Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
  • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
  • H01R43/04—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
  • H01R43/048—Crimping apparatus or processes
  • H01R43/052—Crimping apparatus or processes with wire-feeding mechanism
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
  • G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
  • G01B11/14—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
  • G01B7/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques
  • G01B7/14—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
  • H01B13/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables
  • H01B13/0003—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables for feeding conductors or cables
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
  • H01R9/03—Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable, e.g. tapping connections
  • H01R9/05—Connectors arranged to contact a plurality of the conductors of a multiconductor cable, e.g. tapping connections for coaxial cables
  • H01R9/0518—Connection to outer conductor by crimping or by crimping ferrule
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
  • H01R24/38—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts
  • H01R24/40—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure having concentrically or coaxially arranged contacts specially adapted for high frequency

Definitions

• the invention relates to a measuring method for the assembly of an electrical cable.
• the inven tion also relates to a measuring arrangement for the assembly of an electrical cable.
• the invention further relates to a reference device for a measuring arrangement and a computer program product with program code means for executing a measuring method.
• the invention also relates to a positioning method for the assembly of an electrical cable according to the preamble of claim 21.
• the invention also relates to a positioning arrangement for the assembly of an electrical cable according to the preamble of claim 31.
• the invention further relates to a computer program product with program code means for execution a positioning procedure.
• the invention also relates to a confectioning method and a confectioning arrangement for the confectioning of an electrical cable.
• the connector can be a plug, a built-in plug, a socket, a coupler or an adapter.
• the term connector used in the context of the invention is representative of all variants.
• a connector is used to establish an electrical connection with a correspondingly complementary additional connector.
• a plug connection must sometimes withstand high loads, for example mechanical loads or thermal loads, and must remain closed in a defined manner, so that the electrical connection is not inadvertently disconnected, for example during the operation of a vehicle.
• high loads for example mechanical loads or thermal loads
• a support sleeve When assembling a cable, u. a. a support sleeve crimped onto the cable. Furthermore, an inner conductor contact element (inner conductor part) is crimped onto the inner conductor of the cable. Due to inaccuracies or tolerances in these assembly steps, the distance between the plug-side end of the inner conductor part (ie the front, free end of the inner conductor part or the end of the inner conductor part facing a mating connector) and one facing the inner conductor part is in front of their (plug-side) End of the support sleeve between individual pre-assembled cables different. In particular due to the above-mentioned high mechanical and electrical requirements for the plug connection, corresponding dimensions have to fall from an ideal dimension into a predetermined tolerance range in order to ensure a sufficiently high quality of the subsequent plug connection.
• pre-assembled cables that deviate from the specification or even pre-assembled cables must be removed from the production line or production.
• the high demands on the plug connections can thus drive up production costs as part of mass production.
• the present invention is therefore based on the object to reduce the processing tolerances occurring in the assembly of an electrical cable, in particular to avoid a fluctuating assembly quality.
• the object is also achieved in the context of a positioning method by claim 21. Fer ner the object is achieved by a positioning arrangement according to claim 31. In addition, the problem is solved in the context of a computer program product with the features of claim 34.
• a measuring method is provided for the assembly of an electrical cable, according to which an end face of a support sleeve fastened to the cable is brought into abutment with a reference abutment of a reference device.
• the support sleeve can be brought into contact with the reference stop by moving the electrical cable and the reference device relative to one another.
• the support sleeve can thus be moved in the direction of the reference stop by moving the cable and / or by moving the reference device.
• Preferably, only the electrical cable is moved along a feed direction while the reference device is stationary.
• an embodiment is also possible in which the cable stands still and only the reference device is moved towards the cable.
• an axial distance of a front, free end of an inner conductor part fastened on an inner conductor of the cable is detected by the reference stop and a connection distance between the front, free end of the inner conductor part and a front end of the support sleeve facing the inner conductor part is derived therefrom.
• the direction “front” refers to the left end of the pre-assembled cable.
• the directional indication “rear” accordingly relates to the cable side facing away from the plug-side or free end, ie. H. on the "cable end” of the prefabricated electrical cable; in the following figures on the right side of the pre-assembled cable.
• the inner conductor part according to the invention is the inner contact element of the connector to be mounted on the electrical cable.
• an electrical cable with several, for. B. parallel inner conductors is assembled with several inner conductor parts.
• the invention preferably relates to the confectioning of a coaxial cable which has only a single inner conductor which is electrically insulated in an outer conductor, for example inside an outer conductor shield.
• connection distance which can be determined or derived according to the invention for an electrical cable to be assembled, is a particularly relevant measure for the assembly of the connector on the pre-assembled cable.
• the connection distance can be particularly relevant for the positioning and fastening of the inner conductor part within an outer conductor part of the future connector.
• the outer conductor part can also be referred to as an outer conductor contact element or as a plug body.
• other relevant dimensions and distances for the assembly of the electrical cable can also be derived.
• a dimension of an ideal dimension of the connection distance for each electrical cable to be assembled can be determined.
• the determined dimension can then advantageously be taken into account for the subsequent assembly of a connector or its components, for example an outer conductor part.
• an outer conductor part for example an "outer conductor crimp sleeve" of the connector, can be optimally positioned axially to the support sleeve of the pre-assembled cable.
• the support sleeve can, for example, be positioned and joined to an inside shoulder of the outer conductor part.
• the impedance matching of transitions between the cable and the connector can be optimized by the optimal positioning of the connector or its components on the basis of the connection distance determined according to the invention. An air gap triggering an impedance jump and thus reflections during data transmission can be avoided.
• connection distance Based on the determined connection distance, a highly precise positioning of the components of a connector relative to each other can be made possible when assembling a cable and fluctuating quality during production can be avoided. As a result, in particular the electrical properties of the assembled cables, in particular their suitability for high frequency technology, can be improved.
• the measurement coordinate system can preferably be a one-dimensional coordinate system, the coordinate axis of which runs coaxially to a central axis of the inner conductor part and which points in the direction of the cable.
