Patent ID: 7261364
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: B60J,E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A sliding door apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a sliding door; a recessed part formed on a side of a vehicle body of the vehicle and extending in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body; a guide rail attached to the recessed part for guiding the sliding door, the guide rail extending in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body, wherein a portion of the guide rail is disposed within the recessed part; a cover supporting member attached to the side of the vehicle body and extending substantially continuously along the portion of the guide rail disposed within the recessed part, said cover supporting member comprising an elongated base strip portion and a plurality of positioning parts attached to and integrally formed with said base strip portion, a cover covering the guide rail and the cover supporting member, wherein the cover comprises attachment structure corresponding to the respective positioning parts of the cover supporting member for cooperatively engaging the cover supporting member, and wherein said cover further comprises at least one portion attached directly to the side of the vehicle body; and wherein said positioning parts of the cover supporting member engage with said corresponding attachment structure on the cover, for positioning the cover relative to the cover supporting member.