JP2013214517A - Apparatus for manufacturing hollow core for coaxial cable - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for manufacturing a hollow core for a coaxial cable having a stable longitudinal electrical characteristic with a high hollowness.SOLUTION: The apparatus for manufacturing a hollow core for a coaxial cable having an inner conductor and an insulating cover covering the inner conductor includes: (1) a die for extruding a molten resin to form the insulating cover on an outer circumference of the inner conductor; (2) a heating cylinder for heating the resin forming the insulating cover in the range of not less than 150°C to less than a resin melting point plus 10°C; (3) an air cooling section for slowly cooling the resin forming the insulating cover near room temperature; and (4) an oscillating outside diameter measuring unit for measuring an outside diameter of the resultant coaxial cable hollow core. The die, the heating cylinder and the air cooling section are arranged in this order. At least any one of the heating temperature and heating time of the heating cylinder is controlled such that a difference between a maximum outside diameter and a minimum outside diameter of the coaxial cable hollow core measured by the oscillating outside diameter measuring unit becomes a minimum.

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a hollow core body for a coaxial cable. Specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a hollow core body for a coaxial cable having a high hollow ratio and stable electrical characteristics in the longitudinal direction.

  With the progress of IT, high performance (low loss, high speed transmission), high density (cable size down), etc. are also required for coaxial cables. Therefore, lower dielectric constant and improved stability of insulators are required. It has been demanded. In order to reduce the dielectric constant of the insulator, it is effective to introduce air into the insulating coating resin. For example, foam type resins (PE, PFA, PTFE, etc.) are used.

  And in order to prevent the hollow part of the hollow core body from being crushed or deformed, a skin layer (solid layer) is formed on the surface. The foaming degree cannot be increased.

  In particular, when the core outer diameter of the coaxial cable hollow core body is set to an extremely small diameter of 0.5 mm or less, the influence of spots due to bubble formation becomes large. In addition, the ratio of the skin layer to the entire area of the insulator has increased, and it has been difficult to produce a coaxial cable hollow core body that is highly foamed (hollow ratio) but has stable electrical characteristics in the longitudinal direction. .

  In this regard, the applicant has an outer diameter of the outer annular portion of 5.0 mm or less, an area ratio of the hollow portion in the insulating portion is 40% or more, and the roundness of the outer annular portion is 96.0% or more. The technique regarding the hollow core body for coaxial cables which is is shown (refer patent document 1).

JP 2007-335393 A.

However, when manufacturing the hollow core body for coaxial cables, it had the following problems.
For example, when the thickness of the outer annular portion is small, the heat capacity of the molten resin from which the die has been extruded is small, so that it is rapidly cooled, making it difficult to control the drawing (draft). For this reason, the outer shape is kept large and the cooling is performed, and a space is generated between the inner annular portion and the inner conductor, so that it cannot be uniformly coated. Or the cross section of the coating layer of the outer periphery which must be a perfect circle was crushed and became polygonal shape. This problem was particularly remarkable when manufacturing a hollow core body for a coaxial cable having an extremely small diameter.

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a hollow core body for a micro coaxial cable that has a high hollow ratio and has stable electrical characteristics in the longitudinal direction.

First, the present invention
An inner conductor,
Insulation coating comprising an inner annular portion covering the inner conductor, a plurality of rib portions extending radially from the inner annular portion, and an outer annular portion having an outer diameter of 0.5 mm or less connecting the outer ends of the rib portions. Body,
An apparatus for manufacturing a coaxial cable hollow core body having a plurality of hollow portions surrounded by the inner annular portion, the outer annular portion, and the rib portion,
(1) A die for extruding a molten resin to form the insulating covering on the outer periphery of the inner conductor;
(2) A heating cylinder that heats the resin forming the insulating covering at 150 ° C. or higher to [the melting point of the resin + 10] ° C. or lower,
(3) an air-cooling section that gradually cools the resin forming the insulating covering near room temperature;
(4) an oscillating outer diameter measuring instrument for measuring the outer diameter of the obtained hollow core body for a coaxial cable;
With
The die, the heating cylinder, and the air cooling unit are arranged in this order,
At least one of the heating temperature and the heating time of the heating cylinder so that the difference between the maximum outer diameter and the minimum outer diameter of the coaxial cable hollow core body measured by the oscillating outer diameter measuring instrument is minimized. An apparatus for manufacturing a hollow core body for a coaxial cable that controls one of the two is provided.
In addition, in the present invention, the die includes a central hole for insertion of the inner conductor, an inner annular hole disposed adjacent to an outer periphery of the insertion central hole, and a plurality of radially extending from the outer periphery of the inner annular hole. Internal pressure adjustment for forming the hollow portion at a portion surrounded by the linear hole, the outer annular hole connecting the outer ends of the linear hole, and the inner annular hole, the outer annular hole, and the linear hole It is desirable to provide a through hole for introducing working air.
In the present invention, an inner conductor;
Insulation coating comprising an inner annular portion covering the inner conductor, a plurality of rib portions extending radially from the inner annular portion, and an outer annular portion having an outer diameter of 0.5 mm or less connecting the outer ends of the rib portions. Body,
A hollow core body for a coaxial cable having a plurality of hollow portions surrounded by the inner annular portion, the outer annular portion, and the rib portion,
The area ratio of the hollow part in the insulating part is 40% or more, and the roundness of the outer annular part is 96.0% or more,
It is possible to provide a coaxial cable hollow core body in which the variation rate of the underwater capacitance in the longitudinal direction is 3.1% or less.
A hollow core body for a coaxial cable having a high hollow ratio and stable electrical characteristics in the longitudinal direction can be obtained.
The “variation rate of the underwater capacitance” means a value obtained by dividing the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the underwater capacitance in the coaxial cable hollow core body 5m by the average value.
Then, a coaxial cable is provided in which at least an outer conductor layer is provided on the outer periphery of a single or a plurality of coaxial cable hollow cores. And about this coaxial cable, the fluctuation rate of the characteristic impedance in a longitudinal direction can be 3.0% or less.
The “characteristic impedance fluctuation rate” is obtained by dividing the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the impedance at a coaxial cable length of 5 m by the average value.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the hollow core body for coaxial cables which was stable in the electrical characteristic of the longitudinal direction while having a high hollow ratio can be manufactured.

