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The cable mechanism releases and withdraws a cable having a free end and a fixed end. The cable mechanism includes a motor assembly for engaging a guide portion of a cable to release or retract the cable and a pulley assembly for engaging a following portion of the cable. The following portion may be disposed between the guide portion and the fixed end of the cable. The pulley assembly is movable relative to the motor assembly between a first position and a second position. Moving the pulley assembly from the first position to the second position releases the cable, and moving the pulley assembly from the second position to the first position withdraws the cable.

The invention relates to a pay out apparatus (1) for a spatially deflectable line or line guide device (10) for guiding one or more supply lines (3), comprising a delivery unit (30) for paying out and retracting a longitudinal portion of the line arrangement (2) from a storage region (4). The invention also relates to the delivery unit (30) per se for driving the line guide device (10). According to the invention, the delivery unit (30) comprises a drive wheel (32) which has, on the circumference, a number of engagement portions (33) each having at least one force transmission element (34), and the flexible line arrangement (2) has a plurality of projections (12) and / or recesses on the outside that are distributed along at least one longitudinal portion of the line arrangement (2). The force transmission elements (34) of the drive wheel act force-transmittingly together with a projection (12) and / or recess of the line arrangement (2) to deliver or drive the line guide device (10) during paying out and / or during retraction.

An expandable cable trolley system for supporting cables for a hoist from a trolley configured to travel along an overhead beam. The cable trolley system includes a first block, a second block, and a third block with cooperating curved slots that form openings to receive the cables. The first block has at least one roller mounted on the top surface for engaging with an overhead beam. The second block is disposed below and attaches to the first block. The third block is disposed below the second block and attaches to the second block. The configuration of the multiple blocks provides for an expandable system that can be formed into multiple rows by means of one set of fasteners having substantially the same length.

A charger according to the present embodiment may comprise a cover having a space formed in the cover; a first pulley guide and a second pulley guide disposed in the cover; a first moving pulley guided by the first pulley guide and moved by a charging cable; a second moving pulley guided by the second pulley guide and moved by the charging cable; and a damper installed on one of the first moving pulley and the second moving pulley.

There may be provided a cable management system for an electric vehicle charger. The cable management system may include a mechanical wire coupled to a charging cable associated with the electric vehicle charger and an enclosure. The cable management system may include a wire tension sensor engaging the mechanical wire. The wire tension sensor may generate a sensor output based on a force applied to the mechanical wire. The wire retractor may be configured to retract the mechanical wire into the enclosure and extend the mechanical wire from the enclosure. The cable management system may include a controller coupled to the wire tension sensor. The controller may be configured with instructions which, when executed, cause the controller to control the wire retractor based on an amount of force applied to the mechanical wire.

A cable support mechanism (1) for an electric vehicle charging station (30) comprises a base (2) and a support member (3, 4). The support member (3, 4) has an elongated shape comprising a proximal end (5) and a distal end (8) provided at opposite ends of the support member (3, 4). The support member (3, 4) is fixedly mounted to and supported by the base (2) at the proximal end (5) of support member (3, 4). The support member (3, 4) is arranged to extend upwards from the base (2) at the proximal end (5) in a first use position of the cable support mechanism (1), in which first use position no external force is applied to the cable support mechanism (1). The support member (3, 4) is reversibly flexible in a transverse direction (7) of the support member (3, 4) in such a manner that at least a part of the support member (3, 4) bends in a transverse direction (7), wherein an external force directed away from the base (2) is applied to a distal end (8) of the support member (3, 4), and returns to the position extending upwards from the base (2), when the external force is no longer applied to the cable support mechanism (1).

A swing-arm cable-management device is provided and includes a mounting base, a first arm, a second arm, a guiding module, a sliding component and a clamp component. The mounting base is mounted on a charging machine. The first arm is pivotally connected to the mounting base through a first pivot shaft perpendicular to the ground, and allowed to rotate relative to the mounting base. The second arm is pivotally connected to the first arm through a second pivot shaft perpendicular to the ground, and allowed to rotate relative to the first arm. The guiding module is disposed on the second arm and slopped to increase height along a horizontal direction from rear end to the front end. The sliding component is slidably disposed on the guiding module. The clamp component is connected to the sliding component and fastens a charging cable, so as to manage the charging cable effectively.

