A cable connector assembly includes a connector and a cable, the cable including plural core wires arranged in an upper and a lower rows, wherein several pairs of high-speed signal lines, a pair of low-speed signal lines, a power signal line, and a spare signal line are located in the upper row, and other pairs of high-speed signal lines, a detection signal line, a power supply line, another spare signal line, and another power signal line are located in the lower row.

In an electrical cable of the type having an outer sheath enclosing a conductor assembly comprising a plurality of insulated conductors disposed within a binder, the binder having a crush resistance for protecting the insulated conductors, an improvement in which a strength enhancer is mixed within the conductor insulation such that the binder can be removed without decreasing a crush resistance of the electrical cable.

A device for damping vibrations suffered by a cable and intended to be integrated into a recess for the cable that has a larger cross- section than the cross-section of the cable. The device has at least two tips with tubular cross-sections that are attached to the surface of the cable and a flexible portion connecting the tips together and extending to the interior wall of the recess.

In an electrical cable of the type having an outer sheath enclosing a conductor assembly comprising a plurality of insulated conductors disposed within a binder, the binder having a crush resistance for protecting the insulated conductors, an improvement in which a strength enhancer is applied such that the binder can be removed without decreasing a crush resistance of the electrical cable.

A cable connector assembly includes a connector and a cable, the cable including plural core wires arranged in an upper and a lower rows, wherein several pairs of high-speed signal lines, a pair of low-speed signal lines, a power signal line, and a spare signal line are located in the upper row, and other pairs of high-speed signal lines, a detection signal line, a power supply line, another spare signal line, and another power signal line are located in the lower row.

A wire harness includes a conductive path including a braided part and a sheath member accommodating the conductive path so as to protect the conductive path. The braided part is provided as an outermost layer of the conductive path. The braided part includes a cushion part having elasticity in a radial direction of the conductive path and projecting outward in the radial direction toward the sheath member.

A stranded wire conductor includes a plurality of copper-based element wires which are twisted together, and is subjected to circular compression and then heat treatment. The copper-based element wires have a Ni-based plated layer on the surface. The stranded wire conductor preferably has a conductor cross-sectional area of 0.25 mm.sup.2 or less. An insulated wire includes the stranded wire conductor, and an insulator that coats the outer circumference of the stranded wire conductor.

An electrical cable includes a first conductor assembly having a first inner conductor and a first insulator engaging and surrounding a surface of the first inner conductor and a second conductor assembly having a second inner conductor and a second insulator engaging and surrounding a surface of the second inner conductor. The electrical cable includes a non-conductive buffer layer surrounding the conductor assemblies having an inner surface engaging the insulators and a conductive shield layer engaging and surrounding an outer surface of the non-conductive buffer layer and providing electrical shielding for the conductor assemblies. An outer jacket engages and surrounds the conductive shield layer.

The present disclosure relates to an impact resistant, multipolar power cable (10) comprising, a plurality of cores (1), each core (1) comprising at least one conductive element (3) and an electrical insulating layer (5) in a position radially external to the at least one conductive element (3). The cores (1) are stranded together so as to form an assembled element providing a plurality of interstitial zones (2). An expanded polymeric filler (6) fills the interstitial zones (2) between the plurality of cores (1). An expanded impact resistant layer (7) is in a position radially external to the expanded polymeric filler (6) and comprises a polymer that differs from the expanded polymeric filler (6).

A method of using a down-hole cable apparatus includes placing the down-hole cable apparatus in an operational position. The down-hole cable apparatus includes a metal tube, at least one conductor positioned within the metal tube, an armor shell positioned exterior of the metal tube and the at least one conductor, and a polymer material abutting the metal tube. The polymer material has at least one additive andremains substantially inert during a recrystallization process. The down-hole cable apparatus is subjected to an operational catalyst, during which time the polymer material having the at least one additive remains substantially inert. The inertia prevents linear separation of at least one of the at least one conductor and the armor shell from the metal.