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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Ryoji Shimura, Yokohama, JP;
Hidemasa Hirakui, Kai, JP;
Inventors:
Ryoji Shimura, Yokohama, JP;
Hidemasa Hirakui, Kai, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A door is pivotally secured to the back of a vehicle. A door opening device comprises a connecting rod including an upper end and a lower end. The upper end of the connecting rod is pivotally mounted to the door. The door opening device further comprises a guide member having a guide slit, a rack bar which slides up and down in the guide slit, a connecting shaft that pivotally connects the lower end of the connecting rod to an upper end of the rack bar and a driving unit for opening and closing the door via the connecting rod. The lower end of the connecting rod is pivotally coupled to the upper end of the rack bar.