A supply system for cables for charging electric vehicles, wherein a cable store comprises a plurality of pulleys which are arranged in at least two pulley blocks such that a cable can be threaded in multiple windings. One pulley block is linearly guided relative to the other on a moveable pulley block carrier and can be adjusted against a restoring force. The pulley blocks are mounted on one side and in a cantilevered manner and / or can be adjusted against the force of a deflected flexible spring element and / or each have multiple pulleys distributed in an arc-shape over a circular arc.

A charging station system is disclosed. In some implementations, the charging station system includes control circuitry and a mechanical arm communicatively connected to the control circuitry. The mechanical arm is configured to adjust a dispensing location of a charging cord. The dispensing location is adjustable to different locations based on at least a first location of a first charging receptacle of a first vehicle and a second location of a second charging receptacle of a second vehicle. The second location is further from a power source than the first location.

A cable management system for the storage, deployment and support of an EV charging cable. The system is mounted at or near the source of power. The cable is electrically coupled to the power source and may be deployed and plugged into a port on the EV. The support system is mounted to a vertical support, and freely rotatably horizontal therefrom. The deployment end of the support system near the connector end of the holds the free end of the cable above the ground and includes a fixed length of free end of cord out of the body. The system may be expanded or contracted, in telescopic fashion, maintaining the free end of cord and charging head above the ground.

The invention relates to a cable guide system 1 for charging an electric vehicle, comprising a charging cable 2 with a charging plug 3 at its end, wherein the charging cable 2 is guided in a U-shaped manner in its course from a connection end to its end with the charging plug 3 in a guide device 4, so that the U-shaped charging cable 2 has two legs 8, 9 running next to one another or one above the other, wherein the end of the charging cable 2 carrying the charging plug 3 is deflected downwards in a stationary vertical deflection station 11, so that the charging plug 3 is arranged suspended below the vertical deflection station 11, wherein the guide device 4 has a deflection unit 16 for the U-shaped deflection,which is displaceable in a longitudinal direction of the guide device 4 and wherein the charging cable 2 is carried and guided by several cable carriers 24 between its connection end and the deflection unit 16 and between the deflection unit 16 and the vertical deflection station 11.

This application provides a terminal device and a power supply system. The terminal device includes a housing, a power distribution device, a charging component, and a cooling component. The housing includes a first accommodating cavity and a second accommodating cavity, and the first accommodating cavity and the second accommodating cavity are sequentially arranged in a first direction and spaced apart. The power distribution device is accommodated in the first accommodating cavity. The charging component includes a connector, the connector is partially located outside the housing, partially inserted into the first accommodating cavity, and electrically connected to the power distribution device. The cooling component includes a cooling source and a cooling hose, the cooling source is accommodated in the second accommodating cavity, the cooling hose includes a first section, a second section, and a middle section, the middle section is connected between the first section and the second section, the first section and the second section are folded via the middle section, both an end of the first section and an end of the second section are fastened to the cooling source and penetrate into the second accommodating cavity from the first accommodating cavity, and the middle section extends into the connector.

This document describes a device (100) for managing a cable harness (100A), comprising a frame (102) with one or more elongated slots (104) and one or more rollers (106) slidably arranged in the one or more slots (104), each roller (106) being pre-tensioned at one end of the respective slot (104) by a pre-tensioning element (108). The device (100) is configured to receive one end of a cable harness (100A) through a first opening provided in the device (100) and to secure the corresponding end to the frame (102) at a fixing point within the device (100), so that the cable harness (100A) runs over the one or more rollers (106) in a single-pass configuration.

A swing-arm cable-management device (1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d) is provided and includes a mounting base (10), a first arm (20), a second arm (30), a guiding module (33), a sliding component (40, 40a, 40b) and a clamp component (60). The mounting base (10) is mounted on a charging machine (9). The first arm (20) is pivotally connected to the mounting base (10) through a first pivot shaft (C1) perpendicular to the ground, and allowed to rotate relative to the mounting base (10). The second arm (30) is pivotally connected to the first arm (20) through a second pivot shaft (C2) perpendicular to the ground, and allowed to rotate relative to the first arm (20). The guiding module (33) is disposed on the second arm (30) and slopped to increase height along a horizontal direction from rear end to the front end. The sliding component (40, 40a, 40b) is slidably disposed on the guiding module (33). The clamp component (60) is connected to the sliding component (40, 40a, 40b) and fastens a charging cable (91), so as to manage the charging cable (91) effectively.

