Patent ID: 9695910
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: F16G,H02G

Claim:
1. A device for guiding a long object, wherein one link is constituted by a pair of link portions opposed to each other along a first axis, a first coupling portion which couples the pair of link portions to each other, and a second coupling portion which couples the pair of link portions to each other at a position opposite to the first coupling portion, a plurality of the links are arranged along a second axis, which is orthogonal to the first axis, and at least two adjacent links are coupled to each other in a freely rotational manner, the link portions of the links, the first coupling portions, and the second coupling portions define an accommodation space configured to accommodate a long object, the device being configured so as to guide the long object in accordance with movement of one of the links located at an end portion, at least either of the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion includes a mounting member, the mounting member is detachably mounted on each pair of link portions and extends along the first axis, each pair of link portions includes mounting portions configured to be mountable with the mounting member, each mounting member includes a hinge shaft on a first end on the first axis and a hook on a second end on the first axis opposite to the first end, the hinge shaft extending along the second axis, each of said pair of link portions includes a first link portion, wherein the mounting portion of the first link portion includes a bearing portion and a hook engaging portion, wherein the bearing portion is configured to support the hinge shaft in a freely rotational manner while restricting movement of the hinge shaft along a third axis which is orthogonal to both the first axis and the second axis, and the hook engaging portion is configured to be engageable with the hook, and the mounting portion of a second link portion of each pair of link portions includes the bearing portion and the hook engaging portion.