JPS6142971Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to an improvement of a holder that regulates the bending of a flexible cable that connects a speedometer and a drive shaft of an automobile or the like.

This type of holder is mainly attached to the meter-side attachment part of the cable, and is used to avoid other instruments that exist in the cable passage area and become an obstacle without giving the cable undue bending. Due to the structure of conventional holders, once they are attached to the cable, it is impossible to change the direction of curvature. , or the holder was removed from the cable and readjusted.

Therefore, in the former case, the outer part is unreasonably twisted, which has an adverse effect on various parts, and in the latter case, since the above-mentioned mounting position is narrow, a great deal of effort is required for adjustment work. Various inconveniences were observed, such as:

This idea was devised in view of these circumstances,
As shown in the figure, a concave groove 5 near both ends of the inner circumference of the holder 4 with a certain curvature allows the flanges 2' and 3' of the outer end fitting 2 and the joint fitting 3 to fit into it.
By providing the holder 4 around the periphery, the holder 4 can be freely rotated independently due to the relationship between the respective metal fitting flanges 2', 3' and the groove 5.

That is, in the figure, 1 is a flexible cable consisting of an outer 1a and an inner 1b, 2 is a terminal fitting fixed, for example, to the meter side end of the outer 1a, and 3 is a cable that fits into a meter side boss (not shown). The outer end fitting 2 and the fitting are attached to the inner periphery near both ends of a cylindrical body which is curved with a certain curvature, for example, in the form of two halves. Concave grooves 5 and 5' are provided around the metal fitting 3 into which the respective flanges 2' and 3' can be inserted, and each of the flanges is inserted into the concave grooves and then joined to each other. Further, 6 indicates an inner shaft connected to the meter side, and 7 indicates a bushier.

Note that the holder 4 is not limited to being made of plastic, but may be made of metal or the like as long as it has shape-retaining properties.
Further, the above-mentioned cylindrical bodies may be joined by any means such as adhesive or band.

The proposed cable holder according to the above configuration is pre-assembled into one cable, and the holder can rotate independently along the flanges 2' and 3' of the metal fittings 2 and 3. When connecting the drive shaft of an automobile or motorcycle, etc. and a meter (none of which are shown) using the cable, the holder 4 must be rotated to match the position of other instruments that may be an obstacle, especially on the meter side. Therefore, the direction of curvature can be changed freely, and obstacles can be reliably avoided by adjusting the amount of rotation.

As mentioned above, according to the cable holder of the present invention, not only does the work of installing the cable become extremely easy, but there is no adverse effect due to unreasonable twisting of the cable, and the cable can always be maintained at a constant curvature. This brings about excellent effects that could not be expected from conventional holders of this type.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the central part of an embodiment of the cable holder of the present invention. In the figure, 1... flexible cable, 2... terminal fitting, 3... joint fitting, 4... holder, 5... concave groove.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a cable holder consisting of a cylindrical body curved at a constant curvature, a concave groove is provided near both ends of the inner surface of the cylindrical body, and each collar of an outer end fitting and a joint fitting is inserted into the concave groove. A cable holder characterized by: