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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2020
Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corporation, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuyuki Sasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Shinichiro Kita, Yokohama, JP;
MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION, Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
The size of a driving portion for a sliding door is reduced. Drive mechanism drives sliding door that can move along rail provided in a lower part of a vehicle. Drive mechanism comprises: door opening and closing cables each having first end that is fixed to sliding door; and driving portion to which a second end of door opening cable and a second end of door closing cable are fixed, wherein driving portion drives door opening cable and door closing cable. Driving portion includes: door opening drum to which the second end of door opening cable is fixed and onto which door opening cable is wound; and door closing drum to which the second end of door closing cable is fixed and onto which door closing cable is wound. Door opening drum and door closing drum are arranged along rail between a front end and a rear end of rail.