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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2013
Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Osaka, JP;
Shoichiro Komiya, Osaka, JP;
Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A cable protection and guide device, which prevents abrasion of the cable skin of a cable or the like and holds the position of a multi-joint link with high precision, is provided. The multi-joint link includes a link member and a holding member attached to the link member for holding the cable. The holding member has a base part to be engaged with a link side locking part and a holding part that extends from the base part, wherein the base part and the holding part are integrally formed. One of the link side locking part and the base part includes a pair of locking concaves arranged in the multi-joint link width direction while the other one includes a pair of locking claws arranged in the multi-joint link width direction and extending in a link flexional inner-outer direction to be engaged with the locking concaves respectively.