JP6418351B1 - Multi-core cable - Google Patents

Abstract

A multi-core cable having excellent bending resistance at low temperatures is provided. A core wire for a multi-core cable is a multi-core cable obtained by twisting a plurality of core wires, and at least one of the plurality of core wires includes a conductor that twists a plurality of strands. And an insulating layer 3 covering the outer periphery of the conductor 2, the occupied area ratio of the gap region between the plurality of strands in the cross section of the conductor 2 is 5% or more, and the number of bendings is measured under the following conditions The number of flexing is 27000 times or more. <Conditions> A multi-core cable with a load of 2 kg applied to the lower end is vertically passed between two mandrels with a diameter of 60 mm arranged in parallel and parallel to each other, and the upper end of the multi-core cable is connected to one mandrel. It is repeatedly bent 90 ° horizontally so as to be in contact with the upper side, bent at −30 ° C., bent at a speed of 60 times / minute, and bent 90 ° in the opposite direction so as to be in contact with the upper side of the other mandrel. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a core wire for a multicore cable and a multicore cable.

  Sensors used for vehicle ABS (Anti-Lock Break System) and the like, and actuators used for electric parking brakes and the like are connected to the control device by a cable. As this cable, a cable provided with a core material (core wire) obtained by twisting a plurality of insulated wires (core wires) and a sheath layer covering the core material is generally used (see JP-A-2015-156386). .

  Cables connected to the ABS, the electric parking brake, and the like are bent in a complicated manner as they are routed in the vehicle and the actuator is driven. The cable is exposed to a low temperature of 0 ° C. or less depending on the use environment.

JP2015-156386A

  In conventional cables, polyethylene is mainly used as an insulating layer of an insulated wire constituting a core wire from the viewpoint of insulation, but a cable using polyethylene as an insulating layer is likely to break when bent at a low temperature. Therefore, improvement of the bending resistance at low temperature is demanded.

  This invention is made | formed based on the above situations, and aims at provision of the core wire for multicore cables excellent in the bending resistance in low temperature, and a multicore cable using the same.

  A core wire for a multi-core cable according to an aspect of the present invention made to solve the above-described problem is a multi-core cable including a conductor obtained by twisting a plurality of strands and an insulating layer covering an outer periphery of the conductor. In the core electric wire, the occupation area ratio of the gap region between the plurality of strands in the cross section of the conductor is 5% or more and 20% or less.

  The core wire for a multicore cable and the multicore cable according to one embodiment of the present invention have excellent bending resistance at low temperatures.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a core wire for a multicore cable according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a typical cross-sectional view which shows the multicore cable which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the manufacturing apparatus of the multicore cable of this invention. It is a typical cross section which shows the multicore cable which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of binarization of the image of the cross section of a conductor. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the flexibility test in an Example.

[Description of Embodiment of the Present Invention]
A core wire for a multi-core cable according to an aspect of the present invention is a core wire for a multi-core cable including a conductor obtained by twisting a plurality of strands and an insulating layer covering the outer periphery of the conductor. This is a core wire for a multi-core cable in which the occupied area ratio of the gap region between the plurality of strands in the cross section is 5% or more and 20% or less.

  The core wire for a multicore cable exhibits relatively high bending resistance at low temperatures by setting the area ratio of the gap between the strands to 5% or more. The mechanism is that an appropriate gap is formed between the strands, so that the deformation of the conductor cross-section can be absorbed by this gap during bending, and the bending stress applied to the strands can be relaxed. It is thought that it is difficult to receive and is maintained even at a relatively low temperature. Moreover, the said core electric wire for multicore cables can suppress the fall of workability etc., maintaining the adhesive force of an insulating layer and a conductor by making the area ratio of the space | gap between strands into 20% or less. The “cross section” means a section perpendicular to the axis. Flexibility refers to the ability of a conductor to not break even when an electric wire or cable is repeatedly bent.

The average area in the cross section of the conductor is preferably 1.0 mm ² or more and 3.0 mm ² or less. By setting the area of the cross section of the conductor in the above range, the core wire for a multicore cable can be suitably used for an in-vehicle multicore cable.

  The average diameter of the plurality of strands in the conductor is preferably 40 μm or more and 100 μm or less, and the number of the plurality of strands is preferably 196 or more and 2450 or less. By making the average diameter and the number of the strands within the above range, it is possible to promote the expression of an improvement effect in bending resistance at low temperatures.

