Cable drive assembly
US6925757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05Y2900/531
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cable drive assembly for opening and closing a sliding vehicle door has first and second drums that are drivingly connected to each other via a tension spring that biases the drums in opposite directions. The drums include a catch that holds the first and second drums in a cocked condition where the spring is tensioned to provide slack in a closed loop cable to facilitate inserting a traveler attached to the cable into a track. The cocked drums are manually rotated in a drum housing in one direction to move the traveler and insert it into the track. After the traveler is inserted, the cocked drums are manually rotated in the opposite direction. This releases the catch so that the tensioned spring takes up the slack in the closed loop cable.
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