Assembly of cable and cable support device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9618141-B2
Application number	US-201414783694-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	Apr 10, 2013
Publication date	Apr 11, 2017
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017

Abstract

Provided is an assembly of a cable and a cable support apparatus capable of suppressing vibrations and noise while saving a cable wiring space. The assembly of a cable and a cable support apparatus includes: at least one cable wired in an approximately U-shape and having one end repeatedly move with respect to the other end; and a cable support apparatus extending along the cable and curved in the approximately U-shape to support the cable, in which the cable support apparatus includes a cable support member including a plurality of piece members articulated along a length direction of the cable and a plurality of bar-shaped cable holding member mounted on at least some of the plurality of piece members to regulate the cable and the cable is disposed on an outer circumferential side at a curved portion having the approximately U-shape with respect to the cable holding member to protrude more outwardly than the cable support apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly of a cable and a cable support apparatus, comprising:
at least one cable wired in an approximately U-shape and having one end repeatedly move with respect to an other end; and
a cable support apparatus extending along the cable and curved in the approximately U-shape to support the cable,
wherein the cable support apparatus includes a cable support member including a plurality of piece members articulated along a length direction of the cable and a plurality of bar-shaped cable holding member mounted at least some of the plurality of piece members to regulate the cable, and
the cable is disposed on an outer circumferential side at a curved portion having the approximately U-shape with respect to the cable holding member to protrude more outwardly than the cable support apparatus.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cable support apparatus includes a plurality of cable support members disposed in parallel, and
the plurality of cable support members are connected to each other through the plurality of cable holding members.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cable holding member is rotatably connected to the piece members.

4. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein two adjacent cable support members of the plurality of cable support members are disposed so that positions in the length direction of the piece members mismatch each other between the two adjacent cable support members.

5. The assembly claim 1 , wherein the cable support member includes an elastic member inserted into the plurality of piece members to apply a compressive force to the plurality of piece member in the length direction.

6. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the cable holding member is rotatably connected to the piece members.

7. The assembly claim 2 , wherein the cable support member includes an elastic member inserted into the plurality of piece members to apply a compressive force to the plurality of piece member in the length direction.

8. The assembly claim 4 , wherein the cable support member includes an elastic member inserted into the plurality of piece members to apply a compressive force to the plurality of piece member in the length direction.

Assignees

• Junkosha Inc

Inventors

• Takeuchi Hiroshi

Classifications

• H02G11/00

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

• G02B6/4439

  Auxiliary devices · CPC title

• H02G3/04

  Protective tubing or conduits, e.g. cable ladders or cable troughs · CPC title

• F16G13/16 Primary

  with arrangements for holding electric cables, hoses, or the like · CPC title

• F16L3/015 Primary

  using articulated- or supple-guiding elements · CPC title