Patent ID: 7517003

Claim:
An opening and closing apparatus for an opening and closing body of a vehicle, the opening and closing body being so supported to a vehicle body as to be movable around a hinge shaft to open and close, the opening and closing apparatus comprising: a reciprocating member movable along a plane perpendicular to the hinge shaft by power of a motor disposed on a side of the vehicle body; and a connecting member having a first end section fixed to the opening and closing body, and a second end section pivotally attached to an end portion of the reciprocating member through a connecting shaft extended parallel with the hinge shaft, wherein the reciprocating member and the connecting member are configured so the opening and closing body is moved to open and close through the connecting member upon a movement of the reciprocating member, wherein the connecting member includes two side wall sections which are apart from each other in a direction parallel with an axis of the connecting shaft, wherein a suppression member is coupled to a stationary body in the vehicle and is engaged between the two side wall sections such as to be relatively movable to the connecting member.