Patent ID: 7640697
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A device for connecting a fixing region of a guide rail to a door body of a vehicle door, the door body having an outer surface area and an opening through the outer surface area through which a multi-part fixing device can be fitted, comprising: a guide part which is prefitted on the fixing region of the guide rail and is connectable to the door body and which receives a first part of the multi-part fixing device, further comprising a device for aligning the fixing region of the guide rail to the guide part and to the door body at least in the direction of the vehicle transverse axis (Y-axis) and a second part of the fixing device to produce a clamping connection between the fixing region of the guide rail and the door body; wherein a part of the fixing device is located through a slot opening running in the direction of the vehicle transverse axis (Y-axis) in the fixing region of the guide rail; wherein the fixing region of the guide rail has a contact bearing face and edge zones angled from the contact bearing face and running parallel to the slot opening, and that the guide part engages round the edge zones, wherein the guide part includes studs that are insertable with positive locking connection into positioning openings of the door body; and further comprising a detent connection which engages in a nominal position of the guide part relative to the fixing region of the guide rail, the detent connection comprising an opening provided in a first angled edge zone of the angled edge zones of the fixing region of the guide rail and a detent catch of the guide part engaging in the opening and having a ball head which engages in the opening of the fixing region of the guide rail.