Feed system (10) for lines, in particular for cables (20) for charging electric vehicles, comprising at least one cable storage device with at least two cable guides (31, 32, 33) with guide rollers (35) arranged in a deflection arc for guiding at least one cable (20) placed on the cable guides (31, 32, 33) around a respective deflection axis (60) in at least one cable loop, wherein at least two cable guides (31, 32, 33) are fastened to two linearly displaceably guided carriages (41, 42) and the carriages (41, 42) are displaceable relative to one another in opposite directions and synchronously with one another against a restoring force.

Deployment Device for a Double-Wound Electric Cable and Associated Charging Station. The present invention relates to a deployment device (10) for an electric cable (12), particularly for charging an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle. The deployment device (10) comprises an electric cable (12) and a first pulley assembly (14) including at least one first pulley (38) and a second pulley assembly (16) including at least one second pulley (46). The electric cable (12) alternately passes around the first pulley (38) and the second pulley (46). The first pulley assembly (14) and the second pulley assembly (16) are spaced along a longitudinal axis (X) and are free to translate relative to each other along the longitudinal axis (X). The invention further relates to an associated charging station. Figure for the abstract: Figure 2

A charger comprises a body installed on a frame of a charger body and having a space therein; a weight assembly accommodated in the space to be capable of being raised and lowered; and a wire connected to the charging cable and raising the weight assembly; in which the weight assembly may comprise a tray with an inner space formed; and at least one weight accommodated in the inner space, and the weight of the weight assembly may vary according to the number of weights accommodated in the inner space.

A cable reel is disclosed having an outer deployment spool for deployment and retractive coiling of cable based on rotation about a central axis. The cable reel also has an inner, coaxial drum in which stored cable assumes tighter loops and relaxed loops responsive to the deployment or coiling of the cable on the outer spool. The cable extends from the inner drum through an opening in an axial tube and out of the drum orthogonally. The cable is contiguous from the deployable end on the outer spool, through the inner drum coils and through the axial tube. The reel may have a resistive spring or other means of retraction. The disclosed cable is not subject to acute bends, turns or torsion upon its long axis through deployed and retracted phases.

The disclosure relates to a connector arrangement (1) for a charging cable (28) for an electric vehicle. The connector arrangement (1) comprises a first connector interface (10) configured to be fixed to a first connector (34) of a vehicle charging cable (28), and a second connector interface (12) configured to releasably accommodate a second connector (36) of the vehicle charging cable (28). The connector arrangement (1) further comprises a socket interaction device (14) configured to engage a socket lid (38) of a vehicle charging station (40), to open the socket lid (38) and to keep the socket lid (38) open, upon a manual operation of the connector arrangement (1).

To provide a line routing device which simplifies a final product including an assembly in desired lines (cables, hoses, or the like for hanging applications) even when the entire length is long, guarantees the excellent protective property, avoids entanglement of the plural lines, and realizes a compact and relatively lightweight structure.SOLUTION: A line routing device has a flexible carrying strand and a plurality of guide bodies 14 arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the carrying strand. According to the invention, adjacent guide bodies can be deflected spatially toward each other and each guide body has a central part 15A having a center axis A, which extends coaxially to the carrying strand, and an outer part 15B having at least one circumferential element. The outer part delimits a receiving region L, which is open in the axial direction, for the lines, radially to the outside.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2A

An expandable cable trolley system for supporting cables for a hoist from a trolley configured to travel along an overhead beam. The cable trolley system includes a first block, a second block, and a third block with cooperating curved slots that form openings to receive the cables. The first block has at least one roller mounted on the top surface for engaging with an overhead beam. The second block is disposed below and attaches to the first block. The third block is disposed below the second block and attaches to the second block. The configuration of the multiple blocks provides for an expandable system that can be formed into multiple rows by means of one set of fasteners having substantially the same length.

