1. A process for manufacturing a metal part reinforced with ceramic fibers, in which:
at least one housing for an insert is machined in a metal body (10) having an upper face (10A, 10B);
at least one insert (11) formed from a bundle of fibers having a metal matrix is placed in the housing;
a metal cover (12) is positioned on the body so as to cover the insert (11);
the cover (12) is welded onto the metal body (10);
the assembly, namely the metal body with the cover, is treated by hot isostatic pressing; and
said treated assembly is machined in order to obtain said part,
characterized in that the insert (11) is straight and the housing forms a straight slot (10A1, 10A2, 10B1, 10B2) which extends beyond the insert and is open at each end, said slot being filled by a tongue (14) at the moment of closure by the cover (12).
2. The process as claimed in the preceding claim, in which the tongue (14) is integral with a plate (12) forming the cover.
3. The process as claimed in the preceding claim, in which the tongue is integral with the plate and is obtained by machining a thick plate in order to form the cover.
4. The process as claimed in claim 1, the tongue (14) of which is separate from the plate (12) of the cover.
5. The process as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which a bevel (10A1\u2032, 10A2\u2032, 10B1\u2032, 10B2\u2032) is machined on the upper edge of the slot (10A1, 10A2, 10B1, 10B2) forming the housing for the insert (11).
6. The process as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which the insert has a polygonal, especially rectangular, oval or circular, cross section.
7. The process as claimed in one of the preceding claims, the insert of which is formed from metal-coated fibers assembled into a bundle.
8. The process as claimed in one of claims 1 to 6, in which the insert is formed from ceramic fibers in a metal matrix.
9. The process as claimed in one of the preceding claims, in which at least a second insert is placed in the metal body.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A cable guide for maintaining a desired bend radius, the cable guide: comprising:
two substantially curved tube halves, each tube half comprising a curved portion having a predetermined radius;
a hinge joining the tube halves;
a fastening member configured to fasten the tube halves together;
a first end of each of the tube halves shaped to adhere to a cable connector terminating a cable; and
the tube halves having an open configuration and an adjoining closed configuration wherein when in the closed configuration a tubular sleeve is formed by the fastened tube halves, the tubular sleeve comprising a lumen through which a cable may extend.
2. The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the first end of each of the tube halves is shaped to conformably adhere to the cable connector terminating a cable.
3. The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the fastening member is further configured to align the tube halves and releasably fasten the tube halves together.
4. The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the tubular sleeve is further configured to allow the cable to freely extend through the lumen.
5. The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the fastening member enables the installation of the tubular sleeve around the cable without requiring access to an end of the cable.
6. The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the fastening member comprises a void in one of the tube halves and a boss attached to the other tube half, and wherein the boss is sized to fit within the void.
7. The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the hinge and the tube halves comprise a single part formed from plastic, the hinge integrally joining the tube halves together.
8. The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the curved portion of each tube half spans an angle of about ninety degrees and the radius of the curved portion comprises a minimum bend radius for the cable.
9. The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the cable comprises a cable selected from the group consisting of fiber optic cable and coaxial cable.
10. The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the cable connector comprises a connector selected from the group consisting of FC, SC, LC, ST, and MT-RJ.
11. The cable guide of claim 1, wherein the tubular sleeve is rigid and the surface of the tubular sleeve is continuous.
12. A system for maintaining a desired bend radius, the system comprising:
a cable;
a connector installed on an end of the cable;
a cable guide including;
two substantially curved tube halves, each tube half comprising a straight portion and a curved portion wherein the curved portion has a predetermined radius and the curved portion spans an angle of about ninety degrees;
a hinge integrally joining the tube halves;
a fastening member configured to align and releasably fasten the tube halves together around the cable without requiring access to the end of the cable, the fastening member comprising a void in one of the tube halves and a boss attached to the other tube half wherein the boss is sized to fit within the void;
a first end of each of the tube halves shaped to adhere to the connector; and
the tube halves having an open configuration and an adjoining closed configuration wherein when in the closed configuration a tubular sleeve is formed by the fastened tube halves, the tubular sleeve comprising a lumen through which the cable may freely extend.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the hinge and the tube halves comprise a single part, the hinge integrally joining the straight portions of the tube halves together.
14. The system of claim 12, wherein the cable comprises a cable selected from the group consisting of fiber optic cable and coaxial cable.
15. The system of claim 12, wherein the first end of each of the tube halves is shaped to conformably adhere to the connector.
16. The system of claim 12, wherein a straight portion of the tubular sleeve is rotatably coupled to a curved portion of the tubular sleeve.
17. A cable guide for maintaining a desired bend radius, the cable guide comprising:
two tube halves, each tube half comprising a means for preventing a cable from bending beyond a predetermined radius;
means for joining the tube halves;
means for fastening the tube halves together;
means for adhering a first end of each of the tube halves to a cable connector terminating the cable; and
the tube halves having an open configuration and an adjoining closed configuration wherein when in the closed configuration a tubular sleeve is formed by the fastened tube halves, the tubular sleeve comprising a means for extending the cable through the tubular sleeve.
18. The cable guide of claim 17, wherein the means for fastening enables the installation of the tubular sleeve around the cable without requiring access to an end of the cable.
19. The cable guide of claim 17, wherein the means for joining and the tube halves comprise a single part.
20. The cable guide of claim 17, wherein the radius comprises a minimum bend radius for the cable.