• the axial distance can in particular be detected by subtracting the position of the reference stop within the measurement coordinate system from the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor part within the measurement coordinate system.
• the origin of the measurement coordinate system can be defined before the detection of the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor part and / or determined by a reference calibration.
• the detected axial distance of the front, free end of the inner conductor part from the reference stop corresponds to the connection distance when the front end of the support sleeve is brought into stop with the reference stop when the axial distance is detected.
• connection distance is calculated by subtracting an overall length of the support sleeve from the detected axial distance of the front, free end of the inner conductor part from the reference stop, if one detects a distance from the inner conductor part when detecting the axial distance , the rear end of the support sleeve is brought into contact with the reference stop.
• the front end or the rear end of the support sleeve into abutment with the reference stop.
• the front end of the support sleeve is brought into abutment with the reference stop, since this is technically easier to implement on the one hand for reasons of delivery and on the other hand the connection distance to be detected can then correspond directly to the detected axial distance.
• the reference stop of the reference device in such a way that the support sleeve of the electrical cable strikes the rear, with its rear end face, of the reference stop, for example by the support sleeve first pushed axially past the reference stop along a feed direction of the cable, the electrical cable and / or the reference device is then moved orthogonally to the insertion direction and the electrical cable is then pushed back against the feed direction until the rear end of the support sleeve is finally at the Reference stop.
• the reference stop can, for example, in the manner of a web into a recess in the reference device protrude.
• the total length of the support sleeve must then be taken into account for the calculation of the connection distance, as already described above. As a rule, the total length of the support sleeve has only a negligible inaccuracy. If necessary, the total length of the support sleeve can, however, also be determined beforehand, for example measured.
• the support sleeve is fastened, preferably crimped, to an outer conductor of the cable.
• the support sleeve is preferably attached to the cable before the support sleeve is brought into abutment with the reference stop.
• the support sleeve can also be fastened, preferably ver crimped, to a cable sheath of the cable.
• a fastening of the support sleeve partly on the outer conductor of the cable and partly on the cable jacket of the cable can also be provided, for example if the support sleeve has a stepped structure or a front stop.
• the support sleeve is preferably attached to the outer conductor of the cable.
• an outer conductor of the cable located under the support sleeve for example a cable screen braid, is pushed back or folded back over the support sleeve.
• the outer conductor of the cable can be folded over onto the support sleeve even if the support sleeve is not attached directly to the outer conductor, but rather to the cable jacket.
• the support sleeve Insofar as the outer conductor is struck back over the support sleeve, the support sleeve, if it is brought into contact with the reference stop, may not be directly or over the entire surface of the reference stop. The support sleeve may not touch the reference stop if it is in contact with the reference stop.
• the term “in abutment with a reference abutment” is thus to be interpreted in such a way that an indirect abutment of the support sleeve on the reference abutment is also included, in particular if there is a folded outer conductor between the front end of the support sleeve and the reference abutment.
• the layer thickness of the outer conductor can be taken into account when determining the connection distance.
• the connection distance can be calculated by adding a layer thickness of the folded outer conductor layer to the detected axial distance if the front end of the support sleeve is brought into abutment with the reference stop when the axial distance is detected.
• the layer thickness of a folded outer conductor can be neglected.
• the layer thickness of the outer conductor on the front end face of the support sleeve can possibly also be taken into account when calculating the connection distance if the support sleeve has its rear end is struck at the reference stop. In this case, the layer thickness can be subtracted from the detected axial distance together with the total length of the support sleeve.
• the inner conductor part is axially inserted into a receptacle of the reference device (along a feed direction) until the front end of the support sleeve strikes the reference stop.
• the reference device is moved axially with a recording on the inner conductor part until the front end of the support sleeve bears against the reference stop.
• the movements between the support sleeve and the reference device are to be understood relatively within the scope of the invention.
• the reference stop can be formed by an end face from which the receptacle extends axially into the reference device or can preferably be formed in the receptacle of the reference device by a change in cross-section of the receptacle and / or one or more webs projecting into the receptacle.
• the support sleeve is pressed mechanically against the reference stop.
• Pressing the support sleeve against the reference stop can be advantageous in order to ensure that the support sleeve fits optimally, in particular flatly and evenly against the reference stop, after which the connection distance can be determined particularly precisely. Furthermore, a cable shield braid folded over the support sleeve can be compressed in such a way that the layer thickness of the cable shield braid, which rests on the end face of the support sleeve, can be neglected when determining the connection spacing.
• the axial distance of the front, free end of the inner conductor part from the reference stop is detected by means of a sensor device.
• the sensor device preferably measures the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor part with respect to the origin of the measurement coordinate system. On the basis of the measured position of the front, free end of the inner conductor part, the axial distance from the sensor device can then be detected, taking into account the position of the reference stop in relation to the measurement coordinate system.
• a measuring probe an inductive sensor, a capacitive sensor and / or an optical sensor is used as the sensor device.
• a probe is preferably used which, through direct mechanical contact with the front, free end of the inner conductor part, detects its axial distance from the reference stop.
• a probe can be particularly suitable due to the high accuracy of the mechanical, direct measurement of the axial distance.
• a contactless detection of the position of the front end of the inner conductor relative to the reference stop can also be advantageous, for example by means of an inductive sensor or a capacitive sensor.
• An optical sensor for detecting the axial distance can also be provided, for example detecting the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor in part by means of a camera.
• the senor device is brought into abutment with a measuring stop of the reference device, the measuring stop and the reference stop being arranged at opposite ends of a through hole extending axially through the reference device.
• the use of a measuring stop for detecting the axial distance between the front, free end of the inner conductor part and the reference stop can be advantageous since the measuring stop can be arranged opposite the reference stop with a known axial distance. By taking into account the known distance, the axial distance can finally be calculated by detecting the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor part.
• the position of the reference stop can be used to determine the origin of the measurement coordinate system.
• the position of the reference stop can correspond to the origin of the measurement coordinate system.
• the current position of the prefabricated cable or its inner conductor part in the outer conductor part is thus determined by means of the sensor device.
