ELECTRICAL/SIGNAL CABLE HAVING IMPROVED COMPOSITE CABLE JACKET, SHIELD TERMINAL AND GROMMET

摘要

A cable management assembly for carrying electrical signals comprises a crod reel, a fixed length of cable extending from the reel and terminating in a cable connector, a retractable length of cable on the cord reel terminating in a grommet assembly that is adapted to be clamped into a terminal. The retractable cable comprises at least one conductor, an inner jacket, a fiber braid layer, and a pressure extruded elastomer outer layer. The outer elastomer layer passes through the fiber braid layer to bond to the inner jacket, thereby locking the braid in place. The conductor(s) within the inner jacket are allowed to move slightly, thereby retaining cable flexibility and focusing mechanical load on the fiber reinforced cover layers. The grommet assembly comprises a cable with an exposed shield layer, a supplemental conducting layer placed over the exposed shield layer, a conducting sleeve placed over the supplemental layer, and an elastomeric grommet molded over the sleeve and onto the cable jacket that is proximal to the sleeve. A distal end of the sleeve is exposed such that it may be received in a terminal having two clamp halves for 360 DEG electrical contact with the exposed distal end of the sleeve. A cable connector is provided on the opposite end of the cable assembly, comprising a back shell having a plurality of passager, with a cable passing through each of the passages. A unitary conducting shield covers both cables, and is compressed to the back shell.