Cable receiving unit
In order to reliably and simply acquire data for a cable receiving unit for a cable portion, the cable receiving unit is associated with an information carrier unit from which information can be read out by electromagnetic field coupling.
1. Cable assembly, comprising:
a cable portion, and
a cable receiving unit being formed as a plug-in connector element, said cable receiving unit comprising an information carrier unit from which information can be read out by electromagnetic field coupling, said information carrier unit comprising a memory in which at least one of design data and functional data of said cable assembly is stored; and
the plug-in connector element having a contact insert for establishing a connection with a corresponding contact insert of a corresponding plug-in connector element.
2. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the information carrier unit comprises:
a base;
an integrated circuit disposed on the base; and
an electrical conductor acting as an antenna unit disposed on the base.
3. Cable assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the base is formed from a bending-resistant material.
4. Cable assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the base is formed from a flexible material.
5. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein design data can be read out from the information carrier unit.
6. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein functional data can be read out from the information carrier unit.
7. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein data of the cable assembly can be read out from the information carrier unit.
8. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein measurement data of the cable assembly can be read out from the information carrier unit.
9. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein use data can be read out from the information carrier unit.
10. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the information carrier unit communicates with a further information carrier unit.
11. Cable assembly according to claim 10 , wherein:
the information carrier unit is disposed on a device associated with the cable receiving unit; and
the cable portion and cable receiving unit are combined to form the cable assembly.
12. Cable assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the information carrier unit communicates with at least one information carrier unit in the cable portion.
13. Cable assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the information carrier unit communicates in a non-contact manner with the at least one information carrier unit in the cable portion.
14. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the memory has a memory area in which items of information once written are stored such that they are write-protected.
15. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the memory has a memory area in which items of information are stored such that they are write-protected by an access code.
16. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the memory has a memory area to which information can be freely written.
17. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
the information carrier unit picks up measured values of an associated sensor; and
the information carrier stores the measured values in the memory.
18. Cable assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the sensor picks up state variables comprising at least one of radiation, temperature, tension, pressure, elongation and moisture.
19. Cable assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the information carrier unit picks up the measured values in an activated state.
20. Cable assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the information carrier unit only stores a respective one of the measured values in the memory if the respective measured value exceeds a threshold value.
21. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said information carrier unit and said plug-in connector element communicate with an information carrier unit provided in said cable portion.
22. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the cable receiving unit further comprises a base part.
23. Cable assembly according to claim 22 , wherein the information carrier unit is disposed in a recess in the base part.
24. Cable assembly according to claim 22 , wherein the information carrier unit is one of disposed in the base part, disposed on the base part, or embedded in the base part.
25. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the information carrier unit is disposed in a holding unit of the cable receiving unit, the holding unit engaging the cable portion.
26. Cable assembly according to claim 25 , wherein the information carrier unit is disposed in a part of the holding unit that engages the cable portion in a frictionally retaining manner.
27. Cable assembly according to claim 25 , wherein the information carrier unit is disposed in a recess provided on the holding unit.
28. Cable assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the information carrier unit is associated with a contact carrier of the cable receiving unit.
29. Cable assembly according to claim 28 , wherein the information carrier unit is disposed in a recess in the contact carrier.
30. Cable assembly according to claim 28 , wherein the information carrier unit is embedded in material of the contact carrier.