Abstract: A bicycle operation cable sheath includes an inner hose which extends through a flexible sheath which is composed of multiple first parts and second parts. The first and second parts are made by different materials. Two first curved surfaces are defined in two respective inner peripheries of two opening made by the first passage of each first part so that the second parts are rotatably engaged with the two first curved surfaces of the two adjacent first parts. Two second pieces are respectively connected to two ends of the flexible sheath and the inner hose includes a flange at one end thereof and the flange is engaged with an engaging surface defined in one end of one of the two end pieces.

Abstract: A bicycle cable assembly mainly includes an external protection tube composed of several hollow sleeves hooking together. Hooks and engaging edges of the sleeves hook together so that the external protection tube is formed and can be properly adjusted according to a length of a cable and a special position by increasing or decreasing the number of sleeves. Also, the hook hooking the engaging edge can prevent the external protection tube from being arbitrarily disassembled by others. Also, it is possible to effectively prevent an inner protection tube from exposing to the outside and thus being damaged. Thus, a protection layer can be indirectly added to the bicycle cable assembly.

Abstract: A damping system for a shift cable is disclosed, in which vibrations and noises that are generated by a transmission and transmitted into the interior of a vehicle through a shift cable are considerably reduced across a damper, that is positioned in a bottleneck section of a socket housing and contacts with bottleneck section, such that it is possible to effectively exclude vibrations and noises transmitted into the interior of a vehicle. Further, the present invention is advantageous in terms of the cost and weight, because a rubber damper is used instead of a mass damper, and it is possible to reduce vibrations and noises without increasing force for operating a shift lever and maximally prevent the function of reducing vibrations and noises from being deteriorated by frictional wear.

Abstract: A push-pull cable having an inner member, an outer member surrounding and integral to the inner member and having an outer surface, and a sheath having an inner surface, wherein the inner surface is serrated. A push-pull cable including an inner member having an outside diameter of 360 degrees of frictional engagement surface and an outer member having an inside diameter of less than 360 degrees of frictional engagement surface, wherein the inner member outside diameter is frictionally engaged with the outer member inside diameter.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a control cable assembly with dampening. In one implementation, a shifter assembly for a vehicle transmission, may include a shifter adapted to move between at least two positions corresponding to different modes of operation of the transmission, a cable connection feature associated with the shifter, and a cable connected to the cable connection feature and adapted to be connected to the transmission such that movement of the shifter is transmitted to the transmission by the cable. The cable may include a conduit, a core received within the conduit, and a dampener connected to the conduit. The dampener in the preferred embodiment bends the conduit and engages the core with the conduit.

Abstract: A flight control system includes carbon fiber pull rods to substitute in whole or in part for conventional steel cables. The stretch and thermal expansion issues associated with composite cables are minimal, making them much better for the very long flight-control runs on large aircraft and spacecraft, and also on aircraft and spacecraft operating though a wide range of temperatures during flight. In a preferred embodiment, the carbon fiber pull rods are manufactured by winding a resin-impregnated carbon tow around a pair of bobbins, one of which is fixed and one of which is rotatably mounted. When the second bobbin is rotated, the windings are twisted to form the carbon fiber pull rod, which is then cured to complete the manufacturing process.

Abstract: A bicycle cable is provided with an outer casing, an inner wire extending through the outer casing, an inner sheath covering at least a portion of the inner wire that protrudes beyond the outer casing and at least one the inner sheath cap member cap member. The inner sheath cap member has a mounting section mounted to an end part of the inner sheath and a bottom section that is formed on one end of the mounting section. The bottom section has a cable passage hole with the inner wire can pass therethrough. The bicycle cable is configured to effectively suppress the intrusion of contaminants between the inner wire and the inner sheath, and thereby, prevent the inner wire from degrading and becoming difficult to move.

Abstract: A conduit guide clip is provided which includes a receiver and a single arm extending therefrom is provided for mounting to a tubular support such as the handlebar of a walk-behind lawn mower. The guide clip further includes a mounting post, which is inserted into a hole in the tubular support. The arm is curved to wrap around and clamp an arcuate inner surface of the receiver against the tubular support after installation. The mounting post is positioned to extend from the arcuate inner surface, and the arm includes a rearwardly swept remote edge and located whereby no portion of the arm is positioned to intersect the longitudinal axis of the mounting post.

