阅读说明：本技术 带颜色编码的线缆标识组件和线缆 (Color-coded cable identification assembly and cable ) 是由 刘进 吴建平 雷岗平 郑继恩 于 2020-05-26 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开涉及一种带颜色编码的线缆标识组件和一种线缆。所述线缆标识组件包括：支撑元件,所述支撑元件包括适于将所述支撑元件固定于线缆上的固定元件；和多个标识元件,所述多个标识元件构造成可拆卸地安装于所述支撑元件,使得所述线缆位于所述支撑元件和所述多个标识元件之间。每个标识元件均具有预定的颜色,使得所述多个标识元件能够形成预定的颜色编码,以标识线缆。根据本公开的线缆标识组件能够非常容易且快速地安装至线缆,从而极大地节省工人的安装时间并因此降低工人的劳动成本和出错几率。与传统的胶带相比,根据本公开的线缆标识组件能够满足抗紫外线、抗老化等要求并且能够重复使用,从而进一步降低线缆标识组件的成本。(The present disclosure relates to a color-coded cable identification assembly and a cable. The cable identification assembly includes: a support element comprising a fixing element adapted to fix the support element to a cable; and a plurality of identification elements configured to be removably mounted to the support element such that the cable is positioned between the support element and the plurality of identification elements. Each identification element has a predetermined color such that the plurality of identification elements can form a predetermined color code to identify the cable. The cable identification assembly according to the present disclosure can be very easily and quickly mounted to a cable, thereby greatly saving the installation time of workers and thus reducing the labor cost of the workers and the chance of error. Compare with traditional sticky tape, can satisfy requirements such as ultraviolet resistance, ageing resistance and can used repeatedly according to the cable sign subassembly of this disclosure to further reduce the cost of cable sign subassembly.)

1. A color-coded cable identification assembly, comprising:

a support element comprising a fixing element adapted to fix the support element to a cable; and

a plurality of identification elements configured to be removably mounted to the support element such that the cable is positioned between the support element and the plurality of identification elements;

wherein each identification element has a predetermined color such that the plurality of identification elements can form a predetermined color coding to identify the cable.

2. The color-coded cable identification assembly of claim 1 wherein said support member is plate-shaped.

3. The color-coded cable identification assembly of claim 1 wherein each identification element is configured as a substantially C-shaped flexible strip.

4. The color-coded cable marker assembly of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support member comprises a plurality of pairs of mounting portions for mounting the plurality of marker elements, each pair of mounting portions being adapted to mount one marker element.

5. The color-coded cable identification assembly of claim 4 wherein the two mounts in each pair of mounts are located on opposite sides of the support member in a symmetrical manner relative to a centerline of the support member.

6. The color-coded cable marker assembly of claim 4, wherein the mounting portion includes a guide slot having a curved path, the end of the marker element being slidable into the mounting portion along the curved path of the guide slot and retainable in the mounting portion.

7. The color-coded cable identification assembly of claim 6 wherein said curved path is generally helical; and/or

The guide slot extends through the entire thickness of the support element; and/or

The guide groove extends only a portion of the thickness of the support element, thereby forming a guide recess having a curved path; and/or

The end of the identification member comprises a cylindrical portion comprising first and second spaced steps and a recess formed therebetween, the recess being located in the guide channel and the first and second steps being located on upper and lower sides of the guide channel, respectively, when the identification member is mounted on the support member; and/or

The fixing element is configured as a C-shaped claw into which the cable can be pressed and held; and/or

The support element comprises a pair of fixing elements located on the same surface of the support element and located at opposite ends of the support element; and/or

The front surface and the back surface of the supporting element are both provided with the fixing elements, and the fixing elements arranged on the front surface of the supporting element and the fixing elements arranged on the back surface of the supporting element have different sizes so as to be matched with cables with different sizes; and/or

The support element is a support element made of plastic; and/or

Each identification element is an identification element made of a material having a predetermined color; and/or

Each identification element is an identification element made of a PC material, a POM material, or a PA material having a predetermined color.

