmoulé. Cependant, de telles opérations n'assurent pas une étanchéité suffisante dans le cas de certaines applications, par exemple pour les capteurs de vitesse roue.It is known to ensure this seal by a superficial scratching of the cable sheath by grinding or milling. The cable thus prepared is then molded. However, such operations do not provide a seal sufficient for certain applications, for example for wheel speed.

La présente invention a pour but d'obtenir une étanchéité optimum entre le câble et la matière surmoulée.The present invention aims to obtain optimum sealing between the cable and the overmoulded material.

A cet effet, la présente invention concerne un câble électrique surmoulé comportant d'une part :

  • un câble du type comportant une pluralité de fils conducteurs isolés à l'intérieur d'une gaine isolante, et
  • une matière de surmoulage enrobant la gaine isolante sur une partie au moins de sa longueur,
le dit câble surmoulé étant caractérisé en ce que :
  • au moins une rainure est réalisée sur la surface externe de la gaine isolante, la dite rainure étant adaptée pour recevoir la matière de surmoulage.
For this purpose, the present invention relates to an overmolded electric cable comprising on the one hand:
  • a cable of the type comprising a plurality of insulated conductors son inside an insulating sheath, and
  • an overmolding material encapsulating the insulating sheath over at least part of its length,
said over-molded cable being characterized in that:
  • at least one groove is formed on the outer surface of the insulating sheath, said groove being adapted to receive the overmoulding material.

De préférence, au moins une ailette faisant partie intégrante de la gaine est réalisée dans la rainure.Preferably, at least one fin forming an integral part of the sheath is made in the groove.

Grâce à de telles dispositions, la matière surmoulée coopère non seulement avec la rainure réalisée dans la gaine pour assurer une étanchéité adhésive, mais encore avec la ou les ailettes pour assurer une étanchéité cohésive. En effet, la coopération entre la rainure et la matière surmoulée permet de faire parfaitement adhérer même partiellement ces deux matières l'une à l'autre dans toute la plage de leur température de fonctionnement et quel que soit leur coefficient de dilatation respectif, tandis que la coopération des ailettes et de la matière de surmoulage provoque au moins la fusion partielle des ailettes, ce qui assure, après refroidissement, une cohésion intime entre les deux matières.Thanks to such arrangements, the overmoulded material cooperates with only with the groove made in the duct to ensure a tightness adhesive, but still with the wing or fins to ensure a seal cohesive. Indeed, the cooperation between the groove and the overmolded material allows to perfectly adhere even partially these two matters to each other throughout the range of their operating temperature and whatever their coefficient of expansion, while the cooperation of the fins and the overmolding material causes at least partial melting of the fins, which ensures, after cooling, an intimate cohesion between the two materials.

Grâce à cette double étanchéité (adhésive et cohésive), il est possible de garantir une étanchéité optimum du câble surmoulé selon la présente invention.Thanks to this double seal (adhesive and cohesive), it is possible to ensure optimum sealing of the overmoulded cable according to the present invention.

Avantageusement, pour augmenter le degré d'étanchéité, il suffit d'augmenter le nombre de rainures et/ou le nombre d'ailettes par rainure.Advantageously, to increase the degree of tightness, it is sufficient to increase the number of grooves and / or the number of fins per groove.

On notera également que le profil de l'ailette influe sur sa capacité à fusionner avec la matière de surmoulage. De préférence, plus l'ailette est fine et plus il est facile d'obtenir sa fusion. Cependant, il faut s'assurer que la quantité de matière provenant de l'ailette reste en quantité suffisante pour créer une cohésion homogène.It should also be noted that the fin profile influences its ability to merging with the overmoulding material. Preferably, the fin is finer and the easier it is to get a merger. However, it must be ensured that the quantity of material from the fin remains in sufficient quantity to create cohesion homogeneous.

On notera que les rainures assurent un blocage de la dilatation différentielle pouvant se présenter entre la matière de la gaine et celle de surmoulage. Les ailettes assurent, quant à elles, par refusion partielle ou bien totale, une cohésion des deux matériaux.It should be noted that the grooves ensure a blocking of the expansion differential between the material of the sheath and that of overmolding. The fins ensure, for their part, by partial reflow or total, a cohesion of the two materials.

On notera encore que l'étanchéité obtenue selon la présente invention est indépendante du diamètre du câble et de l'état de surface de la gaine. L'étanchéité (par rainurage) est également indépendante du couple de matière choisi (câble et matière de surmoulage) ainsi que de la conception du moule de surmoulage et des paramètres de mise en oeuvre de la matière de surmoulage.It will also be noted that the seal obtained according to the present invention is independent of the cable diameter and the surface condition of the sheath. The sealing (grooving) is also independent of the material pair chosen (cable and overmoulding material) as well as the design of the mold of overmoulding and implementation parameters of the overmoulding material.

