CABLE TERMINAL CONNECTION DEVICE, DRIVE DEVICE OF OPENING/CLOSING BODY FOR VEHICLE USING IT, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE DRIVE DEVICE

• Main Authors: SEKINE YOSHITAKA, SATO MASAE, EGUCHI TAKUSHI, NAGAI HIROSHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.06.2008
• Subjects: BELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVINGPURPOSES; BLASTING; CHAINS; CHECKS FOR WINGS; DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; KEYS; LIGHTING; LOCKS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORVEHICLES; SAFES; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILARDEVICES FOR VEHICLES; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THEFUNCTIONING OF THE WING

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cable terminal connection device capable of making compatible the easiness of connection between a cable terminal and a cable hook with the prevention of disconnection, a drive device of an opening/closing body for a vehicle using the cable terminal connection device, and a method of assembling the drive device. SOLUTION: This cable terminal connection device 21 comprises a locking piece 23 secured to the terminal of a cable to connect the terminals of cables 5a, 5b to a body 3 to be towed and a cable hook 22 having a fitting hole 31 for connecting the locking piece, formed of a pair of leg pieces 32a, 32b opposed to each other, and installed on the side of the body to be towed. In the cable connection device, a slit 33 for extending a cable therethrough which is along the extending direction of the cable in normal use is formed in one of the pair of leg pieces. The cable connection device further comprises a bush 24 capable of receiving the locking piece 23 and engageable with the fitting holes of the pair of leg pieces. The bush has a cable disconnection prevention means (lower leg piece holding part 36) for closing the slit for extending the cable therethrough of one leg piece. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT