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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION
(19)
INDIA (21) Application No: 973/MUMNP/2003 A
(22) Date of filing of Application : 17/10/2003
(54) Title of the invention: ENERGY GUIDING CHAIN.
(51) International Classification: F 16 G 13/16 (71)
(31) Priority Document No. : 201 07 003.0
(32) Priority Date :
23/04/2001
(33) Name of priority country : GERMANY
(86)
International Application : PCT/DE02/01407
No. and Filing Date : 15/04/2002
(87) International :
Publication No. WO02/086349 A1
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(62)
Patent of addition to
Application No. : NIL
Filed on N.A.
Divisional to
Application No. : NIL
Filed on : N.A.
(43) Publication Date: 24/06/2005
(72)
Name of the Applicant:
IGUS SPRITZGUSSTEILE FUR DIE
INDUSTRIE GMBH
Address of the Applicant:
SPICHER STR. LA,
51147 KOLN, GERMANY.
Name of the Inventors:
1. HERMEY ANDREAS
2. BLASÉ FRANK
3. BLASÉ GUNTER
Filed U/S 5(2) before the
Patents (Amendment)
Ordinance,2004 : NO
(57) Abstract : The invention relates to an energy drag chain for
guiding tubes, cables or the like, comprising a number of chain
members (2). Neighboring chain members are hinged to each
other and are provided with flat links (3) with inner and outer
lateral faces and front faces that are perpendicular thereto and
substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the chain. At
least some of the chain members have at least one crossbar (4a,
4b) interlinking the flat links and the hinged joint of neighboring
chain members is disposed on the front faces of the flat links.
The energy drag chain can be displaced while forming a lower
strand (5), a deflection zone (6) and an upper strands (7). The
aim of the invention is to provide an energy drag chain with
hinged joints that are disposed between the front faces of the flat
links of the chain that can be displaced with little wear and little
friction and that is simple and inexpensive in production. To this
end, the chain members (1) are configured as elastically
( Figure: 01 )
deformable joint elements (8) that are produced as separate
components and that
extend at least partially or preferably exclusively between the inner and outer lateral faces of the flat links (3). The joint
elements (8) can be disposed in laterally open recesses of the flat links.
Total Pages : 40.
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