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 郑继恩 张玉俊 安红娟 刘进 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线缆。所述线缆标识组件包括：支撑元件；和多个标识元件,所述多个标识元件中的每个标识元件能够与所述支撑元件锁定在一起以形成所述线缆标识组件,并且所述多个标识元件通过将线缆锁定在所述支撑元件和所述多个标识元件之间而将所述线缆标识组件固定地安装在所述线缆上；其中,每个标识元件具有预定的颜色,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易于组装和拆解,这能够极大地节省工人的组装和拆解时间并且降低工人的劳动成本和出错几率。另外,根据本公开的线缆标识组件能够实现颜色编码的快速调节并能够满足抗紫外线、抗老化、可重复使用等要求。(The present disclosure relates to a color-coded cable identification assembly and cable. The cable identification assembly includes: a support element; and a plurality of identification elements, each of which is lockable with the support element to form the cable identification assembly and which fixedly mount the cable identification assembly on the cable by locking the cable 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. The cable identification assembly according to the present disclosure is easy to assemble and disassemble, which can greatly save assembly and disassembly time of workers and reduce labor cost and error probability of the workers. In addition, according to the cable sign subassembly of this disclosure can realize the quick adjustment of colour coding and can satisfy requirements such as ultraviolet resistance, ageing resistance, repeatedly usable.)

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

a support element; and

a plurality of identification elements, each of which is lockable with the support element to form the cable identification assembly and which fixedly mount the cable identification assembly on a cable by locking the cable 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 the support element comprises a plurality of pairs of first locking members, each identification element comprising a pair of second locking members, the pair of second locking members of each identification element adapted to lock together with one of the pairs of first locking members of the support element.

3. The color-coded cable identification assembly of claim 2 wherein each pair of first locking members of the support element is configured as a pair of protrusions disposed on opposite sides of the support element, and wherein the pair of second locking members of the identification element is configured as a pair of apertures adapted to receive the pair of protrusions of the support element.

4. The color-coded cable identification assembly of claim 3 wherein each projection is a wedge-shaped projection and each aperture is a quadrilateral aperture.

5. The color-coded cable identification assembly of claim 3 wherein each protrusion is a quarter-sphere protrusion and each hole is a half-round hole.

6. The color-coded cable identification assembly of claim 1, wherein an inner surface of each identification element is provided with a resilient structure that presses against the cable with a resilient force when the identification element is locked together with the support element.

7. The color-coded cable identification assembly of claim 1, wherein an inner surface of each identification element is provided with a friction portion for increasing a friction force between the identification element and the cable.

8. The color-coded cable identification assembly of claim 7, wherein the friction portion comprises at least one of serrations, ribs, protrusions, indentations.

9. The color-coded cable marker assembly of claim 2, wherein each marker element is U-shaped, the pair of second locking members being disposed on two legs of the U-shaped marker element, respectively; and/or

Each leg of the U-shaped identification element includes an inclined portion at an inner surface of a free end of the leg, the inclined portion facilitating mounting of the identification element to the support element; and/or

Each identification element comprises a first portion cooperating with the support element and a second portion cooperating with the cable, the first and second portions having different dimensions; and/or

Each identification element is configured to be locked on the support element in a single action; and/or

The supporting element is plate-shaped; and/or

The supporting element is plate-shaped and comprises a front surface, a back surface, two opposite end surfaces and two opposite side surfaces, and each pair of first locking members of the supporting element are respectively arranged on the two opposite side surfaces of the supporting element; and/or

The support element further comprising a plurality of pairs of flanges disposed on opposite sides of the support element, the plurality of pairs of flanges alternating with the plurality of first locking members in a length direction of the support element such that each pair of first locking members is located between adjacent pairs of flanges, wherein each flange extends outwardly from the side in a width direction of the support element and extends beyond a back side of the support element in a thickness direction of the support element; and/or

The cable identification assembly further comprises an anti-unlocking element for preventing the identification element from unlocking from the support element; and/or

