CN113000315A

CN113000315A - Cable oiling station

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Publication number: CN113000315A
Application number: CN202110209622.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陆健红
Original assignee: Hangzhou Futong Communication Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hangzhou Futong Communication Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-24
Filing date: 2021-02-24
Publication date: 2021-06-22

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of cable maintenance equipment, and particularly relates to a cable oiling device which comprises a rack capable of being suspended on a cable, wherein the whole device can walk along the cable under the action of a walking mechanism; set up fat liquoring portion in the frame, this fat liquoring portion is including the oil storage bottle of storage fluid to set up the portion of paining that can contact with the cable. The device can be in order hanging on the cable that hangs to can walk along the cable under running gear's effect, the oil storage bottle in the oiling portion supplies oil for the portion of paining, and the portion of paining is paintd oil at the cable outward appearance, this can form the hydrophobic oil film of one deck at the cable outward appearance, therefore rainwater and snow melt water can flow down fast, and can not or can only remain few water marks on the cable, the instant moisture that remains freezes, along with ice volume increases, because the adhesive force between ice and the cable is little, the ice-cube can drop very easily, thereby solve a series of problems that the cable arouses because of hanging ice in winter.

Description

Cable oiling station

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of cable maintenance equipment, and particularly relates to a cable oiling device.

Background

For the overhead cable, in winter, water and snow attached to the surface of the cable can be condensed into ice at low temperature, and ice hangers are gradually formed. These hangers are characterized by extending downwardly from the cable, and some are also angled in the direction of the wind. For continuous low temperature weather, the ice hangings do not melt and gradually increase, which can lead to increased cable loading, and often also cable breakage, splitting, and interruption of power and communication. Aiming at the problem that an overhead cable is easy to encounter in winter, deicing equipment is adopted to remove ice hangers in the existing disclosed scheme, the scheme belongs to post-disaster treatment, the conditions that the cable vibrates per se, the cleaning is not clean, the equipment cannot advance due to being blocked and the like can occur in the deicing process, in addition, the ice hangers on the cable are removed timely, the influence of weather can be caused, and secondary ice hanging can also occur, so that the problem that the ice hangers on the cable can not be effectively overcome by adopting the scheme.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a cable oiling device which can coat a layer of protective oil on the outer surface of an overhead cable, wherein the protective oil has hydrophobicity and can avoid or reduce water drops attached to the surface of the cable, and the preventive measure can avoid the cable from ice hanging in winter or reduce the attachment strength of the ice hanging, thereby solving the problems mentioned in the background art.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme: a cable oiling device comprises a rack capable of being hung on a cable, wherein a travelling mechanism and a power supply are arranged on the rack, and the whole device can travel along the cable under the action of the travelling mechanism; set up fat liquoring portion in the frame, this fat liquoring portion is including the oil storage bottle of storage fluid to set up the portion of paining that can contact with the cable, fluid in the oil storage bottle gets into the portion of paining and is scribbled on the cable surface by the portion of paining.

In the technical scheme, the whole device can be hung on a suspended cable and can travel along the cable under the action of the traveling mechanism, in the process, the oil storage bottle in the oil coating part supplies oil to the coating part, the coating part coats the oil on the outer surface of the cable, and a layer of hydrophobic oil film is formed on the outer surface of the cable, so that rainwater and snow melt water can flow down quickly, few water traces can not or only can be remained on the cable, and the instant residual water is frozen.

Preferably, the smearing part is an annular oil smearing ring, the oil smearing ring comprises an oil permeating pipe at the outer periphery and smearing cotton at the inner periphery, the oil permeating pipe is provided with an inner cavity and communicated with the oil storage bottle through an oil supply pipe, and a through hole is formed in the surface, in contact with the smearing cotton, of the oil permeating pipe, so that oil permeates into the smearing cotton. The oiling ring suit is in the cable periphery, and the cotton of paining that its inner circle set up contacts with the cable periphery to scribble fluid uniformly in the cable periphery, prevent the condition of neglected coating, simultaneously, scribble the cotton and can absorb unnecessary fluid.

