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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2016
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Hiroki Katsuyama, Nagoya, JP;
Kimihide Kato, Nisshin, JP;
Koji Oe, Kariya, JP;
Takayuki Sengoku, Chiryu, JP;
Keisuke Haruta, Obu, JP;
Jun Tsukagoshi, Obu, JP;
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle door opening/closing apparatus includes: a support member that has a telescopic shaft shape, is interposed between a body and a door of a vehicle, and thereby is capable of holding the door at an open position, wherein the support member includes a cylindrical housing that accommodates a drive source, and a joint member that is fixed with a part thereof inserted into an end portion of the corresponding housing and is attached on the body or the door of the vehicle, and wherein the joint member has a contact portion which comes into contact with the housing when the joint member is fixed to the housing, and on which convex portions and concave portions recessed to an inner side in a radial direction with respect to the convex portions are alternately provided in a circumferential direction.