Engagement tab on cable for carriage device with a deflector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020036178-A1
Application number	US-201716493715-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 23, 2017
Priority date	Mar 23, 2017
Publication date	Jan 30, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A cable slack controller may include a deflector coupled to a movable carriage device; at least one end of a cable coupled to the carriage device; and an engagement tab formed with the cable wherein the engagement tab engages a notch defined in a portion of a channel on which the movable carriage device translates across.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A cable slack controller, comprising:
a deflector coupled to a movable carriage device; at least one end of a cable coupled to the carriage device; and an engagement tab formed with the cable; wherein the engagement tab engages a notch defined in a portion of a channel on which the movable carriage device translates across.

2 . The cable slack controller of claim 1 , wherein the cable is a flexible flat cable.

3 . The cable slack controller of claim 1 , wherein the engagement tab prevents movement of the cable in a direction of travel of the movable carriage device.

4 . The cable slack controller of claim 1 , wherein the engagement tab forces the cable to loop behind the movable carriage device opposite a direction of travel of the movable carriage device.

5 . The cable slack controller of claim 1 , wherein the engagement tab is made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

6 . The cable slack controller of claim 1 , wherein the engagement tab extends the entire length of the cable perpendicular to the cable.

7 . The cable slack controller of claim 1 , wherein the deflector forces the cable into the channel as the carriage device translates across the channel.

8 . The cable slack controller of claim 1 , wherein the notch is defined in a rail of the channel.

9 . An electrical carriage device, comprising:
a deflector coupled to a bottom surface of the carriage device; an electrical cable comprising an engagement tab perpendicularly formed with the electrical cable and extending out from at least one side of the electrical cable; and wherein the engagement tab engages a notch defined in a channel on which the carriage device translates across to prevent the electrical cable from bending in front of the direction of translation of the carriage device; and wherein the deflector deflects the electrical cable towards the channel when the carriage device translates across the channel.

10 . The electrical carriage device of claim 9 ; wherein the channel comprises a rail and wherein the notch is defined in the rail.

11 . The electrical carriage device of claim 9 , wherein the deflector comprises a beveled edge to deflect the electrical cable towards the channel when the carriage device translates across the channel.

12 . The electrical carriage device of claim 9 ; wherein the engagement tab is formed into a layer of the electrical cable.

13 . The electrical carriage device of claim 9 , wherein the engagement tab is coupled to an exterior surface of the electrical cable.

14 . A system comprising:
a carriage track; a movable carriage device translatively coupled to the carriage track; and a cable electrically coupled to the movable carriage device, wherein the cable comprises an engagement tab coupled to the cable, the engagement tab to engage with a notch defined in a portion of the carriage track.

15 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising a deflector coupled to the movable carriage device to deflect the cable between the deflector and the carriage track.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Buchholtz Brett Thomas
• Spafford Jonathan Cha
• Marshall John
• Downing Elliott

Classifications

• H02G11/00 Primary

  Arrangements of electric cables or lines between relatively-movable parts · CPC title