# US 11,305,707 B2 · Structure for shielding side sill for sliding door vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,305,707 B2 - Document ID: US11305707B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/021,291 - Filed: 2020-09-15 - Published: 2021-12-09 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2020-06-08 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Cornoration - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation - Inventors: Jae-Seung Lee; Kyu-Hoon Cho; Seung-Sik Han; Dae-Hee Lee; Yong-Hyun Nam; Chung-Sik Yim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305707B2 ## CPC - B60R 13/04: {External} Ornamental or guard strips; Ornamental inscriptive devices {thereon (fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates by means of clips F16B5/12)} - B60J 5/06: slidable; foldable - B60R 13/06: Sealing strips (sealing arrangements for vehicle windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices B60J10/00) - B62D 25/025: {Side sills thereof} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05) - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract A structure for shielding a side sill for a sliding door vehicle includes a lower rail mounted in an internal side sill space, a drive unit movably connected to the lower rail, and a shield structure including a cover unit having one end connected to the drive unit and guide rail units configured to guide the cover unit, wherein the cover unit covers the internal side sill space exposed in accordance with a movement of the drive unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A structure for shielding a side sill for a sliding door vehicle, the structure comprising: a lower rail mounted in an internal side sill space; a drive unit movably connected to the lower rail; and a shield structure comprising a cover unit having one end connected to the drive unit and guide rail units configured to guide the cover unit, wherein the cover unit covers the internal side sill space exposed in accordance with a movement of the drive unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1, wherein a first guide space is formed in the lower rail so that the cover unit moves in the first guide space. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1, wherein the shield structure further comprises: a cover arm connected to one end of the cover unit; and cover rods having both ends configured to be rotatably connected to the drive unit and the cover arm. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The structure of claim 3, wherein the cover arm has cover connectors connected to the one end of the cover unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1, wherein each of the guide rail units has a shape curved outward from the inside of the internal side sill space. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1, wherein the guide rail units have second guide spaces into which two lateral portions of the cover unit are configured to be inserted and moved. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1, wherein the guide rail units are formed at both sides of the cover unit in a width direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1, wherein a size of a cross section of each of two lateral portions of the cover unit is smaller than a size of a cross section of a central portion. ### Claim 9 A sliding door vehicle, the vehicle comprising: a vehicle body; a lower rail mounted in an internal side sill space along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body; a drive unit movably connected to the lower rail; and a shield structure comprising a cover unit having one end connected to the drive unit and guide rail units configured to guide the cover unit, wherein the cover unit covers the internal side sill space exposed in accordance with a movement of the drive unit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vehicle of claim 9, wherein a first guide space is formed in the lower rail so that the cover unit moves in the first guide space. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The vehicle of claim 9, wherein the shield structure further comprises: a cover arm connected to one end of the cover unit; and cover rods having both ends configured to be rotatably connected to the drive unit and the cover arm. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vehicle of claim 11, wherein the cover arm has cover connectors connected to the one end of the cover unit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The vehicle of claim 9, wherein each of the guide rail units has a shape curved outward from the inside of the internal side sill space. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The vehicle of claim 9, wherein the guide rail units have second guide spaces into which two lateral portions of the cover unit are configured to be inserted and moved. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The vehicle of claim 9, wherein the guide rail units are formed at both sides of the cover unit in a width direction. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The vehicle of claim 9, wherein a size of a cross section of each of two lateral portions of the cover unit is smaller than a size of a cross section of a central portion. ### Claim 17 A structure for shielding a side sill for a sliding door vehicle, the structure comprising: a lower rail mounted in an internal side sill space; a first guide space formed in the lower rail; a drive unit movably connected to the lower rail; and a shield structure comprising: a cover unit having one end connected to the drive unit, wherein the cover unit covers the internal side sill space exposed in accordance with a movement of the drive unit; guide rail units configured to guide the cover unit, the guide rail units having second guide spaces into which two lateral portions of the cover unit are configured to be inserted and moved; a cover arm connected to one end of the cover unit; and cover rods having both ends configured to be rotatably connected to the drive unit and the cover arm.