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WO2001042055A1 - Method for injecting cable lead-throughs and centering/separating element to be used in said method - Google Patents

Method for injecting cable lead-throughs and centering/separating element to be used in said method Download PDF

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WO2001042055A1
WO2001042055A1 PCT/ES2000/000439 ES0000439W WO0142055A1 WO 2001042055 A1 WO2001042055 A1 WO 2001042055A1 ES 0000439 W ES0000439 W ES 0000439W WO 0142055 A1 WO0142055 A1 WO 0142055A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/14Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
    • B29C45/14467Joining articles or parts of a single article
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C45/00Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C45/14Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mould; Apparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
    • B29C45/14336Coating a portion of the article, e.g. the edge of the article
    • B29C45/14385Coating a portion of a bundle of inserts, e.g. making brushes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02GINSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/02Details
    • H02G3/04Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs
    • H02G3/0462Tubings, i.e. having a closed section
    • H02G3/0481Tubings, i.e. having a closed section with a circular cross-section
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02GINSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/26Installations of cables, lines, or separate protective tubing therefor directly on or in walls, ceilings, or floors

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  • the present invention consists in accordance with its statement in a "PASSENGER INJECTION PROCEDURE AND CENTRATOR / SEPARATOR ELEMENT TO USE IT WITH SUCH PROCEDURE", whose new construction, conformation and design characteristics fulfill the mission for which they have been specifically projected, with a maximum safety and efficiency and providing numerous advantages as detailed herein.
  • the electrical installation of a vehicle implies that a large number of electrical cables must run through various parts of the vehicle, which are grouped into mallets. These cables must run through walls and other elements of the vehicle, which is why cable glands are used.
  • the cable glands consist of an area of the cable harness in which an insulating plastic material has been injected that corresponds to the area of the cable harness that crosses a vehicle wall or any part thereof that interposes in the cable harness path .
  • the cable harness is subjected to injection molding of a plastic material that is introduced between the electric cables being isolated from any external element.
  • this injection technique for the formation of cable glands presents several drawbacks.
  • One of these drawbacks is that the harness is offset from the injected plastic mass. Indeed, a cross-section of a cable gland obtained by a conventional injection procedure makes it possible to observe that the cable harness is not in a centered position, concentric to the injected material. Consequently, the thickness of the cable gland obtained is not homogeneous throughout the periphery of the cable harness, presenting areas of greater thickness than others. In certain cases, the thickness can become so reduced
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) that some cables may be exposed and, therefore, the required sealing conditions are not met, obtaining an unsecured cable gland.
  • Another drawback derived from the conventional injection technique for the formation of cable glands is that in order to guarantee minimum sealing conditions a large amount of plastic injection material must be used in order to provide a cable gland with a relatively large thickness to ensure the sealing of the set.
  • the present invention has been developed in order to solve all the inconveniences of conventional cable gland injection procedures and modifies the state of the art mentioned above so that the intended objectives are achieved.
  • the invention also relates to a centering / separating element for use with the procedure described below.
  • the process of the invention is based on a conventional method of injecting a plastic material onto a harness of conductive cables that are part, for example, of the electrical installation of a vehicle.
  • the process comprises the stages of fluidization of the plastic material and injection of said material into a mold on the cable harness.
  • the particularity of the procedure described is that it also includes the step of incorporating a centering / separating element on the cable harness surrounding it to offer a minimum thickness and a homogeneous distribution of the injected material. Said centering / separating element is applied to the harness before injecting the plastic material and is subsequently fixed thereto.
  • this centering / separating element which is permanently applied In the cable harness after the injection process, a cable gland with a minimum wall thickness is obtained that guarantees the necessary sealing conditions in the electrical installation.
  • This advantage is associated with a considerable saving of injection material, which favorably influences the total production cost.
  • the result obtained offers a high degree of quality since the cable harness is perfectly centered on the cable gland and, therefore, the injection material is distributed homogeneously on the periphery thereof.
