Patent ID: 6116371
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A cable steering device comprising:a driven shaft connected to a steering wheel;a driven pulley mounted on said driven shaft;a driven pulley housing enclosing said driven pulley therein;a follower shaft connected to a steering gear box;a follower pulley mounted on the follower shaft;a follower pulley housing enclosing said follower pulley therein;cables wound around helical grooves formed in outer peripheries of the driven and follower pulleys to transmit a rotation of the driven pulley to the follower pulley, wherein at least one of said driven and follower pulley housings is provided with an opening, each of said cables having a first mark for identifying relative positions of said cables to confirm a wound state of said cables relative to a second mark on at least one of said pulleys, said first and second marks being externally visible through said opening.