Patent ID: 9151098
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B60J,E05D,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for opening and closing a vehicle door comprising: a guide rail configured to be arranged on a quarter panel at a rear side of a door opening formed in a side portion of a vehicle body, wherein the guide rail is configured to extend in a front-rear direction and includes an inclined portion on a front end, and the inclined portion is configured to be inclined toward a vehicle interior, wherein the guide rail possesses a cross-sectional shape that is open toward a vehicle exterior and the vehicle door when the guide rail is arranged on the quarter panel; a guide roller member configured to be coupled to the vehicle door that opens and closes the door opening, wherein the guide roller member includes a roller that can roll on the guide rail; a drive member configured to be fixed to the vehicle body, wherein the drive member includes a drive source and a drum that is rotated and driven by the drive source; a front pulley and a rear pulley located at a front side and a rear side of the guide rail; a cable wound around the drum and running along the front pulley and the rear pulley to change directions, wherein the cable includes two ends that are each coupled to the guide roller member; wherein the front pulley is located above or below the guide rail; wherein a closing operation cable portion, which is a portion of the cable extending from the front pulley to the guide roller member, is located above or below the guide rail, and a corresponding one of the ends is coupled to the guide roller member at a rear of the roller; and wherein an opening operation cable portion, which is a portion of the cable extending from the rear pulley to the guide roller member, is located in the guide rail, and a corresponding other one of the ends is coupled to the guide roller member.