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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2005
Masahiro Tanigawa, Saitama, JP;
Masahiro Tanigawa, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sliding door apparatus for a vehicle includes a sliding door, a recessed part formed on a side of a vehicle body of the vehicle and extending in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a guide rail attached to the recessed part for guiding the sliding door. The guide rail extends in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body. The apparatus includes a cover supporting member attached directly to the side of the vehicle body and extending continuously along the rail within the recessed part, and a cover covering the guide rail and the cover supporting member. The apparatus includes first and second positioning parts formed integrally with the cover supporting member for positioning the cover relative to the cover supporting member.