Vehicle Door Opening and Closing Apparatus
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorJe Won Choi
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Abstract
A vehicle door opening and closing apparatus includes a vehicle door, a rail mounted on a vehicle body having a door aperture, a roller unit mounted on the vehicle door and configured to move along the rail and to allow the vehicle door to open and close in a sliding mode and in a swing mode, a sliding guide extending from a rear edge of the door aperture and extending straightly in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, a swing guide bent from the sliding guide toward an interior of the vehicle body, a center roller unit mounted on the vehicle door and guided along the sliding guide and the swing guide, and a variable stopper mechanism covering an exterior-side opening of the swing guide in the sliding mode and uncovering the exterior-side opening of the swing guide in the swing mode.
Claims20
A vehicle door opening and closing apparatus, comprising:
- a vehicle door;
- a rail configured to be mounted on a vehicle body having a door aperture;
- a roller unit mounted on the vehicle door and configured to move along the rail and to allow the vehicle door to open and close in a sliding mode and in a swing mode;
- a sliding guide extending from a rear edge of the door aperture of the vehicle body and extending straightly in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
- a swing guide bent from the sliding guide toward an interior of the vehicle body;
- a center roller unit mounted on the vehicle door and configured to be guided along the sliding guide and the swing guide;
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- a variable stopper mechanism configured to cover an exterior-side opening of the swing guide in the sliding mode and to uncover the exterior-side opening of the swing guide in the swing mode.
An apparatus comprising:
- a vehicle door;
- a rail configured to be mounted on a vehicle body having a door aperture;
- a roller unit mounted on the vehicle door and configured to move along the rail to allow the vehicle door to open and close in a sliding mode and in a swing mode;
- a sliding guide extending from a rear edge of the door aperture of the vehicle body and extending straightly in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body;
- a swing guide bent from the sliding guide toward an interior of the vehicle body;
- a center roller unit mounted on the vehicle door and configured to be guided along the sliding guide and the swing guide;
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- a variable stopper mechanism configured to cover an exterior-side opening of the swing guide in the sliding mode and to uncover the exterior-side opening of the swing guide in the swing mode, wherein the variable stopper mechanism includes:
- a first variable stopper having a first rack and being configured to move along the swing guide;
- a second variable stopper having a second rack and being configured to move along the first variable stopper;
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- a power transmission mechanism configured to transmit a force to the first variable stopper and the second variable stopper, the power transmission mechanism including a first gear configured to mesh with the first rack and a second gear configured to mesh with the second rack;
- wherein the first gear and the second gear form a unitary one-piece structure;
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- wherein as the first variable stopper moves, the second variable stopper is configured to move with the first variable stopper in a same direction through the power transmission mechanism.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body including a door aperture;
- a vehicle door coupled to the vehicle body and configured to cover and uncover the door aperture;
- a rail mounted on the vehicle body;
- a roller unit mounted on the vehicle door and configured to move along the rail to allow the vehicle door to open and close in a sliding mode and in a swing mode;
- a sliding guide extending from a rear edge of the door aperture of the vehicle body and extending straightly in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
- a swing guide bent from the sliding guide toward an interior of the vehicle;
- a center roller unit mounted on the vehicle door and configured to be guided along the sliding guide and the swing guide;
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- a variable stopper mechanism configured to cover an exterior-side opening of the swing guide in the sliding mode and to uncover the exterior-side opening of the swing guide in the swing mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.