Cable length adjustment mechanism
US8215202B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2045
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic cable length adjustment mechanism includes first and second members that slidably engage one another. A spring biases the members apart, and a releasable one-way ratchet-type mechanism interconnects the parts after the parts shift relative to one another to take up slack in a Bowden cable or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the one-way ratchet arrangement includes a plurality of cantilevered levers having teeth or the like that engage rows of teeth.
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