Patent ID: 6488225
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B60R,H01R

Abstract:
A temporary rotation clamping mechanism for a cable reel, the cable reel being mountable on a steering apparatus and including a rotor and a stator, and wherein the rotor is temporarily clamped to the stator through rotation clamping members, said rotation clamping members comprising:a vertical piece positionable in an axial direction of the cable reel and a lateral piece horizontally projecting toward the center of the cable reel from a middle position of said vertical piece, and said lateral piece being connected with said vertical piece through a hinge which is pivotable downwardly; a bottom portion of said vertical piece is insertable into an engaging area provided on an outer peripheral surface of the stator so that said lateral piece projects over an upper surface of the rotor, and a projection on the upper surface of the rotor is insertable into an engaging clamp hole provided in said lateral piece to temporarily stop rotation of the rotor; and when releasing the rotation clamping, said lateral piece and the rotor are disengaged by holding and pulling up an upper portion of said vertical piece to allow said lateral piece to be lifted up through the outside of a wheel hub by engagement of said lateral piece against a periphery of the wheel hub followed by downward bending of said hinge, so that the rotation clamping members may be removed.