| 摘要 |
<p>A cable handling system for routing a group of cables (28, 35, 36) to a rotatable hub (20) comprises an arm (22) and a sleeve (38) which divides the group of cables into side-by-side subgroups. The sleeve (38) is flexible and allows the cables to slide and flex within it. Straps (46,47,52,53) attach the sleeve to a forward position on the arm and a fixed rearward position to hold the sleeve longitudinally in place and subject it to longitudinal and transverse tension. A cable rotator (85) holds the cables next to the hub (20) where they enter the hub area and allows them to pivot in the plane of rotation but does not allow longitudinal sliding of the cables. In the arm area, rigid longitudinal partitions (108) maintain the subgrouping of the cables which are enclosed between top (30, 33) and bottom (34) channel members to longitudinally support the cables against buckling but facilitate sliding among the cables.</p> |
