GUIDING CABLE WITH RIBBED INSULATION COVER
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December 28, 2023
A truck with cable support, comprising a chassis, accommodating an electric power source for powering an electric motor, an E-axle, comprising said electric motor and arranged as a rear wheel driving axle of the truck, a suspension system, suspending the E-axle to the chassis and allowing movement of the E-axle in a vertical direction relative to the chassis, a power cable, electrically connecting the electric power source to the E-axle, and a support beam, forming a mechanical support structure to lead the power cable along a cable path extending between a chassis mount and an E-axle mount, wherein the support beam comprises one or more bending stiffness elements, forming a stiffness of the support beam that is highest in a middle section and that decreases towards the chassis mount and the E-axle mount, evenly distributing the bending stress in the support beam along the cable path when the E-axle moves relative to the chassis, to prevent local fatigue failure of the power cable.
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