| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 296155000 | Sliding closures on opposite sides of body | 24 |
| 20080224499 | Clutch Mechanism for Power Device - A clutch mechanism of the present power device comprises a fixed gear member, a moving gear member engaged with the fixed gear member when moving to a clutch connecting position, an armature for moving the moving gear member to the clutch connecting position when rotated relatively to the moving gear member, an electromagnetic coil unit for applying a brake resistance to the armature, and a clutch holding surface for abutting against the moving gear member when the electromagnetic coil unit is turned off in the clutch connecting state and for holding the moving gear member at a brake-clutch connecting position. The abutment of the moving gear member against the clutch holding surface is released by rotating the moving gear member relatively to the armature in a state in which the electromagnetic coil unit is operated. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080252098 | RAIL SYSTEM OF A MOUNTING AND GUIDE DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR - A rail system of a mounting and guide device for a sliding door of a motor vehicle is provided with a drawn-in rear part, by which the sliding door is displaceable between a closed position in which the sliding door closes a door opening and an open position in which the door is located laterally adjacent to the door opening. The rail system has a guide rail connected to the vehicle body, which is provided with an arc section, which is curved toward the vehicle middle following the drawn-in rear part and a first assembly assigned to the guide rail having a mounting unit engaging in the guide rail, which is displaceable along the guide rail with the aid of a least one displacement means. The rail system also has a support element rigidly connected to the mounting unit and projecting from the mounting unit in front of the displacement means, to which the sliding door is attached so it is pivotably movable. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090039673 | Slide Door Apparatus for Vehicle - A slide door apparatus for a vehicle includes a reel member disposed at one of a vehicle body and a slide door for opening and closing a door opening formed in the vehicle body and a rope member reeled by the reel member and connected at a terminal end of the rope member to the other of the vehicle body and the slide door. The rope member is unreeled from the reel member so as to rotate the reel member in one direction and reeled within the reel member in accordance with a rotation of the reel member by means of a biasing force in the other direction. The slide door apparatus also includes a rotating device including an internal rotor rotating in accordance with the rotation of the reel member and generating a rotating load depending on a rotating speed of the internal rotor. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090072583 | VEHICLE DUAL HINGE REAR DOOR ARTICULATING AND SLIDING SYSTEM - A vehicle rear door articulating and sliding mechanism including an articulating hinge assembly having a hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof, and a vehicle rear door pivotally and slidably mounted to the hinge arm at an opposite end of the hinge arm. A guide track may be mounted to the rear door, and a slide block may be pivotally mounted to the hinge arm and slidably attached to the guide track. The hinge arm may be disposed at first and second angular positions relative to the guide track when the rear door is respectively disposed in closed and opened positions, and the slide block may be disposed at first and second positions along a length of the guide track when the rear door is respectively disposed in the closed and opened positions, to thus provide articulating and sliding movement of the rear door. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090189412 | SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM - A sliding door system for a motor vehicle, including a door that is configured to be disposed within a door opening that is formed in the vehicle body, a trim panel connected to the door, and an opening formed through the trim panel. A hinge arm extends through the opening in the trim panel and has a first end connected to the vehicle body and a second end slidably connected to the door for movement of the door between a closed position and an open position. A closure panel is moveable between a deployed position, wherein the closure panel obstructs at least a portion of the opening in the trim panel, and a stowed position, wherein the closure panel does not obstruct the opening in the trim panel. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090200833 | Sliding Door For A Motor Vehicle - A sliding door for a vehicle such as a motor vehicle, on its inside has a guide rail which is mounted longitudinally displaceable in a slide. A hinge shackle is swivel mounted between the door and the vehicle. A state quantity of the vehicle is provided and the travel of the sliding door is established based on the state quantity. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090212592 | Slide Door Structure of Automobile - [OBJECT] To provide a slide door structure of an automobile enabling occupants to get on and off with ease even in a narrow parking space since the door of the automobile can be largely opened and capable of reducing the constraints on the design of the body of the automobile. [CONSTRUCTION] This slide door structure is characterized in that forward lower rail boards ( | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090230724 | Vehicle Sliding Door Travel Extension System - A door bracket is mounted to a vehicle sliding door. A primary track is mounted along a side and extends to a remote end. A roller bracket having rollers received by the primary track is movable between a first position proximate the opening and a second position at the remote end. A link is pivotally joined to the roller bracket by a first pivot and pivotally joined to the door bracket by a second pivot. The link is rotatable around the first pivot between a first orientation and a second orientation. The link comprises an extension arm extending from the link toward the primary track. A shift mechanism contacts the extension arm when the roller bracket is at an intermediate trip point so that the link shifts from its first orientation to its second orientation when the sliding door is being opened. