Patent ID: 8276316
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: B60J,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A sliding door device comprising: a sliding door provided in an opening of a body of a vehicle; a rail provided along an open and close direction of the sliding door; a slider mounted to the sliding door so as to be movable on the rail; a lever, the lever being rotatably mounted on the slider about an axis of rotation and the lever having first and second ends, with the axis of rotation of the lever located between the first and second ends; a first roller provided adjacent the first end of the lever so as to rotate on a first side part of the rail as the door moves along at least a first portion of the rail; a recess formed in the rail so that the first roller would fall thereinto before the sliding door reaches a completely closed position, the recess having a wall surface of the rail in a direction intersecting with the first side part of the rail, the wall surface capable of coming into contact with the first roller; a cable mounted to the lever at a cable connection point adjacent the second end of the lever for driving the sliding door to a closing direction when the cable is pulled; and the sliding door device, wherein as the cable is pulled in a first direction to cause the door to close, the cable causes the lever to rotate in a direction toward the first side part of the rail until the first roller reaches the recess, at which point the first roller engages the wall surface of the rail and the lever is positioned and shaped to increase the effect of the pull of the cable to facilitate final closing of the door.