  The conductor may be a twisted strand obtained by twisting a plurality of strands. By using a conductor (twisted stranded wire) obtained by further twisting a twisted strand obtained by twisting strands in this manner, it is possible to promote the expression of an improvement in the bending resistance of the multi-core cable core wire.

  The main component of the insulating layer is preferably a copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin having a carbonyl group, and the α-olefin content of the copolymer having a carbonyl group is preferably from 14% by mass to 46% by mass. . By using a copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin having a carbonyl group with a comonomer ratio in the above range as the main component of the coating layer, the insulation layer can be improved in bending resistance at low temperatures. The improvement of the bending resistance at low temperatures can be remarkably promoted.

  The copolymer may be an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) or an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer (EEA). Thus, the use of EVA or EEA as the copolymer can further promote the effect of improving flex resistance.

  A multi-core cable according to another aspect of the present invention is a multi-core cable comprising a core wire obtained by twisting a plurality of core electric wires and a sheath layer disposed around the core wire, At least one of the core wires is the core wire for a multicore cable.

  Since the multicore cable has the core wire for the multicore cable described above as the core wire constituting the core wire, the multicore cable has excellent bending resistance at low temperatures.

  At least one of the plurality of core electric wires may be formed by twisting a plurality of core electric wires. Thus, the use of the said multi-core cable can be expanded, maintaining a bending resistance because a core wire contains a twisted core electric wire.

[Details of the embodiment of the present invention]
Hereinafter, a core wire for a multicore cable and a multicore cable according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
The core wire 1 for a multicore cable in FIG. 1 is an insulated wire used for a multicore cable including a core wire and a sheath layer disposed around the core wire, and is twisted to form the core wire. . The core wire 1 for a multicore cable includes a linear conductor 2 and an insulating layer 3 that is a protective layer covering the outer periphery of the conductor 2.

  Although the cross-sectional shape of the said core wire 1 for multi-core cables is not specifically limited, For example, it is made circular. When the cross-sectional shape of the core wire 1 for a multicore cable is circular, the average outer diameter varies depending on the application, but can be, for example, 1 mm or more and 10 mm or less.

<Conductor>
The conductor 2 is configured by twisting a plurality of strands at a constant pitch. Although it does not specifically limit as this strand, For example, a copper wire, a copper alloy wire, an aluminum wire, an aluminum alloy wire etc. are mentioned. Moreover, the conductor 2 is good in it being the twisted twisted wire which used the twisted strand which twisted the some strand, and also twisted the some twisted strand further. The twisted strands to be twisted are preferably those in which the same number of strands are twisted.

  The number of strands is appropriately designed in accordance with the use of the multi-core cable, the diameter of the strands, etc., but the lower limit is preferably 196 and more preferably 294. On the other hand, the upper limit of the number of strands is preferably 2450, more preferably 2000. Moreover, as an example of the twisted stranded wire, a twisted stranded wire having 196 strands obtained by further twisting 7 stranded strands obtained by twisting 28 strands, and 42 strands were twisted. 7 strands having 294 strands obtained by further twisting 7 strands, and 224 strands obtained by further twisting 7 strands obtained by twisting 32 strands 7 7 strands having 350 strands obtained by further twisting 7 strand strands obtained by further twisting 7 strand strands obtained by twisting 50 strands. The twisted-twisted wire etc. which have 2450 strands which twisted further this twisted-twisted wire can be mentioned.

  As a minimum of the average diameter of a strand, 40 micrometers is preferred, 50 micrometers is more preferred, and 60 micrometers is still more preferred. On the other hand, as an upper limit of the average diameter of a strand, 100 micrometers is preferable and 90 micrometers is more preferable. If the average diameter of the strands is smaller than the above lower limit or exceeds the above upper limit, the bending resistance improving effect of the core wire 1 for multicore cable may not be sufficiently exhibited.

  The lower limit of the occupied area ratio of the gap region between the plurality of strands in the cross section of the conductor 2 is 5%, more preferably 6%, and even more preferably 8%. On the other hand, the upper limit of the occupied area ratio of the void region is 20%, more preferably 19%, and still more preferably 18%. If the occupied area ratio of the void region is smaller than the lower limit, a large bending stress is likely to be locally applied to the strands when the multi-core cable is bent, which may reduce the bending resistance. On the contrary, when the occupation area ratio of the void region exceeds the upper limit, the extrusion moldability of the insulating layer 3 is lowered, and the roundness of the core wire 1 for multi-core cable and the adhesion between the insulating layer 3 and the conductor 2 are reduced. The power may be reduced. As a result, when the conductor 2 is exposed at the terminal, the conductor 2 is likely to move with respect to the insulating layer 3, and the terminal processability may be deteriorated. Moreover, there exists a possibility that the said core wire 1 for multicore cables may become easy to deform | transform, and there exists a possibility that water may enter easily.