The unlocking prevention element is configured as a cover including a bottom and side walls projecting upward from both sides of the bottom, the side walls being used to prevent the second locking member of the identification element from moving in a direction to unlock with the first locking member of the support element; and/or

The bottom of the cover is provided with a fixing element for fixing the cover to the support element; and/or

The securing element is configured as a snap element comprising an upper angled portion to facilitate insertion of the snap element into the aperture of the support element and a lower angled portion to facilitate extraction of the snap element from the aperture of the support element; and/or

The bottom of the cover is also provided with a positioning element for positioning the cover relative to the support element; and/or

The positioning element is configured as a positioning pin; 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; and/or

Each pair of first locking members of the support element is configured as a pair of openings disposed at a front face of the support element and extending through the support element, while the pair of second locking members of the identification element is configured as a pair of barbs.

10. A cable fitted with a colour coded cable identification assembly according to any one of claims 1 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; and a plurality of identification elements, each of the plurality of identification elements being lockable with the support element to form the cable identification assembly, and the plurality of identification elements fixedly mounting the cable identification assembly on the cable by locking the cable 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 comprises a plurality of pairs of first locking members, each identification element comprises a pair of second locking members, the pair of second locking members of each identification element being adapted to be locked together with a pair of first locking members of the plurality of pairs of first locking members of the support element.

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, each pair of first locking members of the support element is configured as a pair of protrusions arranged on opposite sides of the support element, and the pair of second locking members of the identification element is configured as a pair of holes adapted to receive the pair of protrusions of the support element.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each protrusion is a wedge-shaped protrusion and each hole is a quadrilateral hole.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each protrusion is a quarter-sphere protrusion and each hole is a semi-circular hole.

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the inner surface of each identification element is provided with a resilient structure which presses against the cable with a resilient force when the identification element is locked together with the support element.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the inner surface of each identification element is provided with a friction portion for increasing the friction between the identification element and the cable.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the friction portion includes at least one of serrations, ribs, protrusions, and indentations.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the identification elements has a U-shape, and the pair of second locking members are respectively provided on both legs of the U-shaped identification element.

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, each leg of the U-shaped identification element comprises an inclined portion at an inner surface of a free end of the leg, the inclined portion facilitating mounting of the identification element to the support element.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each identification element comprises a first portion cooperating with the support element and a second portion cooperating with the cable, the first portion and the second portion having different dimensions.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each identification element is configured to lock onto the support element in a single action.

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

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the support element is plate-shaped, the plate-shaped support element including a front face, a rear face, two opposite end faces, and two opposite side faces, each pair of first locking members of the support element being respectively disposed on the two opposite side faces of the support element.

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the support element further comprises a plurality of pairs of flanges provided on opposite sides of the support element, the plurality of pairs of flanges alternating with the plurality of first locking members in a length direction of the support element such that each pair of first locking members is located between two adjacent pairs of flanges, wherein each flange extends outwardly from the side in a width direction of the support element and extends beyond a back side of the support element in a thickness direction of the support element.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the cable identification assembly further comprises an anti-unlocking element for preventing the identification element from unlocking from the support element.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the unlocking prevention element is configured as a cover including a bottom and side walls projecting upward from both sides of the bottom, the side walls being for preventing the second locking member of the identification element from moving in a direction to unlock with the first locking member of the support element.

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, the bottom of the cover is provided with a fixing element for fixing the cover to the support element.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the fixing element is configured as a snap element comprising an upper inclined portion facilitating insertion of the snap element into the aperture of the support element and a lower inclined portion facilitating extraction of the snap element from the aperture of the support element.

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the bottom of the cover is further provided with a positioning element for positioning the cover relative to the support element.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the positioning element is configured as a positioning pin.

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.

According to one embodiment of the disclosure, each pair of first locking members of the support element is configured as a pair of openings arranged at the front face of the support element and extending through the support element, while the pair of second locking members of the identification element is configured as a pair of barbs.

