WO2008041902A1 - Multi conductor cable for a portable electric tool - Google Patents

Multi conductor cable for a portable electric tool Download PDF

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WO2008041902A1
WO2008041902A1 PCT/SE2007/000847 SE2007000847W WO2008041902A1 WO 2008041902 A1 WO2008041902 A1 WO 2008041902A1 SE 2007000847 W SE2007000847 W SE 2007000847W WO 2008041902 A1 WO2008041902 A1 WO 2008041902A1
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cable
transition sleeve
connector plug
section
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Karl Johan Lars Elsmark
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Atlas Copco Tools Ab
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Priority to US12/443,862 priority Critical patent/US8106299B2/en
Priority to JP2009531345A priority patent/JP5017371B2/en
Priority to EP07852053.3A priority patent/EP2070094B1/en
Publication of WO2008041902A1 publication Critical patent/WO2008041902A1/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B7/00—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
    • H01B7/08—Flat or ribbon cables
    • H01B7/0892—Flat or ribbon cables incorporated in a cable of non-flat configuration
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B13/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables
    • H01B13/22—Sheathing; Armouring; Screening; Applying other protective layers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B7/00—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
    • H01B7/04—Flexible cables, conductors, or cords, e.g. trailing cables
    • H01B7/041—Flexible cables, conductors, or cords, e.g. trailing cables attached to mobile objects, e.g. portable tools, elevators, mining equipment, hoisting cables
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B7/00—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
    • H01B7/08—Flat or ribbon cables
    • H01B7/0823—Parallel wires, incorporated in a flat insulating profile
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B7/00—Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form
    • H01B7/17—Protection against damage caused by external factors, e.g. sheaths or armouring
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B9/00—Power cables
    • H01B9/003—Power cables including electrical control or communication wires

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  • the invention relates to a flat type multi conductor cable for connecting an electric power tool to a power supply and operation control unit.
  • the invention concerns a flat type multi conductor cable carrying at its one end a connector plug for connection to the power tool and comprising a twisted section for universal easy bending of the cable.
  • a power tool cable of the above type is previously described in US 5,750,932.
  • This cable is disadvantageous both in that it could be too closely bent adjacent the connector plug and thereby easily get damaged, and in that the flat shape in itself makes it difficult to get an acceptable connection with a standard type connector plug.
  • the object of the invention is on one hand to provide a flat type multi conductor cable with a universal bending support adjacent the connector plug and to adapt the shape of the cable to standard type connector plugs, and on the other hand to create a method for providing a flat type cable with both an external transition sleeve and a twisted section for universal easy bending of the cable.
  • Fig. 1 shows a side view of a multi conductor cable according to the invention.
  • Fig. 2 shows a top view of the cable in Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the cable in Figs. 1 and
  • Fig. 4 shows a cross section along line IV-IV in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 5 shows a cross section along line V-V in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 6 shows a cross section along line VI-VI in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 7 shows a cross section along line VII-VII in Fig. 2.
  • the cable illustrated in the drawing figures comprises a flat type of cable 10 for connecting a power tool to a remotely located control unit and includes one section 11 with coarse conductors for power supply to the power tool, and another section 12 with tinier conductors for transfer of electrical signals between the power tool and the control unit. Between the to conductor sections 11, 12 there is provided a mechanical pulling load transferring string 13 of for instance Kevlar. In order to facilitate a universal bending of the cable and improve handling of the power tool the cable is preformed to twisted form over a section A adjacent the power tool. This type of cable is previously described in US 5,750,932.
  • Fig. 7 By the cross section shown in Fig. 7 it is illustrated how the full circular cross section of the transition sleeve 16 adapts the flat cable 10 to the cylindrical connector plug 18, and in Figs. 6-4 it is illustrated how the tongues 20,21 of the transition sleeve 16 successively taper to finally in Fig. 4 have ended and left the flat cable 10 in its original shape.
  • the tongues 20,21 provide a successively increasing strengthening effect towards bending of the cable 10 the closer they get to the connector plug 18.
  • a first step of forming section A of the cable 10 the transition sleeve 16 is moulded onto the cable 10 as the latter is still in a straight untwisted shape, whereafter in a second step the section A of the cable 10 together with the transition sleeve 16 are heated to a certain temperature and exposed to a twisting force.
  • a second step the section A of the cable 10 together with the transition sleeve 16 are heated to a certain temperature and exposed to a twisting force.
  • the section A of the cable 10 and the transition sleeve 16 assume a permanently twisted shape as illustrated in Fig. 3.

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  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
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Abstract

A multi conductor flat type cable, which is intended for connecting a portable electric power tool to a stationary power supply and operation control unit, has a connector plug (18) attached to its one end, wherein the cable (10) has a twisted shape section (A) adjacent the connector plug (18) for facilitating universal bending of the cable (10). The twisted section (A) is provided with a transition sleeve (16) with a cylindrical portion (17) at the connector plug end and two tapering tongues (20,21) extending along the cable (10) over at least a part of the twisted section (A), wherein the cable (10) is adapted to the cylindrical shape of the connector plug (18) and strengthened against too close bending in the twisted section (A). The transition sleeve (16) is moulded onto the cable (10) in a first manufacturing step, and in a second step the cable (10) together with the transition sleeve (16) are heated to a certain temperature and twisted to assume the twisted shape in the section (A).

