(19)
(11) EP 0 848 389 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.01.1999 Bulletin 1999/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.06.1998 Bulletin 1998/25

(21) Application number: 97402574.4

(22) Date of filing: 30.10.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H01B 7/36
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV RO SI

(30) Priority: 09.12.1996 NO 965245

(71) Applicant: ALCATEL ALSTHOM COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'ELECTRICITE
75008 Paris (FR)

(72) Inventor:
  • Berg, Knut
    7800 Namsos (NO)

(74) Representative: Mende, Eberhard, Dipl.-Ing. 
Alcatel Alsthom, Intellectual Property Department, Kabelkamp 20
30179 Hannover
30179 Hannover (DE)

   


(54) Cable identification


(57) This invention relates to cables including at least three primary elongated elements (1,1A,1B) and a number of secondary elongated elements (5,5A,5B). The basic idea is that at least one of the primary elements - cable cores - should be identifiable by coding of neighboring or adjacent secondary elements - filler elements. The coded secondary elements are usually arranged in interstices between the primary elements. The primary elements can then be substantially identical in crossection and surface configuration.






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