JP6569923B2 - Braided shielded cable - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a braided shielded cable.

  A signal transmission cable, a power cable, or a composite cable thereof is used for an industrial robot (machine tool) used in a production line that performs automobile welding or parts assembly. Since the cable used for this industrial robot (machine tool) needs to suppress electromagnetic interference (EMI), a braided shielded cable having a braided shield layer is generally used (for example, a patent) Literature 1, Patent Literature 2).

JP 2011-054398 A Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-069733

  However, since cables used in industrial robots are repeatedly bent and twisted when applied to moving part wiring, they are worn by rubbing between the strands of the braided shield layer or broken by bending and twisting fatigue. It's easy to do. In general, a braided shield layer is composed of a metal wire, copper foil yarn, plated yarn, or a combination thereof. The braided shield has improved bending resistance and twistability while satisfying the shielding characteristics. An attached cable is desired.

  An object of this invention is to provide the cable with a braided shield excellent in a shield characteristic, bending resistance, and twist property.

According to one aspect of the invention,
Conductors,
An insulating layer provided so as to cover a side periphery of the conductor;
A braided shield layer provided to cover a side periphery of the insulating layer;
A sheath provided so as to cover a side circumference of the braided shield layer,
The braided shield layer is a braided shield knitted so that a first diagonal holding unit consisting only of a plurality of copper foil yarns and a second diagonal holding unit consisting only of a plurality of metal strands intersect, At the intersection of the first diagonal holding unit and the second diagonal holding unit, the copper wire is thicker than the metal strand so that the metal strand can move around the metal strand. A braided shielded cable having space is provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the cable with a braided shield excellent in the shield characteristic, bending resistance, and twist property can be provided.

It is sectional drawing which shows typically the structural example of the braided shielded cable (coaxial cable) which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows typically the structural example of the braided shield layer which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram of a bending test. It is a conceptual diagram of a torsion test. It is sectional drawing which shows typically the structural example of the cable with a braided shield (multi-core cable) which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

<One Embodiment of the Present Invention>
Hereinafter, a braided shielded cable (coaxial cable) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(1) Location of Use of Coaxial Cable First, a location where the coaxial cable according to the present embodiment is used will be briefly described with a specific example.

  The coaxial cable according to the present embodiment is used for signal transmission of a camera sensor in, for example, an industrial robot (machine tool) used in a production line for performing automobile welding, parts assembly, or the like, or an automatic device equivalent thereto.

  Coaxial cables used in such places may have various lengths such as 5 to 50 m depending on the structure of an industrial robot or the like and the line length of a production line. Therefore, the coaxial cable is required to have excellent electrical characteristics so that signal transmission can be performed reliably and long-distance signal transmission can be supported. Specifically, the coaxial cable is required to have a small capacitance, a high characteristic impedance, and a small signal attenuation.

  On the other hand, since the camera sensor may be installed in a movable part such as an industrial robot, the coaxial cable is suitable for wiring of the movable part, that is, repeatedly bent and twisted. Even under conditions (for example, bending at a bending radius of about three times the cable outer diameter or twisting at a twisting length of about 20 times the cable outer diameter), for example, a high value of 400,000 to 600,000 times or more It is required to satisfy the life expectancy (bending resistance and twisting).

  In other words, the coaxial cable according to the present embodiment is required to have both electrical characteristics suitable for long-distance transmission, bending resistance, and twistability. In order to meet this requirement, the coaxial cable according to the present embodiment is configured as described below.

(2) Schematic Configuration of Coaxial Cable FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration example of the coaxial cable according to the present embodiment.

(overall structure)
As shown in FIG. 1, the coaxial cable 1 described as an example in the present embodiment is roughly divided into a conductor (internal conductor) 2 and an insulating layer 3 provided so as to cover the side periphery of the conductor 2. The braided shield layer (external conductor) 4 provided so as to cover the side periphery of the insulating layer 3 and the sheath 5 provided so as to cover the side periphery of the braided shield layer 4 are configured.

(conductor)
As the conductor 2, for example, a collective stranded wire formed by twisting a plurality of strands of copper wire or copper alloy is used. Specifically, it is made of a strand having a diameter of 0.05 mm to 0.08 mm, an elongation of 5% or more, and a tensile strength of 330 MPa or more so as to cope with long-distance signal transmission, bending resistance and twisting resistance. It is conceivable to use aggregate strands. Specific examples of such wires include Cu-0.3 mass% Sn, Cu-0.2 mass% In-0.2 mass% Sn, and the like.

