Center roller assembly for a vehicle slide door

摘要

A center roller assembly for a vehicle slide door includes a support arm having a first end portion hingedly connected to the vehicle slide door and a second end portion. A roller unit includes a load roller rotatably connected to the second end portion by a load roller shaft and first and second guide rollers flanking the load roller and rotatably connected to the second end portion by first and second guide roller shafts. A first drive cable has a first attachment member secured to an end portion thereof and directly connected to the first guide roller shaft. A second drive cable has a second attachment member secured to an end portion thereof and directly connected to the second guide roller shaft. The first and second guide roller shafts are each configured to prevent disengagement of the first and second attachment members from the first and second guide roller shafts.

主权项

1. A center roller assembly for a vehicle slide door comprising:
a support arm having a first end portion hingedly connected to the vehicle slide door and a second end portion; a roller unit provided at the second end portion of the support arm, the roller unit including a load roller rotatably connected to the second end portion by a load roller shaft and first and second guide rollers flanking the load roller and rotatably connected to the second end portion by respective first and second guide roller shafts; a first drive cable having a first attachment member secured to an end portion thereof, the first attachment member being directly connected to the first guide roller shaft, the first attachment member including a first part secured to the end portion of the first cable and a second part nonremovably secured to an outer surface of the first part, the first part including a first body having an outer side surface and an inner side surface defining a first opening extending therethough, the first opening dimensioned to slidably receive the first guide roller shaft; the second part of the first attachment member includes a second body, the second body including: a first wall, a second wall spaced from and overlapping the first wall, a third wall directly connecting the first and second walls, and a connecting member directly connecting the first and second walls, wherein when assembled the first and second walls are in direct contact with respective upper and lower outer surfaces of the first body, the third wall is in direct contact with the outer side surface of the first body, and the connecting member is received in the first opening of the first body; and a second drive cable having a second attachment member secured to an end portion thereof, the second attachment member being directly connected to the second guide roller shaft, wherein the first and second parts of the first attachment member are configured to prevent disengagement of the first attachment member from the first guide roller shaft.