Patent ID: 6332793
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A cable reel having a movable body configured to be fixed to a steering wheel side of a vehicle and a fixed case mountable on a steering shaft cover configured to be fixed to a vehicle side, a flat cable being housed in a spiral form in an annular cable housing space formed by the movable body and the fixed case, said fixed case comprising:a peripheral wall extending in a downward axial direction and having a lower fixed wall area, a mounting seat protruding in the form of a step from said lower fixed wall area;a first groove having a U-shaped notch extending from and having an opening at a lower end of said mounting seat;a step which covers an opening of said U-shaped notch;a second groove having a U-shaped notch extending from an upper side of said step, said first and second grooves forming a bolt hole, said bolt hole having an inner peripheral face, the entire periphery of said inner peripheral face being closed by said first and second grooves; anda bolt passing through said bolt hole;whereby a bolt inserted into said bolt hole is fastened into a screw hole of said steering shaft cover, said steering shaft cover interfitting with said fixed wall area, thereby fixing said fixed case onto said steering shaft cover.