It is sectional drawing which shows one embodiment of the hollow core body which concerns on this invention. It is a conceptual diagram with which it uses for description of an example of the manufacturing method which concerns on this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the die | dye used for the manufacturing method which concerns on this invention. It is the A section enlarged view of FIG. It is a top view of the die | dye seen from the front end side of FIG.

  The present invention will be described below. Each embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings shows a representative example according to the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not interpreted narrowly. In the drawings used below, for the convenience of explanation, the configuration of the apparatus is shown in a simplified manner. First, the hollow core body of the present invention will be described, and then the production method will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a hollow core body that can be obtained by the present invention. Reference numeral 10 in FIG. 1 indicates a coaxial cable hollow core body (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “hollow core body”). The coaxial cable hollow core body 10 includes an inner conductor 12 and an insulating cover 14.

  The inner conductor 12 may be a copper or copper alloy fine wire excellent in strength and conductivity, or a single wire plated with a highly conductive metal, or may be a stranded wire.

  The insulating covering 14 is made of a thermoplastic resin, and has an inner annular portion 14a covering the outer periphery of the inner conductor 12, and six ribs extending radially outward from the outer periphery of the inner annular portion 14a. A portion 14b and an outer annular portion 14c that connects the outer ends of the rib portions 14b are provided.

  The coaxial cable hollow core body 10 is surrounded by an inner annular portion 14a, a rib portion 14b, and an outer annular portion 14c by arranging six ribs 14b at substantially equal angular intervals along the circumferential direction. The six hollow portions 16 that are continuous in the longitudinal direction are arranged substantially evenly in the circumferential direction with the inner conductor 12 as the center, and the hollow portions 16 are partitioned into small spaces by the rib portions 14b.

  The material used for the insulating covering 14 is not limited. For example, fluorine resin such as PFA, polyolefin, cyclic polyolefin (APO), syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS), polymethylpentene (TPX), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), etc. Can be used. And the insulation coating body 14 can be integrally molded with these resins.

  The hollow core body 10 is formed by extruding the resin forming the insulating covering body 14 from the die 20 and then heating and slowly cooling the resin around the room temperature so that the outer diameter of the outer annular portion 14c is 0.5 mm or less. The area ratio of the hollow portion 16 occupying can be 40% or more, and the roundness of the outer annular portion can be 96.0% or more. Furthermore, the fluctuation rate when the capacitance of the hollow core body 10 is continuously measured in water (this may be referred to as “underwater capacitance fluctuation rate”) is preferably 3.1% or less. This underwater capacitance variation rate is a variation rate obtained by dividing the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value in the longitudinal direction 5 m of the hollow core body 10 by the average value. According to the present invention, the hollow core body 10 having a stable capacitance in the longitudinal direction can be obtained.

  Although the hollow insulation structure of the present invention is extremely fine, it can secure a hollow ratio of 40% or more, but the number of ribs is required to ensure the roundness of the structure and mechanical characteristics (side pressure, bending characteristics and cable end processing), etc. Is preferably 5 or more. The number of ribs is desirably not more than 10 in order to ensure a hollow ratio of 40% or more and from the viewpoint of machining accuracy of the die tip.

  The hollow ratio, which is the ratio of the hollow portion 16, is the ratio of the hollow portion 16 to the entire insulating portion in the cross-sectional area of the hollow core body 10, and is, for example, 6 in the case of the hollow core body 10 in FIG. The sum of the cross-sectional areas of the individual hollow portions 16 is set to be 40% or more of the insulating portion (total cross-sectional area of the insulating covering 14 + total cross-sectional area of the hollow portion 16).

  The roundness is the size of the outer diameter of the outer annular portion 14c, where the longest diameter is a, the shortest diameter is b, and the average outer diameter is c (c = (a + b) / 2). 1), which is an index showing how close the hollow core body 10 is to a perfect circle.

  The area withdrawal magnification is a value represented by the following mathematical formula (2), and a preferable range is 300 to 4000 times. More preferably, the lower limit value is desirably 800 times or more, and the upper limit value is desirably 2000 times or less. It is preferable to use such an area withdrawal ratio because production stability can be further improved.

  The hollow core body 10 can be used as a coaxial cable by providing an outer conductor layer and, if necessary, a protective layer on the outer periphery of the outer annular portion 14c of the insulating covering body 14. In this case, the outer conductor layer can be formed by metal plating or the like.

  In this case, as the activation treatment of the insulating coating 14, wet blast etching, hydroetching treatment with fluoroetch (naphthalene / sodium complex), sensitizing with an acidic solution of stannous chloride, and further chlorination. After activation with a hydrochloric acid solution of palladium, electroless plating can be performed.

  As the outer conductor layer, horizontal winding shield, horizontal winding or vertical attachment of metal plastic tape with metal layer on both sides or one side, horizontal winding shield containing this metal plastic tape, horizontal winding shield impregnated with tin It is possible to combine the conductive layer, the metal plating layer directly formed by treating the surface of the hollow core body 10, and the like.

  Moreover, when using as a coaxial cable, it is not limited to the case where the single hollow core body 10 is used, A plurality of hollow core bodies 10 may be used, and any case can be dealt with.

  And the coaxial cable using the hollow core body 10 can make the fluctuation rate of the characteristic impedance in a longitudinal direction 3.0% or less. The characteristic impedance fluctuation rate is obtained by dividing the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value at the coaxial cable length of 5 m by the average value. Since the hollow core body 10 has a high hollow ratio and stable electrical characteristics, the coaxial cable obtained from the hollow core body 10 can have a stable characteristic impedance in the longitudinal direction. The characteristic impedance of the coaxial cable may be 50Ω or 75Ω, and can be appropriately selected depending on the application.

  The hollow core body 10 having the above configuration can be obtained by the following manufacturing method. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the manufacturing method according to the present invention. Reference sign S indicates a manufacturing apparatus (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “manufacturing apparatus”) of a coaxial cable hollow core body according to the present invention. This manufacturing apparatus S includes a die 20 in an extruder, and an internal conductor 12 is introduced into the die 20 via a turn sheave 40. On the downstream side of the die 20, a heating cylinder (draft zone) 42, an air cooling unit 44 for slow cooling, and a water cooling tank 45 are installed. Further, a water receiving water tank 47 is provided below the water receiving tank 47. A non-contact thermometer 48 is provided between the air cooling unit 44 and the water cooling tank 45 to measure the temperature of the hollow core body that is led out from the die 20 and gradually cooled by passing through the heating cylinder 42. .

  The dice 20, the heating cylinder 42, the air cooling unit 44, and the water cooling tank 45 are arranged in this order, and can be moved on the rail 52 fixed to the gantry 50 (see the arrow in FIG. 2). It is supported so that it can be fixed. The hollow core body 10 cooled in the water cooling tank 45 is redirected by the sheave 54 provided in the water receiving water tank 47 and guided to the subsequent Nelson roller 56, and then a winder (not shown). )). The hollow core body 10 led out from the Nelson roller 56 is to measure the outer diameter by a swinging outer diameter measuring device 58.

  The die 20 is not particularly limited as long as it can form the insulating cover 14. For example, the die shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 can be used. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the die 20 used in the manufacturing method according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view of the die 20 viewed from the front end side of FIG.

  The die 20 has a substantially convex cross section and includes a disk-shaped flange 22 and a tip convex portion 24. The tip convex portion 24 shown in these drawings is provided with a central hole 24a for insertion of the internal conductor 12 by inserting and fitting a pipe 26 to the shaft core (see FIG. 5).

  An inner annular hole 24b is disposed adjacent to the outer periphery of the center hole 24a, and six linear holes 24c extending radially outward from the outer periphery of the inner annular hole 24b at substantially equal angular intervals are provided. Yes. Further, between the outer ends of the six linear holes 24c, an outer annular hole 24d for connecting them is provided.

  When the molten resin is extruded from the inner annular hole 24b, the linear hole 24c, and the outer annular hole 24d while the inner conductor 12 is inserted into the center hole 24a using the die 20, the molten resin is cooled and solidified. 1 can be obtained. The insulating cover 14 can be formed by inserting the inner conductor 12 through the crosshead die while rotating, non-rotating, or rotating the SZ, and extruding the outer periphery of the inner conductor 12 with the molten resin.

In this case, the inner annular portion 14a covering the inner conductor 12 is formed of resin extruded from the inner annular hole 24b, and the six rib portions 14b extending radially from the inner annular portion 14a are extruded from the linear holes 24c. The outer annular portion 14c that is formed of resin and connects the outer ends of the rib portions 14b is formed of resin extruded from the outer annular hole 24d. In the present invention, it is preferable to extrude the molten resin from the die 20 while introducing the air for adjusting the internal pressure into the plurality of hollow portions 16 surrounded by the inner annular portion 14a, the rib portion 14b, and the outer annular portion 14c. is there.
One internal pressure adjusting air is disposed in each of the portions surrounded by the inner annular hole 24b, the linear hole 24c, and the outer annular hole 24d. When the inner conductor 12 is inserted into the center hole 24a and is taken out at a predetermined speed, external air is accompanied by air from the rear end side of the through hole 24e (corresponding to the left end in FIG. 3). Introduced into the hollow portion 16 along with the air flow toward the front, the internal pressure of each hollow portion 16 can be made uniform.

  The air for adjusting the internal pressure may be introduced into the hollow portion 16 by an air flow that naturally occurs as the internal conductor 12 is taken, but more preferably, the air for adjusting the internal pressure that has been pressurized to a predetermined pressure is hollow. It is desirable to actively introduce the unit 16.