  In addition, the occupation area of the gap area between the strands is the area of the part surrounded by the insulating layer (between the insulating layer and the conductor) using a photograph of a cross section of the insulated wire including the conductor and the insulating layer covering the outer periphery. This is a value obtained by subtracting the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the wires from the cross-sectional area of the conductor including the gap and the gap between the wires. As a specific procedure, for example, the area occupied by the void region can be obtained by image processing for binarizing the density of the photograph of the cross section between the wire portion and the void portion and obtaining the area of the void portion. In this image processing, for example, the image is binarized by software such as “Paint shop pro”, a threshold value is set by visual confirmation so that the wire boundary is correctly distinguished, and each of the binarized regions by the histogram is set. This can be done by determining the area ratio.

The lower limit of the average area of the cross section of the conductor 2 (including voids between the strands), preferably 1.0 mm ^2, more preferably 1.5 mm ^2, more preferably 1.8 mm ^2, 2.0 mm ² is Further preferred. In contrast, the upper limit of the average area of the cross section of the conductor 2 is preferably 3.0 mm ^2, 2.8 mm ² is more preferable. By setting the average area in the cross section of the conductor 2 within the above range, the core wire 1 for a multicore cable can be suitably used for an in-vehicle multicore cable.

  Examples of the adjustment method of the occupied area of the gap region between the plurality of strands in the cross section of the conductor 2 include, for example, the adjustment of the average diameter and number of strands, the adjustment of the tension when twisting the strands, and the preliminary twist of the strands Examples include adjustment of the number of times, the helical pitch and angle of the strands, adjustment of the extrusion diameter when the insulating layer 3 is formed by extrusion, adjustment of the extrusion resin pressure, and the like.

<Insulating layer>
The insulating layer 3 is formed of a composition containing a synthetic resin as a main component and is laminated on the outer periphery of the conductor 2 to cover the conductor 2. Although it does not specifically limit as average thickness of the insulating layer 3, For example, you may be 0.1 mm or more and 5 mm or less. Here, the “average thickness” refers to an average value of thicknesses measured at arbitrary ten points. In the following description, the term “average thickness” is defined in the same manner for other members.

  The main component of the insulating layer 3 is not particularly limited as long as it has insulating properties, but from the viewpoint of improving flex resistance at low temperatures, a copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin having a carbonyl group (hereinafter referred to as the main component). (Also referred to as resin) is preferable. As a minimum of alpha olefin content which has the carbonyl group of the above-mentioned main ingredient resin, 14 mass% is preferred and 15 mass% is more preferred. On the other hand, the upper limit of the α-olefin content having the carbonyl group is preferably 46% by mass, and more preferably 30% by mass. If the content of the α-olefin having the carbonyl group is smaller than the lower limit, the effect of improving the bending resistance at low temperatures may be insufficient. On the other hand, when the α-olefin content having the carbonyl group exceeds the upper limit, mechanical properties such as strength of the insulating layer 3 may be deteriorated.

  Examples of the α-olefin having a carbonyl group include (meth) acrylic acid alkyl esters such as methyl (meth) acrylate and ethyl (meth) acrylate; (meth) acrylic acid aryl esters such as phenyl (meth) acrylate; vinyl acetate , Vinyl esters such as vinyl propionate; unsaturated acids such as (meth) acrylic acid, crotonic acid, maleic acid and itaconic acid; vinyl ketones such as methyl vinyl ketone and phenyl vinyl ketone; and (meth) acrylic acid amides Can do. Among these, (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester and vinyl ester are preferable, and ethyl acrylate and vinyl acetate are more preferable.

  Examples of the main component resin include resins such as EVA, EEA, ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer (EMA), and ethylene-butyl acrylate copolymer (EBA). Among these, EVA and EEA are preferable.

