Patent ID: 7451590
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: F16G,H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Energy guiding chain for guiding hoses and cables between two connecting points moving relative to each other, with several chain links connected to each other in articulated fashion, each of which displays two side straps and cross-pieces connecting them, said side straps each having an upper side and an outer side, said cross-pieces having an upper edge, where the chain consists of a strand that can be connected to one of the connecting points, and a strand that can be connected to the other connecting point, these transitioning into each other via a deflection zone, and where at least some of the chain links display runners covering the upper side of the side straps, said runners having an underside, characterized in that the runners are mounted on the cross-pieces at a distance from the side straps characterized in that the runners are integrally molded on the cross-pieces and the runners are integrally molded around the upper edge of the cross-pieces.