Noise reducing cable splitter
AssigneeLeggett & Platt Canada Co.
InventorEugene John Ficyk
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A latching system includes a first lever connected to a first cable having a first cable end, a second lever connected to a second cable having a second cable end, a latch connected to a third cable having a third cable end, and a cable splitter assembly. The cable splitter assembly has a housing with a first end and a second end and a body with an interior surface defining an interior chamber. A carriage is configured to translate within the interior chamber. The carriage includes a carriage body with a plurality of cavities arranged to seat the respective first, second, and third cable ends and a plurality of resilient arms integrally formed as one piece with the carriage body.
Claims15
A latching system comprising:
- a first lever connected to a first cable having a first cable end;
- a second lever connected to a second cable having a second cable end;
- a latch connected to a third cable having a third cable end;
- and
- a cable splitter assembly, the assembly including
- a housing having a first end and a second end and a body with an interior surface defining an interior chamber;
- a carriage configured to translate within the interior chamber, the carriage having a carriage body with a plurality of cavities arranged to seat the respective first, second, and third cable ends and a plurality of resilient arms integrally formed as one piece with the carriage body.
A cable splitter subassembly comprising:
- a housing having a first end and a second end and a body with an interior surface defining a bounded interior chamber;
- a carriage configured to translate within the bounded interior chamber, the carriage having a carriage body with a plurality of cavities, each cavity arranged to seat a cable terminal end and opening to a first end of the carriage body or a second end of the carriage body opposite the first end, and a plurality of resilient arms extending from the carriage body, each arm including a contact surface configured to contact a portion of the interior chamber during translation of the carriage within the housing;
- a first cable extending through the first end of the housing and the first end of the carriage body, wherein the first cable is connected to a first cable terminal end configured to be seated in a respective one of the pluralities of cavities having an opening in the second end of the carriage body through which the first cable terminal is movable during operation of the cable splitter subassembly;
- and
- a second cable extending through the first end of the housing and the first end of the carriage body, wherein the second cable is connected to a second cable terminal end configured to be seated in a respective one of the plurality of cavities having an opening in the second end of the carriage body through which the second cable terminal end is movable during operation of the cable splitter subassembly opening.
A cable splitter subassembly comprising:
- a housing having a first end and a second end and a body with an interior surface defining a bounded interior chamber;
- a carriage configured to translate within the bounded interior chamber, the carriage having a plurality of cavities, each cavity arranged to seat a cable terminal end, and a plurality of resilient arms extending from the carriage, each arm including a contact surface configured to contact a portion of the interior chamber during translation of the carriage within the housing;
- a first cable extending through the first end of the housing and a first end of the carriage, wherein the first cable is connected to a first cable terminal end configured to be seated in a respective one of the plurality of cavities;
- a second cable extending through the second end of the housing and a second end of the carriage opposite the first end of the carriage, wherein the second cable is connected to a second cable terminal end configured to be seated in a respective one of the plurality of cavities that opens to the first end of the carriage;
- and
- a third cable extending through the second end of the housing and the second end of the carriage, wherein the third cable is connected to a third cable terminal end configured to be seated in a respective one of the plurality of cavities that opens to the first end of the carriage,
- wherein the carriage is configured such that pulling the first cable to move the carriage toward the first end of the housing moves the second and third cable terminal ends toward the first end of the housing, pulling the second cable to move the carriage toward the second end of the housing moves the first cable terminal end toward the second end of the housing while the third terminal cable end remains stationary, and pulling the third cable to move the carriage toward the second end of the housing moves the first cable terminal end toward the second end of the housing while the second terminal cable end remains stationary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.