• a previously determined dimension of a connection distance between the front free end of the inner conductor part and a front end of the support sleeve facing the inner conductor part can be taken into account.
• the reference device can be designed as a multi-part frame structure, the reference stop being designed, for example, as a stop ring and being fixed at a defined position in the frame structure.
• the optional measuring stop can preferably also be designed as a stop ring and be arranged in the frame structure in such a way that both stop rings lie opposite one another, in particular are arranged coaxially to one another. A through hole between the reference stop and the measuring stop is therefore not absolutely necessary.
• the senor device is pressed mechanically against the measuring stop or is fixed to the measuring stop. It can also be provided that the sensor device has a housing section formed in one piece with the reference device.
• positioning and fixing the sensor arrangement in a known position relative to the measurement stop can be advantageous. This is particularly (but not exclusively) the case when the sensor device is brought into abutment with the measuring stop.
• the sensor device can be fixed to the measuring stop, for example by means of a screw connection, snap connection or bayonet connection.
• a threaded connection can also be provided.
• the support sleeve of a reference cable which has a desired connection distance, is brought into abutment with the reference abutment, after which the sensor device based on the axial distance of the front, free end of the inner conductor part of the reference cable the reference stop is positioned and / or calibrated.
• the sensor device can be positioned by the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor part of the reference cable in such a way that the sensor device can still detect tolerance-related deviations in the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor part for the individual cables to be confectioned.
• the sensor device can be calibrated in such a way that the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor part of the reference cable is defined as a zero measurement or reference / zero position.
• a sensor device designed as a measuring probe can be positioned at the front end of the inner conductor part of the reference cable such that a movable measuring tip of the measuring probe is in a central position when measuring the reference cable, in which the measuring tip has sufficient positive and negative travel available. in order to be able to detect expected deviations in the connection spacing of the individual electrical cables to be assembled due to tolerances.
• the position of the front, free end of the reference cable can be used to determine the origin of the measurement coordinate system.
• the position of the front, free end of the reference cable can correspond to the origin of the measurement coordinate system when the reference cable is in abutment with the reference abutment.
• a dimension of the connection distance of the cable to be assembled from the target connection distance of the reference cable is determined by means of the sensor device.
• a dimension can be determined in particular on the basis of the previously calibrated sensor device taking into account a zero dimension or a reference position of the reference cable.
• the detection of a dimension of the connection distance of the cable to be assembled from a target connection distance can be reliably determined.
• the dimensions of the individual pre-assembled cables can then be determined using the measuring method or a measuring arrangement.
• a dimension of the axial distance from an ideal dimension can in principle also be determined without the use of a reference cable, for example if the sensor device (e.g. the probe) is in a known relative position to the reference stop, preferably in contact with the measuring stop of the reference device, brought. Because of the constant and known distance between the measuring stop and the reference stop and a known reference or ideal connection distance, the sensor device can thus directly determine a dimension for each cable to be measured.
• the sensor device e.g. the probe
• the invention also relates to a measuring arrangement for the assembly of an electrical cable.
• the measuring arrangement has a reference device with a reference stop.
• the measuring arrangement also has an infeed device which is designed to bring an end face of a support sleeve fastened to the cable into abutment with the reference stop.
• the delivery device can be designed to bring the end face of the support sleeve into abutment with the reference stop by the delivery device moving the electrical cable along a feed direction and / or by the delivery device moving the reference device. In the context of the invention, it is basically only a question of a relative movement between the support sleeve and the reference device. However, the delivery device preferably moves or shifts this electrical cables axially along a feed direction towards the reference stop, while the reference stop or the reference device is stationary.
• the measuring arrangement also has a sensor device which is designed to detect an axial distance of a front, free end of an inner conductor part fastened to an inner conductor of the cable from the reference stop.
• each electrical cable to be processed can be checked or measured using the measuring arrangement.
• the measuring method can be easily integrated into process steps when assembling an electrical cable, in particular since the proposed measuring principle enables the connection distance to be recorded in a comparatively short time.
• the sensor device is designed to detect the axial distance of the front, free end of the inner conductor part, in which the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor part is measured in relation to the origin of the measuring coordinate system and the position of the reference stop within the measuring coordinate system with regard to its origin is taken into account.
• the sensor device can in particular be designed to detect the axial distance by subtracting the position of the reference stop within the measurement coordinate system from the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor part within the measurement coordinate system.
• a control device of the measuring arrangement is set up in order to use the detected axial distance of the front, free end of the inner conductor in part to provide a connection distance between the front, free end of the inner conductor part and a front end of the inner conductor part Derive support sleeve.
• connection distance is a particularly important measure in the assembly of an electrical cable, the processing tolerances of which can now be monitored according to the invention and compensated for in subsequent process steps.
• a machine-made electrical cable can be manufactured in a high and constant quality finally used for the transmission of data with high data rates, especially in high frequency technology.
• the reference device has a receptacle for the inner conductor part of the cable.
• the support sleeve of the cable can be brought into stop with the reference stop in a particularly simple manner, in which the electrical cable is inserted axially along a feed direction into the reception of the reference device by means of the feed device.
• a reference stop can, however, also advantageously be provided without a seat in the reference device, for example by arranging the reference stop on a frame structure.
• the reference device has a measuring stop, the measuring stop and the reference stop being arranged on ends of a through hole extending axially through the reference device or in the region of the ends of the through hole facing away from one another.
• the measuring stop and / or the reference stop can be formed on the end faces of the reference device, between which the through hole extends.
• the measuring stop and / or the reference stop can, however, also be formed on cross-sectional changes in the through hole.
• Alternative options for forming the reference stop and / or the measuring stop are also possible, for example by one or more webs each, which extend into the interior of the through hole.
• the reference stop and / or the measuring stop can also be formed independently of a through hole, for example by being stamped on a frame structure of the reference device.
• the sensor device is fixed to the measuring stop or that the sensor device has a housing section which is formed in one piece with the reference device.
• a housing or the housing section of the sensor device can be designed, for example, as a one-piece injection molded part together with the reference device.
