Abstract: An encapsulation for the connection end or the termination end of a strip heater cable includes a moulded part, in which the strip heater cable has a core, including a plurality of electric conductors, and over the core, an insulating outer sheath made from a thermoplastic fluoropolymer material. The moulded part includes the same fluoropolymer material as the insulating outer sheath. The moulded part holds-an end section of the core of the strip heater cable and is welded to the insulating outer sheath, such that the connection end or the termination end is sealed in a hermetically tight fashion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 21, 2000
Date of Patent:
October 1, 2002
Assignee:
Bacab SA
Inventors:
Thomas Michelbach, Mario Colpa, Werner Bolleter