ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB has developed the present invention relates to a connection device (100) for a door operator system(S) for opening and closing an opening (O). Said door operator system(S) comprises a door (20) and a drive unit mounted on said door (20) and arranged to move the door (20) between an open and closed position. The door operator system comprises an elongated transmission member (40) extending along a side of the opening (O), wherein a driven transmission member (34) of said drive unit (30) is arranged to interplay with said first elongated transmission member (40) so as to move the door (20) between the closed and open position. Said tension arrangement (100) comprises a bracket member (110) for facilitating attachment of said tension arrangement (100); a tension device (T) comprising a connection member (120) for connecting said first elongated transmission member (40) and a spring arrangement (130) comprising a spring member (132). Said spring arrangement (130) is configured to be connected to said connection member (120) so as to facilitate adapting the spring load of said spring member (132). Said tension device (T) is configured to be arranged in connection to said bracket member (110) so that tension of said first elongated transmission member (40) is facilitated. The present invention also relates to a door operator system.

A drive of a sliding door of a motor vehicle, comprising an electric drive unit, a drive cable, a guide for the drive cable, the sliding door being movable relative to a body by operation of the drive cable, and a cable deflection having a deflection wheel which is rotatably mounted in the cable deflection, wherein the cable deflection is adjustable to adjust a position of the deflection wheel to adjust a tensile stress in the drive cable.

A tensioner for a window regulator for raising and lowering a window of a vehicle, including: a first tensioner support; a second tensioner support; a spring disposed between the first tensioner support and the second tensioner support; and an adjusting sleeve configured to engage features of the first tensioner support as the second tensioner support is moved away from the first tensioner support due to a biasing force of the spring.

A drive unit for a sliding arrangement, in particular a sliding door, includes a carriage, which is formed for linearly mobile mounting in relation to a sub-structure of the sliding arrangement, a deflection roller rotatable around a roller axis at the carriage for deflecting a drive belt of the sliding arrangement, and a tensioning device, comprising having a shaft with male thread rotatable around a shaft axis, a first shaft reception with female thread for receiving the male thread of the shaft, a second shaft reception for linear mobile reception of the shaft, and a compression spring between the second shaft reception and a spring abutment at the shaft. The shaft is disposed for tensioning the drive belt by increasing the distance between the first shaft reception and the second shaft reception.

The displacement device (10), which is provided for the installation in a door compartment (18) of a functional entity (1), comprises a drive device (2) preferably comprising a housing (210), a spring mechanism (211), a pull cord pulley (212) coupled to the spring mechanism (211), and a pull cord (22), which is wound onto the pull cord pulley (212) and is guided preferably via at least one deflection pulley (231, 232, 233) up to a holding element (33, 339; 72), a mounting profile (14), which is connected or connectable by mounting hinges (131) to a single-part or multi-part door (11), which is held vertically aligned and displaceable by a holding device (4); which is connected on an upper end piece to an upper guide carriage (5) that is supported displaceably on an upper guide rail (15) and/or which is connected on a lower end piece to a lower guide carriage (6) that is supported displaceably on a lower guide rail (16); and which, connected to the drive device (2), is automatically displaceable between a rear-sided end position (S2) at the rear-side of the displacement device (10) and a front-sided end position (S1) at the front-side of the displacement device (10); and

an adjustment device (3, X3), with which a pre-tension on the spring mechanism (211) of the drive device (2) can be set. According to the invention the adjustment device (3, 3X) is arranged separated from the drive device (2) and comprises an adjustment element (33, X33) which is rotatable and lockable or displaceable and lockable and which adjustment element (33, X33) cooperates with the pull cord (22) led out of the drive device (2) in such a way that the pull cord (22) is pullable out of the drive device (2) by rotation or displacement of the adjustment element (33, X33) to set a corresponding pre-tension of the spring mechanism (211).

A power sliding door actuator includes an actuator unit including a motor, a gear configured to amplify torque caused by the motor, a drum provided to be rotatable by the gear, and a cable configured to move according to rotation of the drum and open or close a door, a tensioner unit configured to provide a restoration force to the actuator unit, and a housing unit configured to provide a path along which the actuator unit moves.

The present invention relates to a device (10) for receiving and releasing a cable-type tension element (12), comprising the tension element (12), a receiving unit (18) for receiving the tension element (12), a drive unit (20) for driving the receiving unit (18), a stop element (24) which is connected to the tension element (12) at a predefined point such that the stop element is immovable at least axially to a longitudinal extension of the tension element (12), and a counter-stop element (34) through which at least portions of the tension element (12) are led and which is designed to come into contact with the stop element (24), wherein the stop element (24) is connected to the receiving unit (18) such that, after a predefined length of tension element (12) has been released from the receiving unit (18) and has been led through the counter-stop element (34), the stop element (24) comes into contact with the counter-stop element (34) in a force-transmitting manner. The invention also relates to a corresponding vehicle flap arrangement (42).

An assembly can guide a movable furniture part on a stationary furniture part. The assembly includes a first guide system to be fastened to the stationary furniture part and a second guide system to be fastened to the stationary furniture part at a vertical distance from the first guide system. The two guide systems each have a guide and a guide body mounted to be displaceable on the guide; a support on which the movable furniture part is to be fastened and which is connected to the two guide bodies of the guide systems in a movement-coupled manner; and a compensation device for compensating for a tilting moment of the support, or of the movable furniture part arranged thereon, about a tilting axis. The compensation device includes a cable pull device, and a pretensioning device which can apply a force to the support.

A transmission assembly for converting a garage door operator (GDO) from a ceiling mounted configuration to a jackshaft configuration by operably coupling the transmission assembly to a motorhead configured to be employed in either the ceiling mounted configuration or the jackshaft configuration may include an output coupler to operably couple the transmission assembly to a drive tube rotatable to alternately open and close a sectional door, the output coupler comprising an output pinion, an input coupler to operably couple the transmission assembly to a motor output shaft of the motorhead, the input coupler comprising an input pinion, a flexible coupling member operably coupling the input pinion and the output pinion, a transmission housing configured to extend around at least a portion of each of the input pinion, the output pinion and the flexible coupling member, and a multi-position coupling bracket having a wall interface portion for rigid connection to a wall, a transmission interface portion to hold the transmission housing relative to the wall interface portion at a first selected angle, and a motorhead interface portion to operably couple the wall interface portion relative to the motorhead at a second selected angle.

A guide system is provided for movably supporting a cover element for covering an opening in a stationary structure. The guide system includes a first guide rail and a first guide body movably arranged thereon, a second guide rail and a second guide body movably arranged thereon, and a compensation device for compensating for a tilting moment of a cover element. The cover element can be moved by the guide system between a first position and a second position, and the compensation device has a cable connecting the first guide body and the second guide body together. A deflecting device allows the cable to be guided orthogonally to the longitudinal extension of the first guide rail and/or the second guide rail at least in some regions, preferably in a region between the first guide rail and the second guide rail.