Patent ID: 8375633

Claim:
A vehicular sliding door structure, comprising: a sliding door slidably mounted on a vehicle body for opening and closing a door opening defined in the vehicle body, the sliding door having a closure portion configured to undergo abutting engagement with a mating portion of the vehicle body, wherein the closure portion of the sliding door includes an end surface facing the mating portion of the vehicle body; a lock device disposed in the closure portion of the sliding door for locking the sliding door relative to the vehicle body; an anti-pinch sensor disposed on the closure portion of the sliding door for detecting an obstacle in a path of movement of the sliding door to thereby prevent the obstacle from being pinched between the sliding door and the vehicle body; a striker provided on the mating portion of the vehicle body for undergoing locking engagement with the lock device; the closure portion of the sliding door having a striker opening that is formed in the end surface of the sliding door for allowing the entry of the striker therethrough into an internal space of the sliding door for locking engagement with the lock device; the anti-pinch sensor having a sensor harness arranged to enter the internal space of the sliding door through the striker opening; and a single cover member attached to the end surface of the closure portion of the sliding door so as to be disposed between the end surface and the mating portion when the sliding door is in a closed position, wherein the cover member closes the striker opening and covers a portion of the sensor harness, the cover member having a through-hole for the passage therethrough of the striker.