Patent ID: 7040191

Claim:
An adjusting device for a vehicle actuator, the device comprising: an actuator connecting piece with an actuatable portion; a transmission unit for transmitting the movement of said actuator connecting piece, said transmission unit being coupled to said actuator connecting piece at a pivot connection; a base plate arranged stationarily at a vehicle; a bearing shell supporting said connecting piece, said bearing shell and said base plate defining a mounting device; an adjusting mechanism forming a part of said mounting device, said adjusting mechanism including a bulged area extending circumferntially at a radial distance from said pivot connection, with said bulged area having a surface with recesses defining guide grooves having a dovetail cross section and projections engaged in respective said guide grooves having a complementary dovetail cross section, said projections engaged in respective said guide grooves providing a movable connection of said bearing shell to said baseplate, with said bearing shell movable along said baseplate in a guided manner such that the position of said pivot connection remains unchanged during an adjustment of a position of said actuatable portion of said actuator connecting piece via movement of said bearing shell relative to said baseplate.