IP Library Granted Patent US 9,409,746
Granted Patent B2
US 9,409,746 · App. 14/375,058 · Granted Aug 9, 2016

Flat cable winding device

Inventor: Ryo Hamada (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
B65H75/44B60R16/027B65H75/4455B65H75/4471B65H75/48H02G11/02B65H2701/37
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,409,746
App. No.
14/375,058
Granted
Aug 9, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a flat cable winding device which can prevent slack of a flat cable and achieve smooth winding and leading out of the flat cable. A flat cable winging device includes a rotating table, a plurality of rollers, a central shaft which rotatably and pivotally supports the rotating table, an inner winding portion formed by the flat cable wound around the central shaft, and an outer winding portion formed by the flat cable wound around outer circumferences of the plurality of rollers. By forming the outer winding portion, the plurality of rollers is pushed toward the inner winding portion, preventing slack of the inner winding portion when leading out the flat cable.

Claims (10)

1. A flat cable winding device for winding one end side of a flat cable and leading out another end side of the flat cable, the flat cable winding device comprising:

a case having an insertion hole through which the flat cable is inserted;

a central shaft provided in the case and retaining the one end side of the flat cable;

a rotating body configured to rotate about the central shaft; and

a biasing element configured to bias the rotating body in a winding direction of the flat cable,

wherein the rotating body includes a plurality of rollers arranged along a circumferential direction of the rotating body and configured to slide in a radial direction of the rotating body,

wherein at least one of the plurality of rollers is a reversing roller configured to reverse the flat cable entered from the insertion hole of the case toward the central shaft, and

wherein,

when the rotating body which is biased by the biasing element is rotated in the winding direction and the flat cable is wound up so as to form an inner winding portion formed by the flat cable wound around the central shaft and an outer winding portion formed by the flat cable wound around outer circumferences of the plurality of rollers,

the plurality of rollers is pushed toward the inner winding portion by the outer winding portion.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2014
From: HAMADA, RYO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033547/0483 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-031397 · Feb 16, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150001327A1 · Jan 1, 2015