Cable linking device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10428862-B2
Application number	US-201515322195-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2015
Priority date	Jun 27, 2014
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

In this cable linking device, when a lock member (16) is located in a restricting position for restricting the movement of a joint piece (13), an interposing member (17) can move to an interposing position between the lock member (16) and a holding member (11) and the interposing member (17) can be shifted between the interposing position and a movement-permitting position, and when the interposing member (17) has moved to the interposing position, the lock member (16) is restricted from moving to a restriction release position for releasing the restriction on the movement of the joint piece (13), therefore preventing a linking member from accidentally moving farther into the holding member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable linking device comprising:
an inner cable;
a linking member configured to link a link target with the inner cable;
an outer casing configured to cover an outer periphery of the inner cable;
a holding member connected to an end portion of the outer casing and configured to movably hold the linking member;
a restricting member capable of being displaced between a restricting position and an unrestricting position, the restricting member being configured to restrict, when moved to the restricting position, the linking member from moving from a linking position allowing an operation to link the link target with the linking member to be performed to a depth side position closer to the outer casing than the linking position in the holding member, and configured to allow, when moved to the unrestricting position, the linking member to move from the linking position to the depth side position; and
an interposing member capable of moving to an interposing position between the restricting member and the holding member and being displaced between the interposing position and a movement allowing position when the restricting member is disposed at the restricting position, the interposing member being configured to restrict, when moved to the interposing position, the restricting member from moving to the unrestricting position, and configured to allow, when moved to the movement allowing position, the restricting member to move to the unrestricting position, wherein:
the restricting member includes a pushed portion having a pushed surface that receives a pushing force for moving from the restricting position to the unrestricting position, and
the interposing member includes a restricting member side end portion that is disposed closer to the holding member than a predetermined position is, the predetermined position being a position of the pushed surface of the pushed portion having moved closer to the holding member with movement of the restricting member from the restricting position to the unrestricting position.

2. The cable linking device according to claim 1 , wherein
the interposing member slides in an axial direction of the inner cable with respect to the holding member and moves between the interposing position and the movement allowing position.

3. The cable linking device according to claim 1 , wherein
the interposing member includes an operation portion for performing a moving operation from the interposing position to the movement allowing position; wherein,
the operation portion is positioned near the pushed portion in the interposing position, and when the interposing member is moved to the movement allowing position by operation of the operation portion and the pushed portion protruding from the holding member is pushed by an external force at the restricting position, the restricting member moves to the unrestricting position that is near the holding member.

4. The cable linking device according to claim 3 , wherein:
the pushed surface extending in a direction intersecting with a moving direction of the restricting member, and
the operation portion includes a protrusion protruding in a direction intersecting with a moving direction of the interposing member.

Assignees

• Hi Lex Corp

Inventors

• Sano Ritsu

Classifications

• F16C1/145 Primary

  Attachment of the end-piece to the flexible member · CPC title

• F16C1/10

  Means for transmitting linear movement in a flexible sheathing, e.g. "Bowden-mechanisms" (guiding-sheathings F16C1/26) · CPC title