Patent ID: 7686380

Claim:
A feeding unit for supplying electrical power, the feeding unit comprising: a connecting cable mounted between a vehicle body and a slide door, wherein the slide door is mounted to a side surface of a vehicle, and wherein the connecting cable is configured to supply electrical power from a side of the vehicle body; a holder for mounting a portion of the connecting cable to the vehicle body or the slide door and fixedly mounted thereto, wherein the holder holds the portion of the connecting cable so that the portion of the connecting cable is rotatable vertically and horizontally, and wherein the holder vertically stops the portion of the connecting cable when the slide door is at a closed position; and a ball including a cable opening and being fixedly engaged with the portion of the connecting cable for movement therewith; and wherein the holder includes an inner peripheral surface substantially surrounding the ball and a first opening aligned with the cable opening and extending to a vertically-extending, external surface of the holder such that the portion of the connecting cable extends through the first opening and the cable opening, the ball being rotatable within the inner peripheral surface.