(Insulating layer)
The insulating layer 3 is a layer formed of a resin material having insulating properties so as to surround the conductor 2. In order to ensure good electrical characteristics of the coaxial cable 1, this insulating layer has a lower dielectric constant, a foamed insulating resin layer having a foaming degree of 30% or more and 50% or less (for example, foamed polypropylene or irradiated crosslinked foamed polyethylene). ).

  In addition, there exists a possibility that the insulation layer 3 which consists of a foaming insulating resin layer may receive damage, such as a fracture | rupture, by the distortion which arises when the coaxial cable 1 is bent or twisted. In order to prevent such damage, a solid extruded layer may be formed on the outer periphery of the foamed insulating resin layer using the same resin material. The solid extruded layer fills the foaming holes appearing on the surface of the foamed insulating resin layer, and reinforces it by integrating (adhering) with the foamed insulating resin layer. The solid extruded layer preferably has, for example, an elongation of 300% or more, a tensile strength of 25 MPa or more, and a dielectric constant of 2.5 or less.

  As a combination of the foamed insulating resin and the material for forming the solid extruded layer on the outer periphery thereof, for example, it is conceivable to use a combination of foamed polypropylene and non-foamed polypropylene, or a combination of irradiated crosslinked polyethylene and irradiated crosslinked polyethylene.

  Further, a non-foamed resin material having a low dielectric constant may be formed on the inner periphery of the foamed insulating resin layer (that is, the outer periphery of the conductor 2) by tube extrusion. Since such a non-foamed resin layer is incompletely formed on the outer periphery of the conductor 2 by tube extrusion, the conductor 2 can move independently of the non-foamed resin layer, Twistability is improved.

  Examples of the material for forming the non-foamed resin layer include tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (FEP) (ε = 2.1), tetrafluoroethylene / perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer (PFA) (ε = 2.1) etc. can be considered.

(Braided shield layer)
The braided shield layer 4 is a layer provided as a countermeasure against leakage of transmission signals and incoming noise from the outside.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing a configuration example of a braided shield layer in the coaxial cable according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the first diagonal holding unit 4a made of a plurality of copper foil yarns and the second diagonal holding unit 4b made of a plurality of metal strands are braided so as to cross each other. It is a braided shield.

  That is, the first diagonal holding unit 4a made of a plurality of copper foil threads is set in one direction (for example, clockwise), and the second diagonal holding unit 4b made of a plurality of metal strands is set in the opposite direction (for example, counterclockwise). The braided shield is formed by spirally winding the first oblique holding unit 4a and the second oblique holding unit 4b so as to intersect each other.

  Since the copper foil yarn is obtained by winding a copper foil around a center yarn such as polyester, the copper foil yarn is superior in bending resistance and twisting property, but has a high conductor resistance as compared with a metal strand made of copper or a copper alloy. Therefore, by forming a braided shield with the first oblique holding unit 4a and the second oblique holding unit 4b, the conductor resistance of the braided shield layer 4 is lowered while improving the bending resistance and twisting property of the coaxial cable 1. Can do. Therefore, even if the coaxial cable 1 is long, the bending resistance and twistability can be improved while satisfying the standard of DC reciprocal resistance.

  Further, the copper foil yarn is softer than the metal strand. By crossing the first diagonal holding unit 4a and the second diagonal holding unit 4b, when the coaxial cable 1 is bent or twisted, the first diagonal holding unit 4a becomes the second diagonal holding unit at the intersection. It becomes the cushion material of 4b and can prevent the kink of the metal strand. Therefore, the bending resistance and twistability of the coaxial cable 1 can be improved.

  Furthermore, in this Embodiment, the copper foil thread | yarn of the size larger than a metal strand is used as a copper foil thread | yarn. This creates a space in which the metal strand can move around the metal strand, and the stress applied to the coaxial cable 1 acts on the first oblique holding unit 4a excellent in flexibility and flexibility. Therefore, the bending resistance and twistability of the coaxial cable 1 can be improved.

  When the diameter of the copper foil yarn is D1 and the diameter of the metal strand is D2, the D1 / D2 ratio value is preferably 1.2 to 2.5. If it is less than 1.2, the effect of improving the bending resistance and twisting property is small, and if it exceeds 2.5, the braided shield conductor resistance value becomes large, which is not preferable.

  The number and number of strikes and the winding pitch of the first diagonal holding unit 4a and the second diagonal holding unit 4b are appropriately selected according to the outer dimensions of the coaxial cable.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the ratio of the area occupied by the first diagonal holding unit 4a and the area occupied by the second diagonal holding unit 4b is 40 to 60%.

