Patent ID: 6019621
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A cable reel for use on a vehicular steering column comprising:a stationary element assembly;a movable element assembly rotatably mounted on said stationary element assembly;a cable containing chamber formed into and annular configuration by said stationary and movable element assemblies, said chamber being adapted to contain a flat cable in a swirl manner therein;means for electrically leading opposite ends of said flat cable out from said stationary and movable element assemblies, respectively; anda highly lubricative sound-absorbing material attached to at least one of bearing surfaces of said cable containing chamber which face opposite lateral edges of said flat cable, said one of bearing surfaces being adapted to bear a weight of said flat cable, said highly lubricative sound-absorbing material comprising three layers, one layer being a rubber sheet having a thickness of about 1 mm, a second layer being a highly lubricative layer formed directly on one surface of said rubber sheet by coating said surface with a mixture of a fluororesin system coating agent and an adhesive, said highly lubricative layer having a thickness of about 1 to about 10 .mu.m, and a third layer being an adhesive on the other surface of said rubber sheet so as to adhere said highly lubricative sound-absorbing material to said bearing surfaces.