Avantageusement, la hauteur des ailettes réalisées est inférieure à la profondeur de la rainure. De ce fait, lorsque le câble est manipulé avant la réalisation de l'opération de surmoulage, les ailettes sont protégées contre toute pollution par contact (notamment graisses) qui pourrait détériorer la cohésion entre les ailettes et la matière de surmoulage déposée ultérieurement.Advantageously, the height of the fins produced is less than the depth of the groove. As a result, when the cable is handled before execution of the overmolding operation, the fins are protected against any contact pollution (especially grease) which could deteriorate cohesion between the fins and the overmolding material subsequently deposited.

La présente invention concerne également un procédé de réalisation d'un câble surmoulé. Ce procédé consiste notamment à :

  • réaliser au moins une rainure dans la gaine isolante, et
  • surmouler la rainure avec une matière de surmoulage pour combler la rainure et provoquer la fusion au moins partielle de l'ailette, afin d'assurer une étanchéité entre le câble et la matière de surmoulage.
The present invention also relates to a method for producing an overmolded cable. This process consists in particular of:
  • producing at least one groove in the insulating sheath, and
  • overmolding the groove with an overmoulding material to fill the groove and cause the at least partial melting of the fin, to ensure a seal between the cable and the overmolding material.

De préférence, le procédé selon l'invention consiste également à créer au moins une ailette dans la rainure réalisée.Preferably, the method according to the invention also consists in creating at least one fin in the groove made.

D'autres objets, caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention ressortiront d'ailleurs de la description qui suit, à titre d'exemple non limitatif et en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique en coupe représentant un câble selon l'invention avant l'opération de surmoulage,
  • la figure 2 est une vue schématique de détail d'une rainure selon l'invention, et
  • la figure 3 est une vue schématique d'un capteur muni d'un câble surmoulé selon la présente invention.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the description which follows, by way of nonlimiting example and with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic sectional view showing a cable according to the invention before the overmolding operation,
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a detail of a groove according to the invention, and
  • Figure 3 is a schematic view of a sensor with an overmolded cable according to the present invention.

Selon la forme de réalisation représentée aux figures 1 à 3, un câble 10 surmoulé selon la présente invention comporte une gaine isolante 11 (figure 1) enrobant une pluralité de fils électriques conducteurs 12 (deux dans l'exemple représenté). Chacun de ces fils conducteur 12 est gainé, de manière connue en soi, dans une matière isolante.According to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a cable 10 overmoulded according to the present invention comprises an insulating sheath 11 (FIG. 1) coating a plurality of conductive electrical wires 12 (two in the example represent). Each of these conductive wires 12 is sheathed in a manner known in itself, in an insulating material.

Il est à noter que la gaine isolante 11 présente une épaisseur relativement importante ainsi qu'une certaine rigidité, même si elle demeure flexible. Cette gaine est généralement réalisée dans un matériau thermoplastique élastomère ou analogue.It should be noted that the insulating sheath 11 has a thickness relatively important as well as a certain rigidity, even if it remains flexible. This sheath is generally made of a thermoplastic material elastomer or the like.

Selon la présente invention, on réalise dans l'épaisseur de cette gaine au moins une rainure 13 (trois dans l'exemple représenté), globalement en forme de U. Cette rainure ne perfore pas entièrement la gaine et est réalisée à la surface externe de la gaine 11.According to the present invention, it is made in the thickness of this sheath at least one groove 13 (three in the example shown), generally shaped This groove does not completely perforate the sheath and is made on the surface outer sheath 11.

Chacune de ces rainures 13 comporte à son intérieur au moins une ailette 14 (deux dans l'exemple représenté). Ces ailettes sont également réalisées dans l'épaisseur de la gaine et ne la traversent pas de part en part.Each of these grooves 13 has inside it at least one fin 14 (two in the example shown). These fins are also realized in the thickness of the sheath and do not go through it.

Comme on le verra mieux à la figure 2, la rainure 13 est globalement en forme de U. Les ailettes 14 présentent par contre une section qui décroít au fur et à mesure que l'on s'éloigne du fond de la rainure. L'utilité de cette décroissance sera explicitée plus loin.As will be seen better in FIG. 2, the groove 13 is generally in The fins 14, on the other hand, have a section which decreases as and when as one moves away from the bottom of the groove. The usefulness of this decline will be explained later.

