Sliding/swing complex door for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11607935-B2
Application number	US-202017080010-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2020
Priority date	Nov 7, 2019
Publication date	Mar 21, 2023
Grant date	Mar 21, 2023

Abstract

A sliding/swing complex door for a vehicle includes a sliding door configured to be opened upon a first operation of an outside handle positioned on an outside of the sliding door, a swing door configured to be integrated and opened with the sliding door upon a second operation of the outside handle, and a fixing unit configured to be opened in such a way to be integrated and rotated with the swing door in a state in which the sliding door is fully opened.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sliding/swing complex door for a vehicle comprising:
a sliding door;
an outside handle positioned on the outside of the sliding door, wherein the sliding door is configured to be opened upon a first operation of the outside handle;
a swing door configured to be integrated and opened with the sliding door upon a second operation of the outside handle; and
a fixing unit for fixing the sliding door to the swing door so that the swing door and the sliding door can be integrally rotated and opened when the sliding door is fully opened;
wherein the outside handle comprises a body part and a handle cover part, and wherein the body part comprises:
a sliding body configured to be movable in a sliding direction in a way integrated with the handle cover part upon the first operation; and
a swing body capable of being integrated and pulled along with the handle cover part upon the second operation.

2. The sliding/swing complex door of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sliding striker mounted on an inside of a vehicle body;
a sliding latch part positioned on an inside of the sliding door and configured to be coupled to or released from the sliding striker; and
a sliding handle lever rod configured to be released from the sliding striker by applying tension to the sliding latch part upon the first operation.

3. The sliding/swing complex door of claim 1 , further comprising:
a swing striker mounted on an inside of a vehicle body;
a swing latch part positioned on an inside of the swing door and configured to be coupled to or released from the swing striker; and
a swing latch cable configured to be released from the swing striker by applying tension to the swing latch part upon the second operation.

4. The sliding/swing complex door of claim 1 , further comprising a first fixing part in a back of the sliding door, wherein the first fixing part is coupled to a swing handle lever rod positioned at one end of the outside handle and is configured to be rotated.

5. The sliding/swing complex door of claim 4 , wherein:
the swing door further comprises a second fixing part formed in accordance with a location of the first fixing part where the sliding door is fully opened and coupled to the first fixing part; and
the swing door is configured so that the second fixing part is integrated and rotated with the first fixing part by the rotation of the first fixing part upon the second operation and a swing latch cable coupled to a top of the second fixing part is configured to decouple a swing latch part and a swing striker by applying tension to the swing latch part.

6. The sliding/swing complex door of claim 1 , further comprising a first rail fixed to a vehicle body, wherein a first roller and a second roller disposed at a top of the sliding door are configured to move along the first rail in accordance with an opening operation of the sliding door.

7. The sliding/swing complex door of claim 6 , further comprising a second rail fixed to a back of the swing door and positioned at a location lower than the first rail, wherein a third roller and a fourth roller disposed in a middle of the sliding door are configured to move along the second rail in accordance with the opening operation of the sliding door.

8. The sliding/swing complex door of claim 6 , further comprising an opening part positioned at an end of the first rail and formed to correspond to a location of the first roller and the second roller when the sliding door is fully opened.

9. The sliding/swing complex door of claim 1 , wherein the fixing unit comprises:
a fixing pin positioned at one end of the sliding door; and
a catch positioned at one end of the swing door to correspond to a location of the fixing pin,
wherein, when the sliding door is fully opened, the catch is configured to be rotated to fix the fixing pin.

10. The sliding/swing complex door of claim 9 , further comprising:
a catch lock adjacent to the catch and configured to be engaged with the catch;
a catch lock cable coupled to an end of the catch lock and applying tension to release a lock state of the catch lock; and
an overslam bumper positioned at a back of the swing door and configured to be coupled to the catch lock by the catch lock cable.

11. The sliding/swing complex door of claim 10 , wherein the catch is configured to be rotated so that a hitch part provided at one end of the catch is engaged with the catch lock.

12. The sliding/swing complex door of claim 10 , wherein when the swing door is closed, the overslam bumper is compressed by a vehicle body and is configured to apply the tension to the catch lock cable to release the lock state of the catch lock.

13. The sliding/swing complex door of claim 12 , wherein the overslam bumper comprises:
a cylinder housing positioned on an outside of the overslam bumper;
an overslam rod positioned within the cylinder housing and configured to be movable up and down;
an overslam spring positioned under the overslam rod and configured to provide an elastic force;
a gear unit formed on one side of the overslam rod and configured to rotate a rotator when the overslam rod moves up and down; and
the rotator positioned on a side of the cylinder housing corresponding to the gear unit and configured to be integrated and rotated with the gear unit,
wherein the overslam bumper is configured so that when the swing door is closed, the gear unit is configured to move downward and rotate the rotator to apply the tension to the catch lock cable.

14. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body;
a sliding door coupled to the vehicle body;
an outside handle positioned on an outside of the sliding door, wherein the sliding door is configured to be opened upon a first operation of the outside handle;
a swing door configured to be integrated and opened with the sliding door upon a second operation of the outside handle; and
a fixing unit for fixing the sliding door to the swing door so that the swing door and the sliding door can be integrally rotated and opened when the sliding door is fully opened;
wherein the outside handle comprises a body part and a handle cover part, and wherein the body part comprises:
a sliding body configured to be movable in a sliding direction in a way integrated with the handle cover part upon the first operation; and
a swing body capable of being integrated and pulled along with the handle cover part upon the second operation.

15. The vehicle of claim 14 , further comprising:
a sliding striker mounted on an inside of the vehicle body;
a sliding latch part positioned on an inside of the sliding door and configured to be coupled to or released from the sliding striker;
a sliding handle lever rod configured to be released from the sliding striker by applying tension to the sliding latch part upon the first operation;
a swing striker mounted on the inside of the vehicle body;
a swing latch part positioned on an inside of the swing door and configured to be coupled to or released from the swing striker; and
a swing latch cable configured to be released from the swing striker by applying tension to the swing latch part upon the second operation.

16. The vehicle of claim 14 , further comprising a first fixing part in a back of the sliding door, wherein:
the first fixing part is coupled to a swing handle lever rod positioned at one end of the outside handle and is configured to be rotated;
the swing door further comprises a second fixing part formed in accordance with a location of the first fixing part where the sliding door is fully opened and coupled to the first fi

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Lee Jae Seung

Classifications

• E05B79/06

  Mounting of handles, e.g. to the wing or to the lock · CPC title

• E05Y2900/531

  Doors · CPC title

• B60J5/0434

  the elements being arranged at the handle area · CPC title

• B60J5/047 Primary

  characterised by the opening or closing movement · CPC title

• B60J5/06 Primary

  slidable; foldable · CPC title