8. A color-coded cable identification assembly, characterized in that the cable identification assembly comprises a plurality of identification elements connectable to each other;

wherein each identification element has a predetermined color such that the plurality of identification elements can form a predetermined color code to identify the cable; and is

Wherein each identification element comprises two halves of identical construction and connectable to each other, which halves fix each identification element on the cable by enclosing the cable between the two halves.

9. The color-coded cable identification assembly of claim 8 wherein each half is semi-circular;

the first end of each half body is provided with a first groove with an outward opening and a first buckling piece protruding outwards, the second end of each half body is provided with a second groove with an inward opening and a second buckling piece protruding inwards, and the first groove and the first buckling piece as well as the second groove and the second buckling piece extend along the axial direction of the half bodies; and is

Wherein the first recess of the first end of one half is capable of receiving the second snap of the second end of the other half and the second recess of the second end of said one half is capable of receiving the first snap of the first end of said other half, such that said one half and said other half are capable of snap-connecting to each other to form an identification element; and/or

The inner surface of each half body has a third groove opening inward and a third snap member protruding inward, and the outer surface of each half body has a fourth groove opening outward and a fourth snap member protruding outward, the third groove and third snap member and the fourth groove and fourth snap member each extend in a circumferential direction of the half body, and the third groove and third snap member and the fourth groove and fourth snap member are spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the half body;

wherein the third recess of one identification element half is capable of receiving the fourth snap of another identification element half and the fourth recess of the one identification element half is capable of receiving the third snap of the other identification element half, thereby enabling a plurality of identification elements to be snap-connected to one another to form the cable identification assembly; and/or

The inner surface of each half body comprises any one of a sawtooth part, a point-shaped protrusion part and a crossed strip-shaped protrusion part; and/or

The inner surface of each half comprises a plurality of ribs distributed along the circumferential direction of the half and extending along the axial direction of the half.

10. A cable fitted with a colour coded cable identification assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7 or a colour coded cable identification assembly according to any one of claims 8 to 9.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates generally to communication systems. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a cable identification assembly for identifying various cables connected to a base station antenna, and a cable having the cable identification assembly mounted thereto.

Background

Cellular communication systems are used to provide wireless communications to fixed and mobile users. A cellular communication system may include a plurality of base stations, each of which provides wireless cellular service for a designated coverage area (commonly referred to as a "cell"). Each base station may include one or more base station antennas that transmit radio frequency ("RF") signals to and receive RF signals from users located within the cell served by the base station.

The base station antenna includes a number of ports for connecting cables (e.g., patch cords), each port corresponding to a different sector and frequency band. In order to properly connect a plurality of cables to corresponding ports of the base station antenna and facilitate subsequent operations (e.g., maintenance, etc.), each cable needs to be identified and distinguished. It is known to place a different color coding on each cable to identify to which port of the base station antenna each cable should be connected. For example, each cable may be provided with a color code including five sections, where a first section may indicate a sector corresponding to the cable by using a selected color, a second section and a third section may indicate a frequency band corresponding to the cable by using a selected color, and a fourth section and a fifth section may indicate a port corresponding to the cable by using a selected color.

Currently, the color code provided on each cable is formed by winding adhesive tapes of different colors on the cable in a predetermined order. There are drawbacks and disadvantages to this approach. First, winding tape on a cable is often a lengthy process and therefore can result in high labor costs. For example, it is often necessary to spend a worker's entire day in order to wrap all of the cables of a base station antenna at one location with different colored tapes to form the corresponding color codes. Thus, if all of the cables of a base station antenna, such as ten thousand sites, need to be color coded, the labor cost would be as high as about four hundred and eighty thousand dollars; in addition, the heavy labor may also increase the likelihood that the worker will place the wrong color-coding on the cable. Secondly, in the current operation, tape is often wound on the cables after the cables have been connected to the respective ports of the base station antenna to ensure correct connection of the cables in subsequent operations (e.g., after servicing the cables), which results in a very difficult taping operation because the cables connected to the base station antenna are very close to each other. Finally, it has also been found that the adhesive tapes currently used to place color codes on cables are susceptible to ultraviolet light, operating temperature, aging, etc., thereby significantly reducing the useful life of the color codes placed on the cables.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a color-coded cable identification assembly that overcomes one or more of the problems of the prior art.

