Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Kenji Kobashi

Ryoichi Fukumoto

Katsuhisa Yamada

Shinji Okada

Shintaro Suzuki

Masao Ohhashi

Katsuaki Maruyama

Masayuki Uchitsunemi

Shingo Shoudou

Seiichi Suzuki

Tetsuro Mizuki

Yoshinori Hitomi

Hiroshi Miyazaki

Patrick J Dowling

Yukihide Katoh

Kenichi Shibata

Toshikatsu Hemmi

An opening movement control device of a sliding door on a vehicle body. The sliding door having an outer panel connected to an inner panel to define a space therebetween, with a window glass slidably supported between the panels. A link mechanism disposed in the space includes a drive link coupled to the glass to cause reciprocal motion thereof. A drive shaft is rotatably supported by a module base, with one end passing through the module base, and another end fixed to the drive link. A cam member is fixed on the one end of the drive shaft, and a cam follower is movably supported by the inner panel and contacting the cam member. A stopper coupled to the cam follower contacts the vehicle body only when the glass moves down to prevent movement of the door when the window glass is down.

Opening movement control device of a sliding door for a vehicle

A door for a motor vehicle includes an outer panel and an inner panel in which window portions are formed at their upper side region and which are connected at their peripheral portions, a space which is formed between the lower side region of the outer panel and the lower side region of the inner panel and in which a window glass for opening and closing the window portions is disposed so as to be able to move up and down, a module mounting opening formed on the lower side region of the inner panel and a module structure constituted by mounting a plural functional components to a module base, wherein the module base is fluid-tightly fixed to the module mounting opening at its peripheral portion and the module structure is mounted on the inner panel.

Vehicular door

An electricity feeding device for a vehicle slide door includes a flexible conductive portion for electrically coupling components in the slide door and the vehicle body. The flexible conductive portion has a curved portion which is fitted in a groove so that at least one portion of the flexible conductive portion is spaced a distance from a wall of the groove. The curved portion moves in the groove in association with movement of the slide door for opening or closing an opening area formed in the side wall of the vehicle body.

Drive device for vehicular slide doors

A vehicular slide door apparatus includes a slide door that is movable along a lengthwise direction of the vehicle body for opening and closing an opening area formed in the lateral side of the vehicle body, a rail secured to the lateral side of the vehicle body to extend in the lengthwise direction of the vehicle body, and a driving device for moving the slide door. The rail possesses first and second side walls and a roller operatively connected to the slide door is slidably fitted in the rail. A guide pipe extends along the rail and is secured to a surface of one of the side walls of the rail to strengthen the rail. A cable passes through the guide pipe in a movable manner and includes one end connected to the driving device and an opposite end connected to the slide door.

Slide door apparatus for vehicle

Disclosed is a door handle for a vehicle that includes an operation button which is pushed so as to unlock a door of the vehicle. The door handle includes a handle base plate to which the operation button is attached. A sliding wall is provided on the handle base plate and is in sliding contact with the operation button and guides the operation button. An arm has one end that moves linearly in a direction substantially orthogonal to the door when one end of the arm is pressed due to the operation button being pressed. Guiding structure is provided between the arm and the handle base plate. The guiding structure provides fixed guiding surfaces which slidably guide another end of the arm in a direction extending along the door when the arm moves. An unlocking cable is connected to the arm and is operable to unlock the door. Urging structure is configured to urge the arm in a direction such that the operation button returns to a position at which the operation button was located before being pressed.

Door handle for a vehicle

A device for holding a vehicle sliding door at full-open position comprises a striker fixed to a vehicle body and a latch rotatably mounted on the sliding door. The latch has a U-shaped groove for engaging with the striker when the sliding door is fully opened. The latch is displaceable between a first position in which the U-shaped groove is disengaged with the striker and second position in which the U-shaped groove is engaged with the striker. A resilient member is disposed at a location between the latch and the sliding door for holding the latch in either one of the first position and the second position by resilient force thereof. The resilient member is always in contact with the latch directly.

Device for holding a vehicle sliding door at full-open position

There is provided an automobile door handle comprising: a handle grip including a rotating shaft portion formed at one end of the handle grip, and a handle sliding portion formed at another end of the handle grip and having an engaged portion; a handle case including a rotating shaft mounting portion in which the rotating shaft portion is rotatably mounted, and a slide hole in which the handle sliding portion is inserted; and a lever including a wire connecting portion to which a wire connected to a door lock releasing mechanism is connected, and an engaging portion engaged with the engaged portion, the lever being rotatably supported by the handle case, in which a reinforcing portion is provided within the slide hole and a recessed portion is provided in the handle sliding portion to prevent the handle sliding portion and the reinforcing portion from interfering with each other.

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Kenji Kobashi