GB2080998A - Telecommunications Cable - Google Patents

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GB2080998A
GB2080998A GB8122308A GB8122308A GB2080998A GB 2080998 A GB2080998 A GB 2080998A GB 8122308 A GB8122308 A GB 8122308A GB 8122308 A GB8122308 A GB 8122308A GB 2080998 A GB2080998 A GB 2080998A
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01BCABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B3/00Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties
    • H01B3/18Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances
    • H01B3/30Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materials; Selection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances plastics; resins; waxes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01BCABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B11/00Communication cables or conductors
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01BCABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B7/00Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
    • H01B7/17Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring
    • H01B7/28Protection against damage caused by moisture, corrosion, chemical attack or weather
    • H01B7/282Preventing penetration of fluid, e.g. water or humidity, into conductor or cable
    • H01B7/285Preventing penetration of fluid, e.g. water or humidity, into conductor or cable by completely or partially filling interstices in the cable
    • H01B7/288Preventing penetration of fluid, e.g. water or humidity, into conductor or cable by completely or partially filling interstices in the cable using hygroscopic material or material swelling in the presence of liquid

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Abstract

The longitudinal leaktightness of a telecommunications cable (which contains, from the core to the periphery, at least one bundle of insulated conductors 1, 2, 3, 4 coated with a hydrophobic filling substance 5, a sleeve 6, a metal screen 7 and an external sheath 9) is achieved by a powder which swells in water, dispersed in a viscous agent which does not adversely affect its swelling capacity, in a layer 10 interposed between the sleeve 6 and the metal screen 7. The powder may be a cellulose derivative and the viscous agent may be polybutene, glycerol or a water-soluble wax. The screen 7 may be of Al tape and the sleeve 6 of non-woven fibres e.g. paper. <IMAGE>

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SPECIFICATION Telecommunications Cable The present invention relates to a telecommunications cable with longitudinal leaktightness.
The users of electrical cables, and especially of telecommunications cables which are to be laid underground, require these cables to be leaktight in the longitudinal direction, so that, if water should penetrate through any opening in the protective sheath, resulting from damage to the sheath during laying or during work carried out in the zone where the cable is underground, the spread of the moisture longitudinally within the cable is restricted to as small a zone as possible adjacent the damaged portion.
It is known to achieve the longitudinal leaktightness of cables by using hydrophobic compositions of pitch-like consistency, which contain, inter alia, linseed oil, polyisobutylenes and various mineral fillers, or also hydrophobic pastes, coatings, or mastics, or various types of natural or synthetic oils, or jellies such as "petroleum jelly", the hydrophobic materials being placed inside the bundle of conductors.
The same materials can be placed between the sleeve which encloses the bundle of conduCtors, and the metal screen, but as the cable cools during extrusion, after these materials have been so applied, the contraction together with the effect of any non-uniformities in diameter do not always make it possible to obtain sufficient leaktightness.
We have now devised a telecommunications cable which takes a different approach towards achieving longitudinal leaktightness.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a telecommunications cable comprising, from the core to the periphery, at least one bundle of insulated conductors coated with a hydrophobic filler, a sleeve, a metal screen and an external sheath, wherein a powder which swells in water, dispersed in a viscous agent which does not adversely affect its swelling capacity, is interposed between the sleeve and the metal screen.
Preferably, this powder is deposited on the sleeve and it may comprise a cellulose derivative such as CMC (carboxymethylcellulose) or similar derivatives such as HEC (hydroxyethylcellulose), HECMC (hydroxyethylcarboxymethylcellulose), HPMC (hydroxypropylmethylcellulose), MC (methylcellulose), EC (ethylcellulose), EHEC (ethyl hydroxyethylcellu lose) and HPC (hydroxy propylcellulose), used by themselves or in any mixture (this list not implying a limitation) the powder being conveyed by a viscous agent which does not suppress its swelling capacity in the presence of water.
An embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawing, the single figure of which is a cross-section through a telephone cable. In order to make the drawing easier to interpret, the relative proportions of the various components have not been observed.
From its core to its periphery, the cable comprises bundles (1,2, 3, 4) of insulated conductors, grouping together a certain number of "telephone pairs" filling substance (5) of conventional type filling the interstices between the bundles and a sleeve (6), then the sleeve (6) consisting of paper, a paper based composite material or a ribbon of non-woven fibres, an aluminium screen (7) formed of a tape wrapped around the cable with its edges extending longitudinally of the cable with an overlap (8), and an extruded sheath (9) to which the screen (7) becomes bonded.
The powder which swells in water forms an intermediate layer (10) between the screen (7) and the sleeve (6) on which it is preferably deposited before the cable is produced or at the time of production.
Amongst the various viscous agents or nondraining fluids in which the powder can be dispersed without causing it to lose its swelling capacity in the presence of water, there may be mentioned, in particular, polybutene, glycerol and water-soluble waxes.
In this manner, even if contractions occur during the cooling of the cable leaving the extruder, any subsequent intrusion of water into the zone (10) will cause the sealing product to swell and will oppose the spread of the water along the cable.
Claims
1. A telecommunications cable comprising, from the core to the periphery, at least one bundle of insulated conductors coated with a hydrophobic filler, a sleeve, a metal screen and an external sheath, wherein a powder which swells in water, dispersed in a viscous agent which does not adversely affect its swelling capacity, is interposed between the sleeve and the metal screen.
2. A telecommunications cable according to Claim 1, wherein the powder which swells in water contains at least one cellulose derivative chosen from carboxymethylcel lu lose, hydroxyethylcell u lose, hydroxyethylcarboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethyicellulose, methyl cellulose, ethylcellulose, ethylhydroxyethyl- cellulose and hydroxypropylcellulose.
3. A telecommunications cable according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the viscous agent is polybutene, glycerol or a water-soluble wax.
4. A telecommunications cable substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.