  The lower limit of the product C × E of the linear expansion coefficient C from 25 ° C. to −35 ° C. and the elastic modulus E at −35 ° C. of the insulating layer 3 is preferably 0.01. On the other hand, the upper limit of the product C × E is preferably 0.9, more preferably 0.7, and still more preferably 0.6. If the product C × E is smaller than the lower limit, the mechanical properties such as strength of the insulating layer 3 may be insufficient. On the other hand, if the product C × E exceeds the upper limit, the insulating layer 3 is difficult to deform at low temperatures, which may reduce the bending resistance of the multi-core cable core wire 1 at low temperatures. C × E can be adjusted by the content of α-olefin, the content ratio of the main component resin, and the like. The “linear expansion coefficient” is a linear expansion coefficient measured in accordance with a dynamic mechanical property test method described in JIS-K7244-4 (1999), and is a viscoelasticity measuring device (for example, IT measurement). “DVA-220” manufactured by Control Co., Ltd.) in the tensile mode, in the temperature range from −100 ° C. to 200 ° C., with a temperature rising rate of 5 ° C./min, a frequency of 10 Hz, and a strain of 0.05%. It is a value calculated from the dimensional change of the thin plate. The “elastic modulus” is a value measured in accordance with a dynamic mechanical property test method described in JIS-K7244-4 (1999), and is a viscoelasticity measuring device (for example, “DVA manufactured by IT Measurement Control Co., Ltd.). -220 ") in the tensile mode, in the temperature range of -100 ° C to 200 ° C, at a rate of temperature increase of 5 ° C / min, at a frequency of 10 Hz, and a strain of 0.05%. .

The lower limit of the linear expansion coefficient C from 25 ° C. to −35 ° C. of the insulating layer 3 is preferably 1 × 10 ⁻⁵ K ^{−1 and} more preferably 1 × 10 ⁻⁴ K ⁻¹ . On the other hand, the upper limit of the linear expansion coefficient C of the insulating layer 3 is preferably 2.5 × 10 ⁻⁴ K ^{−1 and} more preferably 2 × 10 ⁻⁴ K ⁻¹ . If the linear expansion coefficient C of the insulating layer 3 is smaller than the lower limit, mechanical properties such as strength of the insulating layer 3 may be insufficient. On the contrary, when the linear expansion coefficient C of the insulating layer 3 exceeds the above upper limit, the insulating layer 3 is difficult to deform at low temperature, and thus the low-temperature bending resistance of the core wire 1 for multicore cable may be lowered. is there.

  The lower limit of the elastic modulus E at −35 ° C. of the insulating layer 3 is preferably 1000 MPa, and more preferably 2000 MPa. On the other hand, the upper limit of the elastic modulus E of the insulating layer 3 is preferably 3500 MPa, and more preferably 3000 MPa. If the elastic modulus E of the insulating layer 3 is smaller than the lower limit, mechanical properties such as strength of the insulating layer 3 may be insufficient. On the contrary, if the elastic modulus E of the insulating layer 3 exceeds the above upper limit, the insulating layer 3 becomes difficult to be deformed at a low temperature, so that the bending resistance of the multi-core cable core wire 1 at a low temperature may be lowered. .

  The insulating layer 3 may contain additives such as a flame retardant, a flame retardant aid, an antioxidant, a lubricant, a colorant, a reflection imparting agent, a masking agent, a processing stabilizer, and a plasticizer. The insulating layer 3 may contain other resins other than the main component resin.

  As an upper limit of content of other resin, 50 mass% is preferable, 30 mass% is more preferable, and 10 mass% is further more preferable. Moreover, the insulating layer 3 does not need to contain other resin substantially.

  Examples of the flame retardant include halogen-based flame retardants such as bromine-based flame retardants and chlorine-based flame retardants, and non-halogen-based flame retardants such as metal hydroxides, nitrogen-based flame retardants, and phosphorus-based flame retardants. A flame retardant can be used individually by 1 type or in combination of 2 or more types.

  Examples of brominated flame retardants include decabromodiphenylethane. Examples of the chlorinated flame retardant include chlorinated paraffin, chlorinated polyethylene, chlorinated polyphenol, and perchlorpentacyclodecane. Examples of the metal hydroxide include magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide. Examples of the nitrogen-based flame retardant include melamine cyanurate, triazine, isocyanurate, urea, guanidine and the like. Examples of the phosphorus flame retardant include phosphinic acid metal salts, phosphaphenanthrene, melamine phosphate, ammonium phosphate, phosphate ester, polyphosphazene and the like.

  As the flame retardant, a halogen-free flame retardant is preferable from the viewpoint of reducing the environmental load, and a metal hydroxide, a nitrogen-type flame retardant and a phosphorus flame retardant are more preferable.

