Patent ID: 7669368

Claim:
A sliding door for motor vehicles, having an outer door skin, an inner door skin and a door inside trim, said sliding door being supported on at least one guide rail provided on a vehicle body and being movable between an opened position and a closed position along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, said sliding door comprising a cable guide assembly for accommodating and guiding electric cables, which connect first electric elements provided in or on the vehicle body to second electric elements provided on the sliding door, and a guide channel for guiding the cable guide assembly on moving the sliding door, said guide channel being formed as a cavity extending along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle with two side walls parallel to each other, wherein said side walls of said guide channel are formed or integrated at least in sections on at least one of the inner door skin, a door module support capable of being connected with the inner door skin and the door inside trim to serve as guide surfaces for guiding said cable guide assembly, wherein the cable guide assembly comprises a first and a second section, wherein said first section is received and guided in said guide channel such that said first section can move only in the sliding plane including the longitudinal direction of the vehicle on moving the sliding door, and said second section is disposed outside of said guide channel and is configured such that said second section is movable or pivotable in a direction transverse to the sliding plane on displacing the sliding door into the sliding plane, and wherein said side walls of said guide channel limit a lateral movement of the first section of the cable guide assembly.