Apparatus for opening and closing door

An apparatus for opening and closing a door of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a door-operating knob that is operated to open or close the door;
• a closed-door holding unit configured to hold the door in a closed state, and to release the door in response to an opening operation of the door-operating knob to allow an opening of the door with respect to a body of the vehicle;
• an opened-door holding unit configured to hold the door in an opened state, and to release the door in response to a closing operation of the door-operating knob to allow a closing of the door with respect to the body of the vehicle;
• and
• a control unit that controls operations of the closed-door holding unit and the opened-door holding unit, the control unit including
• a base plate;
• and
• a door-operating lever configured to cause the closed-door holding unit to release the door by rotating in one direction, and to cause the opened-door holding unit to release the door by rotating in other direction, wherein
• the door-operating lever is disposed on the base plate,
• the door-operating knob includes an operation output portion that engages with the door-operating lever, and
• when the door-operating knob is operated to open or close the door, the operation output portion makes a contact with the door-operating lever to be engaged in such a manner that the door-operating lever is rotated in either of the directions.