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Anchoring and adjusting assembly for a control cable

US4903541A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 1989
Grant dateFeb 27, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/606
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An anchoring and adjusting assembly for a control cable comprising a slider having a tubular shape, an end to be fixed to a conduit of the control cable, having an inner space through which an inner cable of the control cable is inserted and a set of ratchet teeth on an outer surface thereof, a holder having a fixing portion and a body formed with a through hole for supporting the slider for an axial sliding movement, a leaf spring having a cylinder-like shape with C-shaped cross section, and an engaging claw attached to the inside surface of the leaf spring and having a claw portion to be engaged with the set of ratchet teeth of the slider. The body of the holder has a cylindrical holding portion for supporting the leaf spring therearound and a hollow space to contain the engaging claw member at a bottom portion thereof.

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