Preferably, the oil coating ring consists of two parts which are symmetrical left and right, and the two parts are respectively connected with the frame through a tensioning arm II; the tensioning arms II are provided with pre-tightening forces for enabling the two tensioning arms II to be close to each other, and in a natural state, the two parts of the oiling ring are close to each other. In the process of hanging the device on a cable, the oil coating ring can be opened by deflecting the tensioning arms II to two sides, and the oil coating ring is automatically clamped after the tensioning arms II are loosened.

Preferably, the device further comprises a cleaning part arranged in front of the oiling part, wherein the cleaning part comprises a cleaning brush which cleans attachments on the periphery of the cable. The cable experiences wind and rain and drenches in the open air, and other factors can be at some filths of cable outward appearance adhesion, uses the brush cleaner to clear up the cable before paining, can effectively avoid the filth to reduce the adhesive force of fluid, and can improve the coverage area of fluid.

Preferably, the cleaning part further comprises a mounting frame I directly connected with the frame, the cleaning brush is mounted on the mounting frame I, a motor I for controlling the rotation of the cleaning brush is mounted on the mounting frame I, and when the cleaning part works, the cleaning brush generates friction with the cable through rotation, so that attachments are removed. Dirt is separated from the cable by friction during rotation of the sweeper brush, and dirt is separated by the initial speed of the cable plus the airflow generated by the rotation, preventing the dirt from excessively adhering to the sweeper brush.

Preferably, the cleaning brush is cylindrical as a whole and is arranged parallel to the cable, the structure of the upper part of the cleaning brush for cleaning attachments is a sheet-shaped or strip-shaped brush body arranged on the periphery, and the lengths of all the brush bodies along the radial direction of the cleaning brush are gradually changed, so that the cross section profile of the cleaning brush is spiral. In the rotating process of the cleaning brush, the brush bodies are different in length in contact with the cable, and meanwhile, the lengths of the adjacent brush bodies are different, so that the cleaning brush can fully clean, extrusion between the adjacent brush bodies can be relieved, and the phenomenon that the cleaning brush cannot normally rotate due to the fact that the brush bodies and the cable are extruded to be too tight is avoided.

Preferably, the device also comprises a flushing part positioned in front of the oiling part, wherein the flushing part comprises a water spraying mechanism and a water storage part, and the water storage part supplies water for the water spraying mechanism; the water spraying mechanism comprises a water pump and a flushing spraying ring, and a nozzle of the flushing spraying ring points to the cable. Some residual dirt on the cable can be cleaned up by spraying water on the cable, so that the dirt can be effectively prevented from reducing the adhesive force of the oil liquid, and the coverage area of the oil liquid can be increased.

Preferably, the flushing spray ring consists of two flushing half rings which are bilaterally symmetrical, the two flushing half rings are respectively connected with the rack through tensioning arms I with pretightening force, and the two flushing half rings are spliced to form a complete flushing spray ring by the two tensioning arms I in a natural state; the flushing spray ring comprises an arc-shaped water distribution pipe, a plurality of spray heads are arranged on the arc-shaped inner wall of the water distribution pipe, the direction of each spray head deviates from the center of the flushing spray ring, and when the cable is flushed, water sprayed out of each spray head flushes onto the cable in a direction deviating from the axis; the flushing spray ring also comprises a baffle positioned at the outer edge of the water distribution pipe, the baffle extends to two sides along the axial direction, the edge of the baffle is contracted, a water collecting tank is formed between the baffle and the side wall of the water distribution pipe, and the sprayed water is blocked by the baffle and flows down along the water collecting tank. The two flushing semi-rings which can be opened and closed automatically are convenient to install, and can keep a fixed distance with the cable, the spray head which is obliquely arranged can reduce the flowing state of water after the water flow collides with the cable, the forward reflection of the water flow is avoided, the baffle which is arranged can bear most of reflected water, and a large amount of spray is prevented.

