| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 074502500 | Specific cable or sheath structure | 35 |
| 20080196538 | CONDUIT AND CONTROL CABLE - An outer casing of a control cable has a small stroke loss and a small variation of freeplay length, even when the degree of bending varies. An outer casing is formed so that an armor layer of two threads configuration is formed, in which a trapezoidal wire made of metal and a round wire | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090071284 | Bicycle cable assembly - A bicycle cable assembly mainly includes an external protection tube composed of several hollow sleeves hooking together. Hooks and engaging edges of the sleeves hook together so that the external protection tube is formed and can be properly adjusted according to a length of a cable and a special position by increasing or decreasing the number of sleeves. Also, the hook hooking the engaging edge can prevent the external protection tube from being arbitrarily disassembled by others. Also, it is possible to effectively prevent an inner protection tube from exposing to the outside and thus being damaged. Thus, a protection layer can be indirectly added to the bicycle cable assembly. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090095118 | Inner cable for push-pull control cable and method for fabricating the same - Disclosed is an inner cable for a push-pull control cable and a method for manufacturing the inner cable. The inner cable of a push-pull control cable applied to various control system including a steering system and a method for manufacturing the inner cable can generally increase durability of a control cable and reliability of a steering system, and can be easily manufactured. The inner cable includes a core wire with a predetermined length, which is formed by twisting a plurality of wire strands; a coiled wire, which is assembled with one end of the core wire in such a manner that the coiled wire winds the outer circumferential surface of the core wire in a spiral shape; and synthetic resin coating formed at a remaining part of the core wire, except for a part assembled with the coiled wire. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090107286 | SNAP-TOGETHER, TWO-PIECE GUIDE TUBE FOR A PUSH-PULL CABLE ASSEMBLY - A cable assembly includes a cable having a conduit and a core longitudinally movable within the conduit, a core attachment secured to an end of the core, a conduit abutment fitting secured to an end of the conduit, and a guide tube extending from the conduit abutment fitting and slidably receiving the core attachment therein. The guide tube includes a main member secured to the conduit abutment fitting and an extension member longitudinally extending from the main portion such that the core attachment is slidably received in both the main portion and the extension portion. An end of the core attachment is located within the guide tube over an entire stroke of the core attachment. The extension member is longitudinally separable from the main member to expose the end of the core attachment during assembly so that the end of the core attachment can be secured to the core. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090139365 | Cable Assembly Conduit Condensation Drain - A cable assembly having a condensation drain provided for the conduit thereof, wherein moisture is enabled to escape the conduit through a drainage opening of the condensation drain, yet the operative interaction between the cable and the conduit of the cable assembly is unaffected by the presence of the condensation drain. The condensation drain may be provided with a drip initiator which assists removal of the moisture from the conduit. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090193926 | Motion Transmitting Cable Liner and Assemblies Containing Same - Disclosed is cable assemblies, liners for cable assemblies and method for making same. The liner ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090211392 | BOWDEN CABLE AND CASING THEREFORE - A Bowden cable is provided that includes, but not limited to, a casing and a wire extending in a cavity of the casing. Points of contact between the wire and the casing are unevenly distributed on the circumference of the wire in each cross section. A clearance extends helicoidally along the wire. The helicoidal clearance has a pitch (L) at least equal to twice the diameter (D) of the wire. In each cross section the clearance extends around at least half of the circumference of the wire. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090260474 | CONTROL CABLE AND REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE USING THE SAME - The control cable includes a reinforcing wire | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100101362 | CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH DAMPENING - Disclosed herein is a control cable assembly with dampening. In one implementation, a shifter assembly for a vehicle transmission, may include a shifter adapted to move between at least two positions corresponding to different modes of operation of the transmission, a cable connection feature associated with the shifter, and a cable connected to the cable connection feature and adapted to be connected to the transmission such that movement of the shifter is transmitted to the transmission by the cable. The cable may include a conduit, a core received within the conduit, and a dampener connected to the conduit. The dampener in the preferred embodiment bends the conduit and engages the core with the conduit. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100116084 | Liner and cable construction - A push-pull cable having an inner member, an outer member surrounding and integral to the inner member and having an outer surface, and a sheath having an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is serrated. A push-pull cable including an inner member having an outside diameter of 360 degrees of frictional engagement surface and an outer member having an inside diameter of less than 360 degrees of frictional engagement surface, wherein the inner member outside diameter is frictionally engaged with the outer member inside diameter. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100139443 | Damping System for Shift Cable - A damping system for a shift cable is disclosed, in which vibrations and noises that are generated by a transmission and transmitted into the interior of a vehicle through a shift cable are considerably reduced across a damper, that is positioned in a bottleneck section of a socket housing and contacts with bottleneck section, such that it is possible to effectively exclude vibrations and noises transmitted into the interior of a vehicle. Further, the present invention is advantageous in terms of the cost and weight, because a rubber damper is used instead of a mass damper, and it is possible to reduce vibrations and noises without increasing force for operating a shift lever and maximally prevent the function of reducing vibrations and noises from being deteriorated by frictional wear. