Patent ID: 7540541

Claim:
An apparatus for opening and closing a slide door of a vehicle, the apparatus being applied to a slide door that includes a window-opening/closing member that is arranged between a first door panel and a second door panel, and that moves to open or close a window opening, the apparatus comprising: a first knob that is arranged on the first door panel on a vehicle exterior side; a holding unit that holds the slide door in a fully closed state; a door-opening/closing control unit that is arranged on a surface of the second door panel on a vehicle interior side, the door-opening/closing control unit including a second knob which is rotatably attached thereto and exposed on the vehicle interior side, the door-opening/closing control unit being configured to mechanically control opening and closing of the slide door by releasing the holding unit in response to an operation of the first knob or the second knob, said door-opening/closing control unit comprising a plurality of levers; a link unit that is configured separately from the control unit and disposed below the control unit, the link unit being arranged at a lower portion on the surface of the second door panel on a vehicle interior side outside of a moving area of the window-opening/closing member, the link unit including a link base plate, a link shaft, and an open knob lever, wherein the link shaft is arranged on the link base plate, and the open knob lever is arranged on the link shaft; a first wire cable that mechanically connects the link unit to the first knob; and a second wire cable that mechanically connects the link unit to the door-opening/closing control unit, wherein the open knob lever includes a first-wire connecting unit to which an end of the first wire cable is connected, and a second-wire connecting unit to which an end of the second wire cable is connected, the operation of the first knob is mechanically transmitted to the link unit through the first wire cable, and the operation transmitted is mechanically relayed by the link unit to the door-opening/closing control unit through the second wire cable, making the door-opening/closing control unit operate, and each of the first wire cable and the second wire cable is arranged in a substantially straight line without interfering with opening/closing movement of the window-opening/closing member.