  • the centering / separating element used in the injection procedure described above is configured by two plastic semiaros that are joined together by one end.
  • the junction zone that is to say, the common end of the aforementioned semiaros, is a zone of reduced section that allows the movement of a semiaro with respect to the other in order to close the assembly surrounding the harness of cables that will be injected later to form the cable gland.
  • Said centering / separating element includes adjustable closing means of said semiaros among themselves consisting of an inner tooth formed at the free end of a semiaro, which is conveniently designed to fit into any of the outer projections of a stepped surface of the other. semi. This advantageously allows the internal diameter of the centering / separating element to be adjusted according to the number of cables in the cable harness.
  • the centering / separating element has a universal character, so that a single type of centering / separating element is used for cable harnesses formed by a different number of cables.
  • each semiaro is provided with a plurality of studs protruding outwards, which are intended to retain the centering / separating element in position relative to the harness.
  • Each stud has a substantially cylindrical configuration with a spherical finish at its end. Said end part is the contact area with the wall of the mold cavity, thus ensuring the centering of the harness to be injected.
  • These lugs allow the passage of the injection material towards the cables and, thus, allow the centering / separator element to be fully covered with said injection material.
  • each semiaro of the centering / separating element of the invention is internally provided with a flexible flap that acts on the cables by pressing them when said semiaros close to each other on the harness.
  • a centering / separating element is thus obtained with which the inconveniences derived from the conventional injection technique are solved.
  • the centering / separating element With said centering / separating element, the centering of the cables in the cable harness is maintained during the injection process, allowing to ensure a minimum thickness of injected material between each cable and the outside of the injected cable gland.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a centering / separating element according to the present invention, which has been illustrated with the semiaros forming said centering / separating element in the open position.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view of a plane containing the center of all the lugs of the Semiaros
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view in which a partially sectioned cable gland is shown in order to partially visualize the centering / separating element object of the present invention.
  • the elements described in the figures correspond to (1) semiaro of the centering / separating element, (2) semiaro of the centering / separating element, (3) connecting end of the semiaros to each other, (4) inner tooth of the semiaro (1) , (5) semiaro free end (1), (6, 7, 8) outer projections, (9) stepped semiaro surface (2), (10) outer surface of the centering / separating element, (11) studs, ( 12, 13) flexible fins, (14) wire harness, and (15) cable glands.
  • a centering / separating element can be seen that is used in the process of the invention, which modifies the conventional methods of injecting plastic material onto harnesses of conductive cables. the electrical installations of the vehicles.
  • the centering / separating element used in the injection procedure described above is configured by two semiaros (1, 2) made of plastic.
  • the semiaros are joined together by their common end (3), which defines a junction zone of reduced section to allow both semiaros (1, 2) to be folded and closed by surrounding a wire harness.
  • the centering / separating element illustrated includes adjustable means for closing the semiaros (1, 2) together.
  • These closing means consist of a wedge-shaped inner tooth (4) formed at the free end
  • This inner tooth (4) has a geometry such that it can fit into any of the outer projections (6, 7, 8) of a stepped surface (9) of the semiaro (2).
  • the outer surface (10) of the centering / separating element is provided with a series of lugs (11) projecting outwardly therefrom.
  • the lugs (11), which allow the centering / separating element to be held in position with respect to the cable harness, have a cylindrical shape with a spherical finish at its end, which is the area of contact with the wall of the mold cavity. This allows to ensure the centering of the harness to be injected and allow the passage of the injection material so that the centering / separating element is completely covered with said injection material.
  • the semiaros (1, 2) each incorporate a flexible fin (12, 13) of substantially rectangular shape that emerges from the free ends of each semiaro (1, 2).
  • the fins (12, 13) act on the cables of the cable harness by pressing them when said semiaros (1, 2) close each other on the cable harness.
  • the centering / separating element is permanently applied in the cable harness (14) after the injection process, as shown in Figure 3, whereby a cable gland (15) with a minimum wall thickness is obtained that guarantees the sealing conditions required.
  • the cable harness (14) is perfectly centered on the cable gland (15) and, therefore, the injection material is distributed homogeneously on the periphery of said cable harness.