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100326231 | Protection sheath for bicycle operation cables - A bicycle operation cable sheath includes an inner hose which extends through a flexible sheath which is composed of multiple first parts and second parts. The first and second parts are made by different materials. Two first curved surfaces are defined in two respective inner peripheries of two opening made by the first passage of each first part so that the second parts are rotatably engaged with the two first curved surfaces of the two adjacent first parts. Two second pieces are respectively connected to two ends of the flexible sheath and the inner hose includes a flange at one end thereof and the flange is engaged with an engaging surface defined in one end of one of the two end pieces. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110041644 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING NOISE OF SHIFT CABLE - An apparatus for reducing noise of a shift cable, may include a stopper that is integrally formed with an inner cable of the shift cable, an anti-vibration member that is disposed around the inner cable and is spaced apart from the inner cable to selectively contact with the stopper, and a damper housing that retains the anti-vibration member and the stopper therein | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110100151 | PUSH-PULL CABLE - A push-pull cable suitable for automotive applications includes an outer cable having a hollow interior and an inner cable having a circular cross section perpendicular to its axial direction. The inner cable is slidably disposed within the hollow interior and grease is disposed in a clearance defined between an outer circumferential surface of the inner cable and an inner circumferential surface of the outer cable. The inner cable consists of a single metal wire coated with a metal plated layer, the plated layer has a thickness between 3 and 35 microns and the clearance is between 0.05 to 0.5 millimeters. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110226085 | CONTROL CABLE - A control cable ( | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120240714 | CLAMP HAVING BENDABLE SHAFT - A clamp has a handle assembly, a gripping assembly having a pair of jaws that can be opened and closed to grip an element, and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly has a flexible shaft having a proximal end that is operatively coupled to the handle assembly and a distal end that is operatively coupled to the gripping assembly. The shaft assembly also has a rigid element that can be placed in a first position where the rigid element supports the shaft in a manner where the shaft cannot be bent, and in a second position where the shaft can be bent. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130074642 | DAMPING SYSTEM FOR SHIFT CABLE - A damping system for a shift cable is disclosed, in which vibrations and noises that are generated by a transmission and transmitted into the interior of a vehicle through a shift cable are considerably reduced across a damper, that is positioned in a bottleneck section of a socket housing and contacts with bottleneck section, such that it is possible to effectively exclude vibrations and noises transmitted into the interior of a vehicle. Further, the present invention is advantageous in terms of the cost and weight, because a rubber damper is used instead of a mass damper, and it is possible to reduce vibrations and noises without increasing force for operating a shift lever and maximally prevent the function of reducing vibrations and noises from being deteriorated by frictional wear. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130081508 | BICYCLE CONTROL CABLE - A bicycle control cable is provided with a central wire and a radial protrusion. The central wire includes at least one metallic strand defining a radially outermost surface of the central wire. The radial protrusion extends along the radially outermost surface in a direction intersecting with a center longitudinal axis of the central wire. The radial protrusion reduces a sliding resistance of the central wire. The central wire and the radial protrusion are configured and arranged to slidably move in an axial direction with respect to the center longitudinal axis of the central wire within an outer case to operate a bicycle component. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130081509 | BICYCLE CONTROL CABLE - A bicycle control cable is provided with a central wire, an outer case and a radial protrusion. The central wire includes at least one metallic strand defining a radially outermost surface of the central wire. The outer case surrounds at least a portion of an axial length of the central wire. The outer case has a radially innermost surface. The radial protrusion spirally extends along one of either the radially outermost surface of the central wire or the radially innermost surface of the outer case in a direction intersecting with a center longitudinal axis of the bicycle control cable. The radial protrusion reduces a sliding resistance of the central wire relative to the outer case. The central wire is configured and arranged to slidably move in an axial direction with respect to the center longitudinal axis of the bicycle control cable within the outer case to operate a bicycle component, | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130087008 | SLIDING CABLE AND CONTROL CABLE - A sliding cable is provided that basically includes a cable main body and a mesh structural body. The cable main body is made of a plurality of steel wires bundled together. The mesh structural body is arranged on an outer surface of the cable main body. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130139638 | Actuating cable for cycle - An actuating cable includes an inner bushing, a tubular cushioning member, and a number of longitudinal members disposed and engaged between the cushioning member and the inner bushing, the longitudinal members include one or more metal elements, and one or more non-metal elements arrangeable in different positions for adjusting the arrangement and/or the strength and/or flexibility and/or stiffness of the actuating cable and for suitably actuating or operating the brake devices or the transmission devices of the cycle. The metal element is selected from a steel element, an iron element, an aluminum element, a magnesium and aluminum alloy element, and a titanic alloy element The non-metal element is selected from a fiber element, and a plastic element. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130160599 | CONTROL CABLE - A control cable which allows a shortened initial adaptation period is provided. A control cable | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130276570 | FLEXIBLE TRANSMISSION DEVICE COMPRISING RIGID ELEMENT FOR RIGIDIFYING ALONG A FIRST DIRECTION AND NOT ALONG A SECOND DIRECTION - A flexible transmission device is provided, which includes a guiding sheath housing a transmission cable. The device includes such a device comprises a rigid element which limits deformation of the sheath along a first direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the sheath without preventing its deformation along a second direction that is essentially orthogonal to the first direction and to the longitudinal axis. The rigid element being fixedly attached to the sheath. