Coupling structure of touch sensor

A coupling structure including a touch sensor, the coupling structure comprising:

• a sliding door which moves between at least two positions to open and close an opening of an automobile body, the sliding door having a space among a lower end of a belt line weather strip, an inner panel, and an outer panel, the space being exposed on a front end of a belt line, and the belt line weather strip being configured to operably couple to the belt line;
• a flange on a front edge of the sliding door, the flange extending in an upper-lower direction of the automobile body and having a curve on the belt line, and the curve extending in the upper-lower direction and having a convex shape toward an interior of the automobile;
• and
• the touch sensor, the touch sensor being configured to operably couple to the flange, and the touch sensor including:
• an installation base member having a substantially U-shaped cross section including an inner-cabin side wall, an outer-cabin side wall, and a connecting wall, the connecting wall connecting the side walls, the installation base member having a plurality of anchoring parts formed on an inner side thereof, and the anchoring parts extending toward the inner side;
• a hollow part unified with the connecting wall, the hollow part being configured to make elastic contact with an object disposed between the sliding door and the opening of the automobile body;
• a sensor fixed in the hollow part, the sensor being configured to output a corresponding electric signal when the object makes contact with the hollow part;
• and
• an oblique wall which extends toward an exterior of the automobile and slopes rearward from a rear end of the outer-cabin side wall,
• wherein a part of the touch sensor which is configured to operably couple to the curve of the flange comprises:
• the oblique wall close to the interior of the automobile, the oblique wall being configured to fit a shape of the curve;
• and
• a closure wall which extends toward the exterior of the automobile and forms a continuous surface with the oblique wall, the closure wall being configured to cover the space from a front side of the automobile.