Door opening and closing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016201375-A1
Application number	US-201414900571-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 24, 2014
Priority date	Aug 6, 2014
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A door opening and closing apparatus includes a rail module including: a rail member extending along a front-and-rear direction; a drive device mounted on the rail member; and a supporting member coupled to one end portion of a closing cable the other end portion of which is connected to the drive device and one end portion of an opening cable the other end portion of which is connected to the drive device. The rail module is provided with the drive device fastened to an outside of a vehicle body such that a part of the drive device goes inside the vehicle body through an opening provided on the vehicle body. A portion of a housing of the drive device located outside the vehicle body closes the opening while a sealing member is interposed therein.

First claim

1 . A door opening and closing apparatus comprising
a rail module including:
a rail member extending along a front-and-rear direction;
a drive device mounted on the rail member; and
a supporting member coupled to:
one end portion of a closing cable, the other end portion of which is connected to the drive device and, the closing cable being hung on a closing inversion member provided on one end portion of the rail member; and
one end portion of an opening cable, the other end portion of which is connected to the drive device, the opening cable being hung on an opening inversion member provided on the other end portion of the rail member so that the supporting member is movable along an extending direction of the rail member by a driving force given by the drive device, the door opening and closing apparatus moving a door to open and close with movement of the supporting member by making the supporting member support the door, wherein

the rail module is provided with the drive device fastened to an outside of a vehicle body such that a part of the drive device goes inside the vehicle body through an opening provided on the vehicle body, and a portion of a housing of the drive device located outside the vehicle body is pressed onto the vehicle body by the rail member and is fastened in a state of being pressed onto the vehicle body via a fastening member so as to close the opening while a sealing member is interposed therein.

2 . The door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a supporting bracket that supports a drive unit of the drive device is fastened to the vehicle body with the fastening member.

Assignees

• Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corp

Inventors

• Seto Naoya
• Kimura Shuntaro
• Hanaki Naoki

Classifications

• E05Y2600/56

  Positioning, e.g. re-positioning, or pre-mounting · CPC title

• B60J5/047

  characterised by the opening or closing movement · CPC title

• E05D15/1042 Primary

  with transversely moving carriage (E05D15/1065 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E05F15/00

  Power-operated mechanisms for wings (motor-operated accessories in locks for completing closing or initiating opening of a wing E05B17/00) · CPC title

• E05Y2900/531

  Doors · CPC title