Preferably, the water storage part is arranged at the lower part of the whole oiling device and comprises an upper recovery tank and a lower water purification tank, wherein the recovery tank is positioned below the flushing spray ring and is used for containing sprayed water; a filter screen is arranged between the recovery tank and the water purification tank, and the water purification tank is connected with a water pump through a water supply pipe. By recovering the washing water and filtering, the water is continuously supplied to the water spraying mechanism, the recycling of a limited water source is realized, and the weight of the whole device can be reduced.

Preferably, the oiling device further comprises a wiping part positioned between the flushing part and the oiling part, wherein the wiping part comprises a mounting rack II directly connected with the rack and a wiping ring mounted on the mounting rack II; the wiping ring can be placed over the cable with its inner wall contacting the cable and removing residual water stains from the surface of the cable. The cable is through washing of washing portion, and the cable surface can remain moisture, sets up to wipe the ring and can wipe most moisture, makes the cable surface air-dry fast, improves the adhesive force of fluid, consequently, can suitably improve the walking speed of device, improves and paints efficiency.

Description of the drawings:

the accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the cleaning part shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the cleaning part shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the flushing part of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the mounting structure of the flush ring of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the half flush ring of FIG. 7;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the water storage part shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the wiping section of FIG. 2;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of the oiling section in fig. 2.

In the figure, a frame 1, a cleaning part 2, a washing part 3, a wiping part 4, an oiling part 5, a walking wheel mechanism I6, a walking wheel mechanism II7, a controller 8, a storage battery 9, a hoisting frame 10, a water storage part 11, a hanging ring 12, a cable 13, a cleaning brush 21, a motor I22, a mounting frame I23, a brush strip 24, a washing spray ring 31, a water supply pipe 32, a water pump 33, a water distribution pipe 34, a recovery tank 35, a water purification tank 36, a tensioning arm I37, a washing semi-ring 38, a mounting frame II41, a wiping ring 42, a fixed back plate 43, water absorption cotton 44, a mounting sleeve 45, a mounting head 46, an oil storage bottle 51, an oiling ring 52, a tensioning arm II53, an oil supply pipe 54, an oil seepage pipe 55, coating cotton 56, a filter screen 351, a bayonet 352, a water distribution pipe 381, a spray head 382, a baffle.

The specific implementation mode is as follows:

embodiments of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings and examples, so that how to implement technical means to solve technical problems and achieve technical effects of the present application can be fully understood and implemented.

Fig. 1 to 10 show a cable oiling device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in figures 1 and 2, the device comprises a frame 1 capable of being hung on a cable, a front travelling wheel mechanism I6 and a rear travelling wheel mechanism II7 are arranged on the frame 1, a storage battery 9 is arranged below the frame 1 through a hoisting frame 10, and the whole device can be hung on the cable and can travel along the cable under the action of the travelling mechanism. The device is provided with a cleaning part 2, a washing part 3, a wiping part 4 and an oiling part 5 from front to back respectively, so that the cleaning of dirt, the washing of residual dirt, the wiping of residual moisture and the oiling of cables can be sequentially realized on the cables, and finally a layer of hydrophobic film is formed on the surfaces of the cables, thereby preventing a large amount of water from being attached and hanging ice in winter. The device is also provided with a controller 8 which controls the working mechanism, so that the automatic work and ground control of the device are realized. In consideration of the unexpected situation of remote control failure or power supply power failure, the hanging ring 12 is arranged at the rear part of the frame 1, ground operators can be connected with the hanging ring 12 through a safety rope, and when the accident happens, the oiling device is pulled through a traction rope and is moved to a place where the oiling device is convenient to take down.

