Patent ID: 11945288
Assignee: KIA CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 5:
6. A vehicle door opening and closing apparatus, comprising:
a vehicle door;
a rail configured to be mounted on a vehicle body;
a roller unit mounted on the vehicle door, and configured to allow the vehicle door to open and close in a sliding mode in which the vehicle door is configured to slide along the rail and in a swing mode in which the vehicle door is configured to swing in a predetermined position of the rail; and
a hold lock releasably holding the vehicle door in an open position or releasably holding the vehicle door in a closed position when the vehicle door is opened or closed in the sliding mode, respectively, wherein the hold lock comprises:
a first catch configured to releasably engage with a first striker configured to be mounted on the vehicle body and positioned to correspond to the closed position;
a second catch configured to releasably engage with a second striker configured to be mounted on the vehicle body and positioned to correspond to the open position;
a first pawl operatively connected to the first catch; and
a second pawl operatively connected to the second catch.