In a first aspect of the present disclosure, a color-coded cable identification assembly is provided. The cable identification assembly includes: a support element comprising a fixing element adapted to fix the support element to a cable; and a plurality of identification elements configured to be removably mounted to the support element such that the cable is positioned between the support element and the plurality of identification elements. Each identification element has a predetermined color such that the plurality of identification elements can form a predetermined color coding to identify the cable.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the support element is plate-shaped.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each identification element is configured as a substantially C-shaped flexible strip.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the support member includes a plurality of pairs of mounting portions for mounting the plurality of identification elements, each pair of mounting portions being adapted to mount one identification element.

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the two mounting portions of each pair of mounting portions are located on both sides of the support element in a symmetrical manner with respect to a center line of the support element.

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the mounting portion comprises a guide slot having a curved path, the end of the identification element being slidable into the mounting portion along the curved path of the guide slot and being retainable in the mounting portion.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the curved path is generally helical.

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the guide slot extends through the entire thickness of the support element.

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the guide groove extends only a part of the thickness of the support element, thereby forming a guide recess having a curved path.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the end of the identification element comprises a cylindrical portion comprising first and second spaced steps and a recess formed between the steps, the recess being located in the guide slot and the steps being located on the upper and lower sides of the guide slot, respectively, when the identification element is mounted on the support element.

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the fixing element is configured as a C-shaped claw in which the cable can be pressed and held.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the support element includes a pair of fixing elements located on the same surface of the support element and at opposite ends of the support element.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the front and the back of the support element are provided with the fixing elements, and the fixing elements provided to the front of the support element and the fixing elements provided to the back of the support element have different sizes to fit cables having different sizes.

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the support element is a support element made of plastic.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each identification element is an identification element made of a material having a predetermined color.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each identification element is an identification element made of a PC material, a POM material, or a PA material having a predetermined color.

In a second aspect of the present disclosure, a color-coded cable identification assembly is provided. The cable identification assembly includes a plurality of identification elements connectable to one another. Each identification element having a predetermined color such that the plurality of identification elements can form a predetermined color code to identify the cable; and each identification element comprises two halves of identical construction and connectable to each other, which halves fix each identification element on the cable by enclosing the cable between the two halves.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each half is semi-circular; the first end of each half body is provided with a first groove with an outward opening and a first buckling piece protruding outwards, the second end of each half body is provided with a second groove with an inward opening and a second buckling piece protruding inwards, and the first groove and the first buckling piece as well as the second groove and the second buckling piece extend along the axial direction of the half bodies; and wherein the first recess of the first end of one half is capable of receiving the second snap of the second end of the other half and the second recess of the second end of the one half is capable of receiving the first snap of the first end of the other half, such that the one half and the other half are capable of snap-connecting to each other to form an identification element.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the inner surface of each half has a third groove opening inwards and a third catch projecting inwards, and the outer surface of each half has a fourth groove opening outwards and a fourth catch projecting outwards, the third groove and third catch and the fourth groove and fourth catch each extending in the circumferential direction of the half, and the third groove and third catch and the fourth groove and fourth catch being spaced apart from each other in the axial direction of the half; the third recess of one identification element half is capable of receiving the fourth snap of another identification element half and the fourth recess of the one identification element half is capable of receiving the third snap of the other identification element half, thereby enabling a plurality of identification elements to be snap-connected to one another to form the cable identification assembly.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the inner surface of each half body includes any one of serrations, dot-shaped protrusions, and cross-bar-shaped protrusions.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the inner surface of each half comprises a plurality of ribs distributed along the circumferential direction of the half and extending along the axial direction of the half.

