Sliding Door Gear

1:

• A sliding door gear, comprising:
• at least one door mounting assembly configured to mount at least one sliding door to a stationary structure, such that the door mounting assembly is movable relative to the stationary structure between a closed position and an open position along a main opening direction;
• and
• an opening and/or closing mechanism including a flexible tension member and a retractor configured to retract the flexible tension member such that upon retraction of the flexible tension member the door mounting assembly is urged in and/or against the main opening direction.

18:

• The sliding door gear of claim 17, wherein:
• the retractor includes a spool rotatable about a first rotational axis;
• and
• during retraction of the flexible tension member the flexible tension member is wound up on the spool.

20:

• The sliding door gear of claim 16, wherein:
• the at least one door mounting assembly includes a first door mounting assembly configured to mount a first sliding door to a stationary structure and a second door mounting assembly configured to mount a second sliding door to the stationary structure;
• and
• the flexible tension member is attached to one of the first or second door mounting assemblies at an attachment point spaced apart from the retractor, and the retractor is attached to the other of the first or second mounting assemblies.

22:

• The sliding door gear of claim 21, wherein:
• the energy storage includes a spring;
• and
• the energy stored in the energy storage is at least partially stored as an elastic deformation of the spring.

28:

• The sliding door gear of claim 27, wherein:
• the retractor includes a spool rotatable about a first rotational axis;
• and
• the first rotatable transmission element is coupled to the spool in a rotationally fixed manner such that the first rotatable transmission element is rotatable about the first rotational axis together with the spool.

30:

• The sliding door gear of claim 29, wherein:
• the energy storage includes a spring;
• the spring includes a longitudinal first end region secured against rotation about the second rotational axis;
• and
• the spring includes a longitudinal second end region opposite the longitudinal first end region, the longitudinal second end region coupled to the second rotatable transmission element in a rotationally fixed manner.

33:

• The sliding door gear of claim 16, wherein the opening and/or closing mechanism further includes:
• an energy storage configured such that a release of energy stored in the energy storage retracts the flexible tension member;
• a transmission coupling the retractor to the energy storage;
• and
• a support body supporting the retractor, the transmission and the energy storage, the support body being coupled to the stationary structure or to the door mounting assembly.