Patent ID: 6302716
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A rotatable connector comprising;a first housing having an outer cylindrical portion;a second housing rotatably attached on said first housing and having an inner cylindrical portion arranged co-axially with said outer cylindrical portion and an annular storage section defined therebetween;a plurality of flat cables wound within said storage section, each of said plurality of flat cables having a first portion wound in a first direction, a second portion wound in a second direction and a turned back portion connecting the first and second portions, opposing ends of the plurality of flat cables are respectively fixed to said inner cylindrical portion and said outer cylindrical portion; anda moving body rotatably disposed within said storage section and having a plurality of openings through which the turned-back portion of said plurality of flat cables pass, said moving body having a cable retaining portion disposed in a position outside of the turned-back portion of one of said plurality of flat cables, the cable retaining portion having a surface corresponding to an outer contour shape of the turned-back portion of the one of the plurality of flat cables and shaped to prevent buckling of the turned-back portion of the one of the plurality of flat cables;wherein a width in a circumferential direction of one of said openings is smaller than a width of other of said openings.