In a third aspect of the present disclosure, a cable is provided. The cable may be fitted with any color coded cable identification assembly according to the present disclosure.

It is noted that aspects of the present disclosure described with respect to one embodiment may be incorporated into other different embodiments, although not specifically described with respect to those other different embodiments. In other words, all embodiments and/or features of any embodiment may be combined in any way and/or combination as long as they are not mutually inconsistent.

Drawings

Various aspects of the disclosure will be better understood upon reading the following detailed description in conjunction with the drawings in which:

FIGS. 1a and 1b respectively show perspective views of one embodiment of a color-coded cable identification assembly according to the disclosure from different perspectives;

FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of a support member of the cable identification assembly shown in FIGS. 1a and 1 b;

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of another embodiment of a support member of the cable identification assembly shown in FIGS. 1a and 1 b;

FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of an identification ring of the cable identification assembly shown in FIGS. 1a and 1 b;

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of another embodiment of a cable identification assembly according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of the identification element of the cable identification assembly shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of the halves of the identification element shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 shows a schematic view of two of the halves of FIG. 7 snap-fit together to form a logo element;

fig. 9 shows a schematic view of two of the identification elements of fig. 6 connected by snap fit to form a cable identification assembly.

It should be understood that like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the several views. In the drawings, the size of some of the features may vary and are not drawn to scale for clarity.

Detailed Description

The present disclosure will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate several embodiments of the disclosure. It should be understood, however, that the present disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, the embodiments described below are intended to provide a more complete disclosure of the present disclosure, and to fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art. It is also to be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein can be combined in various ways to provide further additional embodiments.

It is to be understood that the terminology used in the description is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. All terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the specification have the meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Well-known functions or constructions may not be described in detail for brevity and/or clarity.

As used in this specification, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the content clearly dictates otherwise. The terms "comprising," "including," and "containing" when used in this specification specify the presence of stated features, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features. The term "and/or" as used in this specification includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The terms "between X and Y" and "between about X and Y" as used in the specification should be construed to include X and Y. The term "between about X and Y" as used herein means "between about X and about Y" and the term "from about X to Y" as used herein means "from about X to about Y".

In the description, when an element is referred to as being "on," "attached to," connected to, "coupled to," or "contacting" another element, etc., another element, it can be directly on, attached to, connected to, coupled to, or contacting the other element, or intervening elements may be present.

In the description, the terms "first", "second", "third" and "fourth" are used for convenience of description only and are not intended to be limiting. Any of the technical features denoted by "first", "second", "third" and "fourth" are interchangeable.

In the description, spatial relationships such as "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "top", "bottom", and the like may be used to describe one feature's relationship to another feature in the drawings. It will be understood that the spatial relationship terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, features originally described as "below" other features may be described as "above" other features when the device in the figures is inverted. The device may also be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the relative spatial relationships may be interpreted accordingly.

The present disclosure provides a color-coded cable identification assembly that can be used to identify cables connected in different ports of an electrical or electronic device. The electrical or electronic device may be a communication device, such as a base station antenna; and the cable may be an electrical cable (e.g., a jumper), an optical cable, etc.