Abstract: The control cable includes a reinforcing wire 11 of which the both ends are fixed by anchors 14, 14, an outer casing 12 made of synthetic resin so as to be slidable to the reinforcing cable, and so as not to constrain the thermal deformation in the axial direction based on the variation of ambient temperature, and an inner cable 13 made of metal having flexibility housed in the outer casing 12 slidably.

Abstract: A motion transmitting remote control assembly (20) of the type for transmitting motion in a curved path by a flexible core element (22) in a conduit (24) is secured to a support structure (76) having a U-shaped slot. A coupling body (36) surrounds the core element (22) and is surrounded by a support body (66) for attachment to the support structure (76). A flange (42) extends radially about the coupling body (36) and is disposed axially between a first and second ends (38, 40) of the coupling body (36). First and second isolators (52, 54) surround the coupling body (36) on opposite sides of the flange (42) and include first and second ribs (63, 64) projecting radially from first and second head portions (61, 62) of the isolators (52, 54). The first and second ribs (63, 64) contact an inner radial surface (122) of the support body (66) thereby spacing the first and second head portions (61, 62) from the support body (66).

Abstract: Disclosed are cable assemblies, liners for cable assemblies and methods for making same. The liner in preferred embodiments comprises bearing surface with inwardly projecting surfaces, preferably at substantially regularly spaced intervals along the inner circumference of the bearing surface.

Abstract: A Bowden cable is provided that includes, but not limited to, a casing and a wire extending in a cavity of the casing. Points of contact between the wire and the casing are unevenly distributed on the circumference of the wire in each cross section. A clearance extends helicoidally along the wire. The helicoidal clearance has a pitch (L) at least equal to twice the diameter (D) of the wire. In each cross section the clearance extends around at least half of the circumference of the wire.

Abstract: Disclosed is cable assemblies, liners for cable assemblies and method for making same. The liner (52) in preferred embodiments Comprises bearing surface with inwardly projecting surfaces (52B), preferably at substantially regularly spaced intervals along the in Circumference of the bearing surface.

Abstract: A cable assembly having a condensation drain provided for the conduit thereof, wherein moisture is enabled to escape the conduit through a drainage opening of the condensation drain, yet the operative interaction between the cable and the conduit of the cable assembly is unaffected by the presence of the condensation drain. The condensation drain may be provided with a drip initiator which assists removal of the moisture from the conduit.

Abstract: A cable assembly includes a cable having a conduit and a core longitudinally movable within the conduit, a core attachment secured to an end of the core, a conduit abutment fitting secured to an end of the conduit, and a guide tube extending from the conduit abutment fitting and slidably receiving the core attachment therein. The guide tube includes a main member secured to the conduit abutment fitting and an extension member longitudinally extending from the main portion such that the core attachment is slidably received in both the main portion and the extension portion. An end of the core attachment is located within the guide tube over an entire stroke of the core attachment. The extension member is longitudinally separable from the main member to expose the end of the core attachment during assembly so that the end of the core attachment can be secured to the core.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inner cable for a push-pull control cable and a method for manufacturing the inner cable. The inner cable of a push-pull control cable applied to various control system including a steering system and a method for manufacturing the inner cable can generally increase durability of a control cable and reliability of a steering system, and can be easily manufactured. The inner cable includes a core wire with a predetermined length, which is formed by twisting a plurality of wire strands; a coiled wire, which is assembled with one end of the core wire in such a manner that the coiled wire winds the outer circumferential surface of the core wire in a spiral shape; and synthetic resin coating formed at a remaining part of the core wire, except for a part assembled with the coiled wire.

Abstract: A bicycle cable assembly mainly includes an external protection tube composed of several hollow sleeves hooking together. Hooks and engaging edges of the sleeves hook together so that the external protection tube is formed and can be properly adjusted according to a length of a cable and a special position by increasing or decreasing the number of sleeves. Also, the hook hooking the engaging edge can prevent the external protection tube from being arbitrarily disassembled by others. Also, it is possible to effectively prevent an inner protection tube from exposing to the outside and thus being damaged. Thus, a protection layer can be indirectly added to the bicycle cable assembly.

