Title of Invention

OPERATING INNER CABLE

Abstract It is the object of the present invention to provide an inner cable which keeps durability and has hardly rotating property. The present invention is an inner cable for operation with a complex stranded construction composed by a core strand stranded with a plurality of element wires and a plurality of side strands on which a plurality of element wires are respectively stranded are stranded, characterized in that a tightening percentage which is represented by the percentage of a value which is obtained by dividing a value obtained by subtracting a measured outer diameter being the diameter of the circumscribed circle of the inner cable for operation from a calculated outer diameter being the total sum of the inner cable for operation to a diameter direction of the respective outer diameters of a plurality of element wires, by the measured outer diameter is 4 to 11 % and a preforming percentage of the side strand which is represented by the percentage of a value which is obtained by dividing the undulating diameter of the side strands when the inner cable is sleaved, by the measured outer diameter of the inner cable is 65 to 90 %, and the stranding length of the inner cable for operation is 9 to 18-fold against the outer diameter of the inner cable for operation and an angle of the element wires composing the side strand appearing at the outermost lay against an axis line of the inner cable is -3 degrees to 3 degrees.
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DESCRIPTION
INNER CABLE FOR OPERATION
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to an inner cable for
operation. More specifically, the present invention relates to an
operational inner cable having hardly rotating property in which the
stranding length of an inner cable is 9 to 18-fold against the outer
diameter of the inner cable and a strand at the outermost lay is
ordinary lay.
BACKGROUND ART
When a conventional inner cable having little tightening
percentage and large preforming percentage, an inner cable with loose
strand is used at a site such as a non rotating guiding device where
the inner cable is bent while sliding, shape is easily lost by the
tightening percentage and preforming percentage and as a result, an
element wire is subjected to local bending which is caused by
pressuring the element wire on an element wire lay underneath by the
secondary bending and external pressure; therefore there has been a
problem that the durability of bending fatigue is low.
In an invention described in Japanese Patent Publication
No. 2669754, there is proposed an inner cable for operation
(hereinafter, referred merely as an inner cable) with a stranded
construction which is constituted by stranding a core strand stranding
a plurality of element wires with a plurality of side strands in which a

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plurality of element wires are stranded around the core strand,
wherein the tightening percentage which is represented by the
percentage of a value which is obtained by dividing a value obtained by
subtracting a measured outer diameter being the diameter of the
circumscribed circle of the inner cable for operation from a calculated
outer diameter being the total sum of the inner cable for operation to a
diameter direction of the respective outer diameters of the plurality of
element wires, by the measured outer diameter is 4 to 11 % and the
preforming percentage of the side strand which is represented by the
percentage of a value which is obtained by dividing the undulating
diameter of the side strands when the inner cable is sleaved, by the
measured outer diameter of the inner cable is 65 to 90 %.
The inner cable described in Japanese Patent Publication
No. 2669754 is hardly stranded by enlarging the tightening percentage
than a conventional inner cable, deformation can be prevented and as
a result, the secondary bending of element wires hardly occurs. Since
force going to shrink to the central direction of the inner cable is
applied to the side strand of the stranded inner cable, deformation can
be prevented, effect that the secondary bending of element wires
occurs hardly is obtained and the durability of bending fatigue at a
sliding portion is improved.
Fig. 1 shows one example of the inner cable described in
Japanese Patent Publication No. 2669754. The inner cable 1 shown
in Fig. 1 is a so-called construction of 19 + 8 x 7. Wherein 19 + 8 x 7
is that one core strand 2 is composed by stranding 6 of the first side
element wires 4 around one core element wire 3 and stranding 12 of
the second side element wires 5 therearound, a side strand 6 is