• the sensor device can be fixed to the measuring stop, for example by means of a screw connection, snap connection or bayonet connection. A threaded connection can also be provided.
• the sensor device can also be non-positively fixed to the measuring stop or pressed against the measuring stop by means of an actuator device.
• the sensor device can be advantageous to position the sensor device in a defined manner relative to the measuring stop and, if necessary, to fix it, since then the relationship or the distance between the measuring stop (or at least the sensor device) and the reference stop is known and thus the axial distance of the front, free end of the inner conductor part can be easily derived from the reference stop.
• the sensor device has a measuring probe, an inductive sensor, a capacitive sensor and / or an optical sensor.
• the sensor device can also be designed on the basis of other technologies.
• the sensor device is preferably designed as a probe in order to detect the position of the front end of the inner part with high precision by direct mechanical contacting.
• the invention also relates to a reference device with a reference stop for a measuring arrangement described above and below.
• the invention relates to the advantageous use of a reference device with a reference stop with the measuring method described above and below.
• the invention also relates to a computer program product with program code means in order to carry out a measurement method for the assembly of an electrical cable which is described above and below if the program is executed on a control device of a measurement arrangement according to the above and following explanations.
• the control device can preferably be designed as a programmable logic controller (PLC).
• PLC programmable logic controller
• any other device for implementing the control device can also be provided, for example any microprocessor, one or more arrangements of discrete electrical components on a circuit board, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or another programmable circuit, for example also a Field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic arrangement (PLA) and / or a commercially available computer.
• PLC programmable logic controller
• the invention relates to the proposed measurement concept, comprising the measurement method, the measurement arrangement, the reference device and the computer program product for executing the measurement method, a positioning concept, comprising a positioning method, a positioning arrangement and a computer program product for executing the positioning method.
• the invention thus also relates to a positioning method for the assembly of an electrical cable, according to which a front, free end of an inner conductor fastened to an inner conductor of the cable partly by an infeed movement in an outer conductor part to be mounted on the cable in an axial desired position along a longitudinal axis of the outer conductor part is positioned.
• the inner conductor part can be positioned in the outer conductor part by a feed movement of the electrical cable along a feed direction and / or the outer conductor part can be pushed over the inner conductor part of the electrical cable by the feed movement.
• a feed movement of the cable is preferably carried out while the outer conductor part is stationary.
• the direction “front” refers to the left end of the pre-assembled cable.
• the directional indication “rear” accordingly relates to the cable side facing away from the plug-side or free end, ie. H. on the "cable end” of the prefabricated electrical cable; in the following figures on the right side of the pre-assembled cable.
• the inner conductor part according to the invention is the inner contact element of the connector to be mounted on the electrical cable. Basically, it can also be provided in the context of the invention that the electrical cable with several, for. B. parallel inner conductor parts is made up. However, the invention preferably relates to the assembly of a coaxial cable which has only a single inner conductor which is electrically insulated within an outer conductor, for example inside an outer conductor shield.
• the outer conductor part according to the invention is the outer contact element of the connector to be mounted on the electrical cable, generally an outer conductor crimp sleeve.
• the outer conductor part can also be referred to as an outer conductor contact element or as a plug body.
• the outer conductor part is generally mounted in such a way that it completely takes in the inner conductor part and, for example, shields it electromagnetically.
• an insulation body can be provided between the outer conductor part and the inner conductor part to stabilize and ensure electrical insulation between the at least one inner conductor part and the outer conductor part, which extends at least in sections axially between the inner conductor part and the outer conductor part.
• an axial desired position of the inner conductor part is provided for fastening in the outer conductor part.
• the proposed positioning method provides that the target position is calculated taking into account a connection distance of the front end of the inner conductor part from a front end facing the inner conductor part of a support sleeve attached to the cable. During the feed movement, an axial actual position of the front end of the inner conductor part is measured relative to the outer conductor part.
• connection distance is usually a particularly relevant and tolerant measure when assembling an electrical cable. Its consideration for determining the target position of the front end of the inner conductor part in the outer conductor part, according to the invention, enables the manufacture of assembled or provided with a connector electrical cable of the highest quality and while avoiding fluctuating electrical and / or mechanical properties.
• connection distance can be ensured, for example, on the basis of a previous, highly precise pre-confectioning of the electrical cable.
• connection distance can preferably also be determined on the basis of the measurement concept proposed in the context of the overall concept according to the invention, for example by means of the measurement method described above and below.
• the connection distance can also be determined in other ways or be known.
• the proposed positioning method can therefore in principle also be used independently of the measurement concept described.
• the target position is calculated on the basis of an axial ideal position of the support sleeve in the outer conductor part for a subsequent fastening of the outer conductor part on the support sleeve.
• the correct positioning of the support sleeve in the outer conductor part is an important criterion.
• the support sleeve is preferably located during the attachment, in particular during the crimping of the outer conductor part, in the ideal position seen before within the outer conductor part. Since starting from the front, the in nenleiterteil facing end of the support sleeve, the connection distance to the front, free end of Inner conductor part extends, can be closed with the known or at least sufficiently well-known connection distance starting from the front end of the inner conductor part to the ideal position of the support sleeve in the outer conductor part.
• the target position of the front end of the inner conductor part can advantageously be determined within the scope of the invention in such a way that, taking into account the connection distance, the support sleeve is in the ideal position precisely when the front, free end of the inner conductor part is in the calculated target position located.
• a positioning of the inner conductor part in the outer conductor part can take place particularly precisely and simply, taking into account the actual position of the front end of the inner conductor part, since the inner conductor part is the front, final end of the pre-assembled electrical cable, the position of which is thus technically easy to determine.
• a complex direct determination for example the ideal position of the support sleeve in the outer conductor part, can thus be avoided.
• the ideal axial position of the support sleeve in the outer conductor part is determined according to the position of the front end of the support sleeve on an inner shoulder of the outer conductor part.
