Method and apparatus for making an electrical distribution conductor and resultant product
A method and apparatus ( 10 ) for making an electrical distribution conductor ( 12 ) is performed by heating an electrically conductive uninsulated wire ( 14 ) to a predetermined temperature that is at least approximately as hot as the melting temperature of a thermoplastic member ( 15 ) and by then...
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| Zusammenfassung: | A method and apparatus (
10
) for making an electrical distribution conductor (
12
) is performed by heating an electrically conductive uninsulated wire (
14
) to a predetermined temperature that is at least approximately as hot as the melting temperature of a thermoplastic member (
15
) and by then forcing the heated wire into the thermoplastic member to provide insulated mounting of the wire for providing an electrical conductor between spaced locations. The wire (
14
) is engaged with a pair of spaced rotary electrodes (
20, 22
) to pass an electric current through the wire to provide its heating. The wire (
14
) can be either fully or partially embedded within the thermoplastic member (
15
) and can have either electrically connected or insulated junctions with another crossing wire. |
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