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US 5,855,529 AGranted
Apparatus for guiding a control cable
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorMasanori Sugimoto
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Abstract
An apparatus for guiding a cable includes a frame and a cable guide member mounted to the frame for rotation around a guide member axis. The cable guide member includes a curved outer peripheral cable guide surface disposed radially outwardly from the guide member axis for guiding the cable. A bearing having a cable guide surface is disposed radially outwardly from the outer peripheral cable guide surface. When the cable guide member has a small radius of curvature, the cable may contact the bearing and thus avoid the excessive friction encountered in the prior art.
Claims67
An apparatus for guiding a cable comprising:
- a frame;
- a cable guide member mounted to the frame for rotation around a guide member axis, wherein the cable guide member includes a curved outer peripheral cable guide surface disposed radially outwardly from the guide member axis for guiding the cable;
- a bearing disposed radially outwardly from the outer peripheral cable guide surface, wherein the bearing has a bearing cable guide surface;
- and
- wherein the bearing comprises a roller that rotates around an axis substantially parallel to the guide member axis.
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An apparatus for guiding a cable comprising:
- a frame;
- a cable guide member mounted to the frame for rotation around a guide member axis, wherein the cable guide member includes a curved outer peripheral cable guide surface disposed radially outwardly from the guide member axis for guiding the cable;
- a first bearing comprising a first roller disposed radially outwardly from the outer peripheral cable guide surface for rotation around a first axis substantially parallel to the guide member axis, wherein the first bearing has a first bearing cable guide surface;
- a second bearing comprising a second roller disposed radially outwardly from the outer peripheral cable guide surface for rotation around a second axis substantially parallel to the guide member axis, wherein the second bearing has a second bearing cable guide surface;
- and
- wherein the first bearing is spaced apart from the second bearing in a circumferential direction of the outer peripheral cable guide surface.
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An apparatus for guiding a cable comprising:
- a frame;
- a cable guide member mounted to the frame for rotation around a guide member axis, wherein the cable guide member includes a curved outer peripheral cable guide surface disposed radially outwardly from the guide member axis for guiding the cable;
- a first bearing comprising a first roller disposed radially outwardly from the outer peripheral cable guide surface, wherein the first bearing has a first bearing cable guide surface;
- a second bearing comprising a second roller disposed radially outwardly from the outer peripheral cable guide surface, wherein the second bearing has a second bearing cable guide surface;
- wherein the first bearing is spaced apart from the second bearing in a circumferential direction of the outer peripheral cable guide surface;
- and
- wherein the first bearing and the second bearing are disposed at the same radial distance from the guide member axis.
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An apparatus for guiding a cable comprising:
- a frame;
- a cable guide member mounted to the frame for rotation around a guide member axis, wherein the cable guide member includes a curved outer peripheral cable guide surface disposed radially outwardly from the guide member axis for guiding the cable;
- wherein the cable guide surface terminates at first and second ends;
- wherein the cable guide member includes a first cable guide member abutment;
- and
- wherein the frame includes a frame abutment for contacting the first cable guide member abutment and for limiting a range of motion of the cable guide member.
3 more elements
An apparatus for guiding a cable comprising:
- a frame;
- a cable guide member mounted to the frame for rotation around a guide member axis, wherein the cable guide member includes a curved outer peripheral cable guide surface disposed radially outwardly from the guide member axis for guiding the cable;
- wherein a portion of the cable guide member has a noncircular outer peripheral surface when viewed along the guide member axis;
- and
- a bearing disposed radially outwardly from the outer peripheral cable guide surface, wherein the bearing has a bearing cable guide surface.
2 more elements
An apparatus for guiding a cable comprising:
- a frame;
- a cable guide member mounted to the frame for rotation around a guide member axis, wherein the cable guide member includes a curved outer peripheral cable guide surface disposed radially outwardly from the guide member axis for guiding the cable;
- wherein a portion of the cable guide member has a noncircular outer peripheral surface when viewed along the guide member axis;
- a first bearing disposed radially outwardly from the outer peripheral cable guide surface, wherein the first bearing has a first bearing cable guide surface;
- a second bearing disposed radially outwardly from the outer peripheral cable guide surface, wherein the second bearing has a second bearing cable guide surface;
- and
- wherein the first bearing is spaced apart from the second bearing in a circumferential direction of the outer peripheral cable guide surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.