Abstract: An outer casing of a control cable has a small stroke loss and a small variation of freeplay length, even when the degree of bending varies. An outer casing is formed so that an armor layer of two threads configuration is formed, in which a trapezoidal wire made of metal and a round wire 17 or an oval wire are respectively aligned and wound spirally, and on the surface of the armor layer, a coating made of synthetic resin is provided. A control cable is formed so that an inner cable is inserted into the outer casing. The ratio of width in the axis direction of the round wire 17 or the oval wire to the width of the bottom of the trapezoidal wire 16 is 0.3 to 2, the ratio of the thickness of the round wire 17 or the oval wire to the thickness of the trapezoidal wire is 0.5 to 1, the ratio of the winding pitch P of the spiral to the outer diameter D2 of the armor layer 13 is 0.25 to 0.8.

Abstract: A bicycle hub brake component is provided for a bicycle hub brake that includes a fastening bracket adapted to be nonrotatably mounted relative to the bicycle frame, a brake drum adapted to rotate integrally with the hub relative to the fastening bracket, and a brake mechanism adapted to apply a braking force to the brake drum. The component comprises an actuating arm adapted to be movably mounted to the fastening bracket for actuating the brake mechanism, and an inner mounting portion for moving the actuating arm. The inner mounting portion comprises an arm body, a retaining portion disposed on the arm body for mounting the arm body to the actuating arm so that the inner mounting portion moves relative to the actuating arm, and an inner detaining portion disposed on the arm body for detaining an inner cable of a brake cable.

Abstract: A flexible, rotating drive transmission assembly having a substantially spiral-shaped liner supporting a center, rotatable, flexible shaft. The liner and its center shaft are carried within an outer down-tube. The spiral-shaped liner contains flexible, continuously tapering, elliptical legs that are self-adjusting and allow the liner to be easily inserted into and firmly retained by the outer down-tube. The self-adjusting legs of the liner conform to the inside diameter of the outer down-tube despite internal variations, thus allowing the liner to maintain its central axis or centerline relative to the central axis of the outer down-tube and end components attached to the assembly. The legs provide vibration isolation and absorption by their inherent spring effect. Moreover, grease skived from the inner wall of the outer down-tube, due to the auger effect of the rotating flexible shaft, is uniformly collected in pockets for distribution along the entire length of the outer down-tube.

Abstract: A flexible drive cable assembly for powered adjustable pedals includes an elongate flexible casing having a unitary connector which cooperates with an end fitting to secure the casing to the end fitting and hold the casing stationary relative to the end fitting. In one embodiment, the unitary connector and the end fitting form a snap-fit connection having both an interlock and an interference fit between the casing and the end fitting to reduce vibration. In another embodiment, the casing is heat staked to the end fitting such that casing material flows into grooves to form protrusions which interlock with the end fitting and an interference fit between the casing and the end fitting to reduce vibration. In another embodiment, the unitary connector includes an elongate portion press fit into an aperture of the end fitting and a flange engaging the end fitting adjacent the aperture.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to cable assemblies, and more particularly to flexible cable assemblies of the type used in automobiles for transmitting rotary or linear motion along a predetermined path. In a particular aspect, the present invention relates to abrasion-resistant fluorocarbon polymer composites, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”) composites, having an unexpectedly high frictional efficiency under high load conditions and after long cycle times. The present invention relates to abrasion-resistant, anti-friction tubing formed from such composites, and to uses of such tubing as a liner for flexible, motion transmitting cable assemblies.

Abstract: A shifting arrangement for a manual shift lever has an intermediately connected adjusting device which comprises a rigid outer lever connected with a shifting shaft, in which outer lever a swingingly disposed inner lever is arranged which is connected with transmission devices to the manual shift lever.

Abstract: A coil shaft or tube to be fitted into a flexible sleeve to serve as a flexible rotation transmission shaft, containing a partially coarsely wound coil shaft formed by winding around a core a plural number of unit wires which are arranged in intimately parallel relation with each other in the fashion of a single flat metal strip, and extracting a dummy wire afterwards from a resulting tightly wound coil shaft to form coarsely wound portions where helices of certain adjacent unit wires spaced apart in the axial direction and in certain portions of the coil shaft.