In the embodiment, the whole device can be hung on a suspended cable and can walk along the cable under the action of the walking mechanism, in the process, the cable is cleaned firstly and then is oiled, so that a layer of hydrophobic oil film is formed on the outer surface of the cable, rainwater and snow melt water can flow down quickly, few water traces can not or only can be remained on the cable, the instant residual water is frozen, and as the ice quantity is increased, ice blocks can fall off easily due to small adhesive force between the ice and the cable, so that a series of problems caused by ice hanging of the cable in winter and due to the ice hanging are solved.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 10, the oil coating portion includes an oil reservoir 51 for storing oil, and an application portion capable of contacting the cable is provided, and the oil in the oil reservoir 51 enters the application portion and is coated on the surface of the cable by the application portion. The coating part is an annular oil coating ring 52, the oil coating ring 52 comprises an oil permeating pipe 55 at the outer periphery and coating cotton 56 at the inner periphery, wherein the oil permeating pipe 55 is provided with an inner cavity and communicated with the oil storage bottle 51 through an oil supply pipe 54, and a through hole is arranged on one surface of the oil permeating pipe 55, which is contacted with the coating cotton 56, so that oil permeates into the coating cotton 56. In order to facilitate the use of the oiling device, the oiling ring 52 consists of two parts which are symmetrical left and right, and the two parts are respectively connected with the frame 1 through a tensioning arm II 53; the tensioning arm II53 has a pre-tightening force which enables the two tensioning arms II53 to be close to each other, and in a natural state, the two parts of the oiling ring 52 are close to each other. During the suspension of the device on the cable, the oiling ring 52 can be opened by deflecting the tensioning arm II53 to both sides, and the oiling ring 52 is automatically clamped after releasing the tensioning arm II 53. The oiling ring 52 of the structure is sleeved on the periphery of the cable, the smearing cotton 56 arranged on the inner ring of the oiling ring is in contact with the periphery of the cable, oil is evenly smeared on the periphery of the cable, the phenomenon of missing smearing is prevented, and meanwhile, the smearing cotton 56 can absorb redundant oil. The fat liquoring portion is as the device's core working member, in order to improve hydrophobic membrane's hydrophobic efficiency to and hydrophobic membrane's coverage, can increase the quantity of scribbling oil ring 52, and make fat liquoring ring 52 interval set up, once scribble the back in the completion, hydrophobic membrane air-dries fast, then scribbles for the secondary.

The cable is exposed to wind and rain in the open air, and other factors, dirt adheres to the cable surface, reduces the adhesion of oil, adheres to the oil-coated ring 52, and causes a coating leakage phenomenon.

The cleaning part 2, the flushing part 3 and the wiping part 4 are used as a pre-cleaning device for the cable, and aims to remove dirt on the surface of the cable and improve the adhesion of oil.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the cleaning part 2 includes two columnar cleaning brushes 21, and the cleaning brushes 21 are disposed parallel to the cable and clean the attachments on the outer periphery of the cable. The cleaning brush 21 is symmetrically arranged on a mounting frame I23, a motor I22 for controlling the rotation of the cleaning brush 21 is arranged on the mounting frame I23, and when the cleaning brush 21 works, the cleaning brush 21 generates friction with a cable through rotation, so that attachments are removed. Dirt is removed from the cord by friction during rotation of the sweeper brush 21, and dirt is separated by the initial speed of the cord, plus the airflow generated by the rotation, to avoid excessive dirt adhesion to the sweeper brush 21. In this embodiment, the cleaning brush 21 is provided with the sheet-like brush strips 24 at the outer periphery thereof, and the lengths of all the brush strips 24 in the radial direction of the cleaning brush gradually change, so that the cross-sectional profile of the cleaning brush 21 is spiral. In the rotating process of the cleaning brush 2, the brush strips 24 are different from the cable in contact length, and meanwhile, the length of the adjacent brush strips 24 is also different, so that the requirement for sufficient cleaning is met, the extrusion between the adjacent brush strips 24 can be relieved, and the phenomenon that the cleaning brush cannot normally rotate due to the fact that the brush strips 24 are too tightly extruded with the cable is avoided.

