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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1999
Filed:
May. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masanori Sugimoto, Osakasayama, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano, Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; B62L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
474 80 ; 745026 ; 188 2412 ; 254394 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for guiding a cable includes a frame and a cable guide member mounted to the frame for rotation around a guide member axis. The cable guide member includes a curved outer peripheral cable guide surface disposed radially outwardly from the guide member axis for guiding the cable. A bearing having a cable guide surface is disposed radially outwardly from the outer peripheral cable guide surface. When the cable guide member has a small radius of curvature, the cable may contact the bearing and thus avoid the excessive friction encountered in the prior art.