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**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Telecommunications Cable The present invention relates to a telecommunications cable with longitudinal leaktightness. The users of electrical cables, and especially of telecommunications cables which are to be laid underground, require these cables to be leaktight in the longitudinal direction, so that, if water should penetrate through any opening in the protective sheath, resulting from damage to the sheath during laying or during work carried out in the zone where the cable is underground, the spread of the moisture longitudinally within the cable is restricted to as small a zone as possible adjacent the damaged portion. It is known to achieve the longitudinal leaktightness of cables by using hydrophobic compositions of pitch-like consistency, which contain, inter alia, linseed oil, polyisobutylenes and various mineral fillers, or also hydrophobic pastes, coatings, or mastics, or various types of natural or synthetic oils, or jellies such as "petroleum jelly", the hydrophobic materials being placed inside the bundle of conductors. The same materials can be placed between the sleeve which encloses the bundle of conduCtors, and the metal screen, but as the cable cools during extrusion, after these materials have been so applied, the contraction together with the effect of any non-uniformities in diameter do not always make it possible to obtain sufficient leaktightness. We have now devised a telecommunications cable which takes a different approach towards achieving longitudinal leaktightness. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a telecommunications cable comprising, from the core to the periphery, at least one bundle of insulated conductors coated with a hydrophobic filler, a sleeve, a metal screen and an external sheath, wherein a powder which swells in water, dispersed in a viscous agent which does not adversely affect its swelling capacity, is interposed between the sleeve and the metal screen. Preferably, this powder is deposited on the sleeve and it may comprise a cellulose derivative such as CMC (carboxymethylcellulose) or similar derivatives such as HEC (hydroxyethylcellulose), HECMC (hydroxyethylcarboxymethylcellulose), HPMC (hydroxypropylmethylcellulose), MC (methylcellulose), EC (ethylcellulose), EHEC (ethyl hydroxyethylcellu lose) and HPC (hydroxy propylcellulose), used by themselves or in any mixture (this list not implying a limitation) the powder being conveyed by a viscous agent which does not suppress its swelling capacity in the presence of water. An embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawing, the single figure of which is a cross-section through a telephone cable. In order to make the drawing easier to interpret, the relative proportions of the various components have not been observed. From its core to its periphery, the cable comprises bundles (1,2, 3, 4) of insulated conductors, grouping together a certain number of "telephone pairs" filling substance (5) of conventional type filling the interstices between the bundles and a sleeve (6), then the sleeve (6) consisting of paper, a paper based composite material or a ribbon of non-woven fibres, an aluminium screen (7) formed of a tape wrapped around the cable with its edges extending longitudinally of the cable with an overlap (8), and an extruded sheath (9) to which the screen (7) becomes bonded. The powder which swells in water forms an intermediate layer (10) between the screen (7) and the sleeve (6) on which it is preferably deposited before the cable is produced or at the time of production. Amongst the various viscous agents or nondraining fluids in which the powder can be dispersed without causing it to lose its swelling capacity in the presence of water, there may be mentioned, in particular, polybutene, glycerol and water-soluble waxes. In this manner, even if contractions occur during the cooling of the cable leaving the extruder, any subsequent intrusion of water into the zone (10) will cause the sealing product to swell and will oppose the spread of the water along the cable. Claims
1. A telecommunications cable comprising, from the core to the periphery, at least one bundle of insulated conductors coated with a hydrophobic filler, a sleeve, a metal screen and an external sheath, wherein a powder which swells in water, dispersed in a viscous agent which does not adversely affect its swelling capacity, is interposed between the sleeve and the metal screen.
2. A telecommunications cable according to Claim 1, wherein the powder which swells in water contains at least one cellulose derivative chosen from carboxymethylcel lu lose, hydroxyethylcell u lose, hydroxyethylcarboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethyicellulose, methyl cellulose, ethylcellulose, ethylhydroxyethyl- cellulose and hydroxypropylcellulose.
3. A telecommunications cable according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the viscous agent is polybutene, glycerol or a water-soluble wax.
4. A telecommunications cable substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawing.
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GB2164198A (en) * 1984-09-05 1986-03-12 Telephone Cables Ltd Cables
GB2165690A (en) * 1984-10-08 1986-04-16 Ass Elect Ind Electrical cables
FR2575110A1 (en) * 1984-12-21 1986-06-27 Intissel Sa HYDROEXPANSIBLE COMPOSITE MATERIAL, ITS PREPARATION AND COMPOSITION FOR CARRYING OUT THE SAME, AND ITS USES
WO1988006741A1 (en) * 1987-03-03 1988-09-07 Union Carbide Benelux N.V. Cable containing water-blocking material
WO1988008440A1 (en) * 1987-05-01 1988-11-03 Freeman Clarence S Gel composition
US4963695A (en) * 1986-05-16 1990-10-16 Pirelli Cable Corporation Power cable with metallic shielding tape and water swellable powder
NL9001960A (en) * 1989-09-07 1991-04-02 Felten & Guilleaume Energie Removing traces of moisture from cable - by applying electrochemical mixt. of metal powders in or on material which swells up in water, seals cable, and decomposes water
US5010209A (en) * 1988-12-20 1991-04-23 Pirelli Cable Corp. Power cable with water swellable agents and elongated metal elements outside cable insulation
US5218011A (en) * 1986-03-26 1993-06-08 Waterguard Industries, Inc. Composition for protecting the contents of an enclosed space from damage by invasive water
US5256705A (en) * 1986-03-26 1993-10-26 Waterguard Industries, Inc. Composition with tackifier for protecting communication wires
US5461195A (en) * 1986-03-26 1995-10-24 Waterguard Industries, Inc. Filled telecommunications cable having temperature stable mutual capacitance
EP1577901A1 (en) * 2004-03-10 2005-09-21 Nexans Multifilament wire
US7087842B2 (en) * 1999-12-20 2006-08-08 Pirelli Cavi E Sistemi S.P.A. Electric cable resistant to water penetration