  As a minimum of content of a flame retardant in insulating layer 3, 10 mass parts are preferred to 100 mass parts of resin components, and 50 mass parts are more preferred. On the other hand, as an upper limit of content of a flame retardant, 200 mass parts is preferable and 130 mass parts is more preferable. If the content of the flame retardant is smaller than the above lower limit, the flame retardant effect may not be sufficiently provided. On the contrary, when the content of the flame retardant exceeds the above upper limit, the extrusion moldability of the insulating layer 3 may be impaired, and mechanical properties such as elongation and tensile strength may be impaired.

  The insulating layer 3 is preferably cross-linked with a resin component. Examples of the method of crosslinking the resin component of the insulating layer 3 include a method of irradiating ionizing radiation, a method using a thermal crosslinking agent, a method using a silane grafter, and the like, and a method of irradiating ionizing radiation is preferable. In order to promote crosslinking, it is preferable to add a silane coupling agent to the composition forming the insulating layer 3.

<Manufacturing method of core wire for multi-core cable>
The core wire 1 for a multicore cable includes a step of twisting a plurality of strands (twisting step) and a step of forming an insulating layer 3 covering the outer periphery of the conductor 2 twisted of the plurality of strands (insulating layer) Forming step).

  Examples of the method for coating the outer periphery of the conductor 2 with the insulating layer 3 include a method of extruding the composition forming the insulating layer 3 to the outer periphery of the conductor 2.

  Moreover, in the manufacturing method of the said core wire 1 for multi-core cables, it is good to further provide the process (crosslinking process) which bridge | crosslinks the resin component of the insulating layer 3. FIG. This crosslinking step may be performed before coating the conductor 2 with the composition forming the insulating layer 3 or after coating (after forming the insulating layer 3).

  The crosslinking can be performed by irradiating the composition with ionizing radiation. As ionizing radiation, for example, γ rays, electron beams, X-rays, neutron rays, high energy ion rays and the like can be used. Moreover, as a minimum of the irradiation dose of ionizing radiation, 10 kGy is preferable and 30 kGy is more preferable. On the other hand, the upper limit of the ionizing radiation dose is preferably 300 kGy, more preferably 240 kGy. If the irradiation dose is smaller than the lower limit, the crosslinking reaction may not proceed sufficiently. Conversely, if the irradiation dose exceeds the above upper limit, the resin component may be decomposed.

<Advantages>
The core wire 1 for multi-core cable has an area ratio of the gap between the strands within the above range, so that an appropriate gap is formed between the strands, and when bent, this gap absorbs the deformation of the conductor cross section, The bending stress applied to the strand can be relaxed. In addition, this action is hardly affected by temperature and is maintained even at a relatively low temperature. As a result, the multi-core cable core wire 1 exhibits relatively high bending resistance at low temperatures. Moreover, the said core electric wire 1 for multicore cables can suppress the fall of terminal workability etc., maintaining the adhesive force of an insulating layer and a conductor.

[Second Embodiment]
A multicore cable 10 shown in FIG. 2 includes a core wire 4 obtained by twisting a plurality of core wires 1 for the multicore cable shown in FIG. 1 and a sheath layer 5 disposed around the core wire 4. It is. The sheath layer 5 has an inner sheath layer 5a (intervening) and an outer sheath layer 5b (outer jacket). The multi-core cable 10 can be suitably used as a cable for transmitting an electric signal to a motor that drives a brake caliper of an electric parking brake.

  The outer diameter of the multicore cable 10 is appropriately designed depending on the application, but the lower limit of the outer diameter is preferably 6 mm, and more preferably 8 mm. On the other hand, the upper limit of the outer diameter of the multicore cable 10 is preferably 16 mm, more preferably 14 mm, still more preferably 12 mm, and particularly preferably 10 mm.

<Core wire>
The core wire 4 is configured by twisting two core wires 1 for the multicore cable having the same diameter. This core wire 1 for multi-core cables has the conductor 2 and the insulating layer 3 as mentioned above.

<Sheath layer>
The sheath layer 5 has a two-layer structure of an inner sheath layer 5a laminated on the outer side of the core wire 4 and an outer sheath layer 5b laminated on the outer periphery of the inner sheath layer 5a.

  The main component of the inner sheath layer 5a is not particularly limited as long as it is a synthetic resin having flexibility, and examples thereof include polyolefins such as polyethylene and EVA, polyurethane elastomers, and polyester elastomers. You may use these in mixture of 2 or more types.