• the ideal alignment of the support sleeve on the inner shoulder of the outer conductor part in particular to minimize an air gap between the shoulder and the support sleeve in the case of a fastened or crimped outer conductor part, can improve the electrical properties of the assembled electrical cable. By avoiding an air gap, discontinuities in the impedance curve can be minimized. Targeted impedance matching at the transition between the electrical cable and a connector can also be achieved by influencing the air gap.
• the cable is clamped into a gripping device, after which the gripping device is moved linearly along the longitudinal axis of the outer conductor part and / or after which the outer conductor part is linearly pushed along the longitudinal axis of the outer conductor part to the inner conductor part to position in the outer conductor part.
• the gripping device can in particular have one or more pressing jaws.
• the gripping device preferably grips the cable on its cable jacket.
• the outer conductor part is only or additionally displaced in order to position the inner conductor part in itself.
• a gripping device can be provided which clamps the cable, but then fixes it essentially at the same axial position.
• the actual axial position of the front end of the inner conductor part is measured relative to the outer conductor part by means of a sensor device.
• a measuring probe an inductive sensor, a capacitive sensor and / or an optical sensor can in particular be used as the sensor device.
• a probe is preferably used which, through direct mechanical contact with the front, free end of the inner conductor part, detects its axial distance from the reference stop.
• a probe can be particularly suitable due to the high accuracy of the mechanical, direct measurement of the axial distance.
• a contactless detection of the position of the front end of the inner conductor relative to the reference stop can also be advantageous, for example by means of an inductive sensor or a capacitive sensor.
• An optical sensor for detecting the axial distance can also be provided, for example detecting the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor in part by means of a camera.
• the senor device is positioned and fixed in a defined manner relative to the outer conductor part.
• the sensor device can be attached to a front end of the outer conductor part and fixed in a force-locking and / or form-fitting manner.
• the sensor device can be pushed over a front section of the outer conductor part or at least partially penetrate into a front section of the outer conductor part.
• the sensor device can optionally latch with the outer conductor part, for example using zen in the outer conductor part for its assembly in a connector housing already existing locking means, receptacles for locking means or paragraphs.
• the sensor device does not have to be fixed to the outer conductor part.
• the sensor device can also be arranged at a known position relative to the outer conductor part.
• a target position for the reference cable is determined, the sensor device being positioned and fixed in a defined manner on the basis of the target position of the reference cable in order to at least match the actual position of the cable to be assembled to be measured in a front section of the outer conductor part.
• the sensor device is preferably fixed to the outer conductor part; however, this is not absolutely necessary. Fixing the sensor device at a known position relative to the outer conductor part can also be sufficient.
• the front section of the outer conductor part can be, for example, the front half of the outer conductor part, the front third of the outer conductor part, the front quarter of the outer conductor part, the front eighth of the outer conductor part, the front sixteenth of the outer conductor part or an even shorter front section of the outer conductor part - each based on the total axial length of the outer conductor part.
• the sensor device can be positioned by taking into account the ideal position of the reference cable such that the sensor device can still detect tolerances-related deviations in the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor part for the individual cables to be assembled during the positioning.
• the sensor device can be calibrated to the effect that the position of the front, free end of the inner conductor part of the reference cable in the outer conductor part is defined as a zero dimension or reference / zero position.
• a sensor device designed as a measuring probe can be positioned at the front end of the inner conductor part of the reference cable such that a movable measuring tip of the measuring probe is in a central position when measuring the reference cable, in which the measuring tip has sufficient positive and negative travel available. in order to be able to detect expected deviations in the connection spacing of the individual electrical cables to be assembled due to tolerances.
• the actual position is measured continuously during the delivery or in a time-discrete manner (in a time grid) at least in a front section of the outer conductor part.
• the actual position can thus be measured during the entire infeed movement of the inner conductor part into the outer conductor part or preferably only in a front section of the outer conductor part and thus only shortly before the desired position of the inner conductor part is reached in the outer conductor part.
• provision can also be made for only a single measurement to be carried out, after which the actual reaching of the target position or passing over a measuring position shortly before the target position is detected. For example, provision can be made for reaching the desired position by hitting the front end of the inner conductor part on a measuring tip of a probe.
• the inner conductor part is positioned in the outer conductor part taking into account the measured actual position within the scope of a position control.
• the actual positions measured continuously or discretely in time can thus be made available to a transport device entrusted with the infeed movement for regulating the infeed movement.
• a measured deviation of the actual position from the target position can thus be reported continuously or in a certain time grid by the sensor device, optionally with the interposition of a monitoring unit, to the transport device.
• the invention also relates to a positioning arrangement for the assembly of an electrical cable, comprising a transport device which is designed to move a front, free end of an inner conductor part fastened to an inner conductor of the cable by a feed movement in an outer conductor part to be mounted on the cable in an axial desired position to position along a longitudinal axis of the outer conductor part.
• the transport device can be designed to deliver the inner conductor part by means of the movement of the electrical cable into the outer conductor part and / or to move the outer conductor part over the inner conductor part. In the context of the invention, it is only a question of a relative movement of the inner conductor part to the outer conductor part.
• the transport device is preferably designed and set up to axially advance the electrical cable along a feed direction in order to push the inner conductor part into the outer conductor part while the outer conductor part is stationary.
• the positioning arrangement has a sensor device which is set up to measure an axial actual position of the front end of the inner conductor part relative to the outer conductor part during the infeed. Furthermore, the positioning device has a control and / or regulating device which is set up to set the desired position taking into account the measurement of the actual position of the front end of the inner conductor part and taking into account a connection distance of the front end of the inner conductor part from a front end facing the inner conductor part one on the Calculate the cable-attached support sleeve and position it in the desired position using the transport device.
• various lengths and spacing dimensions can be provided during the assembly of a plug connector on the electrical cable to comply with tolerances and to ensure sufficiently good mechanical and / or electrical properties of the plug connector attached to the cable.
• the positioning arrangement according to the invention is able to ensure compliance with the aforementioned requirements.
• an advantageous process control can be provided and processing tolerances can be compensated for by the process monitoring.
• the sensor device has a measuring probe, an inductive sensor, a capacitive sensor and / or an optical sensor.
