# US 9,520,212 B2 · Aligned structure of cables and production method of aligned structure of cables

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- Number: US 9,520,212 B2
- Document ID: US9520212B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/088,854
- Filed: 2013-11-25
- Published: 2014-05-29
- Granted: 2016-12-13
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-26
- Assignees: Olympus Corporation
- Applicants: Olympus Corporation
- Inventors: Takanori Sekido
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9520212B2

## CPC

- H01B 13/06: Insulating conductors or cables (H01B13/32 takes precedence)
- A61B 1/0011: {Manufacturing of endoscope parts}
- A61B 1/00114: {Electrical cables in or with an endoscope}
- A61B 1/00124: {electrical, e.g. electrical plug-and-socket connection}
- A61B 1/051: {Details of CCD assembly}
- Y10T 29/49826: Assembling or joining
- H01B: CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES (selection for magnetic properties H01F1/00; waveguides H01P {; printed circuits H05K})
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

An aligned structure of cables includes: a plurality of cables each including a conductive cable core, an insulator covering an outer periphery of the cable core, and a cable core exposed portion, in which the cable core is exposed, on a side of a distal end of the cable; a first cable core aligning insulator including a plurality of grooves into which the cable core exposed portions of the cables are respectively fitted and which align the cable cores; and a cable core fixing insulator which fixes the cable core exposed portions aligned by the first cable core aligning insulator, wherein cross sections of the cable cores are exposed on a surface on a side of distal ends of the cable cores of the cable core fixing insulator, and a pitch of the cross sections is shorter than a pitch of the cables.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An aligned structure of cables, comprising:
a plurality of cables, each of the plurality of cables including:
a first portion having a conductive cable core and an insulator covering an outer periphery of the cable core; and
a second portion distal to the first portion in which the insulator covering is removed to form a cable core exposed portion to expose the cable core;
a cable core aligning insulator having a distal side and a proximal side, the cable core aligning insulator including a plurality of grooves extending from the proximal side of the cable core aligning insulator to the distal side of the cable core aligning insulator, the second portion of each of the plurality of cables are fitted into a respective one of the plurality of grooves to align each of the second portions; and
a cable core fixing insulator having a distal side and a proximal side, the cable core fixing insulator fixes the second portions aligned by the first cable core aligning insulator,
wherein cross sections of the cable cores are exposed on a surface on the distal side of the cable core fixing insulator, and a pitch of the cross sections at the distal side of the cable core fixing insulator is shorter than a pitch of the plurality of cables proximal to the proximal side of the first cable core aligning insulator.

### Claim 2

An aligned structure of cables, comprising:
a plurality of cables, each of the plurality of cables including:
a first portion having a conductive cable core and an insulator covering an outer periphery of the cable core; and
a second portion distal to the first portion in which the insulator covering is removed to expose the cable core;
a first cable core aligning insulator having a distal side and a proximal side, the first cable core aligning insulator including a plurality of first grooves extending from the proximal side of the first cable core aligning insulator to the distal side of the first cable core aligning insulator, the second portion of each of the plurality of cables are fitted into a respective one of the plurality of first grooves to align each of the second portions;
a cable core fixing insulator having a distal side and a proximal side, the cable core fixing insulator fixes the second portions aligned by the first cable core aligning insulator, and
a second cable core aligning insulator having a distal side and a proximal side, the second cable core aligning insulator being arranged on the distal side of the cable core fixing insulator, the second cable core aligning insulator includes a plurality of second grooves extending from the proximal side of the second cable core aligning insulator to the distal side of the second cable core aligning insulator, the second portion of each of the plurality of cables are fitted into a respective one of the plurality of second grooves to align each of the second portions,
wherein a pitch of the second portions at the distal side of the cable core fixing insulator is shorter than a pitch of the plurality of cables proximal to the proximal side of the first cable core aligning insulator; and
cross sections of the cable cores are exposed on a surface on the distal side of the second cable core aligning insulator, and a pitch of the cross sections is substantially the same as the pitch of the second portions at the distal side of the cable core fixing insulator.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The aligned structure of cables according to claim 2, wherein beveled portions are formed on both ends in an alignment direction on the distal side, on which the cross sections of the cable cores are exposed, of the second cable core aligning insulator.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The aligned structure of cables according to claim 1, wherein the cable core aligning insulator includes a lower cable core aligning insulator which aligns a part of the cable cores and an upper cable core aligning insulator which is stacked on the lower cable core aligning insulator and aligns a remaining part of the cable cores, and the cable core aligning insulator stacks and aligns the second portions vertically.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The aligned structure of cables according to claim 2, wherein the first and second cable core aligning insulators include a lower cable core aligning insulator which aligns a part of the cable cores and an upper cable core aligning insulator which is stacked on the lower cable core aligning insulator and aligns a remaining part of the cable cores, and the second cable core aligning first and second cable core aligning insulators include stack and align the second portions vertically.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The aligned structure of cables according to claim 1, wherein beveled portions are formed on both ends in an alignment direction on the distal side, on which the cross sections of the cable cores are exposed, of the cable core fixing insulator.