  The ratio A / (A + B) between the area A occupied by the first oblique holding unit 4a and the area B occupied by the second oblique holding unit 4b is preferably 40 to 60%, particularly preferably about 50%. When the ratio is less than 40%, the ratio of the metal strands is increased, the resistance of the braided shield layer is lowered and the noise characteristics are improved, but the bending life is deteriorated. On the other hand, when the ratio exceeds 60%, the ratio of the copper foil yarn is increased and the bending life of the braided shield layer is improved, but the resistance of the braided shield layer is increased and the noise characteristics are deteriorated. When the ratio is about 50%, the balance between the bending life and resistance is the best.

(sheath)
In FIG. 1, the sheath 5 is a layer serving as an outer skin constituting the outermost layer of the coaxial cable 1. As a material for forming the sheath 5, for example, it is conceivable to use polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin, polyurethane (PU) resin, or the like so that the coaxial cable 1 can be protected from external force.

(4) Effects according to the present embodiment According to the present embodiment, the braided shield 4 knitted so as to intersect the first oblique holding unit 4a made of copper foil yarn and the second oblique holding unit 4b made of metal strands. Since the diameter of the copper foil yarn is made larger than the diameter of the metal strand, a coaxial cable excellent in shielding characteristics, bending resistance and twistability can be obtained.

<Other Embodiments of the Present Invention>
Hereinafter, a braided shielded cable (multi-core cable) according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(1) Location of use of multi-core cable The multi-core cable according to the present embodiment is also used in, for example, an industrial robot (machine tool) used in a production line for car welding, parts assembly, or the like, or an automated apparatus equivalent thereto. Used for signal transmission or as a power line. Multi-core cables used in such places may have various lengths such as 5 to 50 m depending on the structure of an industrial robot or the like and the line length of a production line.

  On the other hand, since multi-core cables may be installed on movable parts such as industrial robots, multi-core cables are suitable for wiring of movable parts, that is, repeatedly bent and twisted. Long life of, for example, 500,000 times or more even under conditions where the cable is subjected to rotation (for example, bending at a bending radius of about three times the cable outer diameter or twisting at a twisting length of about 20 times the cable outer diameter) To satisfy the requirements (bending resistance and twisting).

  That is, the multi-core cable according to the present embodiment is required to have bending resistance and twistability. In order to meet this requirement, the multi-core cable according to the present embodiment is configured as described below.

(2) Schematic Configuration of Multicore Cable FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration example of the multicore cable according to the present embodiment.

(overall structure)
As shown in FIG. 5, the multi-core cable 60 described as an example in the present embodiment is roughly provided to cover a plurality of insulated wires 61 to be a cable core and their side peripheries. The braided shield layer 64 and a sheath 65 provided so as to cover the side periphery of the braided shield layer 64 are configured.

(conductor)
As the conductor 62, for example, a collective stranded wire formed by twisting a plurality of copper wires or copper alloy strands is used. Specifically, it is made of a strand having a diameter of 0.05 mm to 0.08 mm, an elongation of 5% or more, and a tensile strength of 330 MPa or more so as to cope with long-distance signal transmission, bending resistance and twisting resistance. It is conceivable to use aggregate strands. Specific examples of such wires include Cu-0.3 mass% Sn, Cu-0.2 mass% In-0.2 mass% Sn, and the like.

(Insulating layer)
The insulating layer 63 is a layer formed of an insulating resin material so as to surround the conductor 62. This insulating layer is made of, for example, a fluororesin such as tetrafluoroethylene / ethylene copolymer (ETFE).

(Insulated wires and twisted wires)
The insulated wire 61 includes a conductor 62 and an insulating layer 63 provided so as to cover the side periphery of the conductor 62. Two insulated wires 61 are twisted to form a twisted pair. FIG. 5 shows a cable core in a state where three twisted pairs are further twisted. Generally, each twisted pair is configured such that the twist pitch of the insulated wire 61 is different.

(Braided shield layer)
The braided shield layer 64 has been described in the embodiment of the coaxial cable, and the description thereof is omitted here.

(sheath)
The sheath 65 has been described in the embodiment of the coaxial cable, and description thereof is omitted here.

(4) Effects according to the present embodiment According to the present embodiment, the braided shield layer knitted so that the first oblique holding unit 4a made of copper foil yarn and the second oblique holding unit 4b made of metal strand intersect each other. 64 is configured by making the diameter of the copper foil yarn larger than the diameter of the metal strand, whereby a multi-core cable excellent in shielding characteristics, bending resistance and twistability can be obtained.

<Still another embodiment of the present invention>
Although the embodiment of the present invention has been specifically described above, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. .

