Over-molded beaded cable for driving applications
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMansour Ashtiani, Xinhua (Sam) He
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Abstract
An over-molded beaded driving cable which has an inner core, a plurality of inner core structures. An outer jacket may encompass the inner core and inner core structures. Each of a plurality of outer beads concentrically surrounds an inner core structure. The outer beads are over-molded in this position, forming an interlocking inner core structure and outer bead configuration capable of high load and high flexible performance. An end fitting placed at each end portion of the inner core provides for a driving cable assembly with a variety of end fitting configurations, including a closed loop connection, for automotive and non-automotive applications.
Claims25
A driving cable comprising:
- an inner core member;
- a plurality of inner core structures protruding from an exterior surface of said inner core member;
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- a plurality of outer bead members, said outer bead members being of larger diameter than said inner core structures and each of said outer bead members concentrically surrounding a respective one of said inner core structures.
A driving cable assembly comprising:
- an inner core member having a first and a second end portion;
- a plurality of inner core structures protruding from an exterior surface of said inner core member;
- a plurality of outer bead members, said outer bead members being of larger diameter than said inner core structures and each of said outer bead members concentrically surrounding a respective one of said inner core structures to form an interlocking bead system;
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- a first end fitting member being positioned at said first end portion of said inner core member.
A method for making a driving cable comprising:
- forming an inner core member;
- forming a plurality of inner core structures which protrude from an exterior surface of said inner core member;
- providing a plurality of outer bead members being of larger diameter than said inner core structures;
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- positioning each of said outer bead member so that each of said outer bead members concentrically surrounds a respective one of said inner core structures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.