Remote control device for vehicular slide door apparatus

This application is based on and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 with respect to Japanese Application No.

10(1998)-365332

filed on Dec. 22, 1998, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a remote control device which operates simultaneously a pair of door look devices of a vehicular slide door apparatus.

2. Prior Art

A conventional remote control device of the type is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-open. Print No. Hei.

10-317756,

published in 1998 without examination. The remote control device operates a pair of door lock devices simultaneously when an operating member is manipulated such as an inside handle, an outside handle, an indoor lock knob, or an outdoor key cylinder. The conventional remote control device includes a shaft, an input shaft fixedly mounted on the shaft so as to be rotated together therewith, an opening-directional lever rotatably mounted on the shaft and being rotated by the input lever when the shaft is rotated in one direction, a closing-directional lever rotatably mounted on the shaft and is rotated by the input lever when the shaft is rotated in the other direction, a secondary shaft, an open lever rotatably mounted on the secondary shaft and associated with the closing-directional lever, and an output lever rotatably mounted on the secondary shaft and associated with the open lever.

In the foregoing structure, the inside handle is coupled to the shaft, the open lever is coupled to the outside handle, and the open lever is coupled to the door lock devices in pair.

However, the open lever and the output lever are rotatably mounted on the secondary shaft which is independent of the shaft, which means that the remote control device is of two-shaft configuration, thereby enlarging the bulk thereof.

Accordingly, a need exists for a control device for vehicular slide door apparatus without the foregoing drawback.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been developed to satisfy the need noted above and thus has a primary object of the provision of a remote control device for vehicular slide door apparatus which comprises:

a rotatable shaft;

an input lever fixedly mounted on the shaft so as to be rotated together therewith;

an opening-directional lever rotatably mounted on the shaft and positioned to be rotated by the input lever when the shaft is rotated in a first direction;

a closing-directional lever rotatably mounted on the shaft and positioned to be rotated by the input lever when the shaft is rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction;

an open lever rotatably mounted on the shaft and selectively engagable with the closing-directional lever; and

an output lever rotatable mounted on the shaft and connected to the open lever.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent and more readily appreciated from the following detailed description of preferred exemplary embodiments of the present invention, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which;

FIG. 1

is a side view of a vehicle body to which is applied a slide door apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 2

is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the front view of the slide door apparatus shown in

FIG. 1

;

FIG. 3

is a front view of a remote control device associated with the slide door apparatus shown in

FIG. 1

;

FIG. 4

is a cross-sectional view taken along line A—A in

FIG. 3

;

FIG. 5

is an exploded perspective view of the remote control device shown in

FIG. 3

;

FIG. 6

is an electric circuit diagram for the remote control device shown in

FIG. 3

; and

FIG. 7

is a timing chart showing an operation of the remote control device shown in FIG.

3

.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

Preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinafter in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First of all, with reference to

FIGS. 1 and 2

, there is illustrated a rear portion of a vehicle body of a van type vehicle. The vehicle body is formed at its lateral side body

2

with an opening area

2

a

which is configured into a substantially rectangular shape. The opening area

2

a

is closed and opened by a slide door

1

which is supported by an upper guide rail

4

a,

a lower guide rail

4

b,

and a center guide rail

3

so as to be movable in the vehicle lengthwise direction which corresponds to right-and-left direction in FIG.

1

.

The upper guide rail

4

a

is arranged along an upper periphery of the opening area

2

a

so as to be close thereto and is secured to the lateral side of the vehicle body

2

by means of suitable connecting devices such as screws (not shown), while the lower guide rail

4

b

is arranged along a lower periphery of the opening area

2

a

so as to be closed thereto and is secured to the lateral side body

2

of the vehicle body by means of suitable connecting devices such as screws (not shown). The center guide rail

3

is positioned at a rear side of the opening area

2

a

and is secured to secured to the lateral side body

2

of the vehicle body by means of suitable connecting devices such as screws (not shown).

The slide door

1

is provided with three guide roller units

5

which are in sliding engagement with the guide rails

3

,

4

a,

and

4

b,

respectively, thereby allowing the slide door

1

to slide along the guide rails

3

,

4

a,

and

4

b.