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composed by stranding 6 of side element wires 8 around one core
element wire 7, and 8 of the side strands 6 are stranded around the
core strand 2 to prepare the inner cable 1. The core strand is a
so-called cross lay construction and the first element wire is brought in
a point contact with the second element wire.
Further, the tightening percentage of the present inner
cable 1 is a range of 4 to 11 % and the preforming percentage is a
range of 65 to 90 %.
The reason why the tightening percentage is a range of 4 to
11 % is that when the tightening percentage exceeds 11 %, element
wires are hardly stranded and there are problems that wires are
broken by excessive tightening or the surface of element wires is
damaged in production. On the other hand, when the tightening
percentage is lessened than 4 %, durability subject to bending while
sliding is inadequate, as will become clear from the from illustration by
following Examples.
On the other hand, it is according to the following reason
that the preforming percentage is set at a range of 65 to 90 %.
Namely, when the preforming percentage exceeds 90 %, force going to
shrink to the central direction of the inner cable is not applied to the
side strand so mush and secondary bending easily occurs when an
inner cable similar to a non rotating guiding device is used at a site
where it is bent while sliding. Further, as will become clear from the
illustrations of Examples and Comparative Examples described later,
durability is lowered. On the other hand, the side strand is entangled
at breaking in case of an inner cable having a preforming percentage of
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The inner cable 11 as shown in Fig. 2 is another example
of the inner cable of the invention described in Japanese Patent
Publication No. 2669754. The inner cable 11 is those in which the
core strand 12 is stranded in parallel lay strand (also called as line
contact strand). The parallel lay strand is a strand type in which
element wires with different outer diameters are combined and the
strand pitch and strand direction of respective lays are the same.
Since outer lay element wires are fitted in the groove portions between
inner lay element wires, respective element wires are not crossed and
essentially in line contact. As a result, the tightening of strand is good
and shape loss hardly occurs. Further, it shows superior
characteristics that the internal friction (friction by mutual element
wires) of a strand is little and fatigue by the secondary bending is not
generated.
The inner cable 11 of Fig. 2 has aW(19) + 8x7
construction using the core strand 12 having a Warrington type
construction within a parallel strand + 8 x 7 construction. The
Warrington type is that difference between the maximum diameter of
element wires and the minimum diameter of element wires is the least
and suitable for a strand with a narrow diameter in 19 of parallel lay
stands.
Specifically, 6 of the first side element wires 14 with a
slightly narrower diameter than the core element wire 13 are provided
around one core element wire 13, 6 of the third side element wires 15
having the same diameter as the core element wire 13 are provided
between the mutual first side element wires 14, 6 of the second side
element wires 16 with a further narrower diameter than the first side

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element wires 14 are provided on an upper lay along the first side
element wires 14, and these side element wires 14, 15 and 16 are
simultaneously stranded at the same pitch and to the same direction
to form the core strand 12. It should be noted that the diameters of
the respective element wires of the core strand are not limited to the
above-description. After all, when respective element wires are
stranded at the same pitch and to the same direction, the diameter of
element wires may be suitably selected so that respective element wires
are mutually brought in line contact.
Further, 8 of the side strands 17 are strands in which 6 of
side element wires 19 are stranded around the core element wire 18.
For the inner cable 11, the tightening percentage is also 4 to 11 % and
the preforming percentage is 65 to 90 %.
Further another example of the inner cable described in
Japanese Patent Publication No. 2669754 is shown in Fig. 3.
For the inner cable 21, the tightening percentage is also 4
to 11 % and the preforming percentage is 65 to 90 %, and it has a 7 x
7 construction. Namely, the core strand 22 is a strand in which 6 of
the side element wires 24 is stranded around one core element wire 23.
Further, the side strand 25 stranded around the core strand 22 is a
strand in which 6 of the side element wires is stranded 27 around one
core element wire 26, in the same manner as the core strand 22.
Since the tightening percentage is 4 to 11 % and the
preforming percentage is 65 to 90 % for the inner cable described in
Japanese Patent Publication No. 2669754, the durability of bending
fatigue is not lowered even if it is used at a site sliding such as a guide
device. Consequently, the inner cable described in Japanese Patent