  The heating cylinder 24 (draft zone) heats the resin that forms the insulating cover 14 drawn from the die 20. The heating temperature can be appropriately set according to the type of resin, the outer diameter of the hollow core body, and the like. For example, heating can be performed at a temperature lower than (resin melting point + 10 ° C.) to (normal temperature + 50 ° C.). By passing the resin through the heating cylinder 24 at such a temperature, the hollow core body 10 having excellent roundness can be obtained even if the diameter is small. Even if the heat capacity of the molten resin extruded from the die 20 is small, rapid cooling of the molten resin can be prevented by passing through the heating cylinder 42. The resin melting point can be measured according to ASTM D4591. And although the structure and heating method of the heating cylinder 42 are not limited, it is preferable to use high-frequency heating or far-infrared heating.

  The air cooling unit 44 gradually cools the resin forming the insulating covering 14 by air cooling near room temperature. By providing the air cooling part 44 after the heating cylinder 42, it is possible to prevent the resin forming the insulating covering 14 from being cooled and solidified at once. Although the temperature of the air cooling part 44 should just be room temperature vicinity, it is desirable that it is 15 to 40 degreeC more specifically, It is desirable to set it as 25 to 35 degreeC more preferably. In addition, by adjusting the length (air cooling zone) of the air cooling unit 44, the molten resin can be set to a target temperature.

  In the method for producing a hollow core body for a coaxial cable according to the present invention, the means for gradually cooling the resin forming the insulating covering body 14 is not limited to this embodiment. For example, even if it is gradually cooled by air cooling, air cooling, or the like. Good. Since the ultrafine hollow core body 10 has a small heat capacity, the temperature of the resin forming the insulating covering 14 can be lowered to around room temperature by air cooling or air cooling.

  For example, when gradual cooling is performed by air cooling, a conventionally known air cooling cylinder or the like can be used as the air cooling unit. The air-cooled cylinder may be provided with a hot air generator with a blower or the like to actively generate hot air at a predetermined temperature. In the case where the air cooling unit is used, it is desirable that the ambient temperature in the air cooling unit is close to room temperature as in the air cooling unit 44. Furthermore, you may use together an air cooling part and an air cooling part.

  The water cooling tank 45 cools the molten resin that has passed through the air cooling unit 44 with water. Thereby, resin which forms the insulation coating body 14 can be solidified completely. Although the water cooling tank 45 is not necessarily essential in the present invention, it is desirable to provide it in addition to the air cooling part 44 (or the air cooling part). If the hollow core body 10 has an extremely small diameter, the temperature of the resin forming the insulating coating 14 can be lowered to near room temperature by air cooling or air cooling as described above, but the manufacturing speed is increased by water cooling. However, the hollow core body 10 having high roundness can be obtained. In particular, even when the drawing speed is 30 m / min or more, the hollow core body 10 having high roundness can be suitably obtained.

  Further, the maximum outer diameter and the minimum outer diameter of the obtained hollow core body 10 are measured, and the respective conditions of the heating cylinder 42 and the air cooling unit 44 are set so that the difference between the maximum outer diameter and the minimum outer diameter is minimized. It is desirable to control.

  The measurement of the maximum outer diameter and the minimum outer diameter can be performed by the swinging outer diameter measuring instrument 58. The oscillating outer diameter measuring device 58 can measure the outer diameter of the hollow core body 10 continuously or intermittently. The oscillating outer diameter measuring device 58 performs measurement while rotating the measuring device itself by reciprocating and rotating by 180 °. The outer diameter can be measured in the entire circumferential direction. In the present invention, the type of measuring instrument is not limited, and the measuring instrument can be appropriately measured by a suitable measuring instrument and measuring method.

  About the heating cylinder 42, at least any one of the heating temperature and the heating time can be controlled. This can be achieved by adjusting the atmospheric temperature in the heating cylinder 42, the length of the cylinder (zone length), and the like. Further, the heating timing of the heating cylinder 42 can be controlled. For example, in the case of the manufacturing apparatus S, the rail 52 can be appropriately moved, so that it is possible to control when the molten resin drawn from the die 20 is heated. If the temperature is too low or the heating cylinder is too short, the hollow outer ring tends to swell and form a petal shape. It is easy to be crushed. These conditions can be determined in consideration of the drawing speed of the internal conductor 12, the temperature measured by the non-contact thermometer 48, the size and shape of the hollow core body 10, and the like.

  About the air cooling part 44, air cooling conditions (air cooling temperature and air cooling time) are controllable by adjusting the atmospheric temperature, the length (zone length), etc. of an air cooling part. Furthermore, it is desirable to control the timing of air cooling of the air cooling unit 44. For example, in the case of the manufacturing apparatus S, it can be controlled by appropriately moving on the rail 52.

  In addition, the heating cylinder 42, the air cooling unit 44, and the like are moved on the gantry 50 at the start of manufacture so as to detect an optimal arrangement position (arrangement interval) based on the measurement result of the swinging outer diameter measuring device 58. After the optimum arrangement position is determined, the optimum arrangement position (arrangement interval) can be fixed.

