Patent ID: 6776443
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
An opening and closing apparatus adapted for opening and closing an opening and closing member pivotably attached to a vehicle body, the opening and closing apparatus comprising:an output gear pivotably supported in a side of the vehicle body; a rack meshed with the output gear, the rack being moved by a rotation of the output gear and so as to open and close the opening and closing member by moving the rack, the rack including a first teeth portion and a second teeth portion, wherein the rack is meshed with the output gear at the first teeth portion when the opening and closing member is opened, and the rack is meshed with the output gear at the second teeth portion when the opening and closing member is closed, and a clearance between a tooth surface of a tooth in the second teeth portion and a mating tooth of the output gear is larger than a clearance between a tooth surface of a tooth of the first teeth portion and a mating tooth of the output gear.