Patent ID: 6306328
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B29C,F16C

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a remote-control device comprising a control cable that can move in a sheath, the cable comprising, at least at one of its ends, a connector fixed to it for connecting the connector to a control member or a controlled member, the sheath comprising, proximate at least one of its ends, a retainer for immobilizing the sheath in terms of translation and, as appropriate, mounting the sheath on the device, one member of which is controlled, or on the component supporting the control member, the method comprising:placing the cable and the sheath in a mold comprising two molding cavities and at least one positioning member, one of the cavities is shaped to allow the connector to be molded over the cable and the other cavity is shaped to allow the retainer to be molded over the sheath, these two cavities being arranged a given distance apart that corresponds to a distance to be obtained between the connector and the retainer, the positioning member allowing either the sheath or the cable or both to be positioned with respect to each of the corresponding molding cavities;positioning the cable or the sheath, in so far as one or the other of these has not already been positioned, appropriately with respect to the corresponding molding cavity; andclosing the mold and then molding the connector and the retainer simultaneously.