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FR2566955A1 (en) * 1984-06-29 1986-01-03 Cables De Lyon Geoffroy Delore Composite sealing material for an electrical cable and process for its manufacture
GB2164198A (en) * 1984-09-05 1986-03-12 Telephone Cables Ltd Cables
GB2165690A (en) * 1984-10-08 1986-04-16 Ass Elect Ind Electrical cables
US4837077A (en) * 1984-12-21 1989-06-06 Intissel Hydroexpansible composite material, the preparation thereof and a composition for its implementation as well as the uses thereof
FR2575110A1 (en) * 1984-12-21 1986-06-27 Intissel Sa HYDROEXPANSIBLE COMPOSITE MATERIAL, ITS PREPARATION AND COMPOSITION FOR CARRYING OUT THE SAME, AND ITS USES
EP0188959A1 (en) * 1984-12-21 1986-07-30 Intissel Composite hydroexpansible material, its manufacture and composition for the latter, as well as its uses
US5218011A (en) * 1986-03-26 1993-06-08 Waterguard Industries, Inc. Composition for protecting the contents of an enclosed space from damage by invasive water
US5256705A (en) * 1986-03-26 1993-10-26 Waterguard Industries, Inc. Composition with tackifier for protecting communication wires
US5461195A (en) * 1986-03-26 1995-10-24 Waterguard Industries, Inc. Filled telecommunications cable having temperature stable mutual capacitance
US4963695A (en) * 1986-05-16 1990-10-16 Pirelli Cable Corporation Power cable with metallic shielding tape and water swellable powder
JPH01502620A (en) * 1987-03-03 1989-09-07 ユニオン、カーバイド、ベネラツクス、エヌ、ブイ cable
WO1988006741A1 (en) * 1987-03-03 1988-09-07 Union Carbide Benelux N.V. Cable containing water-blocking material
WO1988008440A1 (en) * 1987-05-01 1988-11-03 Freeman Clarence S Gel composition
US5010209A (en) * 1988-12-20 1991-04-23 Pirelli Cable Corp. Power cable with water swellable agents and elongated metal elements outside cable insulation
NL9001960A (en) * 1989-09-07 1991-04-02 Felten & Guilleaume Energie Removing traces of moisture from cable - by applying electrochemical mixt. of metal powders in or on material which swells up in water, seals cable, and decomposes water
US7087842B2 (en) * 1999-12-20 2006-08-08 Pirelli Cavi E Sistemi S.P.A. Electric cable resistant to water penetration
EP1577901A1 (en) * 2004-03-10 2005-09-21 Nexans Multifilament wire

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