US 12,504,038 B2 · Cable adjuster

Abstract

A cable adjuster has a main case, an outer casing fixing member, a number of sliders, and a locking member. The main case is configured to insert the inner cable in the cable axial direction. The outer casing fixing member affixes to an end of a pre-branch outer casing, which is the tube section of the outer casing before branching, to the main case. The sliders are arranged in parallel in the slots formed in the main case so as to slide in the cable axial direction. The sliders affixes to the ends of a plurality of post-branch outer casings, which are the post-branch tube sections of the outer casing. The locking member locks the sliding movement of the sliders with respect to the main case in the cable axial direction.

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Dependent claims

A cable adjuster for adjusting a length of an outer casing into which an inner cable is inserted, comprising:

a main case configured to retain the inner cable inserted into the main case in a cable axial direction;
an outer casing fixing member configured to fasten an end of a pre-branch outer casing to the main case, wherein the pre-branch outer casing is a tube section of the outer casing before branching;
a plurality of sliders arranged in parallel in a plurality of slots formed in the main case, so that the plurality of sliders slide in the cable axial direction and are fastened to ends of a plurality of post-branch outer casings;
and
a locking member configured to lock the sliding movement of the sliders with respect to the main case in the cable axial direction.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cable adjuster

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Abstract

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