Driving force transmitting device

• US 5,558,578 A
• Filed: 05/20/1994
• Issued: 09/24/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Kato, Hiroyuki, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Uryu, Naoyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Stodola, Daniel P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LILLIS, EILEEN DUNN
• Application Number:
  US08/246,663
• Time in Patent Office: 858 Days
• Field of Search: 464/183, 464/173, 464/180, 464/52, 464/57, 74/502.5, 74/500.5, 248/429, 248/419
• US Class Current: 464/52
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0224 Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/02253 characterised by the transmission between the electric motor and the seat or seat parts
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 1/06 with guiding sheathing, tube or box F16C1/04 takes precedence; guiding sheathings F16C1/26
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 1/108 Reducing or controlling of vibrations, e.g. by resilient damping of noise
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 1/26 Construction of guiding-sheathings or guiding-tubes
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 1/28 with built in bearings , e.g. sheathing with rolling elements between the sheathing and the core element
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20456 Specific cable or sheath structure

Abstract

A driving force transmitting device for transmitting driving force from a driving member to a driven member incorporates a wired cable operatively connected with each of the driving member and the driven member, wherein the wired cable rotated by the driving member drives the driven member, an outer tube through which the wired cable is fitted, and supporting tubes fitted in the outer tube and in frictional engagement with the wired cable. The supporting tubes support the wired cable when the wired cable is rotated. An inner tube receives the wired cable therein with a clearance defined between the inner tube and the wired cable. The inner tube is positioned within the outer tube and between the supporting tubes.

Claims

1. A driving force transmitting device for transmitting driving force from a driving member to a driven member, comprising:

a wired cable operatively connected with each of the driving member and the driven member, wherein the wired cable rotated by the driving member drives the driven member;

an outer tube through which the wired cable is fitted; and

supporting tubes fitted in the outer tube and in frictional engagement with the wired Cable, wherein the supporting tubes support the wired cable when the wired cable is rotated.

2. A driving force transmitting device in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the supporting tubes is positioned at a portion of the wired cable around which the amplitude of vibration of the wired cable is greatest.

3. A driving force transmitting device in accordance with claim 1, wherein a raw material for each of the supporting tubes is a relatively soft resin having characteristics of rotational friction duality and elasticity.

4. A driving force transmitting device in accordance with claim 3, wherein the relatively soft resin is a compressed felt material.

5. A driving force transmitting device in accordance with claim 4, wherein the inner tube is snugly fitted in the outer tube.

6. A driving force transmitting device in accordance with claim 5, wherein the inner tube is in a spline connection with the outer tube.

7. A driving force transmitting device in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

an inner tube for receiving the wired cable therein with a clearance defined between the inner tube and the wired cable, wherein the inner tube is positioned within the outer tube and between the supporting tubes.