Abstract: A sheathed control cable includes an inner cable, a cable-guide duct of a material having a low coefficient of friction surrounding said cable with clearance, armoring surrounding the cable-guide duct, and an outer sheath providing mechanical protection, wherein the cable-guide duct is a duct of microporous PTFE obtained by lubricated extrusion and that has been subjected, on leaving the extruder die, to simultaneous drawing and heating to a temperature above the sintering temperature of PTFE.

Abstract: A sound-proof geared or toothed cable A which comprises a core member 1 made of a twisted metal wires, teeth 2 consisting of at least one metal wire spirally wound around a peripheral surface of the core member 1, and a synthetic resin or rubber made tube 3 which is closely spirally wound between the teeth 2, and an outer surface of which protrudes externally of an outer surface of the teeth 2. An outer diameter of the tube 3 is 1.2 to 5 times an inner diameter of the tube 3 and a winding outer diameter of the tube 3 is 1.01 to 1.1 times a winding outer diameter of the teeth member 2.

Abstract: A connection element for cable pulls, having a cable pull sleeve for protecting the cable pull core and for the transmission of movements with forces, an elongated wire for mechanical strength of the cable, a guide tube for guiding the inner cable core, and rubber elements for damping. Elongated wires having bent ends are provided with an injection molding so that there is a contour with U-shaped cross section in the injection molding. A holder engages in the injection molding via an elastic element which simultaneously carries the guide tube and connects it with the injection molding. A flat strip with sliding tube opens into the guide tube.

Abstract: A cableless extendable and retractable support system for raising and lower a structure that includes a base, a structure to be raised and lowered relative to the base, a plurality of telescopic assemblies coupled between the base and structure to be raised and lowered, a plurality of spring elements having ends that are coupled between the plurality of telescopic assemblies and a lift tube assembly, the lift tube assembly including a mechanism which, when activated, selectively extends or retracts each of the plurality of spring elements therefrom and a housing which encloses the entire mechanism that extends and retracts the plurality of spring elements. According to one embodiment, the mechanism that extends and retracts the plurality of spring elements includes a drive screw and a driven screw and a pair of opposed push blocks which are mounded on the drive and driven screws, the first ends of each of the plurality of spring elements being coupled to the pair of push blocks.

Abstract: Reciprocating or push-pull control cable assemblies have fittings permanently attached, preferable by swaging or other mechanical deformation process, to the ends of a control cable or core that reciprocates within an outer casing. The fittings have a projected width no greater than the inner diameter of the casing. As a result, the entire control cable, with fittings attached, can be pulled through the casing to remove the control cable for inspection, maintenance or replacement. The cable also have a unique combination of ball joint assemblies and excluder seals that effectively exclude contaminants from the interior of the casing.

Abstract: A force coupling transfer device for use in marine equipment, snowmobiles, boats, automobiles, machinery, aircraft, recreational vehicles and other industries. The force coupling transfer device allows linear or rotational forces to be transferred from an input device to a controlled device. The force coupling transfer device includes an elongated flexible outer sheath and a movable flexible inner spring member. The inner spring member substantially transfers forces between two remote points located in a control space. The elongated flexible outer sheath is preferably a coiled spring and allows lubricating materials to pass through the surface to lubricate the inner spring member. A strain relief device, which may be a coiled spring, is preferably positioned around the outer sheath, adjacent to its ends, to prevent excessive bending of the outer sheath.

Abstract: A flexible control device of the push-pull type for mechanical power transmissions; the device comprises a flexible member provided by a plurality of cup-shaped elements having a central hole; a pull cable is passing through the aligned holes of the cup-shaped elements which freely slide within a sheath. Each cup-shaped element comprises semi-spherical inner surface, and a partially spherical outer surface meshing with a cylindrical outer surface along the front edge of the cup-shaped element. The device is suitable for transmitting high pushing-pulling forces for the remote control of mechanical members and devices.

Abstract: A manual override mechanism for an electric brake includes a flexible cable having an elongate outer conduit and an elongate inner core extending within the conduit, a conduit end fitting secured to an end of the outer conduit, a housing located within the conduit end fitting and rotatable therein and a core end fitting secured to an end of the inner core. The core end fitting is located within the housing and is longitudinally movable from a first position to a second position such that the end of the inner core moves toward the end of the outer conduit. Preferably, a spring element biases the core end fitting into the second position. Movement from the first position to the second position engages the core with a connecting element such as a helical gear to operably connect the core to the electric parking brake for manual operation thereof.

