Global Patent Index - EP 0735546 A1

EP 0735546 A1 19961002 - Laying wire around core

Title (en)

Laying wire around core

Title (de)

Drahtverlegung rundum einer Seele

Title (fr)

La pose de fils autour d'un âme

Publication

EP 0735546 A1 19961002 (EN)

Application

EP 96200701 A 19960314

Priority

  • EP 96200701 A 19960314
  • EP 95200769 A 19950328

Abstract (en)

A method of laying a layer of at least one steel wire (18) around a core (12), said at least one steel wire consisting of several lengths, each of said lengths having a leading end and a trailing end ; said method comprising following steps : (a) connecting the trailing end of the lengths to the leading end of a subsequent length resulting in at least one steel wire with affected zones in the neighbourhood of the connections and in non-affected zones elsewhere, the non-affected zones having a yield strength which is substantially greater than the yield strength in the affected zones ; (b) subjecting said at least one steel wire (18) to a first torsion in a first direction and to a first extent necessary to plastically deform said at least one steel wire into a helically twisted configuration about its longitudinal axis ; (c) subjecting said at least one steel wire (18) to a second torsion in a second direction opposite to said first direction and to a second elastical extent necessary to avoid that said helically twisted configuration would concentrate mainly on said affected zones ; (d) wrapping said at least one steel wire (18) around said core (12). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01B 13/26

IPC 8 full level

H01B 13/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01B 13/26 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] DE 3919135 A1 19901213 - NORDDEUTSCHE SEEKABELWERKE AG [DE]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE FI FR GR IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0735546 A1 19961002

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96200701 A 19960314