Patent ID: 8819998

Claim:
A sliding door module for a sliding door of a motor vehicle, said sliding door module comprising: a first closing module, whereby said first closing module in a first installation position does not protrude beyond a first outer edge of the sliding door module, whereby said first closing module is constructed for transfer into a first functional position, whereby said first closing module in said first functional position protrudes beyond said first edge of the sliding door module; a second closing module, whereby said second closing module in a second installation position does not protrude beyond a second outer edge of the sliding door module, whereby said second closing module is constructed for transfer into a second functional position, whereby said second closing module in said second functional position protrudes beyond said second edge of the sliding door module, whereby said first outer edge is spatially separated from said second outer edge; at least two first actuating rods for transmitting an actuating force from said first closing module to said second closing module, whereby said at least two first actuating rods are comprised of plastic, whereby said at least two first actuating rods are flexibly connected with said first and second closing modules, respectively, and with a pivoting lever around a swivel axis in the y-direction; further comprising a third actuating rod for transmitting an actuating force from said first or second closing module to an actuating element, whereby said actuating element is a door-lock exterior control or a door-lock interior control, whereby said third actuating rod is comprised of plastic, and wherein said third actuating rod is formed by a first and a second rail and further includes a connecting element for connecting said first and second rails with one another, the connecting element comprising a retaining element for locking said first and second rails in said functional position of said first and second closing modules.