Patent ID: 11927824
Assignee: NEXANS
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An assembly comprising:
a tube; and
at least one optical cable, said optical cable configured to be placed inside said tube by sliding in the said tube,
wherein the tube has an inner diameter D and in that the optical cable has an outer diameter d, the ratio d/D ranging from 0.10 to 0.80,
wherein the tube has a Young's modulus ranging from 450 MPa to 700 MPa,
wherein the tube comprises a main layer comprising at least one first polymer material,
wherein the tube comprises an inner layer comprising at least one second polymer material different from the first polymer material, said inner layer being surrounded by the main layer, and
wherein the first polymer material comprises at least one polymer of polyimide chosen from among the polyetherimides, the polyamideimides, the copolymers of polyetherimide-siloxanes, and one of the mixtures thereof.