Description

MnI ti conductor cable for* a portable plpp.tri.r: tool.
The invention relates to a flat type multi conductor cable for connecting an electric power tool to a power supply and operation control unit. In particular the invention concerns a flat type multi conductor cable carrying at its one end a connector plug for connection to the power tool and comprising a twisted section for universal easy bending of the cable.
A power tool cable of the above type is previously described in US 5,750,932. This cable is disadvantageous both in that it could be too closely bent adjacent the connector plug and thereby easily get damaged, and in that the flat shape in itself makes it difficult to get an acceptable connection with a standard type connector plug.
The object of the invention is on one hand to provide a flat type multi conductor cable with a universal bending support adjacent the connector plug and to adapt the shape of the cable to standard type connector plugs, and on the other hand to create a method for providing a flat type cable with both an external transition sleeve and a twisted section for universal easy bending of the cable.
Further characteristic features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following specification.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is below described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing.
In the drawing
Fig. 1 shows a side view of a multi conductor cable according to the invention.
Fig. 2 shows a top view of the cable in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the cable in Figs. 1 and
2 after having been subjected to twisting. Fig. 4 shows a cross section along line IV-IV in Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 shows a cross section along line V-V in Fig. 2.
Fig. 6 shows a cross section along line VI-VI in Fig. 2.
Fig. 7 shows a cross section along line VII-VII in Fig. 2.
The cable illustrated in the drawing figures comprises a flat type of cable 10 for connecting a power tool to a remotely located control unit and includes one section 11 with coarse conductors for power supply to the power tool, and another section 12 with tinier conductors for transfer of electrical signals between the power tool and the control unit. Between the to conductor sections 11, 12 there is provided a mechanical pulling load transferring string 13 of for instance Kevlar. In order to facilitate a universal bending of the cable and improve handling of the power tool the cable is preformed to twisted form over a section A adjacent the power tool. This type of cable is previously described in US 5,750,932.
The problems mentioned in the preamble of the specification regarding adaptation of the flat cable 10 to a standard type cylindrical connector plug 18 and also to avoid too close bending of the cable 10 and a risk for damaging the cable are solved by providing the cable 10 adjacent its power tool end with a flexible transition sleeve 16 which has a cylindrical section 17 close to the connector plug 18 and two parallel tapering tongues 20,21 extending along the cable 10 away from the connector plug 16 over the twisted section A.
By the cross section shown in Fig. 7 it is illustrated how the full circular cross section of the transition sleeve 16 adapts the flat cable 10 to the cylindrical connector plug 18, and in Figs. 6-4 it is illustrated how the tongues 20,21 of the transition sleeve 16 successively taper to finally in Fig. 4 have ended and left the flat cable 10 in its original shape. The tongues 20,21 provide a successively increasing strengthening effect towards bending of the cable 10 the closer they get to the connector plug 18.
In a first step of forming section A of the cable 10 the transition sleeve 16 is moulded onto the cable 10 as the latter is still in a straight untwisted shape, whereafter in a second step the section A of the cable 10 together with the transition sleeve 16 are heated to a certain temperature and exposed to a twisting force. When resuming normal temperature the section A of the cable 10 and the transition sleeve 16 assume a permanently twisted shape as illustrated in Fig. 3.

Claims

("H a ims .
1. Multi conductor cable having a substantially flat shape and being intended for connecting a portable electric power tool to a power supply and operation control unit, comprising a connector plug (18) attached to one end of the cable (10) for connecting the cable (10) to the power tool, and a twisted section (A) close to the connector plug (18) for facilitating universal bending of the cable (10) , c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that adjacent its connector plug end the cable (10) is provided with an external flexible transition sleeve (16) , said transition sleeve (16) has a certain length and extends over at least a part of the twisted section, said transition sleeve (16) comprises a cylindrical section (17) at the connector plug end of the cable (10) and two parallel tongues (20,21) which taper along the cable (10) over at least a part of the twisted section (A) .
2. Cable according to claim 1, wherein said transition sleeve (16) is moulded onto the originally flat cable (10) .
3. Method for providing an originally flat multi conductor cable (10) with an easily bendable twisted section (A) , and an external flexible transition sleeve (16) as stated in claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in a
• first step wherein said transition sleeve (16) is moulded onto the cable (10) , and a
• second step wherein the cable (10) and the transition sleeve (16) are heated to a certain temperature and together exposed to a twisting force so as to permanently form said twisted section (A) .
PCT/SE2007/000847 2006-10-02 2007-09-27 Multi conductor cable for a portable electric tool WO2008041902A1 (en)

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US12/443,862 US8106299B2 (en) 2006-10-02 2007-09-27 Multi conductor cable for a portable electric tool
JP2009531345A JP5017371B2 (en) 2006-10-02 2007-09-27 Multi-core cable for portable power tools
EP07852053.3A EP2070094B1 (en) 2006-10-02 2007-09-27 Multi conductor cable for a portable electric tool

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SE0602038A SE529966C2 (en) 2006-10-02 2006-10-02 Flat multi-conductor cable for connecting portable electric power tool to power supply and operation control unit, has parallel tongues, included in transition sleeve, which taper along the cable over at least a part of twisted section
SE0602038-2 2006-10-02

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JP2010506551A (en) 2010-02-25
SE0602038L (en) 2008-01-15
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