EP0744522B1 - Clip-on support shaft for pulley - Google Patents

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EP0744522B1
EP0744522B1 EP19960500064 EP96500064A EP0744522B1 EP 0744522 B1 EP0744522 B1 EP 0744522B1 EP 19960500064 EP19960500064 EP 19960500064 EP 96500064 A EP96500064 A EP 96500064A EP 0744522 B1 EP0744522 B1 EP 0744522B1
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support shaft
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Antonio Romero Magarino
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F11/00—Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening
    • E05F11/38—Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening for sliding windows, e.g. vehicle windows, to be opened or closed by vertical movement
    • E05F11/48—Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening for sliding windows, e.g. vehicle windows, to be opened or closed by vertical movement operated by cords or chains or other flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. tapes
    • E05F11/481—Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening for sliding windows, e.g. vehicle windows, to be opened or closed by vertical movement operated by cords or chains or other flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. tapes for vehicle windows
    • E05F11/483—Man-operated mechanisms for operating wings, including those which also operate the fastening for sliding windows, e.g. vehicle windows, to be opened or closed by vertical movement operated by cords or chains or other flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. tapes for vehicle windows by cables
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/60—Suspension or transmission members; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/622—Suspension or transmission members elements
    • E05Y2201/644—Flexible elongated pulling elements
    • E05Y2201/654—Cables
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/60—Suspension or transmission members; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/622—Suspension or transmission members elements
    • E05Y2201/658—Members cooperating with flexible elongated pulling elements
    • E05Y2201/66—Deflectors; Guides
    • E05Y2201/662—Cable sheaths
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
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    • E05Y2201/622—Suspension or transmission members elements
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    • E05Y2201/668—Pulleys; Wheels
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/60—Suspension or transmission members; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/622—Suspension or transmission members elements
    • E05Y2201/706—Shafts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2600/00—Mounting or coupling arrangements for elements provided for in this subclass
    • E05Y2600/50—Mounting methods; Positioning
    • E05Y2600/52—Toolless
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2600/00—Mounting or coupling arrangements for elements provided for in this subclass
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    • E05Y2600/52—Toolless
    • E05Y2600/528—Hooking, e.g. using bayonets; Locking
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2600/00—Mounting or coupling arrangements for elements provided for in this subclass
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2600/00—Mounting or coupling arrangements for elements provided for in this subclass
    • E05Y2600/60—Mounting or coupling members; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2600/626—Plates or brackets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2800/00—Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
    • E05Y2800/45—Manufacturing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2800/00—Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
    • E05Y2800/69—Permanence of use
    • E05Y2800/692—Temporary use, e.g. removable tools
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Type of wing
    • E05Y2900/55—Windows

