Patent ID: 6957720
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A self-lubrication cable assembly, comprising: a cable with a sheath mounted thereto; an end cap connected to an end of the sheath and having a passage defined therethrough, the cable extending through the passage, a chamber defined in the end in the cap and sharing a common axis with the passage, a plurality of lubrication rings received in the chamber and mounted to the cable, a hole defined radially through a wall of the end cap and communicating with the chamber, and a protection sleeve movably mounted to the end in the cap and covering the hole, wherein a first shoulder extends outward from an outer periphery of the end cap and a spring is mounted to the end cap, one end of the spring contacting the first shoulder, the protection sleeve having a second shoulder extending from an inner periphery thereof and the other end of the spring contacting the second shoulder.