  The lower limit of the minimum thickness of the inner sheath layer 5a (minimum distance between the core wire 4 and the outer periphery of the inner sheath layer 5a) is preferably 0.3 mm, and more preferably 0.4 mm. On the other hand, the upper limit of the minimum thickness of the inner sheath layer 5a is preferably 0.9 mm, and more preferably 0.8 mm. The lower limit of the outer diameter of the inner sheath layer 5a is preferably 6.0 mm, and more preferably 7.3 mm. On the other hand, the upper limit of the outer diameter of the inner sheath layer 5a is preferably 10 mm, and more preferably 9.3 mm.

  The main component of the outer sheath layer 5b is not particularly limited as long as it is a synthetic resin excellent in flame retardancy and wear resistance, and examples thereof include polyurethane.

  The average thickness of the outer sheath layer 5b is preferably 0.3 mm or greater and 0.7 mm or less.

  The inner sheath layer 5a and the outer sheath layer 5b are preferably cross-linked with resin components. The crosslinking method of the inner sheath layer 5a and the outer sheath layer 5b can be the same as the crosslinking method of the insulating layer 3.

  Further, the inner sheath layer 5a and the outer sheath layer 5b may contain the additives exemplified in the insulating layer 3.

  A tape member such as paper may be wound between the sheath layer 5 and the core wire 4 as a curl member.

<Manufacturing method of multi-core cable>
The multicore cable 10 covers a sheath layer on the outside of a core wire 4 in which a plurality of core wires 1 for a multicore cable are twisted and a core wire 4 in which a plurality of core wires 1 for a multicore cable are twisted together. It can obtain by a manufacturing method provided with a process (sheath layer coating process).

  The manufacturing method of the said multi-core cable can be performed using the multi-core cable manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG. The multi-core cable manufacturing apparatus includes a plurality of core electric wire supply reels 102, a twisted portion 103, an inner sheath layer covering portion 104, an outer sheath layer covering portion 105, a cooling portion 106, a cable winding reel 107, Is mainly provided.

(Twisting process)
In the twisting step, the multi-core cable core wires 1 wound around the plurality of core wire supply reels 102 are respectively supplied to the twisting portions 103, and the twisting portions 103 twist the plurality of multi-core cable core wires 1 together. The core wire 4 is formed.

(Sheath layer coating process)
In the sheath layer covering step, the inner sheath layer covering portion 104 pushes out the resin composition for forming the inner sheath layer stored in the storage portion 104 a to the outside of the core wire 4 formed by the twisted portion 103. As a result, the inner sheath layer 5 a is coated on the outer side of the core wire 4.

  After covering the inner sheath layer 5a, the outer sheath layer covering portion 105 pushes the resin composition for forming the outer sheath layer stored in the storing portion 105a to the outer periphery of the inner sheath layer 5a. Thereby, the outer sheath layer 5b is coated on the outer periphery of the inner sheath layer 5a.

  After covering the outer sheath layer 5b, the core wire 4 is cooled by the cooling unit 106, whereby the sheath layer 5 is cured and the multi-core cable 10 is obtained. The multi-core cable 10 is wound and collected by a cable winding reel 107.

  The method for manufacturing the multicore cable may further include a step of crosslinking the resin component of the sheath layer 5 (crosslinking step). This cross-linking step may be performed before coating the core wire 4 of the composition forming the sheath layer 5 or after coating (after forming the sheath layer 5).

  The cross-linking can be performed by irradiating ionizing radiation to the same composition as the insulating layer 3 of the core wire 1 for a multicore cable. As a minimum of the irradiation dose of ionizing radiation, 50 kGy is preferable and 100 kGy is more preferable. On the other hand, the upper limit of the ionizing radiation dose is preferably 300 kGy, more preferably 240 kGy. If the irradiation dose is smaller than the lower limit, the crosslinking reaction may not proceed sufficiently. Conversely, if the irradiation dose exceeds the above upper limit, the resin component may be decomposed.

<Advantages>
Since the multicore cable 10 has the core wire 1 for a multicore cable as a core wire constituting the core wire, the multicore cable 10 has excellent bending resistance at low temperatures.