A cable support mechanism (1) for an electric vehicle charging station (30) comprises a base (2) and a support member (3, 4). The support member (3, 4) has an elongated shape comprising a proximal end (5) and a distal end (8) provided at opposite ends of the support member (3, 4). The support member (3, 4) is fixedly mounted to and supported by the base (2) at the proximal end (5) of support member (3, 4). The support member (3, 4) is arranged to extend upwards from the base (2) at the proximal end (5) in a first use position of the cable support mechanism (1), in which first use position no external force is applied to the cable support mechanism (1). The support member (3, 4) is reversibly flexible in a transverse direction (7) of the support member (3, 4) in such a manner that at least a part of the support member (3, 4) bends in a transverse direction (7), wherein an external force directed away from the base (2) is applied to a distal end (8) of the support member (3, 4), and returns to the position extending upwards from the base (2), when the external force is no longer applied to the cable support mechanism (1).

A modular cable support arm system, including two or more rigid units to form an arm to hold an electric charging cable, a wall mount hinge to rotatably attach a first rigid unit to a wall, a handle connector connected to a last rigid unit to attach a handle support to guide the arm to a desired location and hold a charging handle of the electric charging cable when not in use, one or more connectors connecting the two or more rigid units together sequentially to form the arm; and wherein at least one of the two or more rigid units are U shaped having an opening facing downward to conceal the electric charging cable within the rigid unit and to hold the electric charging cable so that the electric charging cable does not need to be dismantled and inserted into the arm to be held by the arm.

The invention relates to a rotatable patient bed for RT applications. The patient bed has a lower structure and an upper structure connected to each other by a lifting mechanism. A lying table is arranged on the upper structure, and an adult can support the lying table. The lower structure is supported at one of its ends on the base by means of a rolling bearing and thus can be rotated about a vertical axis of rotation. The other end of the lower structure is not supported. A lifting mechanism is disposed between the two ends of the lower structure and below the upper structure. A drive is arranged on the substructure and acts on a drive shaft of the transmission. Rotation of the drive shaft causes rotation of the driven shaft. The transmission has a transmission housing which is arranged on the base in a rotationally fixed manner and in which a drive shaft and a driven shaft are mounted. The support is arranged on the driven shaft in a rotationally fixed manner and is connected to the substructure in such a way that the support exerts a torque on the substructure when the drive shaft is rotated in such a way that the substructure is rotated about the axis of rotation. The transmission device is a structural element different from the rolling bearing. The transmission housing is arranged radially inside the rolling bearing with respect to the axis of rotation and is arranged axially in the region of the rolling bearing. The support acts on the substructure via a coupling element, by means of which a torque applied to the support is transmitted to the substructure, a radial movement of the support relative to the substructure can still be achieved.

The present invention relates to a line guide device (10) for guiding a plurality of lines, such as cables, hoses, etc., particularly for suspension applications, such as in a drilling rig (1). The line guide device (10) preferably has a high tensile strength, flexible conveying strand (11) extending over the length of the line guide device. Guide bodies (14) are arranged longitudinally of the conveying strand (11), and adjacent guide bodies (14) are spatially deflectable relative to one another. At least some of the guide bodies each have a central part (15A) with a fastening device (18) for fastening to the conveying strand (11) and an outer part (15B) with at least one circumferential element (17) that bounds a receiving area (L) for the line. According to a first aspect of the invention, at least three radial bars (22A-22D; 42A-42C; 52A-52D) are provided on the central part (15A) and hold the outer part (15B). According to a second aspect of the invention, at least one spacer body 70 is provided for the conveying strand 11 between every two guide bodies 14, the spacer body defining the spacing between the central parts 15A of the guide bodies 14. The spacer body 70 may in particular have a reduced outer diameter relative to the guide bodies 14 and / or may be configured so that the outer parts 15B of the two guide bodies 14 can abut against each other in a fully deflected relative position.

This charger comprises: a wire; a pulley guiding the wire; a pulley guide in which the pulley is rotatably disposed; a first weight disposed on the pulley guide; a weight guide; a second weight accommodated in the weight guide and lifted by the pulley guide and / or the first weight; and a damper which is disposed on the weight guide, and on which the second weight is seated when the second weight descends.

A cable feeding unit (100) for a shore cable management system (190), wherein the cable feeding unit (100) comprises two or more sets of cable reeling means comprising a motor (110, 120, 140), a shaft (112, 122, 142) connected to the motor, one or more sets of rollers (114, 124, 144) arranged on the shaft and transmission means (160) connecting the rollers of the one or more sets of rollers on the shafts.