Patent ID: 6977344
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: H01B

Abstract:
1. A flat shield cable comprising: a plurality of parallel signal lines, each of the signal lines having an insulating cover, wherein an outer diameter of each signal wire is in a range of 1.27 mm to 1.40 mm, a cross-sectional area of a core conductor of each signal wire is in a range of 0.05 to 0.08 mm a drain line disposed on a first side of the signal lines; a dummy line disposed on a second side of the signal lines, wherein the dummy line increases bending strength of the flat shield cable to prevent the signal lines from breaking; a shield tape covering the signal lines, the drain line, and the dummy line, the shield tape including a metal foil, a polymer layer and an adhesive film, the metal foil being adjacent the signal lines, the drain line and the dummy line, the polymer layer adjacent to the metal foil, and the adhesive film being adjacent to the polymer layer; and an insulating sheath covering the shield layer and being adjacent to the adhesive film, wherein the plurality of signal lines, the drain line and the dummy line are co-planar, and the adhesive connecting the polymer layer and the insulating sheath to enable removal of the insulating sheath and the polymer layer together without also removing the metal foil.