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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2005
Nobuji Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuji Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a vehicle slide door apparatus including an opening formed on a side portion of a vehicle body; a slide door which opens and closes the opening by moving in the fore-and-aft direction; an upper rail extending along an upper side of the opening; and an upper arm having one end guided by the upper rail in the fore-and-aft direction and the other end fixed to the slide door, wherein an engaging device provided on the upper arm and an engaged device provided on the vehicle body engages in case of side collision of the vehicle so as to effectively secure the safety for passengers by decreasing the deformation if collided.