Pivotable sheath stop for a sheath, and corresponding bracket, guide rail, assembly, window lift, and mounting method

An assembly, including:

• a sheath stop for a sheath partially surrounding a window lift cable, the sheath stop including:
• a hole defined by the sheath stop and extending axially along a longitudinal direction of the sheath stop from a first end of the sheath stop to a second end of the sheath stop for passage of the window lift cable through the sheath stop;
• a sheath abutment for locking the sheath of the window lift cable passing through the sheath stop, the sheath abutment located proximate the first end of the sheath stop;
• a shaft extending transversely relative to the longitudinal direction of the hole and located proximate the second end of the sheath stop, the shaft mountable on a bracket for the sheath stop to pivotably mount the sheath stop on the bracket in a freely rotatable mounting configuration;
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• an aperture defined by the sheath stop, the aperture adjacent the hole to provide a side clearance that allows the cable passing through the sheath stop a bending freedom in a plane perpendicular to the shaft when the sheath stop freely pivots about the shaft wherein the bracket includes a housing for receiving the sheath stop in a locking position, the housing including an interface for mounting the shaft of the sheath stop, the bracket allowing the free rotation of the sheath stop until reaching the locking position in the housing when the shaft cooperates with the mounting interface the shaft of the sheath stop mounted in the mounting interface.

A window lift, comprising:

• a slider for moving a window;
• a guide rail for the slider, including a sheath stop bracket, wherein the guide rail comprises a plate for receiving a drum for winding a system of window lift cables, the sheath stop bracket forming one piece with the plate, wherein the system of cables are configured for moving the slider along the guide rail, the system of cables including:
• a cable;
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• a sheath partially surrounding the cable, in which the cable freely slides in order to allow the moving of the slider along the guide rail when the cable is tensioned, the slider movable even during a bending of a portion of the cable that is surrounded by the sheath,
• the cable passing through the sheath stop of the assembly through a passage hole defined by the sheath stop and extending axially along a longitudinal direction of the sheath stop from a first end of the sheath stop to a second end of the sheath stop, with the sheath arranged facing a sheath abutment of the sheath stop, the sheath abutment located proximate the first end of the sheath stop;
• the bracket being arranged on the guide rail so that, in a freely rotatable mounting configuration, pivoting of the sheath stop towards a locking position increases the tension of the cable.