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  • the present invention relates to a support arrangement for a cable according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the support arrangement contains a clip-on support shaft for a cable which can be applied to several techniques, and in particular to the technique used in automobile vehicle window winders, while not excluding other applications, as will be appreciated throughout this description.
  • Some wheels or pulleys stand out from the ends of the profile or strip, responsible for guiding the cable towards the said reel and winding handle or electric motor.
  • These wheels or pulleys, as guide elements, are usually arranged based on a metallic support with a pulley, whose shaft is also metallic, riveted to the support, and a independent plastic guide.
  • This whole assembly means the existence of several parts and the arranging of these parts on the profile or band, in such a way that its manufacture is awkward and expensive.
  • the arranging of the plastic guide also involves certain disadvantages, due to the fact that depending on the output direction, different parts have to be manufactured in order to attend all types of requirements.
  • the invention provides a support shaft that only needs a simple pulley to adapt itself to the profile or strip.
  • Another object of the invention is the fact that the support shaft is situated onto or removed from the strip or profile directly, with a single movement.
  • Yet another object of the invention is a clip-on support shaft whose geometrical structures are designed so that with two shapes and their symmetrical parts, a solution is provided to the whole range of applications which are required, with a rolling wheel or pulley which is a single part for any of the said applications.
  • Another final object of the invention is the fact that in order to use the clip-on shaft, only the assistance of a single strip or profile is necessary.
  • the invention presents a clip-on support shaft with the shape of a pan or bowl, provided with an outer side surface which is a straight cylinder, with one end open and the other end closed and with a base with a particular. shape.
  • the outer edge of the open end is provided with a circular flange and from the base at least four L-shaped legs jut out, protruding towards the exterior, which are inscribed in the theoretical circular plan view of the said base.
  • the wings of the said legs remain in a position essentially parallel to the plane of the base, so that hollow spaces are procured between the said wings and the base
  • the base of the support shaft is also provided with a horizontal fixing tongue, which is made of and part of the same material as the base and whose free end is interrupted a certain distance from one of the legs.
  • the ends of the strip or profile on which the support shaft has to be received are provided with holes, at least two, which provide a set of edges onto which the legs of the support shaft are accommodated by a clipping action.
  • a horizontal wall is established between the two holes, onto which the tongue of the said support shaft is accommodated, as will be detailed later.
  • the holes in the profile or strip are made, in accordance with any direction whatsoever in relation to the longitudinal direction, for example, of the profile, so that when the support shaft is clipped into place, it can adopt the position that corresponds to the exact operating position of the corresponding installation.
  • the wings on the legs are parallel to the surface of the base plane and, moreover, the space that they procure should be almost equal to the thickness of the strip or profile, so that when clipping together is carried out, the grip is secure.
  • the outer cylindrical area of the support shaft receives a pulley that is clasped by the cable or flexible element in question, with this pulley, during assembly, being controlled between the circular flange and the surface of the strip or profile.
  • the support shaft will assume the outer shape of each of these.
  • the support shaft When the system uses a conductor directly, the support shaft will assume the simplest expression in its shape and to perform its function, it will use the pulley to which the conductor is adapted.
  • the support shaft When the system uses Bowden type cable, the support shaft will be provided with a projection or intake portal or mouthpiece for the flexible conductor, which procures a gap or channel provided on the inside with a set of retaining ridges, so that the said flexible conductor does not become detached during assembly.
  • a projection or intake portal or mouthpiece for the flexible conductor which procures a gap or channel provided on the inside with a set of retaining ridges, so that the said flexible conductor does not become detached during assembly.
  • it entails as outer guide casing for the cable or another element driven by the pulley or rolling wheel.
  • the support shaft will be provided with the four legs and the tongue already described, and in the second case, the support shaft will also include a fifth leg that systems from the outer area of the guide casing described. This fifth leg protrudes in an equal manner to the other four legs from the base of the bowl-shaped part and is of exactly the same shape.
  • the wings of the first two legs are directed in the same direction, with the tongue positioned longitudinally between them, and the other two are in the opposite direction and open towards the exterior.
  • the two basic windows or holes in the profile or strip form edges, of which two are perpendicular to the other two, so that the two pairs of legs are received on the two pairs of edges.
  • This wall is formed between one edge of one of the windows that receives a leg and another free edge, in such a way that the tongue fits against this free edge as opposed to the leg.
  • the windows or holes are cut with a joint perforation punching tool.
  • the theoretical centre of these windows indicates the reference point over which the tool should be directed, and this point will coincide with the rotation axis of the clip-on support shaft.
  • the support shaft includes the intake mouth-piece for the flexible conductor and the outer guide casing of the cable or other driven element, the detail concerning the centre is particularly interesting, since it allows the mouthpiece to be situated in the direction desired.
  • the shape arrangement of the legs (1,2,3,4,5) can be observed accurately in Figures 3,4 and 5.
  • the two legs (1,3) from the base have their wings pointing in the same direction and of the other two legs (2,4) the wings are pointing in mutually opposite directions and are directed outwardly from said base.
  • the leg (5) takes the same direction as the leg (4).
  • Figures 5 and 6 particularly show its position in relation to the legs, and more specifically to the legs (3,1), with the former (3) of which remaining a certain distance (Fig. 6) away, in such a way that it takes in a portion or wall (12) of the profile or strip (11).
  • the legs (3,1,4,2) are housed on the edges or ridges (17,18,19,20) respectively, when the support shaft (10) is inserted in accordance with (M) in the profile or strip (11) and the end of the fixing tongue (6) is housed on the edge or ridge (22), as illustrated in Figure 6.
  • a clip-on support shaft (10), as represented in Figure 7, illustrates the simplest solution when the assembly has its function reduced to that of conductor or guide, with the provision of the mouthpiece (7), the leg (5) and the guide casing (26) not being necessary in this case.
  • This support shaft (10) shown in Figure 7 is housed in the holes or windows (14,15) in the profile, with the particularity that the centre (Q) of the joint perforation or hole of these said holes or windows coincides with the centre or axis of the rotation axis of the shaft (10).
  • the profile or strip (11) receives another auxiliary hole or perforation (16) that provides another edge or ridge (21), on which the leg (5) is received.
  • the said shaft is perfectly stablised, in one direction, by means of the legs (2,4) and in the other direction by means of the legs (1,3) and tongue (6), and, when necessary, by the leg (5).
  • the holes or window (14,15,16) can be cut in any direction, which means that the joint perforation or hole for clip-fitting the support shaft (10) can be oriented in the direction desired and required for the assembly.
  • the clip-on support shaft is obtained by the injection of a suitable thermoplastic material projected in such a way that it is carried out on moulds with simple opening and closure without displaceable parts, which makes this part a profitable unit as regards tooling production and maintenance.
  • thermoplastic materials to be used must be carefully selected in order to coordinate their features with a view to their use, such as stiffness, flexibility and low friction coefficient.

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ES9500982A ES2122872B1 (es) 1995-05-23 1995-05-23 Eje-soporte clipsable para rueda o banda de rodadura.
ES9500982 1995-05-23

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