In a second aspect of the present disclosure, a cable is provided. The cable is fitted with a 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:

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a color-coded cable identification assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2a and 2b show perspective views of the support element of the cable identification assembly shown in fig. 1 from different angles, respectively, wherein fig. 2a shows a front side of the support element and fig. 2b shows a rear side of the support element;

FIGS. 3a and 3b illustrate a front view and a perspective view, respectively, of one embodiment of a identification element of the cable identification assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3c illustrates a front view of another embodiment of the identification element of the cable identification assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3d illustrates a front view of yet another embodiment of the identification element of the cable identification assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3e shows a front view of the identification element of FIG. 3d locked with the support element;

FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a color-coded cable identification assembly according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5a illustrates a perspective view of one embodiment of a cover of the cable identification assembly shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 5b shows a front view of a fixing element provided on the cover shown in FIG. 5 a;

fig. 6a and 6b show perspective views of the support element cooperating with the cover shown in fig. 5a, respectively from different angles, wherein fig. 6a shows a front side of the support element and fig. 6b shows a rear side of the support element;

FIG. 7 illustrates a perspective view of another embodiment of a cover of the cable identification assembly shown in FIG. 4;

figures 8a and 8b show perspective views of the support element cooperating with the cover shown in figure 7, respectively from different angles, wherein figure 8a shows the front side of the support element and figure 8b shows the rear side of the support element;

FIG. 9 illustrates a perspective view of a color-coded cable identification assembly according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 illustrates a perspective view of a support member of the cable identification assembly shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 illustrates a perspective view of the identification element of the cable identification assembly shown in FIG. 9;

fig. 12 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the cable identification assembly shown in fig. 9.

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", or "third" are used for convenience of description only and are not intended to be limiting. Any technical features denoted by "first", "second", or "third" 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. 1, 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 member 11 and a plurality of identification members 12. Each identification element of the plurality of identification elements 12 is lockable together with the support element 11 to form the cable identification assembly 10, and the plurality of identification elements 12 fixedly mount the cable identification assembly 10 on the cable 1 by locking the cable 1 between the support element 11 and the plurality of identification elements 12. Each identification element 12 has a predetermined color such that the plurality of identification elements 12 can form a predetermined color code, such as in a predetermined color arrangement, to identify the cable 1.

Referring to fig. 2a and 2b, 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. 2a and 2b, the support element 11 may be configured in a plate shape. The support member may have a length direction L, a width direction W, and a thickness direction T, and may include a front surface, a back surface, two opposing end surfaces, and two opposing side surfaces. The support element 11 may comprise a plurality of pairs of first locking members 110 adapted to lock the plurality of identification elements 12 on the support element 11. The plurality of pairs of first locking members 110 may be arranged along the length direction L of the support element, and each pair of first locking members 110 is respectively provided on opposite sides of the support element. In the embodiment shown in fig. 2a and 2b, each pair of first locking members 110 is configured as protrusions arranged on opposite sides of the support element. Each protrusion may protrude outward from a side surface of the support member in the width direction W of the support member, and each protrusion may have a slope extending obliquely from a front surface of the support member toward a rear surface of the support member such that each protrusion is generally wedge-shaped. Of course, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the protrusion may have other shaped configurations, for example, the protrusion may have a hemispherical shape or a quarter-spherical shape having a flat bottom surface. In addition, each pair of first locking members 110 may also be configured as holes or other configurations disposed on opposite sides of the support element, as will be discussed further below.