• the sensor device can also be designed on the basis of other technologies.
• the sensor device is preferably designed as a probe in order to detect the position of the front end of the inner part with high precision by direct mechanical contacting.
• the senor device is preferably positioned in a defined manner with respect to the outer part and arranged in a fixed manner.
• the sensor device can also be non-positively fixed to the outer conductor part or pressed against the outer conductor part by means of an actuator device.
• the invention also relates to a computer program product with program code means in order to carry out the positioning method described above and below when the program is executed on a regulating and / or control device of a positioning arrangement according to the above and following explanations.
• the regulating and / or control device can preferably be designed as a programmable logic controller (PLC).
• PLC programmable logic controller
• any other device for implementing the regulating and / or control device can also be provided, for example any one Microprocessor, one or more arrangements of discrete electrical components on a printed circuit board, egg ne application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or other programmable circuit, for example also a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic arrangement (PLA) and / or a commercial computer.
• PLC programmable logic controller
• the uniform overall concept according to the invention for solving the problem also relates to a manufacturing method for the assembly of an electrical cable, a measuring method being carried out in accordance with the preceding and following explanations, after which a positioning method is carried out in accordance with the preceding and subsequent explanations, and where the supporting sleeve is attached in the outer conductor part.
• the basic idea of the assembly method according to the invention is to determine a critical dimension for the assembly, in particular a connection distance between a front, free end of the inner conductor part and a front end of the support sleeve facing the inner conductor part by means of a measurement method and then as part of a positioning method of the Cable for positioning the inner conductor part of the cable in an outer conductor part of the future connector to be taken into account.
• the outer conductor part of the connector can be optimally positioned axially to the inner conductor part and / or to a support sleeve fastened to the cable.
• the measurement concept according to the invention and the positioning concept according to the invention can also be implemented independently of one another.
• the proposed assembly process can also have further process steps.
• the electrical cable is already pre-assembled before the measurement method is carried out.
• a pre-assembly it can be provided in particular to strip a cable sheath of the cable at a front section of the cable and at least partially pull it off the cable.
• the support sleeve can then be pushed onto the exposed outer conductor, in particular a cable shielding braid and / or onto the cable sheath and fastened, in particular crimped, to who.
• the outer conductor of the cable, in particular a cable shield braid can be pushed back over the support sleeve or separated from the support sleeve the. Subsequently, any cable foil that may be present can be separated at least in sections.
• a dielectric arranged between the outer conductor of the cable and the at least one inner conductor of the cable can be stripped and the at least one inner conductor of the cable can thus be exposed.
• an inner conductor part can be attached, in particular crimped, onto any existing inner conductor of the cable.
• the fastening of the support sleeve in the outer conductor part is preferably carried out by crimping the outer conductor part on the support sleeve and / or on the cable jacket.
• the outer conductor part has been fastened to mount the outer conductor part in a housing of a connector, in particular to latch and secure it in a plastic housing.
• an insulating part is inserted between the outer conductor part and the at least one inner conductor part in order to ensure the electrical insulation and the alignment of the at least one inner conductor part in the outer conductor part.
• the uniform overall concept according to the invention also relates to an assembly arrangement for assembling an electrical cable, comprising a measurement arrangement described above and below and a positioning arrangement according to the above and following explanations.
• the assembly arrangement can optionally also have further device features, for example devices for pre-assembling the cable, in particular for mounting the support sleeve and for stripping cable components.
• An assembly machine or assembly arrangement according to the invention can provide an assembly of electrical cables with connectors, in particular with a constant, high quality.
• a corresponding connector can therefore preferably be a high-frequency connector, in particular a PL connector, BNC connector, TNC connector, SMBA (FAKRA) connector, N connector, 7-16 connector, SMA connector, SMB connector , SMS connector, SMC connector, SMP connector, BMS connector, HFM connector, HSD connector, H-MTD connector, BMK connector, mini-coax connector or Makax connector.
• the connector according to the invention can be used particularly advantageously within a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle.
• Possible areas of application are autonomous driving, driver assistance systems, navigation systems, "infotainment systems, rear-seat entertainment systems, Internet connections and wireless gigabit (IEEE 802.11 ad standard).
• Possible applications concern high-resolution cameras, for example 4K and 8K cameras, Sensors, onboard computers, high-resolution screens, high-resolution dashboards, 3D navigation devices and mobile devices.
• the connector according to the invention or the electrical cable according to the invention is suitable for any application within the entire electrical engineering and is not to be understood as being restricted to use in vehicle technology.
• Figure 1 shows a measuring arrangement according to the invention with a reference device, a Sensoreinrich device and a pre-assembled electrical cable during the insertion of the cable into the reference device by means of a delivery device in a sectional side view;
• FIG. 2 shows the measuring arrangement of FIG. 1 with a support sleeve of the electrical cable located in a stop with a reference stop during the detection of the axial distance;
• FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the reference device with a measuring stop opposite the reference stop
• FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the reference device with a reference stop which is designed to strike the support sleeve with its rear end;
• Figure 5 shows the reference device of Figure 4 during insertion of the electrical cable
• FIG. 6 shows the reference device of FIG. 4 with the support sleeve attached to the back of the reference stop during the detection of the axial distance;
• FIG. 7 shows the positioning of an inner conductor part according to the invention in an outer conductor part to be mounted on the cable by means of a positioning arrangement in a perspective view
• Figure 8 shows the positioning arrangement of Figure 7 in a side view
• FIG. 9 shows the positioning arrangement of FIG. 7 during insertion of the inner conductor part into the outer conductor part with a sensor device positioned in a defined manner relative to the outer conductor part;
• FIG. 10 shows the positioning arrangement of FIG. 7 with an inner conductor part fixed in the axial desired position in the outer conductor part during the fastening of the outer conductor part to the electrical cable in a perspective view;
• Figure 1 1 is a completely attached to the cable outer conductor part before assembly in a connector housing in a side view; and FIG. 12 shows an assembly method according to the invention for the assembly of an electrical cable.