  According to the present invention, the hollow core body 10 can be integrally formed. For example, conventionally, a method of performing insulation coating using divided porous dies, a method of performing a first coating with a rib structure, and a two-stage coating in an annular shape are performed. However, in the former method, in order to bond the divided parts, the divided holes need to be adjacent to each other. Therefore, the draft rate cannot be increased, and there is a possibility that the divided parts may be broken. There was a problem. In the latter method, since the annular covering and the rib structure portion (cross portion) are bonded, a force for tightening the annular covering itself is required. If the thickness of the annular covering is thin, the annular covering collapses into a polygonal shape. Therefore, in order to ensure roundness, it is necessary to increase the thickness, so that the hollowness ratio has been lowered. In contrast, in the present invention, the hollow core body 10 having a small hollow diameter, a high hollow ratio, and excellent roundness can be integrally formed.

  According to the present invention, a hollow core body having a small hollow diameter and a high hollow ratio and excellent roundness can be obtained. Thereby, it is possible to obtain a hollow core body having a low dielectric constant and uniform electrical characteristics in the longitudinal direction.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example is given and this invention is demonstrated in detail, this invention is not limited to a following example.

<Example 1> (Example in which a suitable shape can be obtained with a heating cylinder)
The hollow core body 10 was manufactured using the manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG.
As an internal conductor, a 7 / 0.025 mm tin-plated tin alloy wire (twisted seven tin-plated tin alloy wires having an outer diameter of 0.025 mm, the same applies hereinafter) was led to a cross head die at 350 ° C. Was passed at a speed of 35 m / min, and coated with PFA resin (“AP201SH” manufactured by Daikin Industries, dielectric constant 2.1, resin melting point about 310 ° C.). A heating cylinder 42 (draft zone) having a length of 300 mm and an ambient temperature of 250 ° C. and an air cooling section 44 (air cooling zone) having a length of 500 mm and a room temperature (average temperature 30 ° C.) were provided immediately below the die 20. The area withdrawal magnification was 1936, and a hollow core body having an outer diameter of 0.19 mm was obtained.
[Evaluation of shape]
When the obtained hollow core body 10 was cut and measured for dimensions, the outer annular portion had a thickness of 0.011 mm, the rib portion had a thickness of 0.012 mm, and the inner annular portion had a thickness of 0.014 mm. The hollow ratio of the hollow portion 16 obtained from these measurement results was 48%, and the roundness was 98.3%, and a core close to a perfect circle could be obtained.
[Evaluation of capacitance]
The capacitance of this hollow core body was continuously measured underwater online. Cable capacitance monitor (detector CP-05-10, repeater CPM-011, display CPM-401), calibration capacitor, and return loss calculation software CPM-PC (all manufactured by Takikawa Engineering: electrode length 100 mm, averaging 100) 1) ”was 79.4 ± 0.8 pF / m (between 5 m). The variation rate of the capacitance in water was 1.6 ÷ 79.4 × 100 = 2.02 (%).
[Evaluation of coaxial cable]
The hollow core body 10 was shielded with 0.03 mm × 15 horizontal windings and further covered with a jacket having a thickness of 0.05 mm to obtain a coaxial cable having a diameter of 0.35 mm. This coaxial cable is connected to a TDR (Time Domain Refrectometry) measuring device (manufactured by Agilent Technologies: 8610).
When impedance measurement was performed using the 0C-TDR mode, the impedance characteristic was stable in the longitudinal direction as 50.2 ± 0.5Ω (test body length: 5 m). The variation rate of this characteristic impedance was 1 ÷ 50.2 × 100 = 1.99%). The following examples and comparative examples were evaluated under the same conditions as in Example 1 unless otherwise specified.

<Comparative Example 1> (Example in which a suitable shape cannot be obtained only by air cooling without a heating cylinder)
A 7 / 0.025 mm tin-plated tin alloy wire as an internal conductor was guided to a cross head die at 350 ° C., passed through the die 20 at a speed of 35 m / min, and coated with a PFA resin.
An air cooling zone having a length of 800 mm and a temperature of 30 ° C. was provided immediately below the die 20 without providing the heating cylinder 42.
[Evaluation of shape]
A hollow core body having an outer diameter of 0.40 mm was obtained, and the area withdrawal magnification was 437 times.
When the obtained hollow core body was cut and the dimensions were measured, a large gap was formed between the inner annular portion and the inner conductor. And the roundness of the outer annular portion was also inferior. It was designed to be 0.19 mm when the inner conductor and the inner annular portion were in close contact, but it seems that the insulating coating resin was solidified before the close contact.

<Example 2> (Example in which a suitable shape is obtained with a heating cylinder)
The hollow core body 10 was manufactured using the manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG.
As an internal conductor, a 7 / 0.025 mm tin-plated tin alloy wire (twisted tin-plated tin alloy wires having an outer diameter of 0.025 mm, the same applies hereinafter) was led to a cross head die at 350 ° C. 5 was passed at a speed of 35 m / min and coated with a PFA resin (“AP201SH” manufactured by Daikin Industries, Ltd., dielectric constant 2.1, resin melting point about 310 ° C.).
A heating cylinder 42 (draft zone) having a length of 300 mm and an atmospheric temperature of 150 ° C. and an air cooling section 44 (air cooling zone) having a length of 500 mm and a room temperature (average temperature of 30 ° C.) were provided immediately below the die 20.
The area drawing magnification was 1936 times to obtain a hollow core body having an outer diameter of 0.18 mm.
[Evaluation of shape]
When the obtained hollow core body 10 was cut and measured for dimensions, the outer annular portion had a thickness of 0.011 mm, the rib portion had a thickness of 0.012 mm, and the inner annular portion had a thickness of 0.014 mm.
The hollow ratio of the hollow portion 16 obtained from these measurement results was 48%, and the roundness was 98.3%.
[Evaluation of capacitance]
The capacitance of the hollow core body was continuously measured online in water. When measured by the same method as in Example 1, it was 82.0 ± 0.3 pF / m (between 5 m). The variation rate of the capacitance in water was 0.6 ÷ 82.0 × 100 = 0.7 (%).
[Evaluation of coaxial cable]
The hollow core body 10 was shielded with 0.03 mm × 15 horizontal windings and further covered with a jacket having a thickness of 0.05 mm to obtain a coaxial cable having a diameter of 0.35 mm. When the impedance of this coaxial cable was measured using a TDR measuring device, the impedance characteristic was 50.2 ± 0.2Ω (between 5 m specimens) and was stable in the longitudinal direction. The variation rate of this impedance was 0.4 ÷ 50.2 × 100 = 0.8 (%).