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Publication No. 2669754 is used, for example, for a control cable for a
window regulator of an automobile and the like.
However, when the inner cable described in Japanese
Patent Publication No. 2669754 is used for the control cable for a
window regulator of an automobile, there is a problem that abnormal
noise is generated in accordance with the friction of the cable guide
with the inner cable.
The present inventors have studied the cause of the
abnormal noise and as a result, have found that the stranded trace of
the inner cable is transcribed on the cable guide at a process of use,
and stranded unevenness is formed. As a result, when the inner cable
slides on the cable guide, rotational force works on the inner cable at
sliding on the stranded unevenness to twist the inner cable and the
twisting of the inner cable is released and hits the cable guide plane to
generate abnormal noise.
It is described in "All of Wire Ropes (II)" edited by
Steelmaking Activation Study Group of the Kaizuka Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, published by the Kaizuka Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, July 25, 1995, pages 45 to 49 that the
property of rotation centering on the axis of an inner cable means the
rotation of the inner cable, the rotation of the inner cable includes
rotation based on tension, rotation based on contact and rotation
based on bending, and the rotation based on contact among these
occurs by rotation caused by movement to a spiral direction when the
inner cable is brought in contact with a sieve because grooves between
strands are spiral on the surface of the inner cable because of
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Further, relation between the stranded angle of an inner
cable and a stranding length (inner cable pitch) is as shown in Fig. 4
and is represented by the following formula (1).
tan = dr /Pi (1)
Wherein a is the stranded angle of an inner cable, Pi is a
stranding length (pitch) and dr is a lay core diameter of an inner cable.
Further, according to "All of Wire Ropes (II)" edited by
Steelmaking Activation Study Group of the Kaizuka Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, published by the Kaizuka Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, July 25, 1995, pages 45 to 49, an inner cable
in which the compensating relation of stranded return torque is
improved in comparison with a rotating inner cable by elongating the
stranding length of a strand in comparison with the inner cable of six
rotating strands in the composition of six normal stranded strand
inner cables is generally called as a long pitch inner cable or a hardly
rotating inner cable.
The purpose of the invention of Japanese Unexamined
Patent Publication No. 228277/1997 is to provide a hardly rotating
complex lay stranded inner cable in which the de-stranding resistance
of steel core at loading, the hooking force of an outer lay strand and
the like are enhanced by composing with both inner lay strands with a
normal stranded construction alternately disposing steel cores and
Rang stranded construction, the rotation, shape loss and the like of
the whole inner cable are effectively reduced, and steel cores can be
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Rang stranded construction to improve the hardly rotating property,
shape loss resistance, durability and the like and to reduce cost. In a
complex lay stranded inner cable which is stranded by a plurality of
outer lay strands on a steel core which is stranded by a plurality of
inner strands, an inner strand formed to Z side and an inner strand
formed to S side are alternately disposed to be stranded in the same
direction to form steel cores equipped with the inner strand with a
normal stranded construction and the inner strand with Rang
stranded construction which are alternately disposed. A plurality of
outer lay strands are stranded to the same direction in a normal
stranded construction or Rang stranded construction such that the
de-stranding resistance of steel core at loading, the hooking force of an
outer lay strand and the like are enhanced by both inner lay strands
with a normal stranded construction alternately disposed and Rang
stranded construction, the rotation, shape loss and the like of the
whole inner cable are effectively reduced together with the steel cores.
Thereby steel cores can be used for both inner cable having a normal
stranded construction and Rang stranded construction such that the
hardly rotating property, shape loss resistance, durability and the like
are improved and cost reduction can be carried out.
An object of the invention in Japanese Unexamined Patent
Publication No. 295187/2001 is to remarkably reduce the damage of
element wires in comparison with a conventional strand inner cable
and to suppress the generation of sound between element wires caused
by friction. In order to solve the problem, in a strand inner cable in
which a plurality of element wires are stranded to form a core strand
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plurality of element wires around the core strand are stranded,
element wires drawing spiral by stranding among element wires
composing the core strand and element wires drawing spiral by
stranding among element wires composing the side strands are entirely
formed in the same length.
The invention described in Japanese Unexamined Patent
Publication No. 295187/2001 found out that the difference in the
length of element wires affects wear resistance and sound generated
between respective element wires, and the concentration of stress
applied to respective element wires is mitigated by equalizing the
length of element wires. Therefore wear resistance is improved and
the generation of sound generated between respective element wires is
suppressed.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
With respect to the inner cable 1 of Fig. 1, a rotation
coefficient k of the inner cable 1 is 0.105255, a stranding length of the
inner cable is 11.7 and a stranding length of the side strand 6 is 5.2.
The rotation coefficient k of the inner cable 11 of Fig. 2 is 0.100665,
the stranding length of the inner cable 11 is 12.7 and the stranding
length of the side strand 17 is 5.2. The rotation coefficient k of the
inner cable 21 of Fig. 3 is 0.089439, the stranding length of the inner
cable 21 is 11.3 and the stranding length of the side strand 25 is 5.5.
According to "All of Wire Ropes (II)" edited by Steelmaking
Activation Study Group of the Kaizuka Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, published by the Kaizuka Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, July 25, 1995, pages 45 to 49, since it is described that the

