Pipes and tubular conduits – Flexible – Corrugated
Patent
1997-06-10
1998-11-03
Brinson, Patrick F.
Pipes and tubular conduits
Flexible
Corrugated
138110, 138156, 138128, F16L 1100
Patent
active
058294856
ABSTRACT:
Convoluted tubing for automotive wiring harnesses and other elongated substrates is provided with sound dampening qualities by filling the valleys between convolutions with a flexible, resilient foamed composition, such as silicone rubber, and foaming the composition to cause expansion of the foam so that ribs of foam project radially from the valleys. In a preferred embodiment, spaced apertures are formed in the valleys to allow the expanding foam to form radially inwardly projecting fingers which contact the wiring harness and act to dampen vibrations. The corrugated tubing may be axially slit and the slit allowed to be filled with the foamed composition which, when foamed, eliminates noises caused by movement of the edge surfaces of the slit when torsional forces are applied to opposite ends of the tube.
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Fatato Francis B.
Martin Lee H.
Bentley-Harris Inc.
Brinson Patrick F.
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