<Comparative example 2> (Example in which the temperature of the heating cylinder is too high)
A 7 / 0.025 mm tin-plated tin alloy wire as an internal conductor was guided to a cross head die at 350 ° C., passed through the die 20 at a speed of 35 m / min, and coated with a PFA resin.
A heating cylinder 42 having a length of 300 mm and an atmospheric temperature of 320 ° C. and an air cooling zone having a length of 500 mm and 30 ° C. were provided immediately below the die 20.
The area withdrawal magnification was 1936, and a hollow core body having an outer diameter of 0.19 mm was obtained.
[Evaluation of shape]
When the obtained hollow core body was cut and the dimensions were measured, the thickness of the outer annular portion was 0.012 mm, the thickness of the rib portion was 0.012 mm, and the thickness of the inner annular portion was 0.015 mm. The hollow ratio of the hollow portion 16 determined from these values was 44%, and the roundness was 94%. However, the cross-sectional shape of the hollow core body has become a substantially hexagonal shape with the rib portion as a vertex.

<Comparative Example 3> (Example in which the temperature of the heating cylinder is low and the heating time is long)
A 7 / 0.025 mm tin-plated tin alloy wire as an internal conductor was led to a cross head die at 350 ° C. and passed through the die 20 at a speed of 35 m / min, and was coated with a PFA resin.
A heating cylinder having a length of 800 mm and a temperature of 100 ° C. was provided directly under the die 20.
The area withdrawal magnification was 777 times to obtain a hollow core body having an outer diameter of 0.30 mm.
[Evaluation of shape]
When the obtained hollow core body was cut and the dimensions were measured, the thickness of the outer annular portion was 0.015 mm, the thickness of the rib portion was 0.015 mm, and the thickness of the inner annular portion was 0.017 mm. The hollow ratio of the hollow portion 16 determined from these values was 44%, and the roundness was 90%, which was substantially elliptical. Moreover, the cross-sectional shape of the hollow core body had a large space between the inner annular portion and the inner conductor.

<Example 3> (Example using 7 / 0.03 mm internal conductor)
A 7 / 0.03 mm tin-plated tin alloy wire as an internal conductor was led to a cross head die at 350 ° C., and passed through the die 20 at a speed of 35 m / min, and was coated with a PFA resin.
A heating cylinder 42 having a length of 300 mm and an atmospheric temperature of 250 ° C. and an air cooling unit 44 having a length of 500 mm and a room temperature (average temperature of 30 ° C.) were provided immediately below the die 20.
The area withdrawal magnification was 1213 times to obtain a hollow core body having an outer diameter of 0.24 mm.
[Evaluation of shape]
When the obtained hollow core body 10 was cut and its dimensions were measured, the thickness of the outer annular portion was 0.016 mm, the thickness of the rib portion was 0.016 mm, and the thickness of the inner annular portion was 0.018 mm.
The hollow ratio of the hollow portion 16 obtained from these measurement results was 46%, and the roundness was 98.3%, and the hollow core body 10 close to a perfect circle could be obtained.
[Evaluation of capacitance]
The capacitance of this hollow core body was continuously measured underwater online. When measured by the same method as in Example 1, it was 80.3 ± 0.3 pF / m (between 5 m). The variation rate of this underwater capacitance was 0.6 ÷ 80.3 × 100 = 0.7 (%).
[Production of coaxial cable]
A coaxial cable was prepared using the hollow core body 10. Etching treatment by wet blasting, hydrophilization treatment by fluoro-etch (naphthalene / sodium complex), actuating by stannous chloride acid solution, electroless copper plating Then, electrolytic copper plating was applied to form an outer conductor layer having a thickness of 5 μm. Furthermore, PFA coating was applied as a protective coating layer to a thickness of 0.05 mm, and an ultrafine coaxial cable having an outer diameter of 0.34 mm could be obtained. When the impedance of this coaxial cable was measured based on the same method as in Example 1, it was 50.9 ± 0.2Ω (between 5 m specimens) and the impedance characteristics were stable in the longitudinal direction. The variation rate of this characteristic impedance was 0.4 ÷ 50.9 × 100 = 0.8 (%).

