US 5,394,770 AGranted

Core length adjuster

AssigneeTelflex Incorporated

InventorsRandy J. Boike, Hubert Bung, Daniel F. Chegash, Donald Miller

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Abstract

A motion transmitting remote control assembly 10 of the type for transmitting motion along a curved path comprising a conduit 12, a flexible motion transmitting core element 14 movably supported within conduit 12, and an adjustment member 16 connected to one of the conduit 12 and core element 14 for adjusting the effective length thereof. The adjustment member 16 comprises an adjustment housing 24 having a first opening 30, a slider member 26 movably disposed in the housing 24, and a locking member 28 movably disposed in the first opening 30 between a locked position to prevent adjustment of the slider member 26 relative to the housing 24 and an unlocked position to allow adjustment of the slider member 26 relative to the housing 24. The housing 24 has bridges 74 extending across the first opening 30 for alternatively holding the locking member 28 in the locked and unlocked positions.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A motion transmitting remote control assembly (10) of the type for transmitting motion along a curved path, said assembly (10) comprising:

(a) a conduit (12);
(b) a flexible motion transmitting core element (14) movably supported within said conduit (12);
(c) adjustment means (16) connected to one of said conduit (12) and core element (14) for adjusting the effective length thereof, said adjustment means (126) comprising:
i) an adjustment housing (24) having a first opening (30) and a second opening (32) intersecting said first opening (30);
ii) a slider member (26) having slider teeth (42) slidably disposed in said second opening (32);
iii) a locking member (28) having locking teeth (44) engageable with said slider teeth (42) and movably disposed in said first opening (30) between a locked position with said locking teeth (44) engaging said slider teeth (42) and an unlocked position with said locking teeth (44) disengaging said slider teeth (42);
and characterized by
iv) said adjustment housing (24) having housing teeth (34) disposed in said first opening (30) and engageable with said locking teeth (44) for guiding the movement of said locking member (28) between said unlocked position and said locked position wherein said housing teeth (34) engage with said locking teeth (44) while said locking teeth (44) engage said slider teeth (42).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.