AU663016B2 - Bowden cable push button actuator - Google Patents
Bowden cable push button actuatorInfo
- Publication number
- AU663016B2 AU663016B2 AU52026/93A AU5202693A AU663016B2 AU 663016 B2 AU663016 B2 AU 663016B2 AU 52026/93 A AU52026/93 A AU 52026/93A AU 5202693 A AU5202693 A AU 5202693A AU 663016 B2 AU663016 B2 AU 663016B2
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- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- push button
- cable
- bowden cable
- button actuator
- button
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Description
P/00/01il meol AUSTRALIA Regulation 3.2 Patents Act 1990
ORIGINAL
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION STANDARD PATENT invention Title: jo.; o 4. a47 The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to me:- C BOWDEN CABLE PUSH BUTTON ACTUATOR This invention relates to improvement in devices for actuating a Bowden type cable to transmit movement to a mechanism on the other end.
Many devices are used to operate a Bowden cable but these have all relied upon a lever or knob to pull the inner cable relative to the outer sleeve. This results in a cumbersome design which is not aesthetically pleasing and is difficult to operate. For example a bicycle calliper brake lever would appear unattractive on a piece of furniture and requires a full grip to operate.
These problems are overcome by the device which when depressed pushes the outer cable /o relative to the anchored inner cable making it compact in design and requiring a single finger operation.
This invention relates to a device, a push button, the purpose of which is to transmit the movement of the button along an attached Bowden type, mechanical, coaxial, sleeved cable to a mechanism attached to the other end of the cable. This movement causing the ps mechanism to be activated.
The invention provides a push button device comprised of an outer sleeve and an inner button fastened together by a screw or a pin.
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r The Outer Sleeve The Inner Button The purpose of the outer sleeve of the device is to secure the screw or pin, to control the movement of the inner button and to permit the push button device to be mounted on a surface.
The inner button is able to travel along the sleeve by means of a slot which slides along the screw or pin. The inner button contains a cavity which is open at one end and exposes the screw or pin to the open end. The centre cable of a Bowden type ccxial sleeved cable is passed into the cavity and attached by means of a loop in the cable to the screw or pin during assembly of the device. The outer
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The Screw or Pin Operation sleeved cable of the Bowden type cable is prevented from entering the cavity by having a an end terminated in such a way that it is larger than the entry hole in the cavity.
The purpose of the screw or pin is to fasten the assembly, and to anchor the inner cable of the Bowden type cable.
Depression of the inner button causes the distance between the ends of the sleeved and inner cables to be increased which transmitted along the length of the Bowden type cable causes the distance between the ends of the sleeved and inner cables at the other end to be decreased activating the attached mechanism.
r ro r In one form of the invention, the push button device uses a spring in the activated mechanism to return the inner button to a resting position within the outer sleeve.
In another form the device contains a spring for the purpose of returning the inner push button to a resting position.
Both the inner push button and the outer sleeve of the device may be made of plastic or metal or any suitable material.
To assist with understanding of this invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings which show one example of the invention.
2. Figure 1 Shows the assembled Push Button Device, without the Bowden type cable.
Figure 2 Shows the inner button exposing the opening into the cavity Figure 3 Shows an annotated exploded view of the Push Button Z "Device.
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Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU52026/93A AU663016B2 (en) | 1992-11-30 | 1993-11-30 | Bowden cable push button actuator |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUPL6064 | 1992-11-30 | ||
| AUPL606492 | 1992-11-30 | ||
| AU52026/93A AU663016B2 (en) | 1992-11-30 | 1993-11-30 | Bowden cable push button actuator |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| AU5202693A AU5202693A (en) | 1994-06-09 |
| AU663016B2 true AU663016B2 (en) | 1995-09-21 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| AU52026/93A Expired - Fee Related AU663016B2 (en) | 1992-11-30 | 1993-11-30 | Bowden cable push button actuator |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
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| AU (1) | AU663016B2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5511442A (en) * | 1994-09-02 | 1996-04-30 | Atoma International, Inc. | Control system with bowden wire assembly end clip |
Citations (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU6211369A (en) * | 1968-11-15 | 1971-04-22 | Smiths Industries Limited | Improvements in or relating to end fittings for flexible cables |
| AU1413688A (en) * | 1987-04-06 | 1988-10-06 | Morse Controls Ltd. | Remote control mechanism (accelorator system) |
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- 1993-11-30 AU AU52026/93A patent/AU663016B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU6211369A (en) * | 1968-11-15 | 1971-04-22 | Smiths Industries Limited | Improvements in or relating to end fittings for flexible cables |
| AU1413688A (en) * | 1987-04-06 | 1988-10-06 | Morse Controls Ltd. | Remote control mechanism (accelorator system) |
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| AU5202693A (en) | 1994-06-09 |
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