  Next, examples of the present invention will be specifically described. However, the present invention is not limited to the contents of the following examples.

(Example 1-1 of coaxial cable)
In this example, a conductor 2 (inner conductor) composed of a 50 / 0.08 mm aggregate stranded wire (diameter: 0.65 mm, twist pitch: about 8 mm) equivalent to 24 AWG (American wire gauge) is subjected to tube extrusion to give a dielectric constant ε = A second insulating layer made of foamed PP made of foamed PP coated with a first insulating layer made of 2.1 FEP and having a thickness of 0.15 mm and foamed to a foaming degree of 40% Further, the insulating layer 3 having a dielectric constant ε = 2.26 and (non-foamed) PP and having a thickness of 0.65 mm was coated to form an insulating layer 3 having an outer diameter of 3.3 mm. The insulating layer 3 is made up of a first diagonal holding unit 4a (number of 8 and number of hits 8) made of copper foil thread having an outer diameter of 0.11 mm, and a second diagonal made of metal strand having an outer diameter of 0.08 mm. It was covered with a braided shield layer 4 (external conductor) knitted at a pitch of 26 mm (angle 23 °) so that the cantilever units 4b (number 8 and number 8 hits) intersect. Further, a PVC sheath 5 having a thickness of 1.33 mm was disposed on the outer peripheral side of the braided shield layer 4 to constitute a coaxial cable 1 having an outer diameter of 6.5 mm. The metal strand used for the conductor 2 and the metal strand used for the braided shield layer 4 are Cu-0.3 mass% Sn alloy, and the surface is tin-plated. Moreover, what wound copper foil on the polyester thread | yarn was used for the copper foil thread | yarn.

(Comparative example 1-1 of coaxial cable)
The first oblique holding unit is the same as the above embodiment except that the first oblique holding unit (number of 8 and number of hits 8) is made of a metal wire having an outer diameter of 0.08 mm, and the sheath thickness is 1.38 mm. A coaxial cable having an outer diameter of 6.5 mm was configured under the conditions.

(Comparative example 1-2 of coaxial cable)
The first diagonal holding unit is the same as the above embodiment except that the first diagonal holding unit (number of 8 and number of hits 8) is made of copper foil yarn having an outer diameter of 0.08 mm, and the sheath thickness is 1.38 mm. A coaxial cable having an outer diameter of 6.5 mm was configured under the conditions.

(Example 2-1 of multi-core cable)
In this embodiment, a conductor 62 made of a 40 / 0.08 mm aggregate stranded wire (diameter 0.58 mm, twist pitch about 12 mm) equivalent to 25 AWG (American wire gauge) is insulated by a tube extrusion to a thickness of 0.2 mm. An insulated wire 61 having an outer diameter of 0.98 mm was formed by covering with the layer 63. Three twisted wires were prepared by twisting the insulated wires 61 at a twist pitch of 12 mm, 15 mm, and 18 mm, respectively, and the three twisted wires were twisted at a twist pitch of 23 mm to form a cable core. Then, the cable core was covered with a braided shield layer 64 knitted at a pitch of 35 mm (angle 21 °) so that a copper foil thread having an outer diameter of 0.11 mm and a metal strand having an outer diameter of 0.08 mm intersect each other. . Further, a PVC sheath 65 having a thickness of 1 mm was disposed on the outer peripheral side of the braided shield layer 64 to constitute a coaxial cable 61 having an outer diameter of 6.5 mm. The metal strand used for the conductor 62 and the metal strand used for the braided shield layer 64 are an alloy of Cu-0.3 mass% Sn, and the surface thereof is subjected to tin plating. Moreover, what wound copper foil on the polyester thread | yarn was used for the copper foil thread | yarn.

(Comparative example 2-1 of multi-core cable)
The first oblique holding unit is the same as the above embodiment except that the first oblique holding unit (number of 8 and number of hits 8) made of a metal wire having an outer diameter of 0.08 mm and the sheath thickness is 1.05 mm. A multi-core cable having an outer diameter of 6.5 mm was configured under the conditions.

(Comparative example 2-2 of multi-core cable)
The first diagonal holding unit is the same as the above embodiment except that the first diagonal holding unit (number of 8 and number of strikes is 8) made of copper foil with an outer diameter of 0.08 mm and the thickness of the sheath is 1.05 mm. A multi-core cable having an outer diameter of 6.5 mm was configured under the conditions.

