US 5,737,875 A · Tension apparatus of a vehicle door powered sliding device

Abstract

A tension apparatus of a vehicle door powered sliding device comprises a motor fixed to a base plate, a wire drum mounted to the base plate by a first shaft and rotated by the motor, a wire cable provided between a vehicle sliding door and the wire drum for pulling the sliding door forward or rearward when the wire drum rotates, first and second tension arms rotatably mounted on the first shaft and having tension rollers which makes contact with the wire cable, an intermediate lever rotatably mounted on the first shaft, an adjusting member for fixing the first tension arm and the intermediate lever so that an angle of the first tension arm and the intermediate lever can be adjusted, a tension spring provided between the intermediate lever and the second tension arm.

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Dependent claims

A tension apparatus of a powered sliding device on a vehicle sliding door, comprising;

a base plate;
a motor fixed to the base plate;
a wire drum mounted to the base plate by a first shaft and rotated by the motor;
a wire cable provided between the vehicle sliding door and the wire drum for pulling the sliding door forward or rearward when the wire drum rotates;
first and second tension arms rotatably mounted on the first shaft, each of said tension arms having a tension roller which makes contact with the wire cable;
at least one intermediate lever rotatably mounted on the first shaft;
an adjusting member for fixing the first tension arm and the intermediate lever so that an angle of the first tension arm and the intermediate lever can be adjusted;
wherein, a tension spring is arranged to act between the intermediate lever and the second tension arm.

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A tension apparatus of a vehicle door powered sliding device, comprising;

a base plate;
a motor fixed to the base plate;
a wire drum mounted to the base plate by a first shaft and rotated by the motor;
a wire cable provided between a vehicle sliding door and the wire drum for pulling the sliding door forward or rearward when the wire drum rotates;
first and second tension arms rotatably mounted on the first shaft, each of said tension arms having a tension roller which makes contact with the wire cable;
first and second intermediate levers rotatably mounted on the first shaft;
a first adjusting member for fixing the first tension arm and the first intermediate lever so that an angle of the first tension arm and the first intermediate lever can be adjusted;
a second adjusting member for fixing the second tension arm and the second intermediate lever so that an angle of the second tension arm and the second intermediate lever can be adjusted;
a tension spring provided between the first intermediate lever and the second intermediate lever.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Tension apparatus of a vehicle door powered sliding device

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Tension apparatus of a vehicle door powered sliding device

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Abstract

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