Patent ID: 6183040
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: H02H

Abstract:
A vehicular slide door apparatus comprising:a plurality of guide rails mounted on a lateral side of a vehicle body possessing an opening area;a slide door mounted on the guide rails for sliding movement in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle body between an open position in which access through the opening area is permitted and a closed position in which access through the opening area is prevented;a drive device operatively associated with the slide door to move the slide door between the closed position and the open position, with the slide door moving at a speed having an acceleration side condition; andan electronic control device that detects a sandwiched condition between the slide door and a portion of the vehicle body during sliding movement of the slide door, said electronic control device detecting the sandwiched condition on the basis of a threshold value which is obtained based on the acceleration side condition of the speed of the slide door.