Patent ID: 7854093
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. An automatic opening/closing apparatus for vehicle, automatically opening and closing an open/close member provided in a vehicle body, the apparatus comprising: a case disposed in the vehicle body; a driving rotor rotatably accommodated in the case; a driving source attached to the case to drive the driving rotor for rotation; a cable member whose one end side is wound about the driving rotor and whose other end is connected to the open/close member; and a tensioner mechanism accommodated in the case to apply a predetermined tension to the cable member, the tensioner mechanism comprising: a guide shaft supported by the case; a pulley holder movably supported on the guide shaft along the guide shaft; a movable pulley rotatably supported by the pulley holder, the cable member being wound about the movable pulley; and a spring member supported on the guide shaft to bias the pulley holder toward a direction of applying a tension to the cable member; and wherein the case is provided with a cable incoming/outgoing portion for drawing the cable member into the case; the guide shaft is disposed substantially in parallel to the cable member located between the cable incoming/outgoing portion and the movable pulley; and a direction of the cable member located between the driving rotor and the movable pulley is substantially parallel to the direction of the cable member located between the cable incoming/outgoing portion and the movable pulley.