US 12,352,092 B2
Drive of a sliding door of a motor vehicle
Stephan Mittelbach, Velbert (DE)
Assigned to Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus (DE)
Appl. No. 18/253,955
Filed by KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Heiligenhaus (DE)
PCT Filed Jun. 17, 2021, PCT No. PCT/DE2021/100521
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 23, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/127964, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 23, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 134 107.5 (DE), filed on Dec. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0110428 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. E05F 15/643 (2015.01); E05F 15/655 (2015.01); B60J 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC E05F 15/643 (2015.01) [E05F 15/655 (2015.01); B60J 5/06 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/66 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/672 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/14 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/62 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drive of a sliding door of a motor vehicle, comprising:
a drive cable,
the sliding door being movable relative to a body of the motor vehicle by operation of the drive cable, and
a cable deflection including:
a base plate;
a separate bearing that is movable in the cable deflection;
a deflection wheel which is rotatably mounted in the cable deflection, wherein the deflection wheel is accommodated in the separate bearing, wherein the separate bearing is adjustable with respect to the base plate to adjust a position of the deflection wheel to adjust a tensile stress in the drive cable; and
a fastener extending through the base plate and the separate bearing to secure the base plate and the separate bearing on the motor vehicle;
wherein the bearing is positioned by an eccentric relative to the base plate and is adjusted to displace the bearing.