Comme on le voit à la figure 3, le câble représenté aux figures 1 et 2 est surmoulé par une matière de surmoulage 15.As seen in Figure 3, the cable shown in Figures 1 and 2 is overmolded by a molding material 15.

Généralement, ce surmoulage permet de réaliser un composant électrique complet, tel que le capteur représenté à titre d'exemple à la figure 3. La réalisation du reste de ce capteur étant connue en soi, elle ne sera pas explicitée ici.Generally, this overmolding makes it possible to produce a component electrical circuit, such as the sensor shown by way of example in FIG. realization of the rest of this sensor being known per se, it will not be explained right here.

Lors du surmoulage par la matière 15 qui est en général un matériau thermoplastique tel que du polyamide chargé en fibres de verre (ou analogue), la matière de surmoulage entre en contact avec d'une part, les parois 13a 13b, 13c (figure 2) de la rainure et d'autre part, avec les ailettes 14.When overmolding by the material 15 which is generally a material thermoplastic such as polyamide filled with glass fibers (or the like), the overmoulding material comes into contact with, on the one hand, the walls 13a, 13b, 13c (Figure 2) of the groove and secondly, with the fins 14.

La totalité de la rainure 13 est comblée par cette matière de surmoulage. En refroidissant, cette matière adhère fortement aux parois 13a, 13b, 13c de cette rainure. Une première forme d'étanchéité dite adhésive est ainsi réalisée.The entire groove 13 is filled by this material of overmolding. By cooling, this material strongly adheres to the walls 13a, 13b, 13c of this groove. A first form of so-called adhesive sealing is thus performed.

Le contact de la matière de surmoulage avec les ailettes 14 provoque également la fusion au moins partielle de celles-ci. Comme ces ailettes présentent un amincissement progressif vers l'extérieur de la rainure, le sommet S des ailettes fond dès que la matière surmoulée les touche. Par contre, au fur et à mesure que l'épaisseur de l'ailette augmente, la fonte de celle-ci devient partielle. De ce fait, on provoque un phénomène d'ancrage progressif de la partie non fondue de l'ailette dans la matière de surmoulage. La partie de l'ailette ayant fondue provoque, quant à elle, un mélange intime des matières en présence. Cette fusion et cet ancrage créent une seconde forme d'étanchéité dite étanchéité de cohésion.The contact of the overmoulding material with the fins 14 causes also the at least partial fusion of these. As these fins present progressive thinning towards the outside of the groove, the vertex S of wings as soon as the molded material touches them. On the other hand, as as the thickness of the fin increases, the melting thereof becomes partial. As a result, a phenomenon of progressive anchoring of the non fondue of the fin in the overmoulding material. The part of the wing having fondue causes, for its part, an intimate mixture of the materials in the presence. This fusion and this anchoring create a second form of sealing cohesion.

La réalisation de cette double étanchéité (adhésive et cohésive) assure une étanchéité optimum entre le câble et la matière de surmoulage. L'étanchéité adhésive est obtenue au niveau de l'interface entre les parois de la rainure et la matière de surmoulage et l'étanchéité cohésive est obtenue au niveau de l'interface entre les ailettes et la matière de surmoulage.The realization of this double sealing (adhesive and cohesive) ensures an optimum seal between the cable and the overmoulding material. sealing adhesive is obtained at the interface between the walls of the groove and the overmolding material and cohesive sealing is achieved at the level of the interface between the fins and the overmoulding material.

On notera que si l'on multiplie le nombre de rainures et/ou le nombre d'ailettes par rainure, on augmente l'étanchéité.Note that if we multiply the number of grooves and / or the number of fins by groove, the sealing is increased.

Le câble selon l'invention comporte ainsi une pluralité de rainures 13, chacune comportant une pluralité d'ailettes 14.The cable according to the invention thus comprises a plurality of grooves 13, each having a plurality of fins 14.

Comme cela est mieux visible à la figure 2, le sommet S des ailettes est disposé dans un plan situé en dessous du plan P de la gaine 11. La hauteur h des ailettes est inférieure à la profondeur p de la rainure. De ce fait, lorsque les rainures et les ailettes sont réalisées mais que la matière surmoulée n'est pas encore mise en place, il est possible de manipuler la gaine isolante sans la polluer par contact. Notamment, on évite que toute manipulation de la gaine non encore surmoulée dépose des traces de corps gras (ou autres) sur le sommet des ailettes, ce qui pourrait nuire par la suite à la bonne cohésion des ailettes et de la matière de surmoulage 15. As best seen in Figure 2, the top S of the fins is disposed in a plane below the plane P of the sheath 11. The height h of fins is less than the depth p of the groove. As a result, when grooves and fins are made but that the overmolded material is not still put in place, it is possible to manipulate the insulating sheath without polluting it by contact. In particular, it is avoided that any manipulation of the sheath not yet overmoulded deposits traces of fat (or other) on the top of fins, which could affect later the good cohesion of the fins and the overmoulding material 15.

