Cable reel

A cable reel comprising:

• a fixed body, configured to be attached to a steering column, the fixed body comprising a peripheral wall having an inner diameter and defining a cut-out portion at an upper end;
• a movable body, configured to rotate interlockingly with a steering wheel, rotatably connected to the fixed body;
• a flat cable, wound in an annular hollow portion defined between the fixed body and the movable body, one end of the flat cable being connectable to the fixed body and an opposite end of the flat cable being connectable to the movable body, the flat cable enabling electrical communication between the fixed body and the movable body;
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• an annular elastic sheet, formed on a surface of the movable body, defining a portion of the annular hollow portion and having an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the peripheral wall;
• wherein a peripheral end along the outer diameter of the elastic sheet extends into the cut-out portion of the peripheral wall of the fixed body, the flat cable being contained within the inner diameter of the peripheral wall and the elastic sheet during rotation of the movable body.

A cable reel comprising:

• a fixed body, configured to be attached to a steering column, the fixed body comprising a plurality of peripheral walls, an inner surface of an inner peripheral wall defining a first inner periphery and an inner surface of an outer peripheral wall defining a second inner periphery;
• a movable body, configured to rotate interlockingly with a steering wheel, rotatably connected to the fixed body;
• a flat cable, wound in an annular hollow portion defined between the fixed body and the movable body, one end of the flat cable being connectable to the fixed body and an opposite end of the flat cable being connectable to the movable body enabling electrical communication between the fixed body and the movable body;
• and an annular elastic sheet, formed on a surface of the movable body defining a portion of the annular hollow portion and comprising a peripheral end along an outer diameter, the peripheral end of the elastic sheet extending past the first inner periphery, so that an edge portion of the flat cable, contained within the inner peripheral wall, is covered by the elastic sheet during rotation of the movable body.