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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1998
Tatekazu Hayashida, Sagamihara, JP;
Tsuden Kabushiki Kaisha, Sagamihara, JP;
Abstract
In an energy-supplying, signal-transmitting and/or material-supplying apparatus for a linearly-traveling mechanism comprising a movable section reciprocating along traveling guides and supplying-cables/hoses, which is guided and held by a flexible support member, for supplying energy from a non-moving section corresponding to the movable section and/or transmitting and receiving signals to and from the non-moving section and/or supplying/discharging materials from the non-moving section, the support member is composed of a band-shaped solid member formed to an arc-shape which is curved in a lateral direction with one end of the support member fixed to the movable section and the other end thereof fixed to the non-moving section and travels while forming parallel portions which are parallel with the fixed portion of the movable section and the fixed portion of the non-moving section and a curved portion having an approximately constant radius of curvature with the convex direction of the lateral-arc-shaped portion facing inward. With this arrangement, energy, signals and/or materials can be stably supplied to a linearly-traveling mechanism which reciprocates the great many number of times.