• FIG. 1 shows a measuring arrangement 1 for assembling an electrical cable 2 with a reference device 3.
• the electrical cable 2 to be measured by means of the measuring method according to the invention is still outside the reference device 3.
• the electrical cable 2 is in the reference device 3 is shown introduced.
• the reference device 3 is shown in section in FIGS. 1 to 6, while the cable 2 and the sensor device 14 still described below are only shown in an uncut side view.
• the cable 2 shown by way of example in FIG. 1 has a front section freed from a cable sheath 4.
• a support sleeve 6 is fastened, preferably crimped.
• the outer conductor 5 or the Ka screen braid can also, as shown, be struck back on the support sleeve 6.
• the outer conductor 5 is not shown in a section on the support sleeve 6, in order to visualize the support sleeve 6 underneath.
• the support sleeve 6 is positioned on the outer conductor 5 of the cable 2 such that an exposed portion of the outer conductor 5 remains between a rear, cable-side En de 6.2 of the support sleeve 6 and the cable jacket 4.
• the support sleeve 6 is positioned axially on the cable 2 such that it directly connects to the cable jacket 4.
• the support sleeve 6 can also be fastened on the cable jacket 4 or partially on the cable jacket 4.
• the electrical cable 2 shown as an example also has a cable foil 7 optionally located below the cable shielding braid, under which there is a dielectric 8 which carries an inner conductor 9 of the cable 2.
• An inner conductor part 10 is fastened, in particular crimped, onto the inner conductor 9 of the cable 2.
• connection distance y between the front, free end 10.1 of the interior Conductor part 10 and a front end 6.1 of the support sleeve 6 facing the inner conductor part 10.
• connection spacing y other relevant dimensions, for example a spacing of the front free end 10.1 of the inner conductor part 10 in the present case referred to as "assembly spacing" x, can be determined Inner conductor part 10 facing away, rear end 6.2 of the support sleeve 6, are derived.
• the assembly distance x is sometimes also referred to in the industry as "dimension x" and results, for example, from the addition of the connection distance y and the total length L of the support sleeve 6.
• an end 6.1, 6.2 of the support sleeve 6 fastened on the cable 2 is brought into abutment with a reference stop 11 of the reference device 3.
• a reference stop 11 of the reference device 3.
• the electrical cable 2 is brought with the front end 6.1 of the support sleeve 6 in abutment with the reference stop 11 of the reference device 3.
• the detected axial distance a ! directly the connection distance y, possibly taking into account a layer thickness of the outer conductor 5 folded over the support sleeve 6, which, however, is generally negligible.
• the reference device 3 has a receptacle 12 for the inner conductor part 10 or for the cable 2, whereby the inner conductor part 10 can be inserted axially into the reference device 3 until the front end 6.1 of the support sleeve 6th strikes at the reference stop 11.
• the support sleeve 6 can preferably be pressed mechanically against the reference stop 11 in order to make possible a contact that is as flat and ideal as possible and thus a sufficiently precise detection of the axial distance a 1: a 2 .
• the layer thickness of the outer conductor 5 folded over the support sleeve 6 can be of very little importance due to a sufficient contact pressure.
• an infeed device 13 can be provided in order to move the cable 2 and / or the reference device 3.
• a delivery device 13 is provided which has a gripping device (not shown in more detail) in order to clamp the cable sheath 4 of the cable 2 and then to carry out a linear or axial movement in the feed direction V onto the reference device 3.
• the specific configuration of the delivery device 13 is not important.
• the measuring arrangement 1 also provides a sensor device 14 which is designed to detect the axial distance a ⁇ a 2 .
• the sensor device 14 can have a measuring probe, an inductive sensor, a capacitive sensor and / or an optical sensor or according to one other technology.
• a probe 14 is preferably used, as illustrated in the exemplary embodiments. Measuring probes are generally known, which is why the details of this technology should not be discussed in detail.
• the measuring probe 14 shown has a housing and a measuring tip 15, which is axially movable within an intended measuring range in order to detect an axial dimension of a defined zero point or a calibrated central position.
• the sensor device in particular the probe 14, can be positioned and / or calibrated (not shown) on the basis of the axial distance of the front, free end of the inner conductor part of a reference cable.
• a reference cable has a nominal connection distance and is brought into position with the reference stop 11 for the positioning and / or calibration of the sensor device or the probe 14.
• a dimension of the connection distance y of the cable 2 to be assembled can be advantageously determined from the nominal connection distance of the reference cable.
• a control device 16 can be provided, which detects the axial distance a ⁇ a 2 of the front, which is detected by the sensor device, in this case the measuring probe 14 End 10.1 of the inner conductor part 10 receives from the reference stop 11 as an input signal and generates an output signal therefrom, which maps the connection distance y. This is shown by way of example in FIG. 2 and in FIG. 6.
• a reference device 3 which differs from that in the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 1 is shown in FIG.
• the reference device 3 shown in FIG. 3 positioning and / or calibration of the sensor device, in particular the probe 14, can be avoided by means of a reference cable.
• the reference device 3 shown in FIG. 3 has a measuring stop 17.
• the measuring stop 17 is arranged opposite the reference stop 11.
• the measuring stop 17 and the reference stop 11 are arranged at opposite ends of a through hole 18 which extends axially through the reference device 3 and are formed by a change in cross section of the through hole 18 of the receptacle 12.
• the sensor device in the present case the measuring probe 14, can be brought into abutment with the measuring stop 18 of the reference device 3.
• the sensor device can, for example, be mechanically pressed against the measuring stop 18 or fixed to the measuring stop 18.
• the sensor device can also have a housing section formed in one piece with the reference device 18.
• the sensor device and the electrical cable 2 are not shown in Figure 3 to simplify the Dar position. Because of the known distance between the measuring stop 18 and the reference stop 11, the sensor device can finally be positioned and / or calibrated, in particular taking into account an ideal connection distance y S oi_i_ ⁇
• connection distance y is based on the axial distance can be determined when the front end 6.1 of the support sleeve 6 is struck at the reference stop 11 of the reference device 3.
