IP Library Granted Patent US 8,607,661
Granted Patent B2
US 8,607,661 · App. 12/811,738 · Granted Dec 17, 2013

Mounting aid and mounting method

Inventor: Hansjörg Geisler (Mayrhofen, AT)
Assignee: Al-Ko Kober SE
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,607,661
App. No.
12/811,738
Granted
Dec 17, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mounting aid and a mounting method is provided for a cable pull adjustor ( 1 ) which includes a pull element (S) which can be connected to at least one cable pull ( 5 , and a driver which can be connected to the actuating member ( 4 ) of the braking device ( 3 ) and which is intended for releasably driving along the pull element ( 8 , and also a clamping element ( 9 ) which acts between the driver ( 7 ) and the pull element (S). The mounting aid comprises a securing element ( 10 ) which locks the clamping element ( 9 ) in a partially clamped position and automatically releases it through a movement of the actuating number ( 4 ) and/or the pull element (S).

Claims (6)

1. A sheathed cable adjusting device comprising:

a pulling element for connection to a sheathed cable;

a carrying means, which can be connected to an actuating member, for detachably carrying the pulling element;

a tensioning element acting between the carrying means and the pulling element, the tensioning element having a hollow tension spring supported on the carrying means and a mount for the pulling element, the tensioning element having a support element for the tension spring; and

a mounting aid, comprising a securing element, which locks the tensioning element in a partially tensioned position and automatically releases the tensioning element by a motion of the actuating member and/or of the pulling element, the mounting aid comprising a pretensioned snap-in connection between the securing element and the tensioning element, and a guide means for guiding the securing element during the release of the snap-in connection, the support element having an opening for the passage of the securing element and a locking groove located on the outside for mounting a securing boss of the securing element, wherein the support element has a guide tongue cooperating with the guide means during a relative motion, between the guide means and the guide tongue, to release the snap-in-connection and for securing against the repeated locking thereof.

2. A sheathed cable adjusting device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the carrying means has a clamping housing with a clamping piece guided movably therein with a wedge guide.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2017
From: BNP PARIBAS, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: ALOIS KOBER GMBH
Reel/Frame 043147/0968 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2016
From: ALOIS KOBER GMBH
To: BNP PARIBAS, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 037403/0444 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2015
From: AL-KO KOBER SE
To: AL-KO ACTUATION SYSTEMS GMBH
Reel/Frame 036934/0631 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ENTITY TYPE Recorded Oct 28, 2013
From: AL-KO KOBER AG
To: AL-KO KOBER SE
Reel/Frame 031505/0405 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2010
From: GEISLER, HANSJOERG
To: AL-KO KOBER AG
Reel/Frame 024637/0298 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2008 000 220 U · Jan 7, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100276235A1 · Nov 4, 2010