Patent ID: 6270149
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
A vehicular slide door apparatus comprising:a plurality of guide rails mounted on a lateral side of a vehicle body;a slide door mounted on the guide rails for sliding movement in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle body between a fully open position and a fully closed position;cable connected to the slide door;a brake device operatively associated with the cable for applying a brake force to the cable during sliding movement of the slide door from the fully open position towards the fully closed position to control movement of the slide door during movement from the fully open position towards the fully closed position, the brake device including a shaft, an armature mounted on the shaft to rotate together with the shaft, an electromagnetic coil winding device opposing the armature, and a friction plate secured to the electromagnetic coil winding device and engageable with the armature; anda brake gear mounted on the shaft for rotating together with the shaft, said brake gear engaging the cable.