Drive cable having a plastics cable body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10843541-B2
Application number	US-201716081116-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2017
Priority date	Mar 7, 2016
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

The invention proposes a drive cable for actuating an element being movable relative to a structure, comprising a cable body which is made of plastics, and which comprises a denticulation extending in the axial direction for engaging a mating denticulation as well as at least one armouring, which continuously reaches through the cable body in the axial direction. A coupling element realised as a moulded section is moulded in a cable connecting region so as to adjoin the cable body. Said coupling element shows a connecting portion for being coupled to the moveable element.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A drive cable for actuating an element being movable relative to a structure, comprising a cable body which is made of one or more plastics, and which cable body comprises a denticulation extending in the axial direction for engaging a mating denticulation as well as at least one armouring, which extends through the cable body in the axial direction, wherein a coupling element which is realised as a moulded section, and which is moulded in a cable connecting region so as to adjoin the cable body and includes a connecting portion for being coupled to the moveable element, wherein the coupling element encases the armouring and is directly moulded onto the same in a region free of at least one of the cable body and the armouring is provided with an anchor element for the coupling element.

2. The drive cable claim 1 , wherein a deformed armouring portion forms the anchor element.

3. The drive cable claim 2 , wherein the deformed armouring portion forms an armouring loop.

4. The drive cable claim 2 , wherein the deformed armouring portion, being projected in the longitudinal direction of the cable, is outside of the cable body and is embedded into the coupling element.

5. The drive cable claim 1 , wherein at least one wire comprising filaments forms the armouring, which filaments are in one of a disentangled and widened state for forming the anchor element.

6. The drive cable claim 1 , wherein the anchor element is a separate piece, which is fixed to the armouring.

7. The drive cable claim 1 , wherein an end-side portion of the cable body forms the anchor element, an armouring portion abutting on said end-side portion in the longitudinal direction of the cable, and the coupling element directly being moulded onto the armouring portion.

8. The drive cable claim 1 , wherein the cable body, at the periphery, includes a structured anchor surface for the coupling element.

Assignees

• Webasto SE
• Bekaert Advanced Cords Aalter Nv

Inventors

• Schreiber Ulrich
• Dhulst Chris
• Bert Katrien

Classifications

• B60J7/02

  of sliding type {, e.g. comprising guide shoes} · CPC title

• F16C1/16

  in which the end-piece is guided rectilinearly · CPC title

• B60J7/0573 Primary

  power driven arrangements, e.g. electrical · CPC title

• F16C2326/01

  Parts of vehicles in general · CPC title