Patent ID: 6263756
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A terminal attachable to control cables, comprising:a terminal body (18) attachable to an actuating device;a tubular portion (25) connected to the terminal body;a tubular closure body (19) coaxially arranged with respect to the tubular portion (25) and being rotatable between an opening portion and a fixing position;a tubular fixing body (2) coaxially arranged with respect to the closure body (19) and fixed to the tubular portion (25), said fixing body (2) being adapted to receive a stem (12) axially fixed to one end (10) of a cable (2);a fixing mechanism respectively provided on the closure body and the tubular portion for securing the stem to the terminal upon rotation of said closure body from said opening position to said fixing position;positioning means for positioning the closure body with respect to the tubular portion (25) to define the opening and the fixing positions of the closure body (19);a torsion spring coaxially arranged between the tubular portion (25) and the closure body (19), one end of said torsion spring (35) being fixed to the tubular portion (25) and the other end (37) of said torsion spring being fixed to the closure body (19), in such a way that the fixing spring (21) urges the closure body (19) from the opening position to the fixing position.