| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 074502600 | Specific cable connector or guide | 32 |
| 20080236327 | ELECTROMECHANICAL CABLE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY CONTROLLER - An electromechanical cable actuator assembly is disclosed, the actuator having a motor, a gear assembly coupled to the motor, a spring-loaded return assembly coupled to the gear assembly being configured to apply a force to the gear assembly to return the electromechanical cable assembly to a first position; and an electronic motor control circuit coupled to the motor. The electronic motor control circuit includes a drive circuit configured to drive the motor in a first direction against the force exerted by the spring assembly and a braking circuit configured to slow the rate of return of the cable assembly to the first position. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080257099 | Device for Adjusting the Tension of a Pulling Element - The present invention relates to a device for the automatic adjustment of the pretension of a pulling element ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080282834 | Bowden Cable Actuation System - A Bowden cable actuation system and/or a seat adjuster can be produced simply and cost-effectively. The seat adjuster includes a compensation means that reduces damage to the Bowden cable, actuation system and/or seat adjuster when the Bowden cable is subjected to a tensile force beyond a predetermined point. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080302202 | Device for Protecting and Guiding a Cable from a Direct-Vision Window of an Aircraft Flight Deck - A device for protecting and guiding at least one cable ( | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090193927 | Locking device of a bicycle brake cable - A locking device of a bicycle brake cable includes a locking portion including a through hole defined therein. The locking portion has a hole and a threaded hole defined therein and communicating with the through hole, wherein the threaded hole extends to an outer periphery of the locking portion. A clamping device is mounted in the locking portion. The clamping device includes a first clamping block, a second clamping block and a drive piece. The first clamping block is partially and securely received in the hole and extending into the through hole. The second clamping block is and pivotally mounted to the drive piece and faces the first clamping block, the drive piece having a threaded outer periphery and screwed into the threaded hole with the second clamping block, the drive piece drives the second clamping block moved toward the first clamping block for securely clamping the brake cable. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090211393 | Adjustable command cable terminal - An adjustable command cable terminal is disclosed as can be used for example in the automobile industry. By turning glove central support and shoe move radially within opening formed in internal terminal for locking or releasing shaft. Radial movement of central support and shoe is achieved by the inner geometry of glove which has variable inner diameter including section with wider diameter for length adjustment of shaft, section with progressively reduced diameter for quick closing, section of an Archimedes-curve and section with small diameter for the locked stated. Central support is urged outwards against the inner geometry of glove by springs. Inner surface of internal terminal and other surface of shaft have corresponding threads. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090235774 | CASING SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING A CABLE - A casing system for protecting a cable, the casing having a first end and a second end, an inner diameter of a recess being equal to or greater than an outer diameter of the second end, a groove positioning in the recess, a passageway penetrating through the groove to the second end of the casing; a washer installing in the groove and having a passing hole for communicating the passageway, an inner diameter of the passing hole being less than an inner diameter of the passageway; wherein, the casing can provide protective effect for a cable. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090241722 | WIRE ORDERING DEVICE OF BICYCLE - A wire ordering device of a bicycle comprises an enclosing layer; at least one auxiliary enclosing end extending from the enclosing layer; and at least one retaining sheet formed on the enclosing layer or the auxiliary enclosing end; after enclosing a tube-like structure of a bicycle, an axial direction of the enclosing layer being different from the that of the auxiliary enclosing end. The enclosing layer can enclose a body of a bicycle. As a wire is to be attached to the body, the retaining sheet will retain a wire upon the body of the bicycle. The wire ordering device of a bicycle has the effect of enclosing the body of a bicycle so as to protect the tubes enclosed by the enclosing layer to avoid wires attached to the body to rub the body of the bicycle. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100005921 | CONTROL CABLE ADJUSTER - A control cable adjuster including a first adjusting element with a first engagement portion, a second adjusting element with a second engagement portion coupled to the first engagement portion, and a rigid cover removably coupled to at least one of the first adjusting element and the second adjusting element. The second adjusting element configured for adjustable axial movement relative to the first adjusting element while maintaining the first and second engagement portions coupled together. The rigid cover is movable between a covered position where the rigid cover substantially covers a portion of the first engagement portion, and an exposed position where the rigid cover substantially exposes a portion of the first engagement portion. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100212452 | WIRE QUICK RELEASE DEVICE FOR BRAKE WIRE OF BICYCLE - A wire quick release device of the present invention is mounted on a bicycle in association with a brake device and a brake wire of the bicycle. The wire quick release device includes a quick release having a handle to operate in order to press the brake wire onto the brake device and loose the brake wire in order to simplify the work of fastening and releasing the brake wire. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100251847 | CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-DIRECTIONAL CONNECTOR - A shift cable assembly in one implementation may include a conduit, a core received within the conduit, a rod coupled to an end of the core, a slide tube in which the rod is received, and a multi-directional connector. The connector may have a housing coupled to the rod, a first surface with a first opening, a second surface with a second opening, and a cavity communicated between the first and second openings. The cavity is adapted to receive a component through either one of the first and second openings, and a fastener extends into the cavity between the first and second openings to engage a component received in the cavity and retain the component relative to the housing. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110017010 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR TRANSMISSION CABLE IN VEHICLE - A connecting device and a method for assembling a cable to a bracket are provided. The connecting device includes an outer body arranged circumferentially around the cable, the outer body being divided into a first portion with a substantially constant cross section and a second portion including a plurality of snap arms extending radially outwardly from a point of attachment with the first portion. The cable can be a transmission cable used in a vehicle, where the connecting device is configured to be received in an opening of the bracket, in order to anchor the cable to the vehicle body. The connecting device and cable can be received in any orientation relative to the bracket, where the snap arms are arranged in a continuous manner around the cable. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110154940 | CLAMPING AND SEALING MECHANISM FOR A CABLE - A strain relief for a cable and its method are provided. A strain relief for a cable, includes: a first member including: a main body having an opening for receiving a cable and a locking member, and a second complementary member including: a main body having an opening for receiving the cable; and at least one flexible finger having a finger body extending from the main body of the second complementary member, an inner barb formed at an inner end of the finger body for engaging into the outer jacket of the cable upon insertion of the complementary second member into the main body of the first member, and an outer barb formed at an outer end of the finger body for snapping into the locking member. A method for a cable strain relief having a first member and a second member, includes: inserting at least one flexible finger of the second member together with a cable into the main body of the first member, including: compressing the finger of the second member into an outer jacket of the cable so that the inner barb of the finger pinches the outer jacket; and snapping the outer barb of the finger into the locking member of the first member. A strain relief for a cable, includes: a main body having a substantially cylindrical inner space defined by an inner surface; and a plurality of resilient locking barbs on the inner surface of the main body, extending to the longitudinal axis of the main body, for deflecting upon insertion of a cable into the inner space and snapping the an outer jacket of the cable. A method for a cable strain relief, includes; inserting a cable into the inner space of a strain relief main body so that the barbs of the main body deflect and snap an outer jacket of the cable; and overmolding the main body together with the cable. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110232413 | CONNECTING MEMBER AND CONTROL CABLE - A connecting member includes a male screw portion, a cable insertion portion, a locking portion, and a crimping portion. The male screw portion is provided at a first end of the connecting member. The cable insertion portion is provided at a second end, opposite to the first end, of the connecting member, and has a closed-bottomed hole into which one end of an inner cable is to be inserted. The locking portion is provided on outer circumference of the connecting member between a bottom of the closed-bottomed hole and the second end, and has a shape which can be caught with a part of an operation object in a circumferential direction of the male screw portion. The crimping portion is provided on the outer circumference between the bottom of the closed-bottomed hole and the second end, and configured to crimp the one end of the inner cable. