Patent ID: 6835078
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: B60R,H01R

Abstract:
A cable reel comprising:a fixed housing; a rotatable housing rotatably connected to said fixed housing; a flat cable positioned within a space defined between said fixed housing and said rotatable housing; and a cable holder positioned on one end of said flat cable, said cable holder containing a joint portion connecting conductor wires of said flat cable and a bus bar, said cable holder including an end portion from which said flat cable extends, said end portion including a flange portion; said rotatable housing comprising: a cable holder space configured to contain said cable holder; and a rib member extending from a wall of said rotatable housing adjacent to said cable holder space, said rib member configured such that a first surface of said rib member contacts the end portion of said cable holder, and a second surface of said rib member, which is substantially perpendicular to said first surface, contacts the flange portion.