Patent ID: 9322204
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: E05B,E05C,E05F,E05Y,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A door actuating apparatus comprising: an engagement mechanism selectively achieving an engaged state and a disengaged state, the engagement mechanism configured to achieve the engaged state where a door that is rotatably supported by a vehicle body is retained at a full close position, the engagement mechanism configured to achieve the disengaged state where the door is not retained at the full close position; an operating portion configured to be operated for rotating the door that is at the full close position outward relative to a vehicle interior, the operating portion outputting a signal for rotating the door; a control unit receiving the signal from the operating portion, the control unit actuating an actuator in response to the signal; an engagement member configured to be retained by the vehicle body and configured to engage with the door, the engagement member advancing and retracting relative to the door in accordance with rotation of the door; and a lever mechanism operated by actuation of the actuator, the lever mechanism shifting a state of the engagement mechanism from the engaged state to the disengaged state by virtue of the lever mechanism engaging the engagement mechanism while the engagement mechanism is in the engaged state, the lever mechanism engaging the engagement member to apply a force from the actuator to the door that rotates the door from the full close position to a predetermined rotational position positioned between the full close position and a full open position, the lever mechanism being separable from the engagement member to allow the door, when the door is in the predetermined rotational position, to rotate in a vehicle exterior direction when an external force rotating the door in the vehicle exterior direction is exerted on the door.