Door module cable holder
View Patent ↗A door module with a cable holder that includes a latch bracket attached to a door panel and a door latch, and a handle bracket attached to the door latch and a handle support. The handle support connects to an external door handle and personal identification keypad through a door shell. The keypad utilizes a cable for operation. The cable runs through the door module that includes a cable holder that routes and retains the cable.
1. A vehicle door module comprising:
a latch bracket attached to a door panel, said latch bracket comprising a latch bracket cable holder;
a door latch attached to said latch bracket;
a handle bracket attached to said door latch, said handle bracket comprising a handle bracket cable holder; and
a handle support attached to said handle bracket for attachment of an external handle.
2. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 1 , wherein said latch bracket comprises structural ribs and an extended support arm for attachment and support of said door latch.
3. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 1 , wherein said handle bracket comprises a handle support arm that extends in a plane of the handle bracket and a latch support arm that transversely extends from said plane.
4. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 1 , wherein said latch bracket cable holder comprises a channel through a structural rib.
5. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 4 , wherein said latch bracket cable holder comprises a tab that protrudes from a transverse structural rib over said channel.
6. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 1 , wherein said handle bracket cable holder comprises a clamshell clip located on a periphery of said handle bracket.
7. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 6 , wherein said clamshell clip comprises a relatively static portion and a movable mating portion that has an opened and a closed position.
8. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 1 , wherein said handle bracket cable holder comprises a hook located on a periphery of said handle bracket.
9. A vehicle door module comprising:
a door panel comprising a window guide;
a latch bracket attached to said door panel, said latch bracket comprising a latch bracket cable holder that includes a cable-securing feature; and
a door latch attached to said latch bracket.
10. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 9 , wherein said latch bracket comprises a structural rib and an extended support arm for attachment and support of said door latch.
11. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 9 , wherein said cable-securing feature comprises a channel through a structural rib.
12. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 11 , wherein said cable-securing feature comprises a tab that protrudes from a transverse structural rib over said channel.
13. A vehicle door module comprising:
a door latch;
a handle bracket attached to said door latch, said handle bracket comprising a handle bracket cable holder; and
a handle support attached to said handle bracket for attachment of an external handle.
14. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 13 , wherein said handle bracket comprises a latch support arm that extends in a plane of the handle bracket and a handle support arm that transversely extends from said plane.
15. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 13 , wherein said handle bracket cable holder comprises a clamshell clip located on a periphery of said handle bracket.
16. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 15 , wherein said handle bracket cable holder comprises a relatively static portion and a movable mating portion that has an opened and a closed position.
17. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 13 , wherein said handle bracket cable holder comprises a hook located on a periphery of said handle bracket.
18. The vehicle door module comprising:
a door panel comprising a window guide that defines an axis;
a latch bracket attached to said door panel, said latch bracket comprising a structural rib and an extended support arm for attachment and support of said door latch, and a latch bracket cable holder; and
a door latch attached to said latch bracket.
19. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 18 , wherein said latch bracket cable holder comprises a channel through said structural rib.
20. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 19 , wherein said latch bracket cable holder comprises a tab that protrudes from a transverse structural rib over said channel.
21. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 9 , wherein said cable-securing feature includes walls that partially surround a circumference of a cable when the cable is received in the cable-securing feature.
22. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 21 , wherein at least one of said walls includes a curved surface and another of said walls includes an essentially flat surface.
23. The vehicle door module as recited in claim 21 , wherein said cable-securing feature includes an axis that corresponds to a longitudinal axis of the cable, and said cable-securing feature receives the cable in a radial direction relative to said axis.