IP Library Granted Patent US 8,872,031
Granted Patent B2
US 8,872,031 · App. 13/444,307 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Twisted pair wire and twisted pair cable using stranded conductors having moisture resistance

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Patent No.
US 8,872,031
App. No.
13/444,307
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A twisted pair wire includes a pair of covered wires each formed by covering stranded conductors with a covering body. The covering body includes a covering body material including a silane coupling agent. Alternatively, the covering body includes a plurality of covering layers, and an innermost layer of the plurality of covering layers contacting with the stranded conductors includes a covering body material including a silane coupling agent.

Claims (23)

1. A twisted pair wire, comprising:

a pair of covered wires each formed by directly covering stranded conductors with a covering body,

wherein the covering body comprises a covering body material containing a moisture activatable silane coupling agent,

wherein upon exposure to moisture, the stranded conductors and the covering body become bonded to each other by a moisture-blocking silane bond or silanol bond.

2. The twisted pair wire according to claim 1 , wherein the silane coupling agent is included in the covering body material at a compounding ratio of not less than 0.5% by mass and not more than 2.0% by mass.

3. A twisted pair cable, comprising:

at least one twisted pair wire according to claim 1 ; and

a bundling covering body covering the twisted pair wire and including a flame retardant.

4. A twisted pair wire, comprising:

a pair of covered wires each formed by directly covering stranded conductors with a covering body,

wherein the covering body comprises a plurality of covering layers, and an innermost layer of the plurality of covering layers contacting with the stranded conductors comprises a covering body material containing a moisture activatable silane coupling agent,

wherein upon exposure to moisture, the stranded conductors and the covering body become bonded to each other by a moisture-blocking silane bond or silanol bond.

5. The twisted pair wire according to claim 4 , wherein the silane coupling agent is included in the covering body material at a compounding ratio of not less than 0.5% by mass and not more than 2.0% by mass.

6. A twisted pair cable, comprising:

at least one twisted pair wire according to claim 4 ; and

a bundling covering body covering the twisted pair wire and including a flame retardant.

7. A twisted pair wire, comprising:

a pair of covered wires each formed by covering stranded conductors with a covering body,

wherein the pair of covered wires each comprise a moisture activatable silane coupling agent directly applied to the stranded conductors and the covering body covering the applied silane coupling agent,

wherein upon exposure to moisture, the stranded conductors and the covering body become bonded to each other by a moisture-blocking silane bond or silanol bond.

8. A twisted pair cable, comprising:

at least one twisted pair wire according to claim 7 ; and

a bundling covering body covering the twisted pair wire and including a flame retardant.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Feb 5, 2014
From: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
To: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 032163/0066 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2012
From: HINOSHITA, SHINJI; KODA, YUKI
To: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
Reel/Frame 028028/0594 →