Heating system for heating a heat shrink component, heat shrink component, and method of assembling a heat shrink component

摘要

The present invention relates to a heating system for heating a heat shrink layer (108) of a heat shrink component, to a heat shrink component, and to a method of assembling a heat shrink component. The heat shrink component has first dimensions (102A, 104A) in an expanded state and second dimensions (102B, 104B) in a shrunk state, at least one of the first dimensions (102A) being larger than the corresponding second dimension (102B) and said heat shrink component (100, 100A, 100B) comprises a heat shrink layer (108), and a heating system. The heating system comprises at least one heating unit (120) to be arranged in thermal contact to at least a part of said heat shrink layer, said heating unit (120) being operable to heat up the heat shrink layer to its heat shrink temperature, and has at least one first heating zone (158) and at least one second heating zone (160), wherein said heating system is operable to provide differing heating energy in the first and second heating zones (158, 160) during at least one period of time of the heat shrink process.