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090267383 | Sliding Door Roller Bracket Track Extension with Interlock - A motor vehicle has a sliding door supported by front and rear roller brackets that move through corresponding roller tracks. By extending the length of the rear roller track supporting the sliding door to beyond the rear end of the vehicle when the sliding door itself is opened beyond a particular location, a larger door and door opening are possible for any particular vehicle size. This provides better occupant access to rear seats and increases the maximum cargo size that can be loaded through the door opening. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090302637 | VEHICLE DOOR OPENING DEVICE - A door is open and held by engaging a latch with a striker of a vehicle body. The door has a release actuator connected to the latch. The vehicle body includes a power drive and a control module. An operating unit instructs the control module to close the door. The control module instructs the release actuator to disengage the latch from the striker. After the control module instructs the power drive to start closing of the door, releasing of the release actuator is stopped by the control module at a door position determined by actual voltage of a power source. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090315362 | Straight trajectory sliding shutter apparatus - A sliding shutter apparatus comprising an opening of a predetermined shape, a shutter adapted to seal the opening in closed position and unseal the opening in opened position, and guiding means for facilitating movement of the shutter along a single straight line trajectory between opened and closed positions. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100019535 | Fuel Door Interlock for Vehicle Sliding Door - An interlock system for a vehicle body with a sliding door and a fuel fill door includes a housing, a first member, a second member, and a spring. The first member is mounted with respect to the housing, defines a cam portion, and is selectively rotatable with respect to the housing in a first direction from a retracted position to an extended position. The second member is mounted with respect to the housing and is selectively rotatable with respect to the housing in the first direction between a first position and a second position. The spring interconnects the first and second members such that movement of the second member from the first position to the second position causes the first member to move from the retracted position to the extended position. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100078961 | SLIDE DOOR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - There is provided a slide door structure of a vehicle which has a slide door to slide in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a side of a vehicle body, comprising a center rail which extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction at the side of the vehicle body so as to guide a roller provided at the slide door, and an expansion preventing bracket which is provided at a front end portion of the center rail so as to connect a pair of guide-face portions which face to each other for preventing an expansion of a center-rail end. Accordingly, the expansion of guide-rail end can be prevented in case the outward load acts on the slide door when the slide door is in the closed state. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100102591 | Sliding, Toollessly Removable Side Window - A sliding, toollessly removable side window for an Off-Highway or On-Highway vehicle includes a spring-back frame fixed to a longitudinal side of the vehicle which comprises a main frame and sub-frame joined by a corner bracket assembly and a spring loaded frame release latch where the latch is used to open and close the spring-back frame, a first pane installed in the spring-back frame where when the frame is opened the first pane can easily be removed for cleaning, etc., a second pane slidably mounted in the spring-back frame on a main frame guide rail assembly, a duck bill latch attached to the second pane which is adapted to release the second pane from a locked position in the main frame to be opened or closed by the operator where a guide mechanism is provided to guide the second pane the operator slides it to an open or closed position. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20110057473 | ROUTING STRUCTURE OF OPERATING CABLE OF VEHICLE COMPRISING POWER SLIDE DOOR - A routing structure of an operating cable of a vehicle comprising a power slide door, comprises: a retractor of a seatbelt device placed between a vehicle body panel and an interior material covering an inner side of a vehicle body panel facing an interior of a vehicle chamber; a webbing pulled out from the retractor, the webbing being passed through an opening of the interior material, and pulled out from a back part of the interior material towards an inner side of the vehicle chamber; the operating cable for the power slide door routed between the vehicle body panel and the interior material by crossing over a back part of the webbing, wherein a restricting piece, restricting a displacement of the operating cable towards a direction approaching the webbing, is provided on the interior material. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110089714 | ROLLER ASSEMBLY FOR SLIDING VEHICLE CLOSURE - A roller assembly for a sliding vehicle closure includes a bracket secured to an associated sliding vehicle closure and a ball-type roller secured to the bracket at a location spaced apart from the associated sliding vehicle closure. The ball-type roller is fixed in position relative to the associated sliding vehicle closure during opening and closing thereof. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110210576 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A SLIDING DOOR - A motor vehicle with a sliding door has a safeguard with two mounting elements. One of the mounting elements is secured to the sliding door, while the other mounting element is arranged on a column bordering the sliding door. The mounting elements pass by each other given a sliding motion by the sliding door, and end up opposite each other during the motion of the sliding door, transversely to the sliding motion. As a result, the safeguard holds the sliding door against the column during a crash in which forces act perpendicularly on the sliding door. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120187716 | SLIDE RAIL FORCE DISTRIBUTION MEMBER - Disclosed herein are embodiments of vehicles and vehicle body assemblies incorporating slide rail reinforcements. One embodiment of a vehicle body assembly comprises an inner body panel and an outer body panel spaced a distance from the inner body panel in an outboard direction of a vehicle. The outer body panel has an outer surface and an opposing inner surface. An elongated slide track is mounted on the outer surface of the outer body panel. A force distribution member has a support surface fixed to the inner surface of the outer body panel directly opposite a portion of the elongated slide track and first and second distribution legs extending from the support surface and fixed to the inner body panel. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20130154305 | UPPER ROLLER ASSEMBLY FOR A SLIDING VEHICLE CLOSURE - An upper roller assembly for a sliding vehicle closure system includes a first bracket secured to a sliding vehicle closure. A ball-type roller is secured to the first bracket at a location spaced apart from the sliding vehicle closure for engaging and moving along an upper guide rail during opening and closing of the sliding vehicle closure. The ball-type roller is fixed in position relative to the sliding vehicle closure during opening and closing thereof. A second bracket is connected to first bracket. The second bracket is moveable relative to the sliding vehicle closure during opening and closing thereof. Guide rollers guide movement of the sliding vehicle closure during opening and closing thereof. The guide rollers are rotatably connected to the second bracket for engaging and moving along the upper guide rail during opening and closing of the sliding vehicle closure. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20140062124 | GUIDE FOR A SLIDING DOOR, IN PARTICULAR OF A VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140110966 | LINEAR TYPE CENTER RAIL LINK STRUCTURE OF SLIDING DOOR FOR VEHICLE - A linear type center rail link structure of a sliding door for a vehicle includes: a linear type center rail corresponding to the sliding door and mounted at a side of a car body; a base provided to be movable along the center rail; a link arm having one end rotatably inserted into the base; a slider rotatably connected to the other end of the link arm and having an outer side coupled to the sliding door slid from the car body; and a latch part provided in the base to limit rotation of the link arm. Therefore, an indoor invasion amount of the center rail is minimized, thereby making it possible to secure an indoor space, the linear type center rail is used, thereby making it possible to improve a design of a vehicle, and the link structure is provided, thereby making it possible to improve operability. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140232132 | LOWER RAIL STRUCTURE OF SLIDING DOOR FOR VEHICLE - A lower rail structure of a sliding door for a vehicle fixed to a side sill inner upper panel and slidably supporting a lower roller mounted on a door includes a central support part by which the lower roller is slidably supported; an upper support part extended from one side of the central support part and coupled to one side of the side sill inner upper panel; and a lower support part extended from the other side of the central support part and coupled to the other side of the side sill inner upper panel. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140292022 | VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle door panel, which can prevent a slide-openable door panel from deviating from a swing-openable door panel when the swing-openable door panel is opened, is provided. The vehicle door structure | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150123424 | SIDE DOOR EXTENSION SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A side door extension support assembly for a vehicle includes a side door moveably mounted on a vehicle body of the vehicle for longitudinal movement between a closed position and an open position and an extension member mounted to the side door and moveable between a retracted position and an extended position for supporting the side door. Movement of the extension member corresponds to longitudinal movement of the side door such that the extension member moves to the extended position when the side door is moved from the closed position to the open position, and the extension member moves to the retracted position when the side door is moved from the open position to the closed position. | 05-07-2015 |