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Before injecting the plastic material, a centering/separating element is applied to the cable bundle (14) with the purpose of obtaining a cable lead-through (15) having a minimum width and homogeneous distribution of the injected material. The centering/spacing element is formed by two semi-rings (1, 2) that are connected by one end (3) and have adjustable closing means to close the semi-rings (1, 2)with one another, a series of lugs (11) projecting outward to retain the centering/separating element in position relative to the cable bundle (14) and two flexible flaps (12, 13) which press the cables (14) when the semi-rings (1, 2) are mutually closed on said cables.

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PROCEDIMIENTO DE INYECCIÓN DE PASACABLES Y ELEMENTO CENTRADOR/SEPARADOR PARA UTILIZARLO CON DICHO PROCEDIMIENTOINJECTION PROCEDURE FOR PASSENGERS AND CENTER / SEPARATOR ELEMENT FOR USE WITH THIS PROCEDURE

La presente invención consiste conforme indica su enunciado en un "PROCEDIMIENTO DE INYECCIÓN DE PASACABLES Y ELEMENTO CENTRADOR/SEPARADOR PARA UTILIZARLO CON DICHO PROCEDIMIENTO", cuyas nuevas características de construcción, conformación y diseño cumplen la misión para la cual han sido específicamente proyectados, con una seguridad y eficacia máximas y proporcionando numerosas ventajas tal como se detallará en la presente memoria.The present invention consists in accordance with its statement in a "PASSENGER INJECTION PROCEDURE AND CENTRATOR / SEPARATOR ELEMENT TO USE IT WITH SUCH PROCEDURE", whose new construction, conformation and design characteristics fulfill the mission for which they have been specifically projected, with a maximum safety and efficiency and providing numerous advantages as detailed herein.

La instalación eléctrica de un vehículo implica que por diversas partes del mismo deben discurrir gran cantidad de cables eléctricos, los cuales se agrupan en mazos. Dichos cables deben discurrir a través de paredes y demás elementos del vehículo, motivo por el cual se utilizan pasacables. Los pasacables consisten en una zona del mazo de cables en la que se ha inyectado un material plástico aislante que corresponde a la zona del mazo de cables que atraviesa una pared del vehículo o cualquier parte del mismo que se interponga en la trayectoria del mazo de cables.The electrical installation of a vehicle implies that a large number of electrical cables must run through various parts of the vehicle, which are grouped into mallets. These cables must run through walls and other elements of the vehicle, which is why cable glands are used. The cable glands consist of an area of the cable harness in which an insulating plastic material has been injected that corresponds to the area of the cable harness that crosses a vehicle wall or any part thereof that interposes in the cable harness path .

El mazo de cables es sometido al moldeo por inyección de un material plástico que se introduce por entre los cables eléctricos quedando aislados de cualquier elemento exterior. Sin embargo, la práctica de esta técnica de inyección para la formación de pasacables presenta diversos inconvenientes. Uno de dichos inconvenientes es que el mazo de cables queda descentrado respecto a la masa plástica inyectada. En efecto, un corte transversal de un pasacables obtenido mediante un procedimiento de inyección convencional permite observar que el mazo de cables no se encuentra en una posición centrada, concéntrico al material inyectado. Consecuentemente, el espesor del pasacables obtenido no es homogéneo en toda la periferia del mazo de cables, presentando zonas de mayor espesor que otras. En ciertos casos, el espesor puede llegar a ser tan reducidoThe cable harness is subjected to injection molding of a plastic material that is introduced between the electric cables being isolated from any external element. However, the practice of this injection technique for the formation of cable glands presents several drawbacks. One of these drawbacks is that the harness is offset from the injected plastic mass. Indeed, a cross-section of a cable gland obtained by a conventional injection procedure makes it possible to observe that the cable harness is not in a centered position, concentric to the injected material. Consequently, the thickness of the cable gland obtained is not homogeneous throughout the periphery of the cable harness, presenting areas of greater thickness than others. In certain cases, the thickness can become so reduced

