Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Hand operated
Patent
1996-03-29
1998-06-16
Marmor, Charles A.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Hand operated
745025, F16C 126
Patent
active
057654476
ABSTRACT:
A mechanical cable system having a tubular housing, conventionally of metal, enclosing a polymeric tubular liner which in turn contains an axially movable length of cable, wherein the end of the polymeric tubular liner extends beyond the end of the housing. A bellows seal is provided to prevent ingress of contaminants between the cable and the end of the housing. The bellows seal has a first end which seals interferably around the outer surface of the cable; the opposite, second end seals interferably around the end of the polymeric tubular liner which extends beyond the end of the housing. Because there is no motion between the ends of the bellows seal and the surfaces to which they are interferably fitted, the seal has a long life and is effective at preventing ingress of contaminants.
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Battista Mary Ann
House Wayne D.
Marmor Charles A.
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
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