Vehicle slide door with stop device

A vehicle slide door assembly for an opening of a vehicle side body structure comprising:

• a lower rail fixed to the side body structure and extending in a front-to-rear direction of the side body structure;
• a sliding door mechanism configured to move the slide door on the lower rail in the front-to-rear direction, the sliding door mechanism including a lower slider associated with the lower rail and movable along the lower rail and a lower control arm pivotally connecting the slide door to the lower slider;
• a latch provided on the lower control arm and including a latch stopper which is configured to protrude toward the lower rail when a window pane provided on the slide door is opened;
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• a stop device secured to the side body structure near a rear end of the lower rail, the stop device comprising:
• a one-piece bracket including a base having a forward end portion, a rear end portion, an outboard lateral edge and an inboard lateral edge,
• a full stopper mounted to the rear end portion of the bracket, the full stopper being engaged by the one of the lower slider and lower control arm when the slide door is in a full open position,
• a mid-stopper mounted to the forward end portion of the bracket, the mid-stopper being engaged by the latch stopper to hold the slide door in a partial open position when the window pane is opened,
• an elevated section provided near the rear end portion, the elevated section including a post which is engaged by the latch in the full open position of the slide door, and
• a strengthening member positioned between the rear end portion and the elevated section, the strengthening member extending at least partially outwardly past the inboard edge of the base, the strengthening member having a generally stepped configuration.

A stop device for a vehicle slide door for an opening of a vehicle side body structure, the slide door being guided in a front-to-rear direction by a sliding door mechanism which moves the slide door on a lower rail, the sliding door mechanism including a lower slider associated with the lower rail and movable along the lower rail, and a latch having a latch stopper, the lower rail extending in the front-to-rear direction of the side body structure and is fixed to the side body structure, the stop device comprising:

• a one-piece bracket including a base having a forward end portion, a rear end portion, an outboard lateral edge and an inboard lateral edge;
• a first flange extending perpendicularly from the rear end portion of the base, and a second flange extending perpendicularly from the forward end portion of the base;
• a full stopper mounted to the first flange, the full stopper being engaged by the sliding door mechanism when the slide door is in a full open position;
• a mid-stopper mounted to the second flange, the mid-stopper being engaged by the latch stopper of the latch located on the lower slider to hold the slide door in a partial open position when a window pane of the slide door is opened,
• an elevated section provided near the rear end portion, the elevated section including a post which is engaged by the latch in the full open position of the slide door, the post being laterally spaced from the full stopper and substantially aligned vertically with the mid-stopper;
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• a strengthening member positioned between the first flange and the elevated section, the strengthening member together with the elevated section and the first flange defining a tub-shaped portion of the bracket which at least partially extends laterally from the inboard lateral edge of the base and at least partially below the full stopper.