HOJA DE SUSTITUCIÓN (REGLA 26) que algunos cables pueden quedar al descubierto y, por lo tanto, las condiciones de estanqueidad requeridas no se cumplen obteniéndose un pasacables poco seguro. Otro inconveniente derivado de la técnica de inyección convencional para la formación de pasacables es que para garantizar unas condiciones mínimas de estanqueidad debe utilizarse una gran cantidad de material plástico de inyección con el fin de proporcionar un pasacables con un grosor relativamente grande para asegurar la estanqueidad del conjunto.SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) that some cables may be exposed and, therefore, the required sealing conditions are not met, obtaining an unsecured cable gland. Another drawback derived from the conventional injection technique for the formation of cable glands is that in order to guarantee minimum sealing conditions a large amount of plastic injection material must be used in order to provide a cable gland with a relatively large thickness to ensure the sealing of the set.

La presente invención se ha desarrollado con el fin de solucionar todos los inconvenientes que presentan los procedimientos de inyección de pasacables convencionales y modifica el estado de la técnica anteriormente citado de manera que se consiguen los objetivos pretendidos. La invención se refiere también a un elemento centrador/separador para utilizarlo con el procedimiento que se describe a continuación.The present invention has been developed in order to solve all the inconveniences of conventional cable gland injection procedures and modifies the state of the art mentioned above so that the intended objectives are achieved. The invention also relates to a centering / separating element for use with the procedure described below.

Como se ha indicado anteriormente, el procedimiento de la invención se basa en un procedimiento convencional de inyección de un material plástico sobre un mazo de cables conductores que forman parte, por ejemplo, de la instalación eléctrica de un vehículo. En lineas generales, el procedimiento comprende las etapas de fluidificación del material plástico e inyección de dicho material en un molde sobre el mazo de cables. La particularidad del procedimiento que se describe reside en que éste incluye, además, la etapa de incorporar un elemento centrador/separador sobre el mazo de cables rodeándolo para ofrecer un espesor minimo y una distribución homogénea del material inyectado. Dicho elemento centrador/separador se aplica al mazo de cables antes de inyectar el material plástico y queda posteriormente fijado al mismo.As indicated above, the process of the invention is based on a conventional method of injecting a plastic material onto a harness of conductive cables that are part, for example, of the electrical installation of a vehicle. In general, the process comprises the stages of fluidization of the plastic material and injection of said material into a mold on the cable harness. The particularity of the procedure described is that it also includes the step of incorporating a centering / separating element on the cable harness surrounding it to offer a minimum thickness and a homogeneous distribution of the injected material. Said centering / separating element is applied to the harness before injecting the plastic material and is subsequently fixed thereto.

Gracias a la incorporación de este elemento centrador/separador, el cual queda permanentemente aplicado en el mazo de cables tras el proceso de inyección, se obtiene un pasacables con un espesor de pared minimo que garantiza las condiciones de estanqueidad necesarias en la instalación eléctrica. Esta ventaja está asociada con un ahorro considerable de material de inyección, lo cual influye favorablemente en el coste total de producción. Además, el resultado obtenido ofrece un elevado grado de calidad puesto que el mazo de cables queda perfectamente centrado en el pasacables y, por lo tanto, el material de inyección se distribuye homogéneamente en la periferia del mismo .Thanks to the incorporation of this centering / separating element, which is permanently applied In the cable harness after the injection process, a cable gland with a minimum wall thickness is obtained that guarantees the necessary sealing conditions in the electrical installation. This advantage is associated with a considerable saving of injection material, which favorably influences the total production cost. In addition, the result obtained offers a high degree of quality since the cable harness is perfectly centered on the cable gland and, therefore, the injection material is distributed homogeneously on the periphery thereof.