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torque coefficient k of the rotating inner cable satisfies the relation of k
> 0.08, the rotation coefficient k of the hardly rotating inner cable
satisfies the relation of 0.065 > k > 0.045 and the rotation coefficient k
of the non rotating inner cable satisfies the relation of 0.03 > k, the
torque coefficient k satisfies the relation of k > 0.08 for any one of the
inner cables of Figs. 1, 2 and 3 in the cited Reference 1, and it is
grasped that it has rotating property.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an inner
cable which keeps durability and has hardly rotating property with
respect to the inner cables Figs. 1 to 3.
The inner cable related to a first Embodiment of the
present invention is an inner cable for operation with a complex
stranded construction composed by a core strand stranded with a
plurality of element wires and a plurality of side strands on which a
plurality of element wires are respectively stranded are stranded,
characterized in that a tightening percentage which is represented by
the percentage of a value which is obtained by dividing a value
obtained by subtracting a measured outer diameter being the diameter
of the circumscribed circle of the inner cable for operation from a
calculated outer diameter being the total sum of the inner cable for
operation to a diameter direction of the respective outer diameters of a
plurality of element wires, by the measured outer diameter is 4 to 11 %
and a preforming percentage of the side strand which is represented by
the percentage of a value which is obtained by dividing the undulating
diameter of the side strands when the inner cable is sleaved, by the
measured outer diameter of the inner cable is 65 to 90 %, and the
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the outer diameter of the inner cable for operation and an angle of the
element wires composing the side strand appearing at the outermost
lay against an axis line of the inner cable is -3 degrees to 3 degrees.
Further, the stranded construction may be a 19 + 8 x 7
construction.
Further, the core strand or side strand may be stranded by
parallel stranding.
Further, the stranded construction may be parallel strand
+ 8 x 7 construction.
A second Embodiment of the present invention is a window
regulator provided with the inner cable for operation.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a sectional illustration diagram showing one
Embodiment of an inner cable of the present invention,
Fig. 2 is a sectional illustration diagram showing another
Embodiment of the inner cable of the present invention,
Fig. 3 is a sectional illustration diagram showing further
another Embodiment of the inner cable of the present invention,
Fig. 4 is an illustration diagram showing a relation
between the stranding angle of an inner cable and a stranding length
(inner cable pitch),
Fig. 5 is an illustration diagram showing a stranding
direction of an inner cable of the present invention, and
Fig. 6 is an illustration diagram of a window regulator to
which the inner cable of the present invention is applied.