It is to be noted that the guide rails

3

,

4

a,

and

4

b

are in parallel to each other and extend in the vehicle lengthwise direction. For establishing coplanar relationship between an outer surface of the slide door and an outer surface of the lateral side

2

of the vehicle body when the opening area

2

a

is in fully closed condition by the slide door

1

, a front end of each of the guide rails

3

,

4

a,

and

4

b

is bent toward an inner space of the vehicle body

2

. When the opening area

2

a

is in fully opened condition, the slide door

1

is positioned at the rear side of the opening area

2

a

and is in an overlapped or layered condition relative to the lateral side body

2

of the vehicle body

2

.

The roller unit

5

which slides along the center guide rail

3

is connected to one end of a geared cable

6

which passes through guide pipes

7

,

9

, and

10

. The other end of the geared cable

6

is in the form of a free end configuration. Between the guide pipes

7

and

9

, the geared cable

6

is connected to a drive device

8

which is accommodated in the lateral side body

2

. The drive device

8

includes an electric motor

81

and a clutch mechanism

83

(

FIG. 6

) so as to establish and interrupt a connection between the geared cable

6

and the motor

81

, which allows an electric sliding mode and a manual sliding mode of the slide door

1

when the clutch mechanism

83

is in an ON condition and an OFF condition, respectively.

The guide pipe

7

extends long the center guide rail

3

and is secured thereto. The guide pipe

9

is fixed to inside the vehicle body

2

and one end of the guide pipe

9

passes therethrough for being connected to the guide pipe

7

at the rear portion of the guide rail

3

. The other end of the guide pipe

9

is connected to a case

82

of the drive device

8

. The guide pipe

10

is fixed inside the vehicle body

2

and is connected to the drive device

8

.

In the foregoing structure, when the drive device

8

is turned on, the geared cable

6

is moved in one direction (the other direction), which causes a movement of the center positioned roller unit

5

along the center guide rail

3

, with the result that the slide door

1

is moved along the guide rails

3

,

4

a,

and

4

b,

thereby opening (closing) the opening area

2

a.

A pair of door lock device

11

a

and

11

b,

each of which has a closer

11

c

(FIG.

6

), are accommodated in the slide door

1

so as to be positioned at a front end and a rear end thereof, respectively. The door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b

maintain the slide door

1

in a position fully closing the opening area

2

a

by being engaged with a pair of strikers (not shown) which are secured to a front periphery and a rear periphery of the opening area

2

a,

respectively The closer

11

c

is used to pull the slide door

1

toward the opening area

2

a

for establishing a perfect closed condition of the slide door

1

. In addition, in the slide door

1

there is provided a remote control device

12

which simultaneously operates the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b.

As shown in

FIGS. 3

to

5

inclusive, the remote control device

12

includes, as its major elements, a shaft

13

, an input lever

14

, an open lever

15

, and an output lever

16

.

The shaft

13

is journaled in a pair of base plates

21

and

22

which are secured to the slide door

1

by bolts (not shown). The input lever

14

, the open lever

15

, and the output lever

16

are mounted on the shaft

13

between the base plates

21

and

22

. The shaft

13

extends into an interior space of the vehicle

2

through the slide door

1

and is connected to an inside handle

23

so as to be rotated together therewith (FIG.

1

). The input lever

14

is fixed to the shaft

13

so as to be rotated together therewith.

The open lever

15

is rotatable on the shaft

13

and is connected to an outside handle

24

(

FIG. 1

) positioned outside the slide door

1

by way of a rod (not shown). In addition, as best shown in

FIG. 5

, the open lever

15

is formed near its outer periphery with an arc-shaped slot

15

b

whose axis is common to the shaft

13

. The open lever

15

is also formed with an irregular-shaped slot

15

a

including a straight slot

15

c

which extends in the radial direction of the shaft

13

.

The output lever

16

is rotatably mounted on the shaft

13

. One arm

16

a

of the output lever

16

is coupled to the frontward positioned door lock

11

a,

while the other arm

16

b

is coupled to the rear positioned door lock

11

b

by way of a cable (not shown). In addition, the output lever

16

is formed therein with a longitudinal slot

16

c

extending in the radial direction of the shaft

13

and overlapping with the irregular-shaped slot

15

a

of the open lever

15

.

