Patent ID: 8904903

Claim:
A sliding cable, which slides inside an outer casing, the sliding cable comprising: a cable main body made of a plurality of steel wires bundled together; and a mesh structural body arranged on an outer surface of the cable main body, the mesh structural body comprising a plurality of strands defining a plurality of cells by the strands intersecting, at least two of the strands of the mesh structural body being arranged such that a first strand of the at least two of the strands overlaps a second strand of the at least two of the strands at a portion of the first strand where the at least two of the strands intersect, the portion of the first strand being a protrusion in contact with an inner surface of the outer casing, a portion of the second strand where the at least two of the strands intersect being flattened by the first strand pressing on the portion of the second strand, the mesh structural body being thermally fused to the outer surface of the cable main body, and the mesh structural body being made of a material selected from a group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyfluoroalkoxy fluororesin (PEA), tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene polymer (PEP), polyacetal resin, and fiber reinforced resin.