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT OF THE INVENTION
According to "All of Wire Ropes (II)" edited by Steelmaking
Activation Study Group of the Kaizuka Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, published by the Kaizuka Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, July 25, 1995, pages 45 to 49, the rotation coefficient k of
the inner cable is obtained by the following formula (2). Namely,
k = TR/(PxD) (2)
Wherein TR is the rotation torque (N-m) of an inner cable, P
is tension (N) acting on an inner cable and D is an outer diameter (mm)
of an inner cable.
The rotation torque TR of an inner cable can be determined
by TR = Tr - Ts-cos. Wherein Tr is de-stranding torque generated in
an inner cable, Ts is the rotation torque of a side strand, Ts-cos is
the rotation torque of a side strand using an inner cable and a is the
stranding angle of an inner cable (refer to Fig. 4).
The inner cable torque (namely, de-stranding torque
generated in an inner cable) Tr can be determined by Tr = (P-
tan)-(dr/2). Wherein P is tension applied to an inner cable, dr is a
layer core diameter and a is a stranding angle of an inner cable.
When the outer diameter of an inner cable, the layer core
diameter of a side strand ds and the layer core diameter of an inner
cable dr are the same as the inner cable 1 of the cited Reference 1 with
respect to the inner cables 1, 11 and 21 of Figs. 1 to 3, the stranding
length of the side strands 6, 17, 25 are substantially the same as the
inner cable of the cited Reference 1 and only the stranding length of an

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inner cable is longer than that of the cited Reference 1 (namely, 9 to
18-fold of the outer diameter of the inner cables 1,11 and 21), then a
torque coefficient k satisfies the relation of 0.065 > k > 0.045.
Further, when an angle of the element wires composing the
side strand appearing at the outermost lay against the axis line of the
inner cable is -3 degrees to 3 degrees (namely, normal stranding
shown in Figs. 5(a) and 5(b)), the elongation rate of an inner cable is
improved (hardly elongated), the breaking load of an inner cable is
improved (the breaking load is heightened) and load efficiency as a
control cable is improved.
It is needless to say for the inner cables 1, 11 and 21, in
the same manner as the inner cable of the cited Reference 1, that the
tightening percentage which is represented by the percentage of a
value which is obtained by dividing a value obtained by subtracting a
measured outer diameter being the diameter of the circumscribed
circle of the inner cable from a calculated outer diameter being the
total sum of the inner cable to a diameter direction of the respective
outer diameters of a plurality of element wires, by the measured outer
diameter is 4 to 11 % and the preforming percentage of the side strand
which is represented by the percentage of a value which is obtained by
dividing the undulating diameter of the side strands when the inner
cable is sleaved, by the measured outer diameter of the inner cable is
65 to 90 %.
EXAMPLE 1
In the inner cable 11 of Fig. 2, an outer diameter was 1.5
mm, the layer core diameter ds of a side strand 17 was 0.29 mm, the

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layer core diameter dr of an inner cable was 1.18 mm, the pitch Ps of
the side strand 17 was 4.14, the pitch Pi of the inner cable was 16.9,
the stranding angle a of the inner cable was 12.3721 degrees and
tension P applied to the inner cable was 100 N (refer to Table 1).
As a result of calculation using the fore-mentioned formula,
an inner cable torque Tr was 12.94187 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque
Ts of a side strand was 2.800516 x 10"3 N-m, the rotation torque
Ts-cosa of a side strand when an inner cable was formed was
2.735479 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque TR of an inner cable was
10.2064 x 10-3 N-m and a rotation coefficient k was 0.068043.
Further, an angle of the element wires appearing at the outermost lay
against the axis line was -0.03878 degree (refer to Table 1).



