A drive cable for actuating a vehicle element movable relative to a vehicle body is provided, the drive cable having a cable body having a cable core around which a coil following a helical line is coiled, the coil serving to engage with a gear wheel, the cable body being provided with a cable sheath. The cable sheath is glued to the coil.

A refrigerator, comprising an automatic door-opening/closing apparatus mounted on a refrigerator body for driving the opening and closing of a door. When opening the door, if a first obstacle detecting apparatus detects the presence of an obstacle in front of the door, then the automatic door opening/closing apparatus stops the opening of the door; when closing the door, if a second obstacle detection apparatus detects the presence of an obstacle behind the door, then the automatic door-opening/closing apparatus stops the closing of the door. This stops the movement of the door upon the discovery of an obstacle while opening or closing the door, thus preventing the door from being damaged by collision, and when the obstacle is a person, preventing physical injuries from being caused.

A door closer or operator includes a pivoting pinion on the door closer housing for transmitting door motion, and a cam connected thereto. A connecting member extends along a spring and engages the peripheral edge of the cam. Rotation of the cam causes a change in length of the portion of the connecting member between the position tangent to the cam peripheral edge and the spring second end to expand or compress the spring, resulting in a force transmitted along a longitudinal axis of the connecting member as a result of spring deflection. The cam peripheral edge has a profile with a varying radial distance between the cam axis and the connecting member at the position tangent to the cam peripheral edge such that the radial distance is changed as the spring expands or compresses to maintain a desired constant torque about the axis of the cam and pinion.

The present disclosure relates to an electric lift gate and a vehicle. The electric lift gate includes: two side bars opposed and spaced apart, and the two side bars being provided with a guiding groove, respectively, the guiding groove extending along a length direction of the side bar; a roller shutter assembly disposed between the two side bars, two opposite sides of the roller shutter assembly being slidably disposed in the corresponding guiding grooves, respectively; a winding assembly cooperating with the roller shutter assembly in a driving manner; and a driving assembly connected to the winding assembly, and configured to drive the winding assembly to rotate, so as to drive the roller shutter assembly to wind or unwind.

[Problem] A drive unit (10) for driving, via a first and second geared cable (8, 9), a first and second member to be driven (sun roof and shade) provided to an opening part formed on the secured roof of a vehicle, wherein while being able to switch between a state in which the power from a motor (18) is transferred to both the first and second members to be driven and a state in which the power is selectively transferred to the first or second member to be driven, the member to be driven, in which the transfer of the power from the motor (18) is blocked, is prevented from moving during an impact when the vehicle collides in the selective transfer state. [Solution] The output path of the motor (18) is divided into a first and second output shaft (22, 42). Moreover, a first and second electromagnetic clutch (24, 44) for switching between connecting/disconnecting a first and second pinion gear (23, 43) to/from the first and second output shafts (22, 42) is provided, and each pinion gear (23, 43) is secured to a frame (3) so as to not be able to rotate when disconnecting from the clutches (24, 44).

A furniture drive for driving a movable furniture part, including a housing, an electric motor, and a bearing device via which the electric motor is mounted in and/or on the housing. The bearing device includes a damping element made of a sound-absorbing material, an actuator, preferably movable back and forth between two end positions, for exerting force on the furniture part to be driven, and a transmission connected between the electric motor and the actuator. A coupling device connects the electric motor, preferably a shaft of the electric motor or a gear connected thereto, to the transmission. The coupling device consists at least partially of a sound-absorbing material, and the housing has a maximum width of less than 18 mm, preferably less than 16 mm.