Cable routing system for electrified glass
AssigneeInnovative Glass Corporation
InventorsSteve Abadi, Kenneth Pesonen, Kenneth J. Casser
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Abstract
A self-contained cable routing system for powering an energy receiving device associated with a movable member includes a track, a slider, and a cable. The slider is at least partially disposed within a channel of the track and slidably coupled to the track. The cable extends through the channel of the track and includes a first end portion fixed adjacent a first end portion of the track and is configured to be electrically coupled to a power source. A second end portion of the cable is fixed to the slider.
Claims13
A self-contained cable routing system for powering an energy receiving device associated with a movable member, comprising:
- a track defining a channel therethrough;
- a slider configured to be at least partially disposed within the channel of the track and slidably coupled to the track;
- a cable configured to extend through the channel of the track and including:
- a first end portion configured to be fixed adjacent a first end portion of the track and to be electrically coupled to a power source;
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- a second end portion configured to be fixed to the slider;
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- a biasing assembly including a biasing member coupling the cable to the track such that the biasing member maintains a tension on the cable as the slider moves along the track with the second end portion of the cable.
A self-contained cable routing system for powering an energy receiving device associated with a movable member, comprising:
- a track defining a channel therethrough;
- a slider configured to be at least partially disposed within the channel of the track and slidably coupled to the track, wherein the slider includes:
- a block portion disposed within the channel of the track;
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- an arm attached to the block portion and disposed outside of the channel of the track;
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- a cable configured to extend through the channel of the track and including:
- a first end portion configured to be fixed adjacent a first end portion of the track and to be electrically coupled to a power source;
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- a second end portion configured to be fixed to the slider.
A cable routing system for powering electrified glass associated with a slidable member, comprising:
- a track defining a channel therethrough;
- a slider including:
- a block portion at least partially disposed within the channel of the track and slidably coupled to the track;
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- an arm attached to the block portion and disposed outside of the channel of the track;
- a ribbon cable extending through the channel of the track and including:
- a first end portion fixed to a first end portion of the track and configured to be electrically connected to a power source;
- a second end portion fixed to the slider and extending from a cavity defined in the block portion through a bore defined through the arm and out of an opening defined in the arm;
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- a dynamically folded intermediate portion;
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- a biasing assembly including a biasing member having a first end portion fixed to a second end portion of the track and a second end portion associated with the dynamically folded intermediate portion of the cable such that the biasing member maintains a tension on the cable as the slider moves along the track with the second end portion of the cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.