In some embodiments, the support element 11 may further comprise a plurality of pairs of flanges 111 disposed on opposite sides of the support element. The pairs of flanges 111 may be arranged alternately with the first locking members 110 in the length direction L of the support element 11 such that each pair of first locking members is located between two adjacent pairs of flanges, thereby enabling each identification element 12 to be locked between two adjacent pairs of flanges 111. In one embodiment according to the present disclosure, each flange may extend outwardly from a side of the support element 11 in the width direction W of the support element 11 and beyond the back of the support element 11 in the thickness direction T of the support element 11, such that a first recess 112 for receiving one identification element may be defined between two adjacent pairs of flanges 111 and a second recess 113 may be defined at the back of the support element 11 (as shown more clearly in fig. 2 b). Such a flange 111 enables the following advantages to be achieved: 1) when the identification element 12 is installed, the adjacent two flanges 111 may constrain and guide the identification element 12 to facilitate installation of the identification element 12; 2) each flange 111 may be used to space apart the plurality of identification elements 12 to facilitate the assembly and disassembly of each identification element individually; 3) the second recess 113 formed by the flange 111 in the back of the support member 11 may serve as a point of application for the operator when each identification member 12 is unlocked from the support member 11. In particular, when the identification element 12 is locked on the support element 11, the free end 121 of the identification element 12 may also extend beyond the back of the support element 11 in the thickness direction T of the support element 11, due to the presence of the flange 113. In this way, when the operator wants to unlock the identification element 12 from the support element 11, he can insert his finger into the second recess 113 and place his finger on the portion of the identification element 12 extending beyond the back face of the support element 11, and then he can pull this portion of the free end 121 of the identification element 12 outwards in the width direction W of the support element 11, unlocking the identification element 12 from the support element 11, so that the identification element 12 can be removed quickly from the support element 11.

In some embodiments, the support element 11 may also be provided with a plurality of holes 13 extending through the entire thickness of the support element 11. In this way, the manufacturing material and manufacturing cost of the support member 11 can be saved, and the weight of the support member 11 can be reduced.

In an embodiment according to the present disclosure, the support element 11 may be made of plastic, for example, the support element 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), for example, the support member 11 may be made by machining using the light metal material.

Referring to fig. 3 a-3 e, a specific structure of the identification element 12 of the cable identification assembly 10 according to the present disclosure is shown. In the embodiment shown in fig. 3a to 3e, each identification element 12 may be U-shaped, comprising two legs 122 and 123 and a curved portion 124 connecting the two legs 122 and 123. Each identification element 12 may comprise a pair of second locking members 125, which may be provided on the two legs 122 and 123, respectively, of the U-shaped identification element 12 (see fig. 3b) and which are adapted to lock together with a corresponding pair of first locking members 110 of the support element 11. In the embodiment shown in fig. 3a to 3e, the second locking member 125 of the identification element 12 is configured as a hole adapted to receive a protrusion of the support element 11. The holes may be quadrilateral holes, such as square or rectangular holes, to receive the wedge-shaped protrusions shown in fig. 2a and 2 b. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The aperture of the identification element 12 may have various different shapes to fit the different shaped protrusions of the support element 11. In one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the protrusion of the support element 11 may be hemispherical, and correspondingly, the hole of the identification element 12 may be a circular hole. In another embodiment according to the present disclosure, the protrusion of the support element 11 may be in the shape of a quarter sphere with a flat bottom surface, and correspondingly, the hole of the identification element 12 may be a semi-circular hole. In addition, in the case where the first locking member 110 of the support element 11 is configured as a hole, the second locking member of the identification element 12 may be configured as a protrusion that can be received in the hole of the support element 11, such as a hemispherical protrusion or the like configured to be provided on the inner surface of the two legs 122 and 123 of the identification element 12.

To facilitate the locking of the respective pair of first locking members 110 of the support element 11 with the pair of second locking members 125 of the identification element 12, the two legs 122 and 123 of the identification element 12 may be configured as resilient legs which can be deformed elastically outwards and return to an initial position to maintain the locking of the support element 11 and the identification element 12 when the respective pair of first locking members 110 of the support element 11 are locked together with the pair of second locking members 125 of the identification element 12.

In one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the inner surface of each identification element 12 may be provided with a resilient structure 126. The elastic structure 126 can press the cable 1 with an elastic force when each identification element 12 is locked together with the support element 11, so that the cable 1 can be held firmly between the support element 11 and the identification element 12 and the cable identification element 10 is prevented from sliding on the cable 1. The resilient structure 126 may be provided at the curved portion 124 of the identification element 12. In the embodiment shown in fig. 3a and 3b, the resilient structure 126 is configured as a multi-fold cantilever structure (e.g., a C-shaped or U-shaped cantilever structure). The multiply bent cantilever structure has a flat surface 127 in contact with the cable 1, which can be brought into contact with the circular outer surface of the cable 1 when the identification element 12 is locked together with the support element 11 and is elastically deformed under the pressure of the circular outer surface of the cable 1 (see fig. 3e), so that an elastic restoring force is generated towards the cable 1 to hold the cable 1 firmly between the support element 11 and the elastic structure 126 of the identification element 12. In the embodiment shown in fig. 3c, the resilient structure 126 is configured as two opposing cantilevered sections. At least a portion of each cantilevered section comprises a flat surface 128 which, when the identification element 12 is locked together with the support element 11, comes into contact with the circular outer surface of the cable 1 and deforms elastically under the pressure of the circular outer surface of the cable 1, generating an elastic return force towards the cable 1 to hold the cable 1 firmly between the support element 11 and the elastic structure 126 of the identification element 12.

Although the resilient structure 126 is provided at the curved portion 124 of the identification element 12 in the embodiment shown in fig. 3a and 3c, the present disclosure is not so limited. The resilient structure 126 may be provided at other locations on the identification member 12, such as on the inner surface of the two legs of the identification member 12. In one embodiment according to the present disclosure, the resilient structure 126 is disposed on the inner surface of both legs of the identification element 12 and is configured as an arcuate member that projects outwardly from the inner surface of each leg. The arched member may be elastically deformed when in contact with the cable 1 to generate an elastic return force towards the cable 1, thereby increasing the contact force or friction between the identification element 12 and the cable 1 and thus preventing the cable identification assembly 10 from sliding on the cable 1. In addition, the arched member also enables the identification element 12 to be adapted to cables 1 of different diameters. For example, the arched member may be less elastically deformed to accommodate smaller diameter cables and may be more elastically deformed to accommodate larger diameter cables, thereby improving the versatility of the identification element 12. In another embodiment according to the present disclosure, the identification element 12 may include a plurality of resilient structures 126 disposed at the curved portion 124 of the identification element 12 and at the inner surface of the two legs of the identification element 12, respectively.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 3d, each identification element 12 further comprises a first portion 129 cooperating with the support element 11 and a second portion 130 cooperating with the cable 1, wherein the first portion 129 and the second portion 130 may have different dimensions. Such a design makes it unnecessary to adapt the dimensions of the support element 11 to the dimensions of the cable 1, so that the support element 11 can be manufactured as a standard piece with a constant width, saving on the manufacturing costs of the support element 11 (for example, only one set of moulds for manufacturing the support element is required). In particular, in the production of the identification element 12, it is possible to make the identification element 12 with a first portion 129 of constant size to cooperate with a support element 11 of constant width; at the same time, the identification element 12 can be made with various different sized second portions 130 to mate with different sized cables (see fig. 3 e). In this way, the size of the support element 11 does not need to be changed for various different sizes of cables.

In other embodiments according to the present disclosure, the inner surface of each identification element 12 may be provided with a friction portion for increasing the friction between the identification element 12 and the cable 1. The friction portion may be provided, for example, on the inner surface of the two legs of the identification element 12. The friction portion may include at least one of serrations, ribs, protrusions, indentations, and other configurations. When each identification element 12 is locked together with the support element 11, the friction portion may prevent the identification element 12 and thus the entire cable identification assembly 10 from sliding on the cable 1. In addition, each leg of each identification element 12 may further comprise an inclined portion 131 at the inner surface of the free end 121 of the leg, said inclined portion facilitating the mounting of the identification element 12 to the support element 11.

Each identification member 12 according to the present disclosure 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.

The identification element 12 according to the present disclosure can be quickly mounted and locked on the support element 11 in a single action. Specifically, in assembling cable identification assembly 10, support element 11 may be manually held and cable 1 placed on support element 11, and identification element 12 may then be pushed relative to cable 1 from a side opposite support element 11 toward support element 11 until a first locking member of support element 11 and a second locking member of identification element 12 are locked together (e.g., a protrusion of support element 11 is received into a hole of identification element 12). Thus, the identification element 12 according to the present disclosure can be quickly locked on the support element 11 by a single pushing action, which can significantly improve the assembly efficiency of the cable identification assembly 10 of the present disclosure. In addition, if it is necessary to unlock the identification member 12 from the support member 11, the projection of the support member 11 can be removed from the hole of the identification member 12 by pulling the portion of the free end portion 121 of the identification member 12 protruding beyond the back surface of the support member 11 outward in the width direction W of the support member 11, whereby the identification member 12 can be easily and quickly detached from the support member 11. With such a simple and quick locking and unlocking between the identification element 12 and the support element 11, the cable identification assembly 10 according to the present disclosure is easy to assemble and disassemble, which can greatly save assembly and disassembly time of workers and reduce labor costs and chances of mistakes of workers. In addition, the cable identification assembly 10 according to the present disclosure also allows for quick disassembly of one or more of the plurality of identification elements 12 from the assembled cable identification assembly 10 and quick assembly of a newly selected identification element 12 having another predetermined color, since the identification element 12 and the support element 11 can be simply and quickly unlocked. 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 cable marker assembly 10 according to the present disclosure can satisfy requirements of ultraviolet resistance, aging resistance, reusability, etc., which is environmentally friendly and can save costs.

Fig. 4 illustrates a perspective view of a color-coded cable identification assembly 20 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. In contrast to the cable identification assembly 10 shown in fig. 1, the cable identification assembly 20 shown in fig. 4 further comprises an anti-unlocking element 21 for preventing the identification element 12 from being unlocked from the support element 11. Referring to fig. 5a, 5b and 7, the unlocking prevention member 21 may be configured as a cover which may include a bottom 22 and sidewalls 23 protruding upward from both sides of the bottom 22 for preventing the second locking member 125 of the identification member 12 from moving toward a direction of unlocking with the first locking member 110 of the support member 11. In particular, when the assembly of the cable marker assembly 20 is completed, the side wall 23 of the cover can cover the free end 121 of the marker element 12, thereby making it possible to avoid accidental unlocking of the marker element 12 from the support element 11, for example due to swinging of the cable 1 along the width direction W of the support element 11.