El elemento centrador/separador utilizado en el procedimiento de inyección descrito anteriormente está configurado por dos semiaros de plástico que están unidos entre si por un extremo. La zona de unión, es decir, el extremo común de los citados semiaros, es una zona de sección reducida que permite el movimiento de un semiaro respecto al otro con el fin de cerrar el conjunto rodeando el mazo de cables que va a ser inyectado posteriormente para formar el pasacables. Dicho elemento centrador/separador incluye medios de cierre regulables de dichos semiaros entre si que consisten en un diente interior formado en el extremo libre de un semiaro, el cual está diseñado convenientemente para que encaje en cualquiera de los resaltes exteriores de una superficie escalonada del otro semiaro. Esto permite ventajosamente regular el diámetro interior del elemento centrador/separador de acuerdo con el número de cables del mazo de cables. De este modo, el elemento centrador/separador presenta un carácter universal, de manera que un único tipo de elemento centrador/separador sirve para mazos de cables formados por un número de cables distinto .The centering / separating element used in the injection procedure described above is configured by two plastic semiaros that are joined together by one end. The junction zone, that is to say, the common end of the aforementioned semiaros, is a zone of reduced section that allows the movement of a semiaro with respect to the other in order to close the assembly surrounding the harness of cables that will be injected later to form the cable gland. Said centering / separating element includes adjustable closing means of said semiaros among themselves consisting of an inner tooth formed at the free end of a semiaro, which is conveniently designed to fit into any of the outer projections of a stepped surface of the other. semi. This advantageously allows the internal diameter of the centering / separating element to be adjusted according to the number of cables in the cable harness. Thus, the centering / separating element has a universal character, so that a single type of centering / separating element is used for cable harnesses formed by a different number of cables.

Por otra parte, cada semiaro está provisto de una pluralidad de tetones que sobresalen hacia fuera, los cuales están destinados a retener el elemento centrador/separador en posición respecto al mazo de cables. Cada tetón presenta una configuración substancialmente cilindrica con un acabado esférico en su parte extrema. Dicha parte extrema es la zona de contacto con la pared de la cavidad del molde, asegurando, de este modo, el centraje del mazo de cables a inyectar. Estos tetones permiten el paso del material de inyección hacia los cables y, de este modo, posibilitan que el elemento centrador/separador quede totalmente cubierto con dicho material de inyección. Por otra parte, cada semiaro del elemento centrador/separador de la invención esté provisto interiormente de una aleta flexible que actúa sobre los cables presionándolos cuando dichos semiaros se cierran mutuamente sobre el mazo de cables. Se obtiene pues un elemento centrador/separador con el cual se consiguen solventar los inconvenientes derivados de la técnica de inyección convencional. Con dicho elemento centrador/separador se mantiene el centrado de los cables del mazo de cables durante el proceso de inyección permitiento asegurar un espesor minimo de material inyectado entre cada cable y el exterior del pasacables inyectado.On the other hand, each semiaro is provided with a plurality of studs protruding outwards, which are intended to retain the centering / separating element in position relative to the harness. Each stud has a substantially cylindrical configuration with a spherical finish at its end. Said end part is the contact area with the wall of the mold cavity, thus ensuring the centering of the harness to be injected. These lugs allow the passage of the injection material towards the cables and, thus, allow the centering / separator element to be fully covered with said injection material. On the other hand, each semiaro of the centering / separating element of the invention is internally provided with a flexible flap that acts on the cables by pressing them when said semiaros close to each other on the harness. A centering / separating element is thus obtained with which the inconveniences derived from the conventional injection technique are solved. With said centering / separating element, the centering of the cables in the cable harness is maintained during the injection process, allowing to ensure a minimum thickness of injected material between each cable and the outside of the injected cable gland.

