Device for connecting functional elements to a supply source

Abstract

A device for connecting functional elements is indicated which are arranged in a sliding door of a motor vehicle, with at least one supply source present in the body of the motor vehicle through lines which extend between the functional elements and the supply source. The sliding door is mounted on a carriage which is moveable back and forth in the bottom area of the motor vehicle essentially over the entire width of a door opening (). Lines connected to a connection point () of the supply source are arranged in a guide chain () which is composed of mechanically stable chain links which are moveably connected to each other, wherein the guide chain is pivotally fastened with a first end to the sliding door and with a second end in the area of the connection point () to the body of the vehicle. An elbow () is arranged along the length of the guide chain () in the vicinity of the connection point () through which the guide chain () is raised with its second end to a level located above the upper edge of the carriage, while on the other side of the elbow () with the sliding door being in the closed position the guide chain is arranged below the bottom edge of the carriage.