Patent ID: 6427980
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A cable guide for guiding lines or cables in a guide channel, comprising a plurality of guide links, wherein a) adjacent guide links are pivotable relative to one another around a pivoting axis, b) the guide links have side parts to limit movement of a guided line transverse to the cable guide, c) the cable guide is disposable in a curved orientation, forming opposite upper and lower strands and a deflection zone between them, d) the pivoting axis, as seen from the upper strand, is located below a bisecting line in a longitudinal direction of the cable guide which divides each guide link into segments of equal distance in a direction transverse to the cable guide when the cable guide is disposed in the curved orientation, e) the guide links have tensile force-absorbing elements that absorb tensile forces acting in the longitudinal direction of the cable guide when the cable guide is in an essentially extended position, f) each guide link has a bottom part, a side part and a transverse member defining the guide channel, and g) adjacent guide links are connected to each other in the longitudinal direction of the cable guide without play.