(Bending test)
A bending test was performed on each of Examples and Comparative Examples of the coaxial cable and the multi-core cable.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the bending test is a bending jig in which a weight with a load W = 5N (500 gf) is suspended from the lower end of a cable 40 (70 cm in length), and the cable 40 is bent to the left and right. In the state where 43 is attached, the cable 40 is moved so as to bend the bending angle X = ± 90 ° in the left-right direction along the bending jig 43. Regarding the bending R (bending radius), the coaxial cable was 19 mm and the multi-core cable was 25 mm. The bending speed was 30 times / minute, and the number of bendings was counted as one round trip in the left-right direction. Then, while repeating the bending, a voltage of several volts was constantly applied to the braided shield layer from both ends of the cable 40, and the time when the current value was reduced by 20% compared to the start of the test was regarded as a disconnection.

(Torsion test)
A twist test was performed on each of the examples and comparative examples of the coaxial cable and the multi-core cable.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the twist test is performed by attaching one portion of the cable 40 (70 cm in length), which is a device under test, to a non-rotating fixed chuck 52, and about 20 times the outer diameter of the cable 40 on the upper side. Is attached to the rotating chuck 54 by another distance (twisting length L = 130 mm). Then, a weight with a load W = 5 N (500 gf) is suspended from the lower end of the cable 40. By rotating the rotary chuck 54 in this state, a twist of ± 180 degrees is applied to the portion of the cable 40 between the fixed chuck 52 and the rotary chuck 54. The rotating chuck 54 is moved in the order of the arrows 50a, 50b, 50c, and 50d so that it is rotated by +180 degrees and then returned to the original position, and is rotated by -180 degrees and returned to the original position. To do. The twisting speed was 30 times / minute, and the number of twists was counted as one reciprocation in each direction. Then, while repeatedly twisting, a voltage of several volts was constantly applied to the braided shield layer from both ends of the cable 40, and the time when the current value was reduced by 20% compared to the start of the test was regarded as a disconnection.

(Evaluation results)
Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the coaxial cable examples and comparative examples, and Table 2 shows the evaluation results of the multicore cable examples and comparative examples.

  As shown in Table 1, as a result of the bending test, it was confirmed that the braided shield layer was not broken even when the coaxial cable according to this example was bent 600,000 times, which is a required standard for the coaxial cable.

  Further, as a result of the twisting test, it was confirmed that the coaxial cable according to the present example was not broken even when it was twisted 2.4 million times, which is a required standard for the coaxial cable.

  As shown in Table 2, as a result of the bending test, it is confirmed that the braided shield layer does not break even if the multi-core cable according to the present example is bent over 600,000 times, which is a required standard for the multi-core cable. did.

  In addition, as a result of the twisting test, it was confirmed that the braided shield layer did not break even when the multi-core cable according to the present example was twisted over 2 million times, which is the required standard for multi-core cables.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Coaxial cable, 2 ... Conductor, 3 ... Insulating layer, 4 ... Braided shield layer, 4a ... 1st diagonal holding unit, 4b ... 2nd diagonal holding unit, 5 ... Sheath

Claims (5)

Conductors,
An insulating layer provided so as to cover a side periphery of the conductor;
A braided shield layer provided to cover a side periphery of the insulating layer;
A sheath provided so as to cover a side circumference of the braided shield layer,
The braided shield layer is a braided shield knitted so that a first diagonal holding unit consisting only of a plurality of copper foil yarns and a second diagonal holding unit consisting only of a plurality of metal strands intersect, At the intersection of the first diagonal holding unit and the second diagonal holding unit, the copper wire is thicker than the metal strand so that the metal strand can move around the metal strand. Braided shielded cable with space. A cable core having a plurality of insulated wires coated with an insulating layer on a conductor;
A braided shield layer covering the side periphery of the cable core;
A sheath provided so as to cover a side circumference of the braided shield layer,
The braided shield layer is a braided shield knitted so that a first diagonal holding unit consisting only of a plurality of copper foil yarns and a second diagonal holding unit consisting only of a plurality of metal strands intersect, At the intersection of the first diagonal holding unit and the second diagonal holding unit, the copper wire is thicker than the metal strand so that the metal strand can move around the metal strand. Braided shielded cable with space. The braided shield according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the number of times of bending until the braided shield layer breaks when repeatedly bent at a load of 500 gf, a bending speed of 30 times / minute, and a bending angle of ± 90 °. With cable. The number of twists until the braided shield layer breaks when it is repeatedly twisted at a load of 500 gf, a twisting speed of 30 times / minute, and a twisting angle of ± 180 °, is 2.4 million times or more. Braided shielded cable. The number of twists until the braided shield layer breaks when it is repeatedly twisted at a load of 500 gf, a twisting speed of 30 times / minute, and a twisting angle of ± 180 °, is 2 million times or more. Braided shielded cable.

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