Patent ID: 8336824

Claim:
A device for protecting and guiding at least one cable ( 22 ) that connects i) a direct-vision window ( 10 ) of an aircraft cabin that is provided for blocking an opening ( 12 ) and ii) a corresponding window support ( 14 ), said direct-vision window ( 10 ) being moveable according to a first translation ( 16 ), toward an inside of the cabin to an intermediate position that is offset relative to the window support ( 14 ), then according to a second release translation ( 18 ), so as to unblock the opening ( 12 ), the device comprising: a cable chain ( 26 ) deformable along a winding plane, and protects, and guides said cable ( 22 ), on both sides of said cable chain ( 26 ), said cable chain being U-shaped with a first side and second side whose lengths vary based on the relative position of the direct-vision window and the window support; a first support ( 28 ) that is articulable relative to the direct-vision window ( 10 ) so as to be pivotable around an axis of articulation ( 36 ) that is essentially parallel to the second release translation ( 18 ), and a second support ( 30 ) that is articulable relative to the window support ( 14 ) so as to be pivotable around an axis of articulation ( 38 ) that is essentially parallel to the second release translation ( 18 ), the first and second supports ( 28 , 30 ) each having a square cross-section, wherein a first end of the cable chain is connected to the first support and a second end of the cable chain is connected to the second support, so as the first side and the second side of the U-shaped cable chain are able to be flattened respectively against one side of the square cross-section of the first support and one side of the square cross-section of the second support.