Patent ID: 6016844
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: F16G,H02G

Abstract:
A guide and support chain comprising:a plurality of link parts connected together forming a storing space for flexible members,link parts in which upper and lower edges of a pair of left and right side plates are laterally disposed,said side plates of said adjacent link parts being superimposed widthwise to each other and rotatably connected,each of said side plates of each link part of said adjacent link parts being formed with a plurality of straight-line attitude maintaining stoppers and stopper surfaces for maintaining said link parts in a straight-line attitude,each of said side plates of each link part of said adjacent link parts being formed with a plurality of bending attitude stoppers and bending attitude stopper surfaces for limiting the bending attitude of said parts,each of said plurality of straight-line attitude stoppers sequentially engaging each of said plurality of said straight line attitude stopper surfaces, and,each of said plurality of bending attitude stoppers sequentially engaging each of said bending attitude stopper surfaces.