Referring to fig. 1a and 1b, a color-coded cable identification assembly 10 is shown according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The cable identification assembly 10 may include: a support element 11 comprising a fixing element 111 adapted to fix the support element to the cable 1; and a plurality of identification elements 12 which can be removably mounted to the support element 11 so that the cable 1 is located between the support element 11 and the plurality of identification elements 12. Each identification element 12 may have a predetermined color such that the plurality of identification elements can form a predetermined color code, such as in a predetermined color arrangement, to identify the cable.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, a specific structure of the support element 11 of the cable identification assembly 10 according to the present disclosure is shown. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the support member 11 may have a plate shape. The support member 11 may have a length direction L, a width direction W, and a thickness direction T, and may have a centerline a extending along the length direction L. As previously mentioned, the support element 11 is provided with a fixing element 111 adapted to fix the support element 11 to the cable 1. The fixing member 111 may be configured to extend outward from a surface of the support member in a thickness direction T of the support member. In the embodiment shown in fig. 2 and 3, the fixing element 111 is configured as a C-shaped claw. The C-shaped claw may be a resilient C-shaped claw, such that the cable 1 can be pressed into the C-shaped claw via its opening and the cable 1 is held in the C-shaped claw by means of the resilient force of the C-shaped claw, thereby fixing the support element 11 on the cable 1.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the support element is provided with a pair of fixing elements 111 located on the same surface of the support element and at opposite ends of the support element along the length direction L of the support element. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the support member may be provided with other number (e.g., one or three) of the fixing members 111. When the support member 11 is provided with one fixing member 111, the fixing member may be located at an intermediate position of the support member along the length direction L. When the support member 11 is provided with three fixing members 111, the fixing members may be located at opposite ends and a middle position of the support member along the length direction L of the support member, respectively.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the support element 11 is provided with two pairs of fixing elements 111, said two pairs of fixing elements 111 being located on the front and back of the support element 11, respectively. The pair of fixing elements 111 disposed at the front of the supporting element 11 and the pair of fixing elements 111 disposed at the rear of the supporting element 11 may have different sizes to fit cables having different sizes. In other words, when the cable size is small, a pair of fixing members of the supporting member 11 having a small size may be used; whereas when the cable size is large, a pair of fixing elements of the supporting element 11 having a large size may be used. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The front and back of the support element 11 may also be provided with other numbers of fixing elements, respectively, for example one or three fixing elements. When one fixing member 111 is provided on each of the front and rear surfaces of the support member 11, the fixing member of each surface may be located at an intermediate position of the support member in the length direction L. When the front and back surfaces of the support member 11 are provided with three fixing members 111, the three fixing members of each surface may be located at opposite ends and a middle position of the support member along the length direction L of the support member, respectively. In addition, the number of support elements provided on the front side of the support element 11 may not be equal to the number of support elements provided on the back side of the support element 11.

In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, the supporting member 11 and the fixing member 111 may be integrally formed. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The support element 11 and the fixing element 111 may be formed separately and then connected together by suitable means, such as welding, snap-fit connection, etc.

With continued reference to fig. 2 and 3, the support member 11 may include a plurality of pairs of mounting portions 112 for mounting the plurality of identification elements 12, each pair of mounting portions being adapted to mount one identification element 12. In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the pairs of mounting portions are arranged along the length direction L of the support member 11, and two mounting portions of each pair of mounting portions are located on both sides of the support member 11 in a symmetrical manner with respect to the center line a of the support member 11 along the width direction W of the support member 11. Each mounting portion may include a guide slot 113 having a curved path such that an end of the identification member 12 can slide into the mounting portion 112 along the curved path of the guide slot 113 and be retained in the mounting portion 112. The curved path of the guide slot 113 may be generally helical to assist in retaining the end of the identification element 12 in the mounting portion. The guide slot 113 may extend through the entire thickness of the support element 11, as shown in fig. 2. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The guide groove 113 may extend only a portion of the thickness of the support member 11, thereby forming a guide recess having a curved path. The end of the identification element 12 can slide into the mounting portion 112 along the curved path of the guide recess and be retained in the mounting portion 112.

In the embodiment according to the present disclosure, the support member 11 may be made of plastic, for example, the support member 11 may be made by molding using a plastic material. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The support member 11 may be made of other materials (e.g., a light metal material such as aluminum), and for example, the support member 11 may be made by machining using the light metal material.

