Slide door opening/closing apparatus for automotive vehicle
First Claim
1. A slide door opening and closing apparatus for an automotive vehicle, which comprises:
- (a) means for opening and closing a slide door;
(b) a motor for driving said slide door opening and closing means;
(c) an inside door switch means, disposed within a passenger compartment of the vehicle, for rotating said motor in the direction that said slide door opening and closing means opens and closes the slide door; and
(d) a key-operated lock-type outside door switch means for locking the slide door, disposed in an outside position of the vehicle, and for rotating said motor in a first direction corresponding to the direction that said slide door opening and closing means opens the slide door when said outside door switch is rotated in a first direction and for rotating said motor in a second direction corresponding to the direction that said slide door opening and closing means closes the slide door when said outside door switch is rotated in a second direction.
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Abstract
When a driver inserts a key into a cylindrical lock-type outside door switch and rotates it clockwise or counterclockwise, a slide door for an automotive vehicle is opened or closed automatically by motor power from the outside of the vehicle. Additionally, when the driver inserts the key into the outside door switch, and rotates it to an open position, the slide door is unlocked automatically before being opened; when the driver extracts the key from the outside door switch, the closed slide door is locked automatically. A motor is mounted on the slide door and a power supply is applied to the motor by means of a current collector. A pinion and rack are also mounted on the slide door to open or close the door. Such structure allows the slide door to be opened or closed manually or automatically.
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10 Claims
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1. A slide door opening and closing apparatus for an automotive vehicle, which comprises:
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(a) means for opening and closing a slide door; (b) a motor for driving said slide door opening and closing means; (c) an inside door switch means, disposed within a passenger compartment of the vehicle, for rotating said motor in the direction that said slide door opening and closing means opens and closes the slide door; and (d) a key-operated lock-type outside door switch means for locking the slide door, disposed in an outside position of the vehicle, and for rotating said motor in a first direction corresponding to the direction that said slide door opening and closing means opens the slide door when said outside door switch is rotated in a first direction and for rotating said motor in a second direction corresponding to the direction that said slide door opening and closing means closes the slide door when said outside door switch is rotated in a second direction.
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2. A slide door opening and closing apparatus for an automotive vehicle, which comprises:
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(a) means for opening and closing a slide door; (b) a motor for driving said slide door opening and closing means; (c) means for locking and unlocking the slide door; (d) an actuator means for actuating said slide door locking and unlocking means; (e) an inside door switch disposed within a passenger compartment of the vehicle for rotating said motor in the respective directions that said slide door opening and closing means opens and closes the slide door; and (f) a key-operated lock-type outside door switch means, disposed in an outside position of the vehicle, for energizing said actuator means, when a key is inserted thereinto, said actuator means actuating said slide door locking and unlocking means in the direction that the slide door is unlocked, and for energizing said actuator means when the key is extracted therefrom, said actuator means actuating said slide door locking and unlocking means in the direction that the slide door is locked, and for energizing said motor driving said slide door opening/closing means in the direction that the slide door is opened or closed, when the key is rotated.
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3. A slide door opening and closing apparatus for an automotive vehicle, which comprises:
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(a) means for opening and closing a slide door; (b) a motor for driving said slide door opening and closing means; (c) a door closing relay for connecting one terminal of said motor to a power supply when energizing and to ground when deenergized; (d) a door opening relay for connecting another terminal of said motor to a power supply when energized and to ground when deenergized; (e) a first inside door switch disposed within a passenger compartment of the vehicle comprising a first inside door opening switch connected to said door opening relay for energizing said door opening relay when closed and a first inside door closing switch connected to said door closing relay for energizing said door closing relay when closed; and (f) a key-operated lock-type outside door switch disposed in an outside position of the vehicle comprising an outside door opening switch connected in parallel with said first inside door opening switch and an outside door closing switch connected in parallel with said first inside door closing switch, said outside door opening switch and said outside door closing switch being closed when a key is rotated. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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