<Comparative Example 4> (Example in which the heating cylinder (draft zone) is eliminated in Example 3)
A 7 / 0.03 mm tin-plated tin alloy wire as an internal conductor was led to a cross head die at 350 ° C., and passed through the die 20 at a speed of 35 m / min, and was coated with a PFA resin.
An air cooling zone having a length of 800 mm and a temperature of 30 ° C. was provided immediately below the die 20 without providing a heating cylinder. A hollow core body having an outer diameter of 0.41 mm was obtained, and the area withdrawal magnification was 415 times.
[Evaluation of shape]
When the obtained hollow core body was cut and the dimensions were measured, a large gap was formed between the inner conductor and the inner annular portion.

<Comparative Example 5> (Example in which the outer diameter is 0.19 mm and is a PTFE horizontal winding insulating layer)
A PTFE porous tape (porosity: 50%) having a thickness of 0.06 mm was horizontally wound around a 7 / 0.025 mm tin-plated tin alloy as an inner conductor to obtain an insulating core having an outer diameter of 0.19 mm. When the capacitance of the obtained core body was measured, it was 82.2 ± 2.0 pF / m (between 5 m). The variation value of this capacitance was 4.0 / 82.2 × 100 = 4.87%.
[Evaluation of coaxial cable]
A hollow core body was subjected to 0.03 mm × 15 horizontal winding seeds, and further covered with a jacket having a thickness of 0.05 mm to obtain a coaxial cable having a diameter of 0.36 mm. When the impedance of this coaxial cable was measured with a TDR (Time Domain Refrectometry) measuring device, it was 50.5Ω ± 1.25Ω, and the impedance characteristics varied in the longitudinal direction. The characteristic impedance fluctuation rate was 2.5 ÷ 50.5 × 100 = 4.95%.

<Example 4> (Example of hollow core body having an outer diameter of 0.49 mm)
A 7 / 0.065 mm tin-plated copper wire as an internal conductor was guided to a cross head die at 350 ° C., and passed through the die 20 at a speed of 30 m / min, and was coated with a PFA resin.
A heating cylinder 42 (draft zone) having a length of 300 mm and an ambient temperature of 210 ° C. and an air cooling section 44 (air cooling zone) having a length of 500 mm and a room temperature (average temperature of 30 ° C.) were provided immediately below the die 20. The area withdrawal magnification was 300 times to obtain a hollow core body having an outer diameter of 0.49 mm.
[Evaluation of shape]
When the obtained hollow core body 10 was cut and its dimensions were measured, the thickness of the outer annular portion was 0.033 mm, the thickness of the rib portion was 0.033 mm, and the thickness of the inner annular portion was 0.029 mm. From these measurement results, the hollow ratio of the hollow portion 16 was 46%, and the roundness was 98.6%, and a core close to a perfect circle could be obtained.
[Evaluation of capacitance]
When the capacitance of the hollow core body was measured online in water, it was 82.0 ± 0.7 pF / m (between 5 m). The variation rate of the capacitance in water was 1.4 ÷ 82.0 × 100 = 1.7 (%).
[Evaluation of coaxial cable]
This hollow core body was subjected to 0.05 mm × 15 horizontal winding seeds, and further coated with a jacket having a thickness of 0.10 mm to obtain a φ0.79 mm coaxial cable. When this coaxial cable was subjected to impedance measurement using a TDR measuring device, it was 50.0Ω ± 0.45Ω (between 5 m test pieces) and had a stable impedance characteristic in the longitudinal direction. The variation rate of this characteristic impedance was 0.9 ÷ 50.0 × 100 = 1.8 (%).

<Comparative Example 6> (Example of foam type coaxial cable having an outer diameter of 0.49 mm)
A 7 / 0.065 mm tin-plated copper wire as an internal conductor was led to a cross head die at 350 ° C., and coated with a PFA resin having a gas foaming degree of 59% to obtain a 0.49 mm core body.
[Evaluation of capacitance]
When the capacitance of this hollow core body was measured online in water, it was 82.0 ± 1.4 pF / m (between 5 m). The variation rate of this underwater capacitance was 2.8 ÷ 82.0 × 100 = 3.4 (%).
[Evaluation of coaxial cable]
This hollow core body was subjected to 0.05 mm × 15 horizontal winding seeds, and further covered with a jacket having a thickness of 0.1 mm to obtain a coaxial cable having an outer diameter of 0.79 mm. When the impedance of this coaxial cable was measured using a TDR measuring device, the impedance characteristics varied as 50.0Ω ± 0.85Ω. The characteristic impedance fluctuation rate was 1.7 ÷ 50.0 × 100 = 3.4%.

<Example 5> (The shape is corrected by the cooling temperature in the example of the coaxial cable having an outer diameter of 0.49 mm)
A 7 / 0.065 mm tin-plated copper wire as an internal conductor was guided to a cross head die at 350 ° C., and passed through the die 20 at a speed of 40 m / min, and was coated with a PFA resin.
A heating cylinder 42 (draft zone) having a length of 300 mm and an ambient temperature of 170 ° C. and an air cooling section 44 (air cooling zone) having a length of 500 mm and a room temperature (average temperature of 30 ° C.) were provided immediately below the die 20. The area withdrawal magnification was 300 times, the maximum diameter was 0.485 mm, the minimum diameter was 0.475 mm, and the roundness was 97.9%, and a stable core was obtained.

<Comparative Example 7>
A hollow core body was obtained under the same conditions as in Example 5 except that the cooling zone temperature was 210 ° C., the maximum diameter was 0.490 mm, the minimum diameter was 0.470 mm, and the roundness was 95.8%. It had a square shape.