Referring to fig. 4, a specific structure of the identification element 12 of the cable identification assembly 10 according to the present disclosure is shown. The identification element 12 may be configured as a substantially C-shaped flexible strip. The end of the identification member 12 may include a cylindrical portion 121. The cylindrical portion 121 may include first and second spaced steps 122 and 123 and a recess 124 formed between the first and second steps 122 and 123. When the identification member 12 is mounted in the mounting portion 112 of the support member 11, the recess 124 of the identification member 12 is located in the guide groove and the first step 122 and the second step 123 are located on the upper side and the lower side of the guide groove, respectively, thereby restricting the movement of the identification member 12 in the thickness direction of the support member 11.

As described above, each identification element 12 may have a predetermined color, such as any of white, red, blue, green, black, yellow, orange, brown, purple, grayish blue, or other colors. For this purpose, each identification element 12 may be made of a material having a predetermined color, such as a PC material, a POM material, a PA material, or the like, which not only allows each identification element 12 to have a predetermined color, but also allows each identification element 12 to satisfy the requirements of uv resistance, aging resistance, reusability, and the like.

In identifying a cable with the cable identification assembly 10 according to the present disclosure, first, the cable 1 is pressed into the fixing element 111 of the support element 11 of the cable identification assembly 10 to mount the support element 11 to the cable 1, which facilitates the subsequent mounting of the identification element 12; then, the identification members 12 having the predetermined colors are sequentially selected in accordance with the predetermined color code, both end portions of the selected identification members 12 are placed into the guide grooves of the pair of mounting portions 112 of the support member 11 from the side facing the fixing member 111 of the support member 11, and the both end portions of the identification members 12 are slid and held in the pair of mounting portions 112 of the support member 11 along the curved path of the guide grooves, and this step is repeated until all the identification members 12 are mounted to the support member 11. In this way, the selected plurality of identification elements 12 form a predetermined color code with their color arrangement to identify the cable.

The cable marker assembly 10 according to the present disclosure can be easily and quickly installed to the cable 1, thereby greatly saving installation time of workers and thus reducing labor costs of workers and the chance of error. In addition, because each identification element 12 is removably mounted to the support element 11, the cable identification assembly 10 according to the present disclosure also allows for the quick removal of one or more of the plurality of identification elements 12 from the assembled cable identification assembly 10 and the quick assembly of a newly selected identification element 12 having another predetermined color. Thus, the cable identification assembly 10 according to the present disclosure also enables quick adjustment of the color coding, which is particularly advantageous in situations where the color coding of the cable identification assembly 10 needs to be adjusted (e.g., some cables need to have different color coding during the testing phase and the normal operation phase of the base station antenna). Further, the various components of the cable marker assembly 10 according to the present disclosure may be made of plastic, metal, or other materials, respectively, as compared to conventional adhesive tape, thereby meeting ultraviolet resistance, aging resistance, etc. requirements and being reusable, which may further reduce the cost of the cable marker assembly 10.

Referring to fig. 5, a color-coded cable identification assembly 20 is shown according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The cable identification assembly 20 comprises a plurality of identification elements 21 which can be connected to each other. Each identification element 21 has a predetermined color such that the plurality of identification elements 21 can form a predetermined color code, such as in a predetermined color arrangement, to identify the cable.

Referring to fig. 6, a specific structure of the identification member 21 is shown. Each identification element 21 may comprise two halves 211, said two halves 211 securing each identification element 21 to the cable 1 by enclosing the cable 1 between said two halves. The two halves 211 of each identification element 21 can have the same structure and can be connected to each other.