Las características y las ventajas del procedimiento de inyección de pasacables y del elemento centrador/separador para utilizarlo con dicho procedimiento resultarán evidentes a partir de la descripción detallada de una realización preferida de la misma que se dará, de aqui en adelante, a modo de ejemplo no limitativo, con referencia a los dibujos que se acompañan, en los cuales:The characteristics and advantages of the cable gland injection procedure and the centering / separating element for use with said procedure will be apparent from the detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof, which will be given hereinafter, by way of example. non-limiting, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

La figura n° 1 es una vista en perspectiva de un elemento centrador/separador de acuerdo con la presente invención, el cual se ha ilustrado con los semiaros que forman dicho elemento centrador/separador en posición abierta .Figure 1 is a perspective view of a centering / separating element according to the present invention, which has been illustrated with the semiaros forming said centering / separating element in the open position.

La figura n° 2 es una vista en sección por un plano que contiene el centro de todos los tetones de los semiaros .Figure 2 is a sectional view of a plane containing the center of all the lugs of the Semiaros

Y la figura n° 3 es una vista en perspectiva en la que se muestra un pasacables parcialmente seccionado con el fin de poder visualizar parcialmente el elemento centrador/separador objeto de la presente invención.And Figure 3 is a perspective view in which a partially sectioned cable gland is shown in order to partially visualize the centering / separating element object of the present invention.

Los elementos descritos en las figuras corresponden a (1) semiaro del elemento centrador/separador, (2) semiaro del elemento centrador/separador, (3) extremo de unión de los semiaros entre si, (4) diente interior del semiaro (1), (5) extremo libre del semiaro (1), (6, 7, 8) resaltes exteriores, (9) superficie escalonada del semiaro (2), (10) superficie exterior del elemento centrador/separador, (11) tetones, (12, 13) aletas flexibles, (14) mazo de cables, y (15) pasacables. En la realización de ejemplo que se ilustra en las figuras n° 1 a 3 puede apreciarse un elemento centrador/separador que se utiliza en el procedimiento de la invención, el cual modifica los procedimientos convencionales de inyección de material plástico sobre mazos de cables conductores de las instalaciones eléctricas de los vehículos .The elements described in the figures correspond to (1) semiaro of the centering / separating element, (2) semiaro of the centering / separating element, (3) connecting end of the semiaros to each other, (4) inner tooth of the semiaro (1) , (5) semiaro free end (1), (6, 7, 8) outer projections, (9) stepped semiaro surface (2), (10) outer surface of the centering / separating element, (11) studs, ( 12, 13) flexible fins, (14) wire harness, and (15) cable glands. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, a centering / separating element can be seen that is used in the process of the invention, which modifies the conventional methods of injecting plastic material onto harnesses of conductive cables. the electrical installations of the vehicles.

El elemento centrador/separador utilizado en el procedimiento de inyección descrito anteriormente está configurado por dos semiaros (1, 2) fabricados en plástico. Los semiaros están unidos entre si por su extremo común (3), el cual define una zona de unión de sección reducida para permitir que ambos semiaros (1, 2) puedan plegarse y cerrarse rodeando un mazo de cables.The centering / separating element used in the injection procedure described above is configured by two semiaros (1, 2) made of plastic. The semiaros are joined together by their common end (3), which defines a junction zone of reduced section to allow both semiaros (1, 2) to be folded and closed by surrounding a wire harness.

El elemento centrador/separador que se ilustra incluye medios de cierre regulables de los semiaros (1, 2) entre si. Estos medios de cierre consisten en un diente interior (4) en forma de cuña formado en el extremo libreThe centering / separating element illustrated includes adjustable means for closing the semiaros (1, 2) together. These closing means consist of a wedge-shaped inner tooth (4) formed at the free end

(5) del semiaro (1). Este diente interior (4) presenta una geometría tal que puede encajar en cualquiera de los resaltes exteriores (6, 7, 8) de una superficie escalonada (9) del semiaro (2) .(5) of the semiaro (1). This inner tooth (4) has a geometry such that it can fit into any of the outer projections (6, 7, 8) of a stepped surface (9) of the semiaro (2).