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Consequently, it was grasped that the inner cable of
Example 1 has the hardly rotating property.
Then, the inner cable of Example 1 was applied to a
window regulator 30 shown in Fig. 6 and the measurement of
actuation sound and vibration was carried out after applying a power
voltage of 14.5 V at initial on the window regulator 30, constraining a
carrier plate at the joint side of the window regulator 30 and leaving it
at atmospheric temperature of 80°C for 120 hours (after creep test).
The actuation sound was measured in a sound insulating
room in which a microphone was provided at a site of 160 mm from a
joint to a perpendicular direction under the environment of A
characteristic (Fast) of 39.5 dB (dB of the sound insulating room) and
the power voltages of the window regulator were 5 V and 9 V, using a
noise meter (LA-5111) manufactured by Ono Sokki Co., Ltd.
As a result, sound pressure level at raising a carrier plate
was 43.7 dB and sound pressure level at lowering a carrier plate was
44.3 dB at the power voltages of 5 V at initial measurement, and sound
pressure level at raising a carrier plate was 44.1 dB and sound
pressure level at lowering a carrier plate was 44 dB at a power voltage
of 5 V after creep test. Further, sound pressure level at raising a
carrier plate was 48.7 dB and sound pressure level at lowering a
carrier plate was 49.8 dB at the power voltages of 9 V at initial
measurement, and sound pressure level at raising a carrier plate was
48.8 dB and sound pressure level at lowering a carrier plate was 49.9
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Vibration was measured at a power voltage of 9 V by
attaching a pick-up sensor to the joint portion of a window regulator
with an adhesive by using an FFT analyzer manufactured by Ono
Sokki Co., Ltd., a pick-up sensor manufactured by Rion Co., Ltd. and a
vibration analyzer manufactured by Ono Sokki Co., Ltd.
As a result, vibration was -40.88 dBGr at initial
measurement and -19.92 dB after creep test.
Further, as a result of carrying out test by acoustic sense,
the generation of abnormal noise was not sensed in raising a carrier
plate and at lowering a carrier plate at initial measurement. Further,
the generation of abnormal noise was not sensed in raising a carrier
plate and at lowering a carrier plate after creep test.
COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE 1
In the inner cable 11 of Fig. 2, an outer diameter was 1.5
mm, the layer core diameter ds of a side strand 17 was 0.29 mm and
the layer core diameter dr of an inner cable was 1.18 mm in the similar
manner as Example 1 (refer to Table 1).
Further, the pitch Ps of the side strand 17 was 5.2, the
pitch Pi of the inner cable was 12.7, the stranding angle a of the inner
cable was 16.27231 degrees and tension P applied to the inner cable
was 100 N.
As a result of calculation using the fore-mentioned formula,
an inner cable torque Tr was 17.22186 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque
Ts of a side strand was 2.210707 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque
Ts-cos of a side strand when an inner cable was formed was
2.122148 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque TR of an inner cable was

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15.09972 x 10-3 N-m and a rotation coefficient k was 0.100665.
Further, an angle of the element wires appearing at the outermost lay
against the axis line was 6.334717 degree (refer to Table 1).
Consequently, it was grasped that the inner cable of
Comparative Example 1 was rotating property.
Then, the actuation sound and vibration were measured
under the same condition as Example 1.
As a result, sound pressure level at raising a carrier plate
was 45.1 dB and sound pressure level at lowering a carrier plate was
45.8 dB at the power voltages of 5 V at initial measurement, and sound
pressure level at raising a carrier plate was 48.8 dB and sound
pressure level at lowering a carrier plate was 48.8 dB at a power
voltage of 5 V after creep test. Further, sound pressure level at raising
a carrier plate was 49.1 dB and sound pressure level at lowering a
carrier plate was 52.4 dB at the power voltages of 9 V at initial
measurement, and sound pressure level at raising a carrier plate was
52.2 dB and sound pressure level at lowering a carrier plate was 55.8
dB at the power voltages of 9 V after creep test. The sound pressure
level was also the same level after creep test in Example 1, however,
the sound pressure level was raised by 3.1 to 3.7 dB in Comparative
Example 1.
Vibration was also measured under the same condition as
Example 1.
As a result, vibration was -38.96 dBGr at initial
measurement and -6.36 dBGr after the creep test. In Example 1,
vibration was raised to 20.96 dBGr, however in Comparative Example
1, vibration was raised to 32.6 dBGr.

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Further, as a result of carrying out test by acoustic sense,
the generation of abnormal noise was not sensed in raising a carrier
plate and at lowering a carrier plate at initial measurement, however,
the generation of abnormal noise was sensed in raising a carrier plate
and at lowering a carrier plate after creep test.
EXAMPLE 2
In the inner cable 11 of Fig. 2, an outer diameter was 1.5
mm, the layer core diameter ds of a side strand 17 was 0.29 mm and
the layer core diameter dr of an inner cable was 1.18 mm in the similar
manner as Example 1 (refer to Table 1).
Further, the pitch Ps of the side strand 17 was 4.7, the
pitch Pi of the inner cable was 20.7, the stranding angle a of the inner
cable was 10.15324 degrees and tension P applied to the inner cable
was 100 N.
As a result of calculation using the fore-mentioned formula,
an inner cable torque Tr was 10.56607 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque
2Ts of a side strand was 2.454036 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque
Ts-cos of a side strand when an inner cable was formed was
2.415606 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque TR of an inner cable was
8.150466 x 10-3 N-m and a rotation coefficient k was 0.054336.
Further, an angle of the element wires appearing at the outermost lay
against the axis line was -0.81709 degrees (refer to Table 1).
Consequently, it was grasped that the inner cable of
Example 2 was hardly rotating property.

