3m Innovative Properties Company

Qingqiang Ma

Douglas B Gundel

Zheng Huang

Cecil V Francis

Zhigang Xu

Jinquan Yang

Huo Ying Lu

Huawei Liu

Sally M Grambusch

Gaofei Guo

Jiangjiang Ma

Robert A Hale

A device for analyzing or inspecting a prepared portion of a power cable includes a cable gripping section to grip a portion of the power cable proximate to a prepared end of the power cable, where the cable end has been prepared by removing certain portions of the power cable so that it can properly accept an electrical or cable accessory, such as a splice or termination. The device also includes an imaging device holding section to hold an imaging device at a predetermined radial distance from the prepared cable end. In particular, the imaging device holding section is radially and axially adjustable in position. During inspection of the prepared cable end, the imaging device is fully rotated about the prepared cable end to acquire a 360 degree image of the prepared cable end.

Cable preparation inspection device, system and method

The present invention provides an inlet funnel () for cable terminal, which comprises a funnel body part () and a fixation part (). The funnel body part () has one end with a smaller opening and the other end with a larger opening, said funnel body () having a gradually increasing diameter (D) from said one end with the smaller opening to said other end with the larger opening, and the funnel body () is suitably to be installed over an electrical cable (C). The fixation part () is provided at said other end with the larger opening of said funnel body part () and adapted for the attachment of said inlet funnel (). The inlet funnel () further comprises a pretreated mounting part () extending from said one end side with the smaller opening towards said the other end side with the larger opening. Accordingly, the inlet funnel for cable terminal according to the present invention may reduce workload, save time, and simplify the mounting process.

Inlet funnel for cable terminal

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