<Example 6> Pull-down magnification 4000 times 7 / 0.018mm tin-plated tin alloy wire as an internal conductor is guided to a cross head die at 350 ° C, and passed through the die 20 at a speed of 35m / min. Covered.
A heating cylinder 42 having a length of 300 mm and an atmospheric temperature of 250 ° C. and an air cooling unit 44 having a length of 500 mm and a room temperature (average temperature of 30 ° C.) were provided immediately below the die 20.
The area withdrawal magnification was 3723 times to obtain a hollow core body having an outer diameter of 0.137 mm.
[Evaluation of shape]
When the obtained hollow core body 10 was cut and its dimensions were measured, the thickness of the outer annular portion was 0.01 mm, the thickness of the rib portion was 0.009 mm, and the thickness of the inner annular portion was 0.009 mm.
The hollow ratio of the hollow portion 16 obtained from these measurement results was 45%, and the roundness was 98.3%, and the hollow core body 10 close to a perfect circle could be obtained.
[Evaluation of capacitance]
The capacitance of this hollow core body was continuously measured underwater online. When measured by the same method as in Example 1, it was 83.3 ± 1.0 pF / m (between 5 m).
The variation rate of this underwater capacitance was 2.0 ÷ 83.3 × 100 = 2.4 (%).
[Production of coaxial cable]
A coaxial cable was prepared using the hollow core body 10. Etching treatment by wet blasting, hydrophilization treatment by fluoro-etch (naphthalene / sodium complex), actuating by stannous chloride acid solution, electroless copper plating Then, electrolytic copper plating was applied to form an outer conductor layer having a thickness of 5 μm. Furthermore, PFA coating was applied with a thickness of 0.05 mm as a protective coating layer, and an ultrafine coaxial cable having an outer diameter of 0.247 mm could be obtained. When the impedance of this coaxial cable was measured based on the same method as in Example 1, it was 49.7 ± 0.7Ω (between 5 m specimens) and the impedance characteristics were stable in the longitudinal direction. The variation rate of the characteristic impedance was 1.4 ÷ 49.7 × 100 = 2.8 (%).

From the above, it has been shown that the production method according to the present invention can produce a hollow core body having a high hollow ratio and stable electrical characteristics in the longitudinal direction, such as the hollow core body according to the present invention. As the hollow core body, the outer ring portion has an outer diameter of 0.5 mm or less, the area ratio of the hollow portion in the insulating portion is 40% or more, and the roundness of the outer ring portion is 96.0% or more. And was able to. Furthermore, it was shown that the variation rate of the underwater capacitance in the longitudinal direction also has a stable electrical characteristic of 3.1% or less (see Examples 1 to 6). And the coaxial cable manufactured from this hollow core body was shown that the fluctuation rate of the characteristic impedance in a longitudinal direction is stable with 3.0% or less (refer Examples 1-6).
On the other hand, in Comparative Examples 1 to 6, it was not possible to produce a hollow core body having a high hollow ratio and stable electrical characteristics in the longitudinal direction, such as the hollow core body according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Coaxial cable hollow core body 12 Inner conductor 14 Insulation coating body 14a Inner annular part 14b Rib part 14c Outer annular part 16 Hollow part 20 Die 42 Heating part 44 Air cooling part 45 Water cooling tank S Manufacturing apparatus

Claims (3)

An inner conductor,
Insulation coating comprising an inner annular portion covering the inner conductor, a plurality of rib portions extending radially from the inner annular portion, and an outer annular portion having an outer diameter of 0.5 mm or less connecting the outer ends of the rib portions. Body,
An apparatus for manufacturing a coaxial cable hollow core body having a plurality of hollow portions surrounded by the inner annular portion, the outer annular portion, and the rib portion,
(1) A die for extruding a molten resin to form the insulating covering on the outer periphery of the inner conductor;
(2) A heating cylinder that heats the resin forming the insulating covering at 150 ° C. or higher to [the melting point of the resin + 10] ° C. or lower,
(3) an air-cooling section that gradually cools the resin forming the insulating covering near room temperature;
(4) an oscillating outer diameter measuring instrument for measuring the outer diameter of the obtained hollow core body for a coaxial cable;
With
The die, the heating cylinder, and the air cooling unit are arranged in this order,
At least one of the heating temperature and the heating time of the heating cylinder so that the difference between the maximum outer diameter and the minimum outer diameter of the coaxial cable hollow core body measured by the oscillating outer diameter measuring instrument is minimized. Control one,
Equipment for manufacturing hollow cores for coaxial cables.   The die includes an insertion center hole for the inner conductor, an inner annular hole disposed adjacent to an outer periphery of the insertion center hole, a plurality of linear holes extending radially from the outer periphery of the inner annular hole, and the straight line For introducing the inner pressure adjusting air for forming the hollow portion into a portion surrounded by the outer annular hole connecting the outer ends of the shaped holes, and the inner annular hole, the outer annular hole and the linear hole. 2. The apparatus for manufacturing a hollow core body for a coaxial cable according to claim 1, further comprising a through hole.   The manufacturing apparatus of the hollow core body for coaxial cables of Claim 1 or 2 further provided with the water cooling tank which water-cools resin which forms the said insulation coating body which passed the said air cooling part.