Patent ID: 7390054
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A vehicle slide door apparatus comprising: a vehicle body with an opening formed on a side portion thereof; a slide door for opening and closing the opening by moving in a fore-and-aft direction; a rail extending along the fore-and-aft direction; an arm having one end guided by the rail in the fore-and-aft direction and the other end fixed to the slide door; an engaging device provided on one of the arm and the vehicle body; and an engaged device provided on one of the arm and the vehicle body, wherein at least one of said engaging device and said engaged device moves to engage with the other of said engaging device and said engaged device by a deformation of the vehicle body in case of side collision of the vehicle, wherein the engaging device is a hole formed on the arm, and the engaged device is a hook formed on the vehicle body so as to project therefrom, and wherein the arm is an upper arm which guides the upper portion of the slide door, and the hook is formed so as to project upward and the hole is disposed upwardly of the hook.