# US 7,464,500 B2 · Moving wiring system for vehicle

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- Number: US 7,464,500 B2
- Document ID: US7464500B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/299,354
- Filed: 2005-12-08
- Published: 2007-06-07
- Granted: 2008-12-16
- Earliest claimed: 2005-12-07
- Assignees: Kia Motors Corporation
- Inventors: Jae Hong Choi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7464500B2

## CPC

- B60R 16/0215: {Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor}
- E05F 15/40: Safety devices, e.g. detection of obstructions or end positions
- E05F 15/632: for horizontally-sliding wings
- E05Y 2400/654: by electrical cables
- E05Y 2900/531: Doors
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF

## Abstract

A moving wiring system transmitting electrical power from a vehicle body of a vehicle to a sliding door includes a wire transmitting the electrical power, a wire housing attached to the sliding door with at least one portion of the wire located therein, and a wire guide assembly attached to the vehicle body and guiding the wire. The wire housing defines a space in which at least one portion of the wire is movably located. The wire guide assembly includes a first guiding portion attached to the vehicle body and guiding the wire, a second guiding portion rotatably and perpendicularly coupled to the first guiding portion, and a third guiding portion attached to an end of the second guiding portion and guiding the wire to the wire housing. The third guiding portion includes an elastic member supporting the wire.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A moving wiring system transmitting electrical power from a vehicle body of a vehicle to a sliding door of said vehicle, comprising:
a wire transmitting the electrical power and at least partially surrounded by a hollow member at a first portion of the wire;
a wire housing attached to the sliding door, with a second portion of the wire located therein; and
a wire guide assembly attached to the vehicle body and guiding the wire, wherein the wire guide assembly comprises:
a first guiding portion attached to the vehicle body and guiding the wire;
a second guiding portion rotatably coupled to the first guiding portion such that a longitudinal axis of said first guiding portion is generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said second guiding portion; and
a third guiding portion pivotably attached to an end of the second guiding portion supporting the hollow member, and guiding the wire to the wire housing, wherein the third guiding portion comprises:
a spring biasing the hollow member to pivot about an axis generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said first guiding portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the wire housing defines a space in which the second portion of the wire is movably located.

### Claim 3

A moving wiring system transmitting electrical power from a vehicle body of a vehicle to a sliding door of said vehicle, comprising:
a wire transmitting the electrical power;
a wire housing attached to the sliding door, with at least a portion of the wire located therein; and
a wire guide assembly attached to the vehicle body and guiding the wire, wherein the wire guide assembly comprises:
a first guiding portion attached to the vehicle body and guiding the wire;
a second guiding portion rotatably coupled to the first guiding portion such that a longitudinal axis of said first guiding portion is generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said second guiding portion; and
a third guiding portion attached to an end of the second guiding portion and guiding the wire to the wire housing, wherein the third guiding portion comprises:
a tube pivotably attached to the second guiding portion and a spring biasing said tube to pivot about an axis generally perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said first guiding portion, the tube guiding the wire from the third guiding portion to the wire housing.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The system of claim 3, wherein the wire housing defines a space in which said portion of the wire is movably located.