Cable guide mechanism for luggage handles
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorSteven Vantrease
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Abstract
A guide member for guiding a cable in an automotive vehicle, wherein the cable includes a handle having a grab portion and a stem supported at an end of the cable. The guide member includes a fastener, a guide portion and an end portion. The fastener is operative for fixedly securing said guide member to the vehicle. The fastener is integrally formed with the guide portion. The guide portion has a curved surface guiding the cable thereabout. Flanges extend from opposite sides of the curved surface. A retaining wall extends between the flanges. The retaining wall is spaced from the curved surface for retaining the cable therebetween.
Claims21
A guide member for guiding a cable in an automotive vehicle, the cable having an end and a handle fixedly secured thereto, said guide member comprising:
- a housing having:
- a wall defining a passage for receiving a portion of the handle therein, said passage having an inner end;
- a curved surface for guiding the cable thereabout, the curved surface extending to said inner end;
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- a fastener having a boss and a leg, said boss extending from said housing, said leg extending from an end of said boss, said leg elastically deforming to a position aligned along said boss allowing insertion of said fastener through an aperture in a wall of the vehicle, said leg being biased to a locking position retaining said fastener within said aperture.
A guide member for guiding a cable in an automotive vehicle, the cable having an end and a handle fixedly secured thereto, said guide member comprising:
- a housing having:
- a fastener fixedly securing said guide member to a wall of the vehicle;
- a wall defining a passage for receiving a portion of the handle therein, said passage having an inner end;
- a curved surface for guiding the cable thereabout, said curved surface extending to said inner end;
- a pair of flanges extending outwardly from said curved surface;
- a retainer wall extending between said flanges, said retainer wall being spaced apart from said curved surface to form a generally closed cross section through which the cable is routed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.