La superficie exterior (10) del elemento centrador/separador está provista de una serie de tetones (11) que sobresalen hacia fuera de la misma. Los tetones (11), que permiten retener el elemento centrador/separador en posición respecto al mazo de cables, presentan una forma cilindrica con acabado esférico en su parte extrema, la cual es la zona de contacto con la pared de la cavidad del molde . Esto permite asegurar el centraje del mazo de cables a inyectar y posibilitan el paso del material de inyección para que el elemento centrador/separador quede totalmente cubierto con dicho material de inyección.The outer surface (10) of the centering / separating element is provided with a series of lugs (11) projecting outwardly therefrom. The lugs (11), which allow the centering / separating element to be held in position with respect to the cable harness, have a cylindrical shape with a spherical finish at its end, which is the area of contact with the wall of the mold cavity. This allows to ensure the centering of the harness to be injected and allow the passage of the injection material so that the centering / separating element is completely covered with said injection material.

Los semiaros (1, 2) incorporan cada uno una aleta flexible (12, 13) de forma substancialmente rectangular que emerge de los extremos libres de cada semiaro (1, 2) . Las aletas (12, 13) actúan sobre los cables del mazo de cables presionándolos cuando dichos semiaros (1, 2) se cierran mutuamente sobre el mazo de cables.The semiaros (1, 2) each incorporate a flexible fin (12, 13) of substantially rectangular shape that emerges from the free ends of each semiaro (1, 2). The fins (12, 13) act on the cables of the cable harness by pressing them when said semiaros (1, 2) close each other on the cable harness.

El elemento centrador/separador queda permanentemente aplicado en el mazo de cables (14) tras el proceso de inyección, tal como muestra la figura n° 3, mediante el cual se obtiene un pasacables (15) con un espesor de pared minimo que garantiza las condiciones de estanqueidad requeridas. El mazo de cables (14) queda perfectamente centrado en el pasacables (15) y, por lo tanto, el material de inyección se distribuye homogéneamente en la periferia dicho mazo de cables.The centering / separating element is permanently applied in the cable harness (14) after the injection process, as shown in Figure 3, whereby a cable gland (15) with a minimum wall thickness is obtained that guarantees the sealing conditions required. The cable harness (14) is perfectly centered on the cable gland (15) and, therefore, the injection material is distributed homogeneously on the periphery of said cable harness.

Descrito suficientemente en que consiste la presente invención en correspondencia con los dibujos adjuntos, se comprende que podrán introducirse en la misma cualquier modificación de detalle que se estime conveniente siempre y cuando no se alteren las características esenciales de la invención, resumidas en las siguientes REIVINDICACIONES . Described sufficiently in what the present invention consists of in correspondence with the attached drawings, it is understood that any modification of detail that is deemed convenient may be introduced therein as long as the essential characteristics of the invention are not altered, summarized in the following CLAIMS.

