Abstract:
A retractable cord reel assembly comprises a reel rotatably supported within a frame or housing for rotation about an axis; a biasing spring engaged with the reel; and a single unitary electrically conductive cord having a distal end portion affixed to the housing, and a movable proximal end, wherein the cord is wound about the reel in a plurality of contiguous segments. The cord reel comprises separate coaxial cord-take-up and cord-storage compartments, having, in an initial cord configuration, a fixed-length segment of cord wound in a spiral around a hub in the cord-take-up compartment, and a segment comprising helical windings of the cord in the cord-storage compartment. The cord reel assembly described herein can be used in modern electronic data and power transmission applications without the significant losses of signal integrity or power, commonly associated with conventional cord reel assemblies.
Abstract:
A retractable cable or hose station can include a guide with a first pulley fixed with respect to a longitudinally extending track. The retractable cable or hose station can also include a trolley configured to travel along the track, where the trolley has at least a second pulley to be positioned in a line with the first pulley generally parallel to the longitudinally extending track. The retractable cable or hose station can also include a flexible cable or hose configured to be looped around the first pulley and the second pulley so that the trolley can be pulled toward the first pulley when a free end of the flexible cable or hose is pulled away from the first pulley. The retractable cable or hose station can include a biasing mechanism for biasing the trolley away from the first pulley to tighten and retract the flexible cable or hose.
Abstract:
A spool assembly and a cable management assembly are provided for supporting cables in a rack or housing. A mounting member is provided having a spool opening for receiving a spool. The spool opening has a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension where the longitudinal dimension is greater than the transverse dimension. A detent extends from a longitudinal side edge of the spool opening toward a second longitudinal side edge of the spool opening to define a first open portion and a second open portion. In one embodiment, the first open portion and second open portion can be substantially same size and have a substantially circular configuration. In another embodiment, the first open portion can have a dimension greater than a dimension of the second open portion.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine bewegungstolerante Leitungsführung (10), insbesondere für eine Stativvorrichtung (1) eingerichtet zur Anordnung im Operationssaal, umfassend eine Lagerungseinrichtung (20) zum bewegungstoleranten Lagern wenigstens einer Leitung (70), insbesondere eines Kabels, um eine Drehachse (D) zwischen zwei relativ zueinander verlagerbaren, insbesondere verdrehbaren Verbindungsbauteilen (3; 4; 104); und eine Befestigungseinrichtung (30; 130) zum Anordnen der wenigstens einen Leitung relativ zu einem der Verbindungsbauteile (3; 4; 104), insbesondere an einer Buchse der Stativvorrichtung; wobei die Lagerungseinrichtung (20) an der Befestigungseinrichtung (30; 130) fixierbar ist und zum bewegungstoleranten, insbesondere drehtoleranten Führen der wenigstens einen Leitung um die Drehachse und/oder in Richtung zumindest annähernd parallel zur Drehachse eingerichtet ist. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung ein Drehgelenk, eine Buchse oder eine Stativvorrichtung jeweils mit einer solchen Leitungsführung, sowie die Verwendung einer solchen Leitungsführung (10) an einer Stativvorrichtung (1), insbesondere im Operationssaal.
Abstract:
An apparatus may include a substrate material. The substrate material may lay substantially planar along a first axis. The apparatus may also include a plurality of punch-outs consisting of the substrate material and fastened to the substrate material. Each punch-out may be to be removed from the substrate material with an application of force upon each punch-out to create an open space in the substrate material. The apparatus may also include a first plurality of linear joints in the substrate material to allow the substrate material to be folded into a box form including at least five sides. The box form includes an inside portion.
Abstract:
A winding device for a flexible cable. The device includes a housing (10) and a cable winding spool (17) rotatably mounted within the housing (10). An opening (16) formed through the housing to allow a cable to be wound on the spool (17) and a spring (37) applies torque to the spool (17) in a cable-winding sense. The spool (17) has a cylindrical winding surface (18) and a flange (19) projects radially from the winding surface (18) part-way between the axial ends thereof. A cable hook (20) is formed in the flange (19), whereby a loop may be formed part-way between the ends of the cable and that loop may be passed through the opening (16) to engage with the hook (20) of the flange (19) so that rotation of the spool (17) under the action of the spring (28) will wind the cable onto the spool (17), to both sides of the flange (19).
Abstract:
A cable handling vehicle for handling subsea cable comprising one or more cable haulers to move the cable and an arm which is moveable to control an entry or exit position of the cable to or from the vehicle. At least one cable support is provided which supports and guides the cable along the arm. In a particular embodiment the cable hauler and cable support are mounted on a material handling machine and a cable handler is mounted on the arm of the material handling machine to control the orientation of the cable as it is guided onto or off of the machine. Such a vehicle replaces multiple pieces of specialist equipment in a reduced footprint.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a mounting device (1), in particular for an electric vehicle, having an electric cable (5) which is mounted or can be mounted in the mounting device, a conveying device for conveying the electric cable (5) for the purpose of mounting in the mounting device and a cable guide (9). The cable guide (9) extends in a curved fashion such that one section of electric cable (5) which bears against the cable guide (9) has a minimum bending radius above six times, preferable above seven times, particularly preferably above 10 times, the diameter of the electric cable (5). As a result, damage to the electric cable (5) is avoided, to be precise, in particular, damage which can occur owing to an excessively small radius during the conveying of the electric cable (5). Alternatively or additionally, the cable guide (9) is part of a direction device for sensing cable tensile forces.