Patent ID: 7144068
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: B60J,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A drive assembly for driving and manual movement of a sliding side door between open and closed positions on a vehicle body, the drive assembly having a track assembly mounted to the vehicle body and a drive mechanism mounted to the sliding side door and operatively engaging the track assembly, the drive mechanism having an input drive motor driving an output gear assembly for engaging the track assembly characterized by the input drive motor being coupled to an input gear assembly, and a transmission gear assembly having a sliding gear which is selectively movable axially along a pin between an engaged position coupling the input gear assembly to the output gear assembly for driving movement of the sliding side door and a disengaged position where the output gear assembly is disengaged from the input drive motor for manual movement of the sliding side door, the track assembly including a belt extending along the track assembly, the ends of the belt being fixed to the track assembly and wherein the output gear assembly includes a belt drive pulley to engage the belt.