The cover can be fixed on the support element 11 by means of a fixing element. In embodiments according to the present disclosure, the securing element may be provided at the bottom 22 of the cover, as shown in fig. 5a, 5b and 7. The fixing elements may be configured as snap elements capable of forming an interference fit with apertures provided on the support element 11 to fix the cover to the support element 11. In the embodiment shown in fig. 5a and 5b, the snap element 24 is configured to comprise a plurality of portions 25 which are expanded, said plurality of portions 25 being capable of interference fitting with the circular aperture 114 of the support element 11 as shown in fig. 6a and 6b to effect the fixing of the cover to the support element 11. In particular, in fixing the cover to the support element 11, the snap element 24 is first inserted from one side into the circular orifice 114, during which the portions 25 can be brought together to facilitate the insertion of the snap element 24; then, when the snap element 24 has been inserted and projected to the other side of the circular aperture 114, the plurality of portions 25 can be re-expanded to lock the snap element 24 in the circular aperture 114, thereby fixing the cover to the support element 11. To facilitate insertion of the snap element 24 into the circular aperture 114, the snap element 24 (in particular, each portion 25 of the snap element 24) may comprise an upper inclined portion 241 for guiding the snap element 24 to the circular aperture 114 and urging the plurality of portions 25 of the snap element 24 together. In addition, to facilitate pulling the snap element 24 out of the circular aperture 114 to remove the cover from the support element 11 during disassembly of the cable identification assembly 20, the snap element 24 (in particular, each portion 25 of the snap element 24) may further comprise a lower inclined portion 242 that urges the plurality of portions 25 of the snap element 24 together when the operator pulls out the snap element 24, thereby enabling pulling the snap element 24 out of the circular aperture 114.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 7, the catch element 26 is configured as a plate-like piece with a projection 27. The snap element 26 enables the fixation of the cover to the support element 11 by means of the interference fit of its protrusion 27 with the square aperture 115 of the support element 11 as shown in fig. 8a and 8 b. In particular, in fixing the cover to the support element 11, the snap element 26 is first inserted into the square aperture 115 from one side, during which the projection 27 of the snap element 26 elastically flexes the snap element 26 to enable the projection 27 to be inserted into and through the square aperture 115; then, when the projection 27 has been inserted and protrudes to the other side of the square aperture 115, the catch element 26 may spring back to its initial position, so that the projection 27 forms an interference fit with the square aperture 115, thereby securing the lid to the support element 11. Likewise, to facilitate insertion of the snap element 26 into the square aperture 115, the snap element 26 (in particular the projection 27 of the snap element 26) may comprise an upper inclined portion 261 for guiding the snap element 26 to the square aperture 115 and causing the snap element 26 to elastically flex to insert the projection 27 into the square aperture 115. In addition, to facilitate the extraction of the snap element 26 from the square aperture 115 to remove the cover from the support element 11 during the disassembly of the cable identification assembly 20, the snap element 26 (in particular the projection 27 of the snap element 26) may further comprise a lower inclined portion 262 which, when the operator extracts the snap element 26, causes the snap element 26 to elastically flex so as to cause the projection 27 to enter the square aperture 115, thereby enabling the extraction of the snap element 26 from the square aperture 115.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 7, the bottom of the cover may also be provided with positioning elements 28 for positioning the cover with respect to the support element 11, so that the snap elements 24 and 26 provided at the bottom of the cover are easily inserted into the circular apertures 114 and the square apertures 115 provided on the support element 11. The positioning element 28 may be configured as a guide post and correspondingly the support plate 11 may be provided with a hole 116 for receiving said guide post, as shown in fig. 8a and 8 b.

In other embodiments according to the present disclosure, the fixation element may have other configurations. For example, the fixing element may be a separate element from the cover, such as a screw or the like.

In other embodiments according to the present disclosure, the unlocking prevention member 21 may have other configurations. For example, the unlocking prevention member 21 may be configured as a rectangular frame that can be fitted around the outer periphery of the support member 11. In this configuration, the unlocking prevention member 21 can be fixed to the support member 11 by a close fit with the outer periphery of the support member 11 without using a fixing member.

Fig. 9-12 illustrate a color-coded cable identification assembly 30 according to yet another embodiment of the present disclosure. The cable identification assembly 30 includes a support member 31 and a plurality of identification members 32. The support element 31 may be plate-shaped and the identification element 32 may be U-shaped. The support element 31 comprises a plurality of pairs of first locking members 311, while each identification element 32 comprises a pair of second locking members 321, said pair of second locking members 321 being adapted to be locked together with a corresponding pair of first locking members 311 of the support element 31. As shown in fig. 10 and 11, in this embodiment, each pair of first locking members 311 of the support element 31 is configured as a pair of openings located on the front face of the support element 31 and extending through the support element 31, while the pair of second locking members 321 of each identification element 32 is configured as a pair of barbs located on the two legs of each identification element 32. The two legs of each identification element 32 can be quickly inserted into the openings of the support element 31 by means of a single action and lock each identification element 32 on the support element 31 by means of an interference fit of barbs and openings (as shown in fig. 12). In addition, the support member 31 further includes a recess 312 disposed on a front surface thereof, the recess 312 for receiving a cable to facilitate assembly of the cable identification assembly 30. The support member 31 and the identification member 32 may be made of the same materials and methods as the support member 11 and the identification member 12, and will not be described in detail.

Although in the illustrated embodiment each cable identification assembly 10, 20 and 30 includes five identification elements, the present disclosure is not so limited. The cable identification assemblies 10, 20, and 30 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.