Cable coupling mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024301913-A1
Application number	US-202218575130-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 31, 2022
Priority date	Jul 6, 2021
Publication date	Sep 12, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A cable coupling mechanism comprises an operating cable, a first operated cable, a second operated cable, and a coupling device, wherein the coupling device has a housing and a slider, wherein the housing has one pair of guide surfaces, wherein the slider is configured to be rotatable around an axis perpendicular to a sliding direction and a width direction, and wherein both side edges in the width direction of the slider have curved surfaces to be convex toward each of the one pair of guide surfaces such that movement of the slider in the sliding direction is not hindered when the slider rotates around the axis. According to this cable coupling mechanism, it is possible to easily operate the two operated cables so as to synchronize the two operated cables.

First claim

1 .- 5 . (canceled)

6 . A cable coupling mechanism, comprising:
an operating cable directly or indirectly connected to an operating portion; a first operated cable being operated by an operating force of the operating cable; a second operated cable being operated by the operating force of the operating cable; and a coupling device coupling the operating cable to the first operated cable and the second operated cable, wherein the coupling device has a housing, and a slider to slide in the housing; wherein the housing has one pair of guide surfaces extending along a sliding direction of the slider and opposing with each other in a width direction perpendicular to the sliding direction; wherein the slider has an operating cable coupling portion, to which one end of the operating cable is coupled such that the operating cable extends to one side in the sliding direction; a first operated cable coupling portion, to which one end of the first operated cable is coupled such that the first operated cable extends to an other side in the sliding direction; and a second operated cable coupling portion, to which one end of the second operated cable is coupled such that the second operated cable extends to the other side in the sliding direction, wherein the first operated cable coupling portion is provided on one side in the width direction with respect to the operating cable coupling portion, the second operated cable coupling portion is provided on an other side in the width direction with respect to the operating cable coupling portion, wherein the slider is configured to be rotatable around an axis perpendicular to the sliding direction and the width direction, and wherein both side edges in the width direction of the slider have curved surfaces to be convex toward each of the one pair of guide surfaces such that movement of the slider in the sliding direction is not hindered when the slider rotates around the axis.

7 . The cable coupling mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein the curved surfaces are formed with arced surfaces centered on an axis to be a center of rotation of the slider.

8 . The cable coupling mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein the operating cable coupling portion, the first operated cable coupling portion, and the second operated cable coupling portion are configured such that the one end of the operating cable, the one end of the first operated cable, and the one end of the second operated cable that are coupled to the slider are arranged side by side in the width direction.

9 . The cable coupling mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein the operating cable coupling portion has an operating cable housing recess portion in which the one end of the operating cable is housed and an operating cable lead-out port, from which the operating cable is led out to one side in the sliding direction from the operating cable housing recess portion,
wherein the first operated cable coupling portion has a first operated cable housing recess portion in which the one end of the first operated cable is housed, and a first operated cable lead-out port, which the first operated cable is led out to the other side in the sliding direction from the first operated cable housing recess portion, wherein the second operated cable coupling portion has a second operated cable housing recess portion in which the one end of the second operated cable is housed, and a second operated cable lead-out port, which the second operated cable is led out to the other side in the sliding direction from the second operated cable housing recess portion, and wherein the operating cable lead-out port, the first operated cable lead-out port, and the second operated cable lead-out port extend with a predetermined width in the width direction so as to suppress interference between the slider and the operating cable, between the slider and the first operated cable, and between the slider and the second operated cable when the slider rotates.

10 . The cable coupling mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein the slider is configured that the length in the sliding direction is shorter than the length in the width direction.

Assignees

• Hi Lex Corp

Inventors

• Imagawa Takuma
• Mieda Shuhei
• Nishimura Atsushi

Classifications

• F16C1/101

  Intermediate connectors for joining portions of split flexible shafts and/or sheathings · CPC title

• F16C1/14 Primary

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

• F16C1/22

  Adjusting; Compensating length · CPC title