Claims
- 1. Apparatus for the manufacture of uniform impedance communication cables for high frequency use comprising a frame; rotating means arranged in a substantial balanced configuration for rotation about an axis relative to said frame, said rotating means including a rotating element offset from said axis which defines an envelope as said rotating element rotates about said axis; a cradle dimensioned to receive as few as a single reel mounted within said cradle, said as few as a single reel being wound with a total of at least two wires which are simultaneously unwound from said as few as a single reel; cradle fixing means for maintaining the position of said cradle substantially fixed about said axis relative to said frame during rotation of said rotating means; tape dispensing means arranged within said envelope for dispensing tape; and guide means for guiding said at least two wires and tape to said rotating means for twisting the wires about each other with a predetermined lay and winding the tape about the twisted wires to fix and maintain the spatial integrity of the twisted wires relative to each other, wherein a plurality of like apparatus are provided each including said rotating means; and further comprising take up means for receiving and winding a plurality of sets of double twisted wires generated by each of said apparatus, assembling means for assembling said plurality of sets of double twisted wires, said assembling means comprising means for applying tape about said plurality of sets of double twisted wires to form a composite cable, whereby desired electrical properties of the twisted wires is assured.
- 2. Apparatus for the manufacture of uniform impedance communication cables for high frequency use comprising a frame; rotating means arranged in a substantial balanced configuration for rotation about an axis relative to said frame, said rotating means including a rotating element offset from said axis which defines an envelope as said rotating element rotates about said axis; a cradle dimensioned to receive as few as a single reel mounted within said cradle, said as few as a single reel being wound with a total of at least two wires which are simultaneously unwound from said as few as a single reel; cradle fixing means for maintaining the position of said cradle substantially fixed about said axis relative to said frame during rotation of said rotating means; tape dispensing means arranged within said envelope for dispensing tape; and guide means for guiding said at least two wires and tape to said rotating means for twisting the wires about each other with a predetermined lay and winding the tape about the twisted wires to fix and maintain the spatial integrity of the twisted wires relative to each other, wherein a plurality of like apparatus are provided each including said rotating means; and further comprising take up means for receiving and winding a plurality of sets of double twisted wires generated by each of said apparatus, assembling means for assembling said plurality of sets of double twisted wires, said assembling means comprising means for extruding a sheath about said plurality of sets of double twisted wires to form a composite cable, whereby desired electrical properties of the twisted wires is assured.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-art of application Ser. No. 08/225,852 filed on Apr. 8, 1994.
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