[Third Embodiment]
A multicore cable 11 shown in FIG. 4 is a multicore cable including a core wire 14 obtained by twisting a plurality of core wires for the multicore cable shown in FIG. 1 and a sheath layer 5 disposed around the core wire 14. is there. Unlike the multicore cable 10 of FIG. 2, the multicore cable 11 includes a core wire 14 in which a plurality of core wires for multicore cable having different diameters are twisted together. The multi-core cable 11 can be suitably used not only as a signal cable for an electric parking brake, but also for an application for transmitting an electrical signal for controlling the operation of the ABS. The sheath layer 5 is the same as the sheath layer 5 of the multicore cable 10 of FIG.

<Core wire>
The core wire 14 is formed by twisting two first core electric wires 1a having the same diameter and two second core electric wires 1b having a diameter smaller than that of the first core electric wires 1a and having the same diameter. Specifically, the core wire 14 is formed by twisting the two first core electric wires 1a and one twisted core electric wire obtained by twisting the two second core electric wires 1b. When the multicore cable 11 is used as a parking brake and an ABS signal cable, a twisted core electric wire obtained by twisting the second core electric wire 2b transmits an ABS signal.

  The 1st core electric wire 1a is the same as the core electric wire 1 for multi-core cables of FIG. The 2nd core electric wire 1b is the same as that of the 1st core electric wire 1a except the dimension of a cross section, and can use the same material.

<Advantages>
The multi-core cable 11 can transmit not only an electric signal for an electric parking brake mounted on a vehicle but also an electric signal for ABS.

[Other Embodiments]
The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment described above, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims. The

  The insulating layer of the core wire for multicore cable may have a multilayer structure. Further, the sheath layer of the multicore cable may be a single layer or a multilayer structure of three or more layers.

  The multicore cable may include an electric wire other than the core electric wire for the multicore cable of the present invention as the core electric wire. However, in order to effectively exhibit the effects of the present invention, it is preferable to use all the core electric wires as the core electric wires for the multicore cable of the present invention. In addition, the number of core wires of the multicore cable is not particularly limited as long as it is two or more, and may be six.

  The core wire for a multicore cable may have a primer layer that is directly laminated on the conductor. As the primer layer, a layer obtained by crosslinking a crosslinkable resin such as ethylene which does not contain a metal hydroxide can be suitably used. By providing such a primer layer, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the peelability of the insulating layer and the conductor over time.

  Hereinafter, although the core electric wire for multi-core cables and multi-core cable which concern on 1 aspect of this invention are demonstrated more concretely according to an Example, this invention is not limited to the following manufacture examples.

[Creation of core wire]
The composition shown in Table 1 was used to adjust the insulating layer-forming composition, and an average diameter of 80 μm, 7 twisted strands of 72 annealed copper strands, and a twisted conductor (average diameter of 2.4 mm) An insulating layer forming composition is extruded on the outer periphery to form an insulating layer having an outer diameter of 3 mm. 1 to 7 core wires were obtained. The insulating layer was irradiated with an electron beam at 60 kGy to crosslink the resin component.

  In Table 1, “EEA” is “DPDJ-6182” (ethyl acrylate content: 15 mass%) of NUC Corporation.

  In Table 1, “Flame retardant” is aluminum hydroxide (“Hijilite (registered trademark) H-31” from Showa Denko KK), and “Antioxidant” is “Irganox (registered trademark) from BASF. ) 1010 ”.

[Create multi-core cable]
Two core electric wires having an average diameter of 80 μm and 60 copper alloy strands twisted on a conductor (average diameter 0.72 mm) extruded with a cross-linked flame retardant polyolefin to form an insulating layer with an outer diameter of 1.45 mm A second core electric wire was obtained by twisting. Next, two core electric wires of the same type and the second core electric wire are twisted together to form a core wire, and a sheath layer is coated around the core wire by extrusion, so that no. 1 to 7 multi-core cables were obtained. The sheath layer is mainly composed of a cross-linked polyolefin, and has an inner sheath layer having a minimum thickness of 0.45 mm and an average outer diameter of 7.4 mm, and a flame-retardant cross-linked polyurethane as a main component, and an average thickness of 0.005. An outer sheath layer having an outer diameter of 5 mm and an average outer diameter of 8.4 mm was formed. The resin component of the sheath layer was crosslinked by irradiation with an electron beam of 180 kGy.

[Occupied area ratio of void area]
No. For the conductors of the core electric wires 1 to 7, the photographic image of the cross section is binarized using “Photo shop pro 8” as shown in FIG. 5, and the gap region between the plurality of strands in the cross section of the conductor is binarized. The occupied area ratio was determined. The results are shown in Table 1.

