Patent ID: 8007028
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: B60J,E05D,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A vehicle sliding door structure comprising: a vehicle body structure having a first structural member that at least partially defines an upper side of a door opening and a second structural member that extends downward from the first structural member and at least partially defines one side of the door opening; an elongated track member attached on the first structural member; a sliding door movably supported on the track member for movement along the track member between a closed position at least partially covering the door opening and an open position at least partially exposing the door opening; and a stopper bracket rigidly attached on the second structural member, the stopper bracket being dimensioned and configured to absorb impacting forces of the sliding door as the sliding door moves from the closed position to the open position, the stopper bracket being rigidly attached to the track member such that the impacting forces are at least partially transmitted to the track member.