| US 7,513,097 B2 | ||
| Cable protection and guide device | ||
| Akihiko Utaki, Osaka (Japan); and Masaaki Ikeda, Osaka (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Osaka (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 28, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/946,131. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2007-027921 (JP), filed on Feb. 07, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0184693 A1, Aug. 07, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16G 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 59—78.1 [59/900; 248/49] | 6 Claims |
| 1. A cable protection and guide device, comprising:
a plurality of pairs of right and left spaced side plates articulately connected to each other in a longitudinal direction
from a mounting fixed end to a mounting movable end enabling said side plates to form a flexional circumferential bend having
a flexional inner circumferential side and flexional outer circumferential side;
each of said side plates includes a flexional inner circumferential side residing during bending on said flexional inner circumferential
side of said bend;
each of said side plates includes an outer circumferential side residing during bending on said outer flexional circumferential
side of said bend;
connecting arms are respectively bridged over a flexional inner circumferential side and a flexional outer circumferential
side of said side plate portions at predetermined intervals;
a cable accommodating space surrounded by said side plate portions and said connecting arms extending from said mounting fixed
end toward said mounting movable end;
a cable is accommodated in said cable accommodating space;
said plurality of side plate portions are integrally molded to form a connected link module;
said integrally molded connected link modules include coupling portions interconnecting said side plate portions;
said cable protection and guide device includes stopper links;
said coupling portions and said stopper links include a snap-fit mechanism;
said snap-fit mechanism interengaging said said stopper links and said respective coupling portion of said connected link
module from said cable accommodating space side; and,
each of said connecting arms is affixed to said stopper link.
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