Mechanical link
AssigneeUltra Electronics Limited
InventorPhil Keen
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Abstract
A mechanical link includes a carrier for supporting a conductor within a mechanical link. The mechanical link may include a first arm and a second arm, the second arm being arranged for movement with respect to the first arm, and a flexible helical carrier for supporting a conductor, wherein the flexible helical carrier is received within the first and second arms. The carrier may be, or may include a generally helical member of a flexible material, the generally helical member comprising a continuous support portion having on both sides thereof upstanding wall portions.
Claims13
A mechanical link comprising:
- a first arm and a second arm, the second arm being arranged for movement with respect to the first arm;
- an intermediate housing member interposed between first and second housing members, wherein the first, second and intermediate housing members are configured to form a universal joint;
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- a flexible helical carrier for supporting one of an electrical cable or an optical cable wound around a continuous support portion of the flexible helical carrier, wherein the flexible helical carrier is received within the first and second arms and the first arm comprises a first arm end received in a first housing member, the second arm comprises a second arm end received in a second housing member, and wherein the flexible helical carrier is attached at a first end thereof to the first arm end and at a second end thereof to the second arm end.
A carrier for supporting a conductor in a mechanical link, the carrier comprising a helical member of a flexible material terminated by ends configured for coupling to a mechanical link, the helical member consisting essentially of a continuous support portion having on both sides thereof upstanding wall portions for supporting one of an electrical cable or an optical cable;
- a first arm and a second arm, the second arm being arranged for movement with respect to the first arm;
- an intermediate housing member interposed between first and second housing members, wherein the first, second and intermediate housing members are configured to form a universal joint;
- wherein the carrier is received within the first and second arms and the first arm comprises a first arm end received in a first housing member, the second arm comprises a second arm end received in a second housing member, and wherein the carrier is attached at a first end thereof to the first arm end and at a second end thereof to the second arm end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.