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110290065 | Cable Splicing Assembly for Convertible Stroller-Cycle - The present invention relates to a vehicle that is converted from a stroller for carrying a passenger and cycle operated by a rider to a combined unit. More specifically, the invention relates to a stroller and a bicycle combined, physically and operationally, such that the operator of the cycle portion of the stroller-cycle can control operation of the stroller portion while the stroller-cycle is in motion. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120011957 | Internal Cable Routing System - An internal cable system for a bicycle is disclosed herein. The system is configured such that vibration between one or more cables and a bicycle frame is reduced. As such, riders are able to navigate through rugged terrain without experiencing increased noise due to internal cable vibration against the bicycle frame. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120247263 | BICYCLE WITH BOTTOM BRACKET CABLE GUIDE - A cable guide for a bicycle including a frame that has a bottom bracket. The cable guide includes a first guide that is attachable to the frame adjacent the bottom bracket and that supports a first cable, and a second guide that is attachable to the frame adjacent the bottom bracket and that supports a second cable. The first guide includes a first cable conduit that extends into the frame at a first angle, and the second guide includes a second cable conduit that extends into the frame at a second angle different from the first angle. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130228036 | INTEGRATED CABLE DESIGN FOR INSIDE RELEASE AND INSIDE LOCK FUNCTION - A cable end fitting for use in a latch is provided including a sheath for surrounding a portion of a first cable and a second cable. A portion of the sheath, including a first end is positioned within a housing. A base plate is coupled to the second end of the sheath. A first bore and a second bore extend through the base plate and the sheath. The base plate retains the cable end fitting in a position in the latch. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130247709 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF CONTROL CABLE - A connection structure of a control cable includes one control cable, the other control cable, a joint case separable into pieces on respective sides of one and the other control cables, a joint member, and an attachment member. The other control cable includes first and second control cables. The attachment member has a fitting portion allowing fitting of an inner cable of each of the first and second control cables into an outer circumferential surface of the attachment member. The fitting portion can be exposed from an internal space when the joint case is separated. Thus, a connection structure of a control cable with which an inner cable can readily be removed can be obtained. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130269470 | CONTROL CABLE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A control cable attachment structure for attaching a control cable to an anchoring member. A plate-part-side attachment groove, includes an anchoring groove in which an attachment part is positioned and anchored, and a constricted part that is connected to the anchoring groove and is narrower than the anchoring groove. The attachment part of the control cable has an engaging part that is engaged by the anchoring groove and is wider than the constricted part, an approximately parallel pair of opposing surfaces respectively opposing the front and rear of a plate surface of the anchor plate part, and an anchoring groove, the surface of which is formed by the pair of opposing surfaces, and in which the peripheral parts of the plate-part-side attachment groove of the anchor plate part engage. The one opposing surface is provided with a protruding part that protrudes toward the other opposing surface. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140069225 | CABLE CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR MOVABLE MEMBER - In a cable connection structure in which a roughly spherical cable end disposed at the tip of an inner wire is connected to a movable member, the movable member is provided with a pair of wing pieces that hold the inner wire, a cable insertion opening that guides the cable end to a space between the wing pieces, and a roughly elliptical cable end passage part that displaceably supports the cable end. The long axis of the roughly elliptical shape of the cable end passage part roughly coincides with the direction of insertion of the cable. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140130632 | TUNING STRUCTURE FOR GEAR SHIFT CABLES - A shift cable for transmitting of operation commands to a transmission comprises a cable conduit, an inner cable, a socket and a shift tuning structure. The socket is adapted to attach the shift cable to a housing. The shift tuning structure is provided between the cable conduit and the socket in order to provide a vibration dampening between the inner cable and the socket and to provide a desired shift feeling when the inner cable is transmitting an operation command. The shift tuning structure comprises a stiff, low-density material which is separated from the socket in axial and radial directions through a flexible material, which is thinner than the stiff, low-density material. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140157940 | CABLE AND OPERATING FORCE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140157941 | TERMINAL SUPPORT DEVICE MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A terminal support device mounting structure has a terminal support device and a bracket. The bracket has an opening, a mounting hole, a thick portion, and an engagement portion. The thick portion is located around the opening and the mounting hole. The engagement portion is provided to extend from the thick portion in an axial line direction X. The terminal support device has a socket. The socket has a mounted portion having an introduction portion and a sliding contact portion, a pair of flanges, a flexible portion having a pawl and an arm, and a rotation restriction portion. The pawl is engaged with the engagement portion during rotation. The arm supports the pawl such that the pawl can be engaged with the engagement portion. The rotation restriction portion restricts rotation of the socket after rotation causes the pawl to pass over the engagement portion. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140196565 | BICYCLE BRAKE CABLE COMBINATION FOR DIFFERENT CYCLES - A brake cable combination includes a cable member having an end member at one end portion, a coupler for one type bicycle having an orifice for engaging with the cable member and an enlarged socket opening for engaging with the end member of the cable member, and another coupler for another type bicycle having an orifice for selectively engaging with the cable member, and an enlarged socket opening for selectively receiving and engaging with the end member of the cable member and for allowing the cable member to be easily and quickly and readily attached or mounted or secured or coupled to the brake handles of different cycles or bicycles. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140216198 | CABLE ADJUSTING UNIT - A cable adjusting unit includes a first member, a second member and an actuator. The second member is movably arranged with respect to the first member. The actuator is operatively coupled to at least one of the first member and the second member. The actuator is arranged to relatively move the first member with respect to the second member. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140230599 | Cable connection device - A cable connection device of a bicycle is provided with an outer barrel, an inner connecting member, and a tube, wherein an outer thread is arranged at one end of the tube, and a cone portion is arranged inside the end of the tube having the outer thread and tapered inwardly; an inner thread arranged at one end of the outer barrel is screwed with the outer thread of the tube, and a flange is arranged inside the end of the outer barrel away from the inner thread; and two flexible latches of the inner connecting member are disposed inside the cone portion, and an outer convex ring arranged between two ends of the inner connecting member is against the flange adjacent to the inner thread. The flexible latches are compressed by the cone portion to fasten one end of a cable passed through the tube. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20150020640 | FORCED DEPLOYMENT SEQUENCE - A fixed sequence activation handle is described that forces a predetermined activation sequence. Such handles are suitable for use in the delivery of medical devices or for other application that require a fixed sequence of activations. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150128753 | ROTOR SYSTEM FOR A BICYCLE - A rotor system for a bicycle ( | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150354621 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE TENSIONING OF A CONTROL CABLE OF A BICYCLE GEARSHIFT - An adjustment device for tensioning a bicycle gearshift control cable. The adjustment device has opposed threaded elements and a compressible element, which is retained in position by a locking member and compressed between the threaded elements. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160123044 | BOWDEN CABLE ARRANGEMENT - A Bowden cable arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle door lock arrangement, wherein the Bowden cable arrangement has a cable strand and a cable conduit, and wherein an adjustment device is provided with a first coupling element and a second coupling element within the chain of operating forces of the cable strand and with a coupling mechanism. In some embodiments the coupling elements may be coupled to each other by the coupling mechanism in different coupling positions relative to each other in order to adjust the length of the cable strand. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160131180 | CABLE SOCKET WITH ISOLATION FUNCTION AND TRANSMISSION CABLE HAVING THE SAME - A cable socket has an isolation function attached to an end of a transmission cable which connects a transmission disposed in an engine compartment of a vehicle and a shift lever installed inside the vehicle. The cable socket includes a casing cap and a guide pipe connected to each other in the cable socket and extending outwardly from the cable socket. A rubber damper is attached to the casing cap at which the casing cap and the guide pipe are connected. An internal housing has an end of the guide pipe being inserted therein. An external housing is attached to the internal housing, in which the casing cap and the rubber damper are inserted. A pressure blocking member is inserted between the rubber damper and the external housing to block a pressure applied to the external housing from being transferred to the rubber damper. | 05-12-2016 |
