Cable reel for expandable and contractible steering device of vehicle
CA 2024909 C · Owner: Alps Electric Co. Ltd. · Inventors: Takahashi, Masaki; Kato, Hironori; Takezawa, Masashi
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The present invention relates to a cable reel in which an electrical connection between a fixed body and a movable body is made through a flat cable. The cable reel is suitable for installing on an expandable and contractible steering device of a vehicle, the device having a telescopic function. The cable reel includes the fixed body the movable, body rotatably attached to the fixed body and the flat, cable which is housed between the fixed body and the movable body while being wound around, and a storage housing having a pair of retaining bodies which are relatively and slidably connected to each other. Both the ends of the flat cable are electrically connected to the outsides of the fixed …
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- Filed September 7, 1990 and granted November 12, 1996. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 7, 2010.
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