Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotary cable management system for sensor platforms
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Application No.: US16589079Application Date: 2019-09-30
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Publication No.: US11316334B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: Nathaniel Barrett Herse , Roger Lo
- Applicant: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Agency: Polsinelli, PC
- Main IPC: H02G11/02
- IPC: H02G11/02 ; H05K1/02 ; G05D1/00 ; G01D11/30 ; B60R16/03 ; G05D1/02

Abstract:
Cable management systems for rotatable sensors on an autonomous vehicle (AV) are described herein. In some examples, a rotatable cable assembly can include a first portion having a spool, a sidewall surrounding the spool to form a cavity, and a shaft extending from the spool; a second portion coupled to the shaft and configured to rotate relative to the first portion; a flexible cable stored by the spool in a coiled configuration within the cavity; a first circuit on the first portion including a first connector coupled to an end of the flexible cable and configured to connect to components on an AV and/or a sensor platform base that is coupled to the AV and includes the rotary cable assembly; and a second circuit on the second portion including a second connector coupled to another end of the flexible cable and configured to rotate with the second portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210098980A1 ROTARY CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SENSOR PLATFORMS Public/Granted day:2021-04-01
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