The cleaning part 2 can remove most of the dirt and the remaining part is cleaned by the rinsing part 3, specifically, as shown in fig. 5 to 7, the rinsing part 3 includes a water spraying mechanism and a water storage part 11, and the water storage part 11 supplies water to the water spraying mechanism. The water spraying mechanism comprises a water pump 33 and a washing spray ring 31, the washing spray ring 31 consists of two washing half rings 38 which are bilaterally symmetrical, the two washing half rings 38 are respectively connected with the frame 1 through tensioning arms I37 with pretightening force, and the two washing half rings 38 are spliced into the complete washing spray ring 31 by the two tensioning arms I37 in a natural state; the flushing spray ring 31 comprises an arc-shaped water distribution pipe 381, a plurality of spray heads are arranged on the arc-shaped inner wall of the water distribution pipe 381, the direction of each spray head deviates from the center of the flushing spray ring 31, when the cable is flushed, clean water enters the water distribution pipe 381 through the water distribution pipe 34, and water sprayed by the spray heads of the water distribution pipe 381 flushes onto the cable in the direction deviating from the axis; the flushing nozzle ring 31 further includes a baffle 383 located at the outer edge of the water distributor 381, the baffle 383 extends axially to both sides, the edge of the baffle 383 shrinks, and a water collecting groove 384 is formed between the baffle 383 and the side wall of the water distributor 381, and the sprayed water is blocked by the baffle 383 and flows down along the water collecting groove 384. The two openable and automatically closable flushing half rings 38 are convenient to install and can keep a fixed distance from the cable, the obliquely arranged spray heads can reduce the flowing state of water after the water flow collides with the cable, the forward reflection of the water flow is avoided, the arranged baffles 383 can bear most of the reflected water, and a large amount of spray is prevented. As shown in fig. 8, the water storage part 11 is arranged at the lower part of the whole oiling device, and comprises an upper recovery tank 35 and a lower clean water tank 36, and the rear part of the recovery tank 35 is clamped on the hoisting frame 10 through a bayonet 352, so that the recovery tank 35 is positioned above the storage battery 9 and below the flushing spray ring 31, thereby not only preventing the storage battery 9 from being stained with water, but also containing water flowing down from the water collection tank 384; a strainer 351 is provided between the recovery tank 35 and the purified water tank 36, and the purified water tank 36 is connected to the water pump 33 through a water supply pipe 32. By recovering the washing water and filtering, the water is continuously supplied to the water spraying mechanism, the recycling of a limited water source is realized, and the weight of the whole device can be reduced.

After the cleaning of the cleaning part 3, the cable is cleaned, but moisture remains on the cable, and the cleaning part 4 can wipe off the moisture, so that the cleaned cable can be quickly dried. Specifically, as shown in fig. 9, the wiping part 4 includes a mounting bracket II41 directly connected to the frame 1, and a wiping ring 42 mounted on the mounting bracket II 41; the wiping ring 42 comprises an outer ring of fixed back plate 43 and an inner ring of absorbent cotton 44, and is integrally composed of a left part and a right part, and the two parts are both installed on the installation head 46 at the lower part of the installation frame II41 through an installation sleeve 45 arranged on the side surface. After the device is installed on the cable, the two parts of the wiping ring 42 are installed by splicing, thereby fitting the wiping ring 42 over the cable.

As used in the specification and in the claims, certain terms are used to refer to particular components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, manufacturers may refer to a component by different names. This specification and claims do not intend to distinguish between components that differ in name but not function. In the following description and in the claims, the terms "include" and "comprise" are used in an open-ended fashion, and thus should be interpreted to mean "include, but not limited to. "substantially" means within an acceptable error range, and a person skilled in the art can solve the technical problem within a certain error range to substantially achieve the technical effect.

It is noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a good or system that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such good or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a commodity or system that includes the element.

The foregoing description shows and describes several preferred embodiments of the invention, but as aforementioned, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the forms disclosed herein, but is not to be construed as excluding other embodiments and is capable of use in various other combinations, modifications, and environments and is capable of changes within the scope of the inventive concept as expressed herein, commensurate with the above teachings, or the skill or knowledge of the relevant art. And that modifications and variations may be effected by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a cable oiling station which characterized in that: the device comprises a rack capable of being hung on a cable, wherein a travelling mechanism and a power supply are arranged on the rack, and the whole device can travel along the cable under the action of the travelling mechanism; set up fat liquoring portion in the frame, this fat liquoring portion is including the oil storage bottle of storage fluid to set up the portion of paining that can contact with the cable, fluid in the oil storage bottle gets into the portion of paining and is scribbled on the cable surface by the portion of paining.

