Flat cable winding device and method of assembling same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11072514-B2
Application number	US-201916512760-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2019
Priority date	Aug 20, 2018
Publication date	Jul 27, 2021
Grant date	Jul 27, 2021

Abstract

A flat cable winding device includes: a base plate in which a central shaft for holding one end side of the flat cable is erected on the center of the upper surface; a rotation table disposed on an upper surface of the base plate and rotatably supported around the central shaft; a spiral spring for rotationally energizing the rotation table in the winding direction of the flat cable since the energizing member is interposed between the base plate and the rotation table; and a tubular wall body mounted on the base plate while the spiral spring and the rotation table are accommodated therein, wherein a rib is formed on an inner periphery wall surface of the tubular wall body for preventing the rotation table from popping out of the base plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A flat cable winding device in which one end of a flat cable is connected and the other end side is wound so as to be able to be fed out, comprising:
a base plate in which a central shaft for holding one end side of the flat cable is erected on the center of the upper surface;
a rotation table disposed on an upper surface of the base plate and rotatably supported around the central shaft by fitting a center hole to the central shaft;
an energizing member for rotationally energizing the rotation table in the winding direction of the flat cable, with the energizing member being interposed between the base plate and the rotation table, one end being locked to the rotation table, and the other end being locked to the base plate; and
a tubular wall body mounted on the base plate while the energizing member and the rotation table are accommodated therein,
wherein a rib is formed on an inner periphery wall surface of the tubular wall body for preventing the rotation table from popping out of the base plate in a direction away from the base plate in a state in which the tubular wall body is fixed to the base plate.

2. The flat cable winding device according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of guide rollers for winding the flat cable by rotation of the rotation table rotationally energized by the energizing member in a winding direction are disposed on the upper surface of the rotation table along the periphery direction.

3. A method of assembling a flat cable winding device which is a method of assembling the flat cable winding device according to claim 2 , comprising:
attaching the energizing member to the lower surface of the rotation table and attaching the rotation table to the base plate;
then, assembling and fixing the tubular wall body to the base plate;
in this state, rotating the rotation table in a direction opposite to the winding direction to store an energizing force in the energizing member;
attaching the plurality of guide rollers on the rotation table; an
winding the flat cable around the guide rollers.

Assignees

• Yazaki Corp

Inventors

• Hamada Ryo

Classifications

• B65H75/44

  Constructional details · CPC title

• H02G11/02 Primary

  using take-up reel or drum · CPC title

• B65H75/486 Primary

  Arrangements or adaptations of the spring motor · CPC title

• B65H2701/34

  electric cords or electric power cables · CPC title

• B60R16/027

  between relatively movable parts of the vehicle, e.g. between steering wheel and column {(devices for measuring, signalling or controlling tyre pressure or temperature specially adapted for mounting on vehicles B60C23/00)} · CPC title