Cable slack prevention device and fuel door apparatus provided with the same
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsJang ho Kim, Won Seok Kim
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Abstract
A cable slack prevention device may include: a cable to both ends of which a first operation part and a second operation part are connected, respectively, and which is pulled by an operation of the first operation part to link with the second operation part; a fixing body which is fixed to the cable with surrounding it and is formed as a cylinder shape, and on an outer peripheral surface of which outer screws are formed; and a guide bracket which is fixed to a vehicle body and surrounds the fixing body, and on an inner peripheral surface of which inner screws are formed and the inner screws are meshed with the outer screws of the fixing body, allowing the cable to be rotated and twisted when the cable is pulled.
Claims9
A cable slack prevention device comprising:
- a cable including opposing ends respectively connected to a first operation part and a second operation part, wherein the cable is pulled by an operation of the first operation part to link with the second operation part;
- a fixing body fixed to the cable and including a cylindrical shape surrounding the cable and an outer peripheral surface having an outer screw thread;
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- a guide bracket fixed to a vehicle body and surrounding the fixing body, the guide bracket including an inner peripheral surface having an inner screw thread engaging with the outer screw thread of the fixing body allowing the cable to rotate and twist as the cable is pulled.
A fuel door apparatus provided with a cable slack prevention device comprising:
- a door handle operated by a user to selectively open and close a fuel door hingedly affixed to a vehicle body;
- a latch for releasing the fuel door to open the fuel door;
- a cable including opposing ends, one end connected to the door handle and the other end connected to the latch, wherein the cable is pulled with an operation of the door handle to release the latching operation of the latch;
- a fixing body fixed to the cable and including a cylindrical shape surrounding the cable and an outer peripheral surface having an outer screw thread;
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- a guide bracket fixed to a vehicle body and surrounds the fixing body, the guide bracket including an inner peripheral surface having an inner screw thread engaging with the outer screw thread of the fixing body allowing the cable to rotate and twist when the cable is pulled.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.