[Insulation pulling force]
No. In the core wires 1 to 7, the insulating layer was removed leaving 50 mm in the axial direction to expose the conductor. Next, the conductor was passed through a hole in a metal plate (thickness 5 mm) having a hole whose inner diameter was larger than the conductor diameter and smaller than the outer diameter of the insulating layer, the metal plate was fixed, and the conductor was pulled up at a speed of 200 mm / min. . At this time, the insulating layer is caught by the metal plate and is not pulled up, and only the conductor is pulled out from the insulating layer. The force when a conductor having a length of 30 mm was pulled out from the insulating layer having a length of 30 mm was measured, and the maximum value was taken as the insulation pulling force. The results are shown in Table 1.

[Bending test]
As shown in FIG. 6, No. 2 was placed between two mandrels with a diameter of 60 mm arranged in parallel and parallel to each other. The multi-core cables X of 1 to 7 are passed in the vertical direction, the upper end is bent 90 ° in the horizontal direction so as to come into contact with the upper side of one mandrel A1, and then the reverse 90 so as to make contact with the upper side of the other mandrel A2. ° Repeated bending. The test conditions were such that a load of 2 kg was applied downward to the lower end of the multi-core cable X, the temperature was −30 ° C., and the number of flexing times was 60 times / minute. In this test, the number of bends until the multicore cable was disconnected (in a state where it could not be energized) was measured. The results are shown in Table 1.

  As shown in Table 1, no. Nos. 3 to 5 have a large number of bendings until disconnection at a low temperature and are excellent in bending resistance at low temperatures, and have an insulation pulling force of 20 N / 30 mm or more, and are excellent in terminal workability. On the other hand, when the occupied area ratio of the void region is less than 5%, 1 and 2 have insufficient bending resistance at low temperatures. In addition, No. 1 in which the occupied area ratio of the void region exceeds 20%. 6 and 7 have an insulation pull-out force of less than 20 N / 30 mm and lack practicality.

  The core wire for a multicore cable according to one embodiment of the present invention and the multicore cable using the same are excellent in bending resistance at low temperatures.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1a, 1b Core electric wire for multi-core cables 2 Conductor 3 Insulating layer 4, 14 Core wire 5 Sheath layer 5a Inner sheath layer 5b Outer sheath layer 10, 11 Multi-core cable 102 Core electric wire supply reel 103 Twist part 104 Inner sheath layer Covering part 104a, 105a Storage part 105 Outer sheath layer covering part 106 Cooling part 107 Cable winding reel A1, A2 Mandrel X Multi-core cable

Claims (9)

A multi-core cable having a core wire formed by stranding a plurality of core wires,
At least one of the plurality of core electric wires includes a conductor in which a plurality of strands are twisted together and an insulating layer covering the outer periphery of the conductor, and a gap region between the plurality of strands in the cross section of the conductor Occupied area ratio of 5% or more,
A multicore cable in which the number of bends is 27,000 or more when the number of bends is measured under the following conditions.
<Conditions>
A multi-core cable with a load of 2 kg is passed vertically between two mandrels with a diameter of 60 mm that are horizontally and parallel to each other so that the upper end of the multi-core cable contacts the upper side of one mandrel. It is bent 90 ° horizontally, bent at a temperature of −30 ° C., bent at a speed of 60 times / minute, and bent 90 ° in the opposite direction so as to contact the upper side of the other mandrel. The multi-core cable according to claim 1, wherein an average area in a cross section of the conductor is 1.0 mm ² or more and 3.0 mm ² or less.   The multi-core cable according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an average diameter of the plurality of strands in the conductor is 40 µm or more and 100 µm or less, and a plurality of strands is 196 or more and 2450 or less.   The multi-core cable according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the conductor is a twisted strand obtained by twisting a plurality of strands.   The multi-core cable according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an average thickness of the insulating layer is 0.1 mm or more and 5 mm or less.   The multi-core cable according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an outer diameter is 16 mm or less.   2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least two core electric wires each including the conductor and the insulating layer and having an occupied area ratio of a gap region between the plurality of strands in a cross section of the conductor of 5% or more. The multicore cable according to any one of 6.   The multicore cable according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a sheath layer disposed around the core wire, wherein the thickness of the sheath layer is not less than 0.3 mm and not more than 10 mm.   The multi-core cable according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is connected to an ABS and / or an electric parking brake of a vehicle.

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