Pinch prevention structure of slide door

A pinch prevention structure of a slide door, comprising:

• the slide door provided to be movable between a closed position in which the slide door covers a side opening formed at a vehicle-body side face and an open position in which the slide door opens the side opening, the slide door being configured to move outward and subsequently slide rearward along a rear vehicle-body outer face when the slide door moves from the closed position to the open position;
• a drive device operative to drive the slide door so as to move between the closed position and the open position;
• a drive control device operative to control the drive device;
• and
• a detection sensor operative to detect a state in which a foreign matter moves toward a gap from a vehicle-compartment inside, wherein said gap is formed between an inner side face of the slide door in the open position and a rear edge portion of the side opening when the slide door is moved from the closed position to the open position, and
• wherein the drive control device is configured so that a drive of the slide door by the drive device is stopped in case the detection sensor detects said state of the foreign matter when the drive device drives the slide door in the closed position toward the open position,
• the rear edge portion of the side opening includes a rear-edge front face portion that faces forward and a rear-edge side face portion that extends forward from an inside end of the rear-edge front face portion, the rear-edge front face portion and the rear-edge side face portion forming an open edge portion that is recessed toward the vehicle inside, at the open edge portion is provided a cover member that is operative to extend in a vehicle width direction so as to cover part of said gap formed when the slide door is moved from the closed position toward the open position, and said detection sensor is configured to detect said state of the foreign matter when the foreign matter contacts the cover member in an operative position from the front.