Il est à noter que toute modification du profil des ailettes provoque une modification du degré d'étanchéité. Ainsi, pour des applications spécifiques, il est possible, en modifiant ce profil, d'adapter l'étanchéité aux exigences demandées.It should be noted that any modification of the profile of the fins causes a modification of the degree of tightness. So, for specific applications, it is possible, by modifying this profile, to adapt the tightness to the requested requirements.

On notera également que le simple fait d'effectuer un rainurage (sans ailette) permet déjà d'obtenir une bonne étanchéité. Un simple rainurage peut donc être suffisant pour obtenir l'étanchéité requise.It should also be noted that simply performing a grooving (without fin) already makes it possible to obtain a good seal. A simple grooving can therefore be sufficient to achieve the required seal.

La présente invention concerne également un procédé de réalisation d'un câble électrique surmoulé consistant à :

  • réaliser au moins une rainure dans la gaine isolante, et
  • surmouler la rainure avec une matière de surmoulage pour combler la rainure et provoquer la fusion au moins partielle de l'ailette, afin d'assurer une étanchéité entre le câble et la matière de surmoulage.
The present invention also relates to a method for producing an overmoulded electrical cable consisting of:
  • producing at least one groove in the insulating sheath, and
  • overmolding the groove with an overmoulding material to fill the groove and cause the at least partial melting of the fin, to ensure a seal between the cable and the overmolding material.

De préférence, ce procédé comporte également une étape dans laquelle on réalise au moins une ailette 14 dans la rainure 13, et ceci, préalablement au surmoulage de cette rainure.Preferably, this method also comprises a step in which is made at least one fin 14 in the groove 13, and this, prior to overmolding this groove.

On notera que la machine (non représentée) développée pour la réalisation des rainures et ailettes a l'avantage de ne pas faire tourner le câble sur son axe pendant l'usinage. Une telle rotation du câble serait en effet incompatible avec de grandes longueurs de câble et/ou avec des accessoires fragiles (connecteur...). Note that the machine (not shown) developed for the realization of the grooves and fins has the advantage of not rotating the cable on its axis during machining. Such a rotation of the cable would indeed be incompatible with long cable lengths and / or fragile accessories (Connector ...).

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Claims (10)

  1. Overmoulded electric cable (10) comprising on the one hand:
    a cable (10) of the type comprising a plurality of insulated conductors (12) inside an insulating sheath (11), and
    an overmoulding material (15) covering the insulating sheath (11) over at least part of its length,
    said overmoulded cable being characterised in that:
    at least one groove (13) is formed on the external surface of the insulating sheath (11), said groove being adapted to receive the overmoulding material (15).
  2. Electric cable according to Claim 1, characterised in that the groove (13) contains inside it at least one fin (14) forming an integral part of the sheath.
  3. Overmoulded electric cable according to Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the fin (14) has a height (h) less than the depth (p) of the groove.
  4. Overmoulded electric cable according to any of the preceding Claims, characterised in that the overmoulding material (15) causes the fins (14) to melt at least partially in order to provide, after cooling, an adhesive seal between the cable (10) and the overmoulding material (15).
  5. Overmoulded electric cable according to any of the preceding Claims, characterised in that it has a plurality of grooves (13), each containing a plurality of fins (14).
  6. Overmoulded electric cable according to any of the preceding Claims, characterised in that the profile of the fin is formed according to the degree of seal tightness required.
  7. Method for making an overmoulded electric cable according to any of the preceding Claims, characterised in that it consists of:
    forming at least one groove (13) in the insulating sheath (11), and
    overmoulding (15) the groove with an overmoulding material to fill the groove and cause the fin to melt at least partially to ensure seal tightness between the cable and the overmoulding material.
  8. Method according to Claim 7, characterised in that at least one fin (14) is formed in the groove (13) prior to the overmoulding of said groove.
  9. Method according to Claim 7 or 8, characterised in that an adhesive seal is obtained at the level of the interface between the walls (13a, 13b, 13c) of the groove and the overmoulding material (15), and that a cohesive seal is obtained at the level of the interface between the fins (14) and the overmoulding material (15).
  10. Method according to any of Claims 7 to 9, characterised in that fins (14) are formed with a height (h) less than the depth (p) of the grooves (13) so as to ensure that the tips S of the fins are protected against any contact contamination prior to the overmoulding material (15) being applied.
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