Patent ID: 8910895

Claim:
A cable winding device comprising: a base member disposed in a fixed state; a winding reel that is connected to part of a cable and that can be rotated relative to the base member in a cable winding direction and a cable unwinding direction reverse to the cable winding direction; a lever supported on the winding reel and rotated together with the winding reel relative to the base member; a biasing member biasing the winding reel in the winding direction; a rotatable member that is disposed to face the base member, that can be rotated relative to the base member with a fulcrum axis as a fulcrum, the fulcrum axis being located coaxially with a rotational axis of the winding reel, and that has a control part operative to control winding of the cable; and a control rib located on a locus of rotation of the rotatable member, wherein the winding of the cable is controlled according to the position of the control part relative to the control rib.