Locking Mechanism for a Control Cable Adjuster

摘要

An assembly for adjusting a cable that includes a locking sleeve and an adapter that is connected to the cable. The adapter includes male and female-threaded portions that are coupled together. The locking sleeve is configured to be displaced between engagement and disengagement positions. When in the engagement position, securing devices of the male and female-threaded portions engage inner sections of the locking sleeve in a manner that prevents the male and female-threaded portions from being rotated relative to each other, thereby preventing a change in the length of the adapter so as to prevent an adjustment of the cable. When the cable is to be adjusted, the locking sleeve is displaced to disengagement position such that the securing device of either the male or female-threaded portion is disengaged from the locking sleeve, thereby allowing rotation of the male or female-threaded portions relative to each other.

主权项

1. An assembly for adjusting a cable, the assembly comprising:
a male-threaded portion configured to receive the insertion of the cable, the male-threaded portion having a first securing device positioned about an outer surface of the male-threaded portion; a female-threaded portion configured for an adjustable threaded engagement with the male-threaded portion, the female-threaded portion having a second securing device positioned about an outer surface of the female-threaded portion; a locking sleeve having a first inner section, a partition, and a second inner section, the first inner section separated from the second inner section by the partition, the first inner section being configured to receive the slideable insertion of the first securing device, the second inner section configured to receive the slideable insertion of the second securing device; and a biasing member positioned within the locking sleeve between the partition and a flange of the male-threaded portion.