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R E I V I N D I C A C I O N E S:R E I V I N D I C A C I O N E S: Ia- "PROCEDIMIENTO DE INYECCIÓN DE PASACABLES Y ELEMENTO CENTRADOR/SEPARADOR PARA UTILIZARLO CON DICHO PROCEDIMIENTO", comprendiendo dicho procedimiento las etapas de fluidificación del material plástico y la inyección de dicho material en un molde sobre un mazo de cables (14), caracterizado en que comprende, además la incorporación de un elemento centrador/separador sobre dicho mazo de cablesI a - "PASSENGER INJECTION PROCEDURE AND CENTER / SEPARATOR ELEMENT FOR USE WITH SUCH PROCEDURE", said procedure comprising the fluidization stages of the plastic material and the injection of said material into a mold on a wire harness (14), characterized in which it also includes the incorporation of a centering / separating element on said cable harness (14) rodeándolo para obtener un pasacables (15) de un espesor minimo y con una distribución homogénea del material inyectado.(14) surrounding it to obtain a cable gland (15) of a minimum thickness and with a homogeneous distribution of the injected material. 2a- "PROCEDIMIENTO DE INYECCIÓN DE PASACABLES Y ELEMENTO CENTRADOR/SEPARADOR PARA UTILIZARLO CON DICHO PROCEDIMIENTO" caracterizado en que dicho elemento centrador/separador está configurado por dos semiaros (1, 2) unidos por un extremo (3) y adaptados para rodear el mazo de cables (14) que va a ser inyectado para formar un pasacables2 a - "PASSENGER INJECTION PROCEDURE AND CENTER / SEPARATOR ELEMENT FOR USE WITH SUCH PROCEDURE" characterized in that said centering / separator element is configured by two semiaros (1, 2) joined by one end (3) and adapted to surround the wire harness (14) that will be injected to form a cable gland (15) y en que incluye medios de cierre regulables de dichos semiaros (1, 2) entre si. 3a- "PROCEDIMIENTO DE INYECCIÓN DE PASACABLES Y(15) and in which it includes adjustable closing means of said semiaros (1, 2) with each other. 3 a - "PASSENGER INJECTION PROCEDURE AND ELEMENTO CENTRADOR/SEPARADOR PARA UTILIZARLO CON DICHO PROCEDIMIENTO" según la 2a reivindicación, caracterizado en que dichos medios de cierre regulables consisten en un diente interior (4) formado en el extremo libre (5) del semiaro (1) destinado a encajar en cualquiera de los resaltes exteriores (6, 7, 8) de una superficie escalonada (9) del semiaro (2) con el fin de regular el diámetro interior del elemento centrador/separador de acuerdo con el número de cables del mazo de cables (14). 4a- "PROCEDIMIENTO DE INYECCIÓN DE PASACABLES YCENTER / SEPARATOR ELEMENT FOR USE WITH SUCH PROCEDURE "according to claim 2, characterized in that said adjustable closing means consist of an inner tooth (4) formed at the free end (5) of the semiaro (1) intended to fit into any of the outer projections (6, 7, 8) of a stepped surface (9) of the semiaro (2) in order to regulate the inner diameter of the centering / separating element according to the number of cables in the cable harness (14) . 4 a - "PASSENGER INJECTION PROCEDURE AND ELEMENTO CENTRADOR/SEPARADOR PARA UTILIZARLO CON DICHO PROCEDIMIENTO" según la 2a reivindicación, caracterizado en que cada semiaro (1, 2) está provisto de una pluralidad de tetones (11) que sobresalen hacia afuera destinados a retener el elemento centrador/separador en posición respecto al mazo de cables (14) .CENTER / SEPARATOR ELEMENT FOR USE WITH SUCH PROCEDURE "according to claim 2, characterized in that each semiaro (1, 2) is provided with a plurality of lugs (11) protruding outwardly intended to retain the centering / separator element in position respect to the harness (14). 5a- "PROCEDIMIENTO DE INYECCIÓN DE PASACABLES Y ELEMENTO CENTRADOR/SEPARADOR PARA UTILIZARLO CON DICHO PROCEDIMIENTO" según la 2a reivindicación, caracterizado en que cada semiaro esté provisto interiormente de una aleta flexible (12, 13) que actúa sobre los cables (14) presionándolos cuando dichos semiaros (1, 2) se cierran mutuamente . 5 - "injection method CONDUIT AND ELEMENT CENTERING / DIVIDER FOR USE WITH SAID METHOD" according to the 2nd claim, characterized in that each semi - ring is provided internally with a flexible flap (12, 13) acting on the cables (14 ) pressing them when said semiaros (1, 2) close each other.
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