Power sliding door wire housing
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorMark David Wolcott
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Abstract
An apparatus supplies electrical power to a panel slideably mounted on a vehicle for movement along a predetermined path. The apparatus includes a vehicle component defining a slot having a length. The apparatus includes an electrical conduit for electrically connecting a power source and an electrical component mounted on the panel. The electrical conduit has an intermediate portion extending through the slot of the vehicle component such that the intermediate portion moves along the length of the slot as the panel moves along the predetermined path.
Claims25
A door mechanism for a vehicle having a body defining a passenger compartment comprising:
- a first panel and a second panel, the second panel defining an opening, the first panel and the second panel being spaced apart to define a gap communicating directly with the passenger compartment therebetween;
- a door slideably mounted on the vehicle by a guide arm attached to the door and extending through the opening for movement between an opened position and a closed position;
- an electrical conduit having a first end and a second end, the second end extending through the opening and being operatively connected to the door, the electrical conduit being positioned in the gap.
A door mechanism for a vehicle having a body defining a passenger compartment having a head linear comprising:
- a first panel and a second panel, one of the first panel and the second panel defining an opening in direct communication with the passenger compartment, the first panel and the second panel being spaced apart to define a gap therebetween;
- a door slideably mounted on the vehicle by a guide arm extending through the opening for movement between an opened position and a closed position;
- an electrical conduit having a first end and a second end, the second end being operatively connected to the d(or through the opening, the electrical conduit being positioned in the gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.