Patent ID: 6390536
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B60J,E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
A mounting structure for a center rail of a slide door, comprising:a recess formed so as to extend horizontally along a lower edge of a window opening in a lateral face of a vehicle body; a center rail disposed in the recess to guide the slide door with a center roller having a vertical roller; and a window glass shielding the window opening, an opaque elongation being formed below the lower edge of the window opening and the elongation being located outside the recess so that a lower edge of the window glass covers an upper part of the center rail, wherein the center rail comprises two vertically divided members, namely, an upper rail member and a lower rail member, the upper rail member is securely fitted to the recess, the lower rail member is at least one of superposed on the outside of the upper rail member and securely fitted to the recess along a lower edge of the upper rail member and the upper rail member comprises a lower wall to support the vertical roller.