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EXAMPLE 3
In the inner cable 11 of Fig. 2, an outer diameter was 1.5
mm, the layer core diameter ds of a side strand 17 was 0.29 mm and
the layer core diameter dr of an inner cable was 1.18 mm in the similar
manner as Examples 1 and 2 (refer to Table 1).
Further, the pitch Ps of the side strand 17 was 5.2, the
pitch Pi of the inner cable was 21.2, the stranding angle, a of the inner
cable was 9.918586 degrees and tension P applied to the inner cable
was 100 N.
As a result of calculation using the fore-mentioned formula,
an inner cable torque Tr was 10.31687 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque
Ts of a side strand was 2.210707 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque
Ts-cos of a side strand when an inner cable was formed was
2.177664 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque TR of an inner cable was
8.139207 x 10-3 N-m and a rotation coefficient k was 0.054261.
Further, an angle of the element wires appearing at the outermost lay
against the axis line was -0.01901 degree (refer to Table 1).
Consequently, it was grasped that the inner cable of
Example 3 was hardly rotating property.
EXAMPLE 4
In the inner cable 11 of Fig. 2, an outer diameter was 1.5
mm, the layer core diameter ds of a side strand 17 was 0.29 mm and
the layer core diameter dr of an inner cable was 1.18 mm in the similar
manner as Examples 1 to 3 (refer to Table 1).
Further, the pitch Ps of the side strand 17 was 6, the pitch
Pi of the inner cable was 27.5, the stranding angle a of the inner cable

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was 7.677356 degrees and tension P applied to the inner cable was
100 N.
As a result of calculation using the fore-mentioned formula,
an inner cable torque Tr was 7.95337 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque
Ts of a side strand was 1.908832 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque
Ts-cos of a side strand when an inner cable was formed was
1.891721 x 10-3 N-m, the rotation torque TR of an inner cable was
6.061649 x 10-3 N-m and a rotation coefficient k was 0.040411.
Further, an angle of the element wires appearing at the outermost lay
against the axis line was -0.95669 degrees (refer to Table 1).
Consequently, it was grasped that the inner cable of
Example 4 was hardly rotating property.
Further, Examples 1 to 4 of the present application is a W
(19) + 8 x 7 construction, but it is needless to say that similar effect
can be also obtained in constructions such as, for example, 7 x 7, 19 +
8 x 7, W (19) + 7 x 7, W (19) + 8 x 7 and W (19) + 9 x 7.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
According to the present invention, an inner cable which
keeps the durability of a conventional inner cable and has hardly
rotating property and a window regulator provided with the inner cable
can be provided.

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CLAIMS
1. An inner cable for operation with a complex stranded
construction composed by that a core strand stranded with a plurality
of element wires and a plurality of side strands on which a plurality of
element wires are respectively stranded are stranded,
wherein a tightening percentage which is represented by
the percentage of a value which is obtained by dividing a value
obtained by subtracting a measured outer diameter being the diameter
of the circumscribed circle of the inner cable for operation from a
calculated outer diameter being the total sum of the inner cable for
operation to a diameter direction of the respective outer diameters of a
plurality of element wires, by the measured outer diameter is 4 to 11 %
and a preforming percentage of the side strand which is represented by
the percentage of a value which is obtained by dividing the undulating
diameter of the side strands when the inner cable is sleaved, by the
measured outer diameter of the inner cable is 65 to 90 %,
and the stranding length of the inner cable for operation is
9 to 18-fold against the outer diameter of the inner cable for operation
and an angle of the element wires composing the side strand appearing
at the outermost lay against an axis line of the inner cable is -3
degrees to 3 degrees.
2. The inner cable for operation according to Claim 1,
wherein the stranded construction is a 19 + 8 x 7 construction.
3. The inner cable for operation according to Claim 1,