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140047942 | CONTROL CABLE - An object of the present invention is to provide a control cable having an outer casing provided with helically twisted metallic wires. The outer casing is light-weight, has a satisfactory buckling resistance, and can suspend generation of a vibrational noise. A control cable ( | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140109716 | BICYCLE CONTROL CABLE - A bicycle control cable includes a plurality of strands a forming a wire and an organic coating film. The wire has an outer periphery. The organic coating film is disposed on the outer periphery of the strands. The organic coating film has a graduated degree of polymerization that becomes higher as the coating film approaches the strands. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140116190 | BICYCLE CABLE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A bicycle cable is configured to be inserted in a hollow member of a bicycle. The bicycle cable basically includes a cable body and a pair of plastic tape pieces. The plastic tape pieces are attached to the cable body such that the cable body is interposed between the plastic tape pieces with a thermal adhesive layer sealing the plastic tape pieces to together with thermal adhesion. The plastic tape pieces form a pair of longitudinal extending fins projecting outwardly on both sides of the cable main body. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140245857 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system for mounting to a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has an operable portion, at least two fixation portions and an operated device. The vehicle control system includes a center line, a first sleeve and an outmost sheath. Two ends of the center line are connected respectively to the operable portion and the operated device. The operated device is controllably operated by the operable portion via the center line. The first sleeve is disposed around the center line and extends continuously between the operable portion and the operated device, and is slidable relative to the center line. The sheath is disposed around the first sleeve, and located between the operable portion and one of the fixation portions and between the operated device and the other fixation portion. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140251063 | CABLE FOR A VEHICLE - A cable for a vehicle is provided. The cable includes a center line, a first sleeve, a second sleeve and an outmost sheath. The first sleeve is disposed around the center line and axially movable relative to the center line. The second sleeve is disposed around the first sleeve and axially movable relative to the first sleeve. The outmost sheath is disposed around the second sleeve, and the second sleeve is axially movable relative to the outmost sheath. Whereby, the friction caused due to the axial movement of the center line can be reduced so that the cable can be operated easily, smoothly and precisely; and the center line can be prevented from being damped and rusted so that the cable can function well and the durability thereof is enhanced. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140260765 | PUSH/PULL CABLE - A push/pull cable comprises a cable core and a cable core liner. The cable core includes a central mandrel wire and an outer helical wire wound about the central mandrel wire. The cable core liner has a splined inner wall and the cable core is disposed within the cable core liner. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140305254 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system for mounting to a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has an operable portion, at least two fixation portions and an operated device. The vehicle control system includes a center line, a first sleeve and an outmost sheath. Two ends of the center line are connected respectively to the operable portion and the operated device. The operated device is controllably operated by the operable portion via the center line. The first sleeve is disposed around the center line and extends continuously between the operable portion and the operated device, and is slidable relative to the center line. The sheath is disposed around the first sleeve, and located between the operable portion and one of the fixation portions and between the operated device and the other fixation portion. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140331812 | BENT TUBULAR SHAFT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The disclosed embodiments describe a method for producing a bent tubular shaft for a tubular shaft instrument as well as a tubular shaft produced in such manner as well as a tubular shaft instrument with such a bent tubular shaft. The tubular shaft is produced by providing a hollow shaft component and an actuating rod. The actuating rod in this case has at least one bending area in which flexible segments and support segments alternate. The at least one bending area of the actuating rod is provided with a friction-reducing layer before it is inserted into the shaft component in order to create a tubular shaft. The tubular shaft is then bent in an area that corresponds to the at least one bending area of the actuating rod. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150059514 | CABLE GUARD STRUCTURE FOR LOCKING MECHANISM OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME - In a cable guard structure for a locking mechanism in which a lid hook is engaged with a first swing member to lock a fuel lid, and the locking of the fuel lid is released by a release operation through a cable connected to the side of the vehicle body side locking member, the first swing member is disposed at the general center of a vehicle body. The cable is routed in vehicle in a vertical direction. A cable guide guides the cable. The cable guide is a long tubular member, and is arranged substantially vertically. The cable is passed through the cable guide. Such cable guard structure for a locking mechanism can prevent access to a cable from the outside. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150068357 | BICYCLE CABLE SLEEVE - The present invention provides a bicycle cable sleeve, including an inner tube, a fiber layer and an outer cladding layer. The inner tube is provided for allowing a bicycle cable to dispose in, and the fiber layer is formed by a plurality of strand wires arranged and entangled around the inner tube. Each strand wire is made from glass fiber. An outer surface of the fiber layer is formed with a plurality of concave slits between each two neighboring strand wires. The outer cladding layer covers the outer surface of the fiber layer, and part of the outer cladding layer fills the concave slits up. Therefore, the bicycle cable sleeve of the present invention has better pliability and endurance. | 03-12-2015 |
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| 20180023617 | Remote Control Assembly | 01-25-2018 |
