Patent ID: 6968919

Claim:
A cable steering system comprising: an operation cable including an outer tube and an inner cable slidably received in the outer tube; a drive pulley coupled to a steering wheel for rotation, the drive pulley being connected to one end portion of the inner cable; a driven pulley coupled to a steering gear box for steering wheels for rotation, the driven pulley being connected to the other end portion of the inner cable; a drive pulley casing accommodating the drive pulley therein and having a first connecting portion connecting the outer tube thereto; and a driven pulley easing accommodating the driven pulley therein and having a second connecting portion connecting the outer tube thereto; wherein a steering torque inputted to the steering wheel is transmitted to the steering gear box via the inner cable of the operation cable; wherein at least one of a first portion of the system extending from the drive pulley to a first position of the outer tube and a second portion of the system extending from the driven pulley to a second position of the outer tube is accommodated within a waterproof space; and the waterproof space is formed by at least one cover covering at least one of the first portion of the system, the cover directly contacting and extending from the first connecting portion of the drive pulley casing to directly contact the first position of the outer tube, and the second portion of the system, the cover directly contracting and extending from the second connecting portion of the driven pulley casing to directly contact the second position of the outer tube, the contacting portions of the cover providing a seal which waterproofs the waterproof space.