• a corresponding embodiment is shown in Figures 4 to 6.
• the reference device 3 can have a reference stop 11 in the manner of a web protruding into the receptacle 12, on which the support sleeve 6, as shown in FIG.
• connection distance y can be calculated in this embodiment variant (for example using the control device 16) by subtracting a total length L of the support sleeve 6 from the detected axial distance a 2 .
• the total length L of the support sleeve 6 can be measured beforehand or used as a constant and sufficiently well known.
• a computer program product with program code means can be provided in order to carry out the described measuring method on the control device 16.
• the invention also relates to a positioning method for the assembly of an electrical cable 2, which is shown on the basis of a positioning arrangement 19 in FIGS. 7 to 10.
• the features of the measuring arrangement 1 described in FIGS. 1 to 6 can also be provided in the exemplary embodiments relating to the positioning arrangement 19, this applies in particular to the construction of the prefabricated cable 2 and for the sensor device or the probe 14 can thus be usefully reused in the positioning arrangement 19 - this is, however, not mandatory.
• the positioning arrangement 19 has a transport device 20 which is designed to receive a free end 10.1 of an inner conductor part 10 fastened to an inner conductor 9 of the cable 2 by a feed movement along a feed direction V in an outer conductor part 21 to be mounted on the cable 2 to be positioned in an axial desired position P SO LL (see FIG. 8) along a longitudinal axis A of the outer part 21.
• the transport device 20 can be identical to the delivery device 13.
• the positioning method or the functioning of the positioning arrangement 19, for example, a pre-assembled design identical to the above explanations is used.
• the positioning method can be used for any electrical cable 2, but in particular for a coaxial cable with a single inner conductor 9.
• FIG. 8 shows a side view of the positioning arrangement 19 according to the invention.
• the transport device 20 can be designed to move the electrical cable 2 and / or the outer conductor part 21 in order to insert the inner conductor part 10 into the outer conductor part 21.
• the transport device 20 is, however, designed to move only the electrical cable 2.
• the cable 2 is clamped in a gripping device which can subsequently be shifted in the feed direction V near the longitudinal axis A of the outer conductor part 21 in order to position the inner conductor part 10 in the outer conductor part 21.
• the specific design of the transport device 20 is not important in the context of the invention.
• the desired position P S OLL of the inner conductor part 10 in the outer conductor part 21 is calculated taking into account a connection distance y of the front end 10.1 of the inner conductor part 10 from a front end 6.1 facing the inner conductor part 10 of a support sleeve 6 fastened on the cable 2 , an axial actual position P
• ST of the front end 10.1 of the inner conductor part 10 relative to the outer conductor part 21 is measured in the exemplary embodiment by means of a sensor device 14 (shown in FIGS. 9 and 10).
• the sensor device 14 can have a probe, an inductive sensor, a capacitive sensor and / or an optical sensor.
• a measuring probe 14 is provided, which can be configured, for example, identically to the measuring probe 14 of the measuring arrangement 1.
• connection distance y for determining the desired position P S OLL can be assumed to be known in the context of the positioning method according to the invention, but preferably by means of a previously carried out measuring method for the assembly of an electrical cable 2, in particular using the measuring method described in the context of the invention .
• the target position P S OLL can also be based on an axial ideal position P
• DE AL of the support sleeve 6 in the outer conductor part 21 can be determined according to the position of the front end 6.1 of the support sleeve 6 on an inner shoulder 22 of the outer conductor part 21.
• the fact that the support sleeve 6 can now be optimally positioned on the inner shoulder 22 of the outer conductor part 21 by the target position P S OLL is determined taking into account the individual connection distance y of the electrical cable 2 to be assembled and is monitored by measurement technology, an air gap between the support sleeve 6 and the shoulder 22 of the outer conductor part 21 are avoided, which would cause an impedance jump and thus a deterioration in the electrical transition between the electrical cable 2 and the connector to be assembled.
• the front end 10.1 of the inner conductor part 10 and thus the target or actual position P S OLL, PIST of the inner conductor part 10 in the outer conductor part 21 can be measured advantageously in particular when the sensor device or the probe 14 is positioned in relation to the outer conductor part 21 and is arranged fixed, as shown in Figures 9 and 10.
• the actual position PIST of the cable 2 to be assembled can be measured in particular in the front section of the outer conductor part 21 which is relevant for the positioning.
• the measuring probe 14 can take into account the ideal position P
• ST of the front end 10.1 of the inner conductor part 10 can be measured continuously or time-discretely during the delivery. It can preferably be provided that the inner conductor part 10 is positioned in the outer conductor part 21 taking into account the measured actual position P
• a control and / or regulating device 23 (cf. FIG. 9) can be provided and set up to set the target position P S0L L taking into account the measurement of the actual position P
• a computer program product with program code means can be provided in order to carry out a described positioning method on the regulating and / or control device 23.
• the outer conductor part 21 can be fastened, preferably crimped, to the cable 2, in particular the support sleeve 6 and / or the outer conductor 5 of the cable 2, such as this is indicated in Figure 10.
• FIG. 1 An electrical cable 2 pre-assembled with the inner conductor part 10 and the outer conductor part 21 is shown in FIG. 1 1.
• the pre-assembled cable 2 can be inserted into a housing part of a connector (not shown) and locked in place.
• the invention also relates to an assembly method for the assembly of an electrical cable 2. An exemplary assembly method is shown in FIG.
• a support sleeve 6 can be fastened, preferably crimped, to an outer conductor 21 of an electrical cable 2 as part of an assembly method according to the invention.
• An inner conductor part 10 can then be fastened, preferably crimped, to an inner conductor 9 of the cable 2 in a second step S2.
• a measurement method according to the invention can be carried out in accordance with the foregoing, after which in a fourth step S4 a positioning method is carried out in accordance with the above.
• a fifth step S5 the support sleeve 6 can be fastened in the outer conductor part 21, preferably crimped before.
• the electrical cable 2 pre-assembled therewith can be inserted into a housing, preferably a plastic housing, of a plug connector and, if necessary, locked.

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