Patent ID: 6437250
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A cable reel structure comprising a fixed member, a mobile member mounted thereto, and a flat cable including conductor elements, an end portion of which is exposed, said cable reel structure being configured to receive an electrical cable having a cable terminal;said cable real structure further comprising bus bars respectively having first and second end portions, said first end portion of each of said bus bars being fixed to a respective one of said conductor elements, said second end portion of each of said bus bars forming a bus-bar terminal; and at least one of said mobile member and said fixed member comprises a corresponding connector unit having an outward opening, and said bus-bar terminal extends into said connector unit, wherein said connector unit is configured to receive the cable terminal through said outward opening, such that the cable terminal can be connected to said bus-bar terminal and disconnected from said bus-bar terminal wherein said connector unit comprises a retainer configured to hold the cable terminal.