Fig. 7 shows a specific structure of the half body 211. As shown in fig. 7, the half body 211 may have a semicircular shape. The first end 212 of each half 211 may have a first recess 213 open outwardly and a first catch 214 projecting outwardly. The second end 215 of each half 211 may have a second recess 216 opening inwardly and a second catch 217 projecting inwardly. The first groove 213 and the first catch 214 and the second groove 216 and the second catch 217 may each extend in the axial direction of each half body 211. The first recess 213 of the first end 212 of one half 211 is able to receive the second catch 217 of the second end 215 of the other half 211 and the second recess 216 of the second end 215 of said one half 211 is able to receive the first catch 214 of the first end 212 of said other half 211, so that the two halves 211 can be snap-connected to each other to form one identification element 21. Fig. 8 shows a schematic view of an identification element 21 formed by two bodies 211 connected by snap-in. As is also clear from fig. 8, the first catch 214 and the second catch 217 of the half bodies 211 may have inclined inner surfaces, so that the two half bodies 211 can be firmly connected without being easily separated when the first catch 214 and the second catch 217 of one half body 211 are respectively caught by the second catch 217 and the first catch 214 of the two half bodies 211.

The inner surface of each half 211 may have a third inwardly opening recess 218 and an inwardly projecting third catch 219. The outer surface of each half body 211 may have a fourth groove 220 opened outward and a fourth catch 221 protruded outward. The third groove 218 and the third catch 219 and the fourth groove 220 and the fourth catch 221 may each extend in the circumferential direction of each half body 211, and the third groove 218 and the third catch 219 and the fourth groove 220 and the fourth catch 221 are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction of each half body 211. In forming the cable identification assembly 20, the third recess 218 of the half 211 of one identification element 21 can receive the fourth catch 221 of the half 211 of the other identification element 21, and the fourth recess 220 of the half 211 of the one identification element 21 can receive the third catch 219 of the half 211 of the other identification element 21, thereby enabling the two identification elements 21 to be snap-connected to each other. Fig. 9 shows a schematic view of the third snap-fit 219 of one identification member 21 snapping together with the fourth snap-fit 221 of another identification member 21 to form a cable identification assembly 21.

To securely fasten the cable marker assembly 20 to the cable, the inner surface of each half 211 of the marker element 21 may include serrations (as shown in fig. 5-7) that increase the contact force or friction between each half 211 and the cable, thereby effectively preventing the formed cable marker assembly 20 from sliding on the cable, thereby securely retaining the cable marker assembly 20 to the cable. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The inner surface of each half 211 of the identification member 21 may include dot-like protrusions, cross-bar-like protrusions, or any other suitable configuration. The inner surface of each half 211 of identification element 21 may also comprise a plurality of ribs distributed along the circumferential direction of each half 211 and extending along the axial direction of each half 211.

Also, in this embodiment, each identification element 21 may have a predetermined color, such as any one of white, red, blue, green, black, yellow, orange, brown, purple, grayish blue, or other color. For this purpose, each identification element 21 may be made of a material having a predetermined color, such as a PC material, a POM material, a PA material, or other plastics, which not only allows each identification element 21 to have a predetermined color, but also allows each identification element 21 to satisfy the requirements of ultraviolet resistance, aging resistance, or reusability.

In this embodiment, the cable identification assembly 20 is essentially made up of a plurality of identically configured halves, which makes the cable identification assembly 20 relatively easy to manufacture because there is no need to manufacture a variety of differently configured components. Likewise, the cable identification assembly 20 can also be mounted to the cable very easily and quickly, thereby greatly saving the installation time of the worker and thus reducing the labor cost and chance of error of the worker.

In the embodiment shown in the figures, the cable identification assembly 10 is shown to include five identification elements 12 and the cable identification assembly 20 is shown to include two identification elements 21. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The cable identification assemblies 10 and 20 may each include any other number of identification elements, such as two, three, four, six, seven, eight, etc., to form various color codes to identify a cable.

Exemplary embodiments according to the present disclosure are described above with reference to the drawings. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes can be made to the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. All such variations and modifications are intended to be included herein within the scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims. The disclosure is defined by the following claims, with equivalents of the claims to be included therein.