Abstract: A push-pull type control cable having a conduit tube and an inner cable comprised of a core wire and a plurality of strands wound around the core wire and inserted into the conduit tube, the control cable being filled with lubricant at a clearance between an inner periphery of the conduit tube and an outer periphery of the inner cable, wherein the plurality of strands each are comprised of three pieces of twisted element wires.

Abstract: A push-pull type control cable having a conduit tube and an inner cable comprised of a core wire and a plurality of strands wound around the core wire and inserted into the conduit tube, the control cable being filled with lubricant at a clearance between an inner periphery of the conduit tube and an outer periphery of the inner cable, wherein the plurality of strands each are comprised of three pieces of twisted element wires.

Abstract: Reciprocating or push-pull control cable assemblies have fittings permanently attached, preferable by swaging or other mechanical deformation process, to the ends of a control cable or core that reciprocates within an outer casing. The fittings have a projected width no greater than the inner diameter of the casing. As a result, the entire control cable, with fittings attached, can be pulled through the casing to remove the control cable for inspection, maintenance or replacement. The cable also have a unique combination of ball joint assemblies and excluder seals that effectively exclude contaminants from the interior of the casing.

Abstract: A pull cable system, includes a cable for transmitting a tensile force, a flexible tube for accommodating the cable, and a casing surrounding the tube for absorbing a pressure force. The casing is composed of a plurality of form-parts so joined to one another as to form a continuous axial passageway which is defined by an inside dimension. The form-parts are so configured that abutting end faces between successive form-parts have a complementary configuration to thereby enable a disposition of the casing along an arcuate path, with the tube being defined by an outside dimension corresponding to the inside dimension of the passageway.

Abstract: A push-pull steel cable (10) comprises a core (12) and an outer layer of filaments (16) twisted around the core (12). The cable (10) is provided with an external coating (20) of polyethylene terephthalate. The coating (20) gives to the cable (10) a good resistance against corrosion, a good weatherability, a good adhesion and adhesion retention and a friction resistance which is comparable to the friction resistance of a cable with a nylon coating. The cable (10) can be used as a brake cable, a shifting lever cable or a window elevator cable.

Abstract: Reciprocating or push-pull control cable assemblies have fittings permanently attached, preferable by swaging or other mechanical deformation process, to the ends of a control cable or core that reciprocates within an outer casing. The fittings have a projected width no greater than the inner diameter of the casing. As a result, the entire control cable, with fittings attached, can be pulled through the casing to remove the control cable for inspection, maintenance or replacement. The cable also have a unique combination of ball joint assemblies and excluder seals that effectively exclude contaminants from the interior of the casing.

Abstract: A cable end structure in which the cable end device and an intermediate cushion are tightly engaged with each other by mating conical surfaces without an apprehension that they might be shifted relatively to each other. In this way, inflection of the cushion and interfacial contact pressure caused by such inflection can be minimized and the durability of the cushion can be effectively improved.

Abstract: A push-pull type control cable having a conduit tube and an inner cable comprised of a core wire and a plurality of strands wound around the core wire and inserted into the conduit tube, the control cable being filled with lubricant at a clearance between an inner periphery of the conduit tube and an outer periphery of the inner cable, wherein the plurality of strands each are comprised of three pieces of twisted element wires.

Abstract: A control cable with an inner cable having on its outer peripheral surface an inner coating formed of a polyamide synthetic resin while an outer casing having on its inner peripheral surface a liner formed by a mixture of polybutylene terephthalate and a polybutylene decanedicarboxylate copolymer and an elastomer having an epoxy radical containing an olefinic copolymer wherein the elastomer is in a range of 0˜30% by weight of the total resinous composition or mixture of PBT and PBD.

Abstract: A push-pull type control cable having a conduit tube and an inner cable comprised of a core wire and a plurality of strands wound around the core wire and inserted into the conduit tube, the control cable being filled with lubricant at a clearance between an inner periphery of the conduit tube and an outer periphery of the inner cable, wherein the plurality of strands each are comprised of three pieces of twisted element wires.