Flexible shaft with interference fit capability

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8827820
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13873314

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A flexible shaft for transmitting torque, for example between a motor and an automobile seat to be adjusted. The shaft has a core including one or more wire layers helically wound in opposite winding directions. The outer layer has a number of wires with a circular cross-section and at least one flat wire. The wires of the outer layer are helically wound in a winding direction opposite to that of the adjacent layer. The flat wire has a thickness substantially less than the maximum diameter of the outer layer wires of circular cross-section. A strand of flocked yarn is wound on the flat wire and protrudes above the adjacent wires of the outer layer, to engage the inner wall of a surrounding casing and reduce noise when the shaft is rotated within the casing.

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S S WHITE TECHNOLOGIES INC151 OLD NEW BRUNSWICK ROAD PISCATAWAY NJ 08854

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mellor, Paul Michael Easton, US 2 10
Yuen, Tat M Old Bridge, US 9 10

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