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wherein the core strand or side strand is stranded by parallel
stranding.
4. The inner cable for operation according to Claim 1,
wherein the stranded construction is parallel stranding + 8 x 7
construction.
5. A window regulator equipped with the inner cable for
operation according to Claim 1, 2, 3 or 4.

It is the object of the present invention to provide an inner
cable which keeps durability and has hardly rotating property. The
present invention is an inner cable for operation with a complex
stranded construction composed by a core strand stranded with a
plurality of element wires and a plurality of side strands on which a
plurality of element wires are respectively stranded are stranded,
characterized in that a tightening percentage which is represented by
the percentage of a value which is obtained by dividing a value
obtained by subtracting a measured outer diameter being the diameter
of the circumscribed circle of the inner cable for operation from a
calculated outer diameter being the total sum of the inner cable for
operation to a diameter direction of the respective outer diameters of a
plurality of element wires, by the measured outer diameter is 4 to 11 %
and a preforming percentage of the side strand which is represented by
the percentage of a value which is obtained by dividing the undulating
diameter of the side strands when the inner cable is sleaved, by the
measured outer diameter of the inner cable is 65 to 90 %, and the
stranding length of the inner cable for operation is 9 to 18-fold against
the outer diameter of the inner cable for operation and an angle of the
element wires composing the side strand appearing at the outermost
lay against an axis line of the inner cable is -3 degrees to 3 degrees.

Documents:

03505-kolnp-2007-abstract.pdf

03505-kolnp-2007-claims.pdf

03505-kolnp-2007-correspondence others.pdf

03505-kolnp-2007-description complete.pdf

03505-kolnp-2007-drawings.pdf

03505-kolnp-2007-form 1.pdf

03505-kolnp-2007-form 3.pdf

03505-kolnp-2007-form 5.pdf

03505-kolnp-2007-international publication.pdf

03505-kolnp-2007-international search report.pdf

03505-kolnp-2007-pct priority document notification.pdf

03505-kolnp-2007-pct request form.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(01-04-2014)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(01-04-2014)-ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF PRIORITY DOCUMENT.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-ABSTRACT.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-ANNEXURE TO FORM 3.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-CLAIMS.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-DESCRIPTION (COMPLETE).pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-DRAWINGS.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-FORM-1.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-FORM-2.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-FORM-3.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-FORM-5.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-OTHERS.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-PA.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-PETITION UNDER RULE 137.1.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(14-11-2014)-PETITION UNDER RULE 137.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(21-11-2014)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(21-11-2014)-OTHERS.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(26-03-2014)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(26-03-2014)-ENGLISH TRANSLATION.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(28-03-2014)-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-(28-03-2014)-OTHERS.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-ASSIGNMENT.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 1.2.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS-1.1.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf

3505-kolnp-2007-form 18.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-FORM 3-1.1.pdf

3505-KOLNP-2007-PA.pdf

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Patent Number 264479
Indian Patent Application Number 3505/KOLNP/2007
PG Journal Number 01/2015
Publication Date 02-Jan-2015
Grant Date 31-Dec-2014
Date of Filing 18-Sep-2007
Name of Patentee HI-LEX CORPORATION
Applicant Address 12-28, SAKAEMACHI 1-CHOME, TAKARAZUKA-SHI, HYOGO
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 TSUDA AKIRA C/O HI-LEX CORPORATION 12-28, SAKAEMACHI 1-CHOME,, TAKARAZUKA-SHI, HYOGO 665-0845
PCT International Classification Number D07B 1/06
PCT International Application Number PCT/JP2006/304454
PCT International Filing date 2006-03-08
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 2005-069949 2005-03-11 Japan
2 2006-043227 2006-02-21 Japan