2. A cable oiling device as defined in claim 1, wherein: the smearing part is an annular oil smearing ring, the oil smearing ring comprises an oil permeating pipe on the periphery and smearing cotton on the inner periphery, the oil permeating pipe is provided with an inner cavity and is communicated with the oil storage bottle through an oil supply pipe, and a through hole is formed in one surface, in contact with the smearing cotton, of the oil permeating pipe, so that oil permeates into the smearing cotton.

3. A cable oiling device as defined in claim 2, wherein: the oil coating ring consists of two parts which are bilaterally symmetrical and are respectively connected with the frame through a tensioning arm II; the tensioning arms II are provided with pre-tightening forces for enabling the two tensioning arms II to be close to each other, and in a natural state, the two parts of the oiling ring are close to each other.

4. A cable oiling device as defined in claim 1, wherein: the device still includes the cleaning part that sets up in fat liquoring portion the place ahead, and this cleaning part includes the brush cleaner, and the brush cleaner cleans the attachment of cable periphery.

5. A cable oiling device as defined in claim 4, wherein: the cleaning part also comprises an installation frame I directly connected with the rack, the cleaning brush is installed on the installation frame I, a motor I for controlling the rotation of the cleaning brush is installed on the installation frame I, and when the cleaning part works, the cleaning brush generates friction with a cable through rotation, so that attachments are removed.

6. A cable oiling device as defined in claim 5, wherein: the cleaning brush is wholly columnar and arranged parallel to the cable, the upper part of the cleaning brush for cleaning attachments is a sheet or strip-shaped brush body arranged on the periphery, and the length of the brush body along the radial direction of the cleaning brush is gradually changed, so that the cross section profile of the cleaning brush is spiral.

7. A cable oiling device as defined in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: the device also comprises a flushing part positioned in front of the oiling part, wherein the flushing part comprises a water spraying mechanism and a water storage part, and the water storage part supplies water for the water spraying mechanism; the water spraying mechanism comprises a water pump and a flushing spraying ring, and a nozzle of the flushing spraying ring points to the cable.

8. A cable oiling device as defined in claim 7, wherein: the flushing spray ring is composed of two flushing semi-rings which are bilaterally symmetrical, the two flushing semi-rings are respectively connected with the rack through tensioning arms I with pretightening force, and the two flushing semi-rings are spliced to form a complete flushing spray ring by the two tensioning arms I in a natural state; the flushing spray ring comprises an arc-shaped water distribution pipe, a plurality of spray heads are arranged on the arc-shaped inner wall of the water distribution pipe, the direction of each spray head deviates from the center of the flushing spray ring, and when the cable is flushed, water sprayed out of each spray head flushes onto the cable in a direction deviating from the axis; the flushing spray ring also comprises a baffle positioned at the outer edge of the water distribution pipe, the baffle extends to two sides along the axial direction, the edge of the baffle is contracted, a water collecting tank is formed between the baffle and the side wall of the water distribution pipe, and the sprayed water is blocked by the baffle and flows down along the water collecting tank.

9. A cable oiling device as defined in claim 7, wherein: the water storage part is arranged at the lower part of the whole oiling device and comprises a recovery tank at the upper part and a water purification tank at the lower part, wherein the recovery tank is positioned below the flushing spray ring and is used for containing sprayed water; a filter screen is arranged between the recovery tank and the water purification tank, and the water purification tank is connected with a water pump through a water supply pipe.

10. A cable oiling device as defined in claim 7, wherein: the oiling device also comprises a wiping part positioned between the flushing part and the oiling part, wherein the wiping part comprises a mounting rack II directly connected with the rack and a wiping ring mounted on the mounting rack II; the wiping ring can be placed over the cable with its inner wall contacting the cable and removing residual water stains from the surface of the cable.