Patent ID: 8850748

Claim:
A cable feed device for a vehicle including a vehicle door that is movable relative to a vehicle chassis via a hinge, the device comprising: a flat cable having a first end and a second end; a first seal provided between a first portion of the vehicle door and a first portion of the vehicle chassis, such that the first seal separates a first region of the vehicle from a second region of the vehicle, wherein the hinge is located in the first region; and a second seal provided between a second portion of the vehicle door and a second portion of the vehicle chassis, such that the second seal separates a third region of the vehicle from the second region, wherein the second region is provided between the first and third regions; wherein the first end of the flat cable is configured to connect to the vehicle door in the third region and the second end of the flat cable is configured to connect to the vehicle chassis in the first region; wherein the flat cable is routed from the first region to the second region through a first leadthrough region of the first seal provided directly between the first seal and the vehicle door when the vehicle door is in a closed state, and wherein the flat cable is routed from the second region to the third region through a second leadthrough region of the second seal provided directly between the second seal and the vehicle door when the vehicle door is in a closed state, such that the flat cable is not routed through an opening in a vehicle door-side body or in a vehicle door-side structural element.