A slide pin

17

is positioned in sliding engagement with the irregular-shaped slot

15

a

of the open lever

15

and the slot

16

c

of the output lever

16

. The slide pin

17

is, as can be seen from

FIG. 4

, provided on the output lever

16

so as not to be extracted therefrom. The slide pin

17

is used to rotate the output lever

16

by transmitting a rotational torque thereto when the slide pin

17

is positioned in the engaging portion

15

c

of the irregular-shaped slot

15

a

after sliding along the slot

16

c,

while if the slide pin

17

is positioned in the slot

15

b

of the irregular-shaped slot

15

a,

the open lever

15

is made to null relative to, or is effectively decoupled from, the output lever

16

. Thus, the slide pin

17

engages and disengages the open lever

15

with the output lever

16

in selective fashion. It is to be noted that a spring

26

is interposed between the open lever

15

and the base plate

21

, by which the open lever

15

is biased continually in the clockwise direction.

On the shaft

13

, there are rotatably mounted an opening-directional lever

18

and a closing-directional lever

19

. The input lever

14

is provided with an integral bent flange

14

a

which extends in parallel to the shaft

13

. The opening-directional lever

18

and the closing-directional lever

19

are formed with opposed projections

18

a

and

19

a

between which the flange

14

a

of the input lever

14

is positioned. Thus, if the input lever

14

is rotated in one direction (the clockwise direction in FIG.

3

), engagement of the flange

14

a

of the input lever

14

with the projection

18

a

causes rotation of the opening-directional lever

18

, while if the input lever

14

is rotated in the other direction (the counter-clockwise direction in FIG.

3

), engagement of the flange

14

a

of the input lever

14

with the projection

19

a

causes rotation of the closing-directional lever

19

. It is to be noted that a spring

27

is interposed between the open-directional lever

18

and the base plate

22

, thereby urging continually the opening-directional lever

18

in a direction to engage its projection

18

a

with the flange

14

a

(in the counter-clockwise direction in FIG.

3

), while a spring

28

is interposed between the closing-directional lever

19

and the base plate

22

, thereby urging continually the closing-directional lever

19

in a direction to engage its projection

19

a

with the flange

14

a

(in the clockwise direction in FIG.

3

).

The opening-directional lever

18

is provided therein with a linear slot

18

b

which extends in the radial direction of the shaft

13

. The open lever

15

is provided with a projection

15

d

which overlaps with the slot

18

b

in such a manner that the projection

15

d

and the slot

18

b

make a right angle. A slide pin

20

is in sliding engagement with the slot

18

b

and is mounted on the lever

18

so as not to be extracted therefrom. The slide pin

20

is slidable in the slot

18

b,

rotates the open lever

15

by transmitting a rotational torque thereto from the opening-directional lever

18

when the slide pin

20

is in engagement with the projection

15

d,

and when the slide pin

20

is out of engagement with the projection

15

d

makes the opening-directional lever

18

null relative to, or effectively disengaged from, the open lever

15

. Thus, the slide pin

20

selectively engages and disengages the opening-directional lever

18

with the open lever

15

.

A locking lever

29

is rotatably mounted on the slide pin

17

. The locking lever

29

is connected via rods (not shown) to an indoor lock knob

30

in the interior of the vehicle body

2

, an outdoor key cylinder

31

positioned outside the slide door

1

, and a locking actuator

32

accommodated in the slide door

1

, respectively, as shown in FIG.

1

. The locking actuator

32

includes an electric motor (not shown) as its driving source to rotate the locking lever

29

. The locking lever

29

is formed therein with an arc-shape slot

29

a

whose center axis is in coincidence with an axis of the shaft

13

. The arc-shaped slot

29

a

overlaps with the slot

15

a

of the open lever

15

and the slot

16

a

of the output lever

16

. The slide pin

17

is fitted in the arc-shaped slot

29

a

so as to be slid therealong when the locking lever

29

is rotated. It is to be noted that the center axis of the arc-shape slot

29

a

is in coincidence with an axis of the shaft

13

when the slide pin

17

is in the engaging portion

15

c

of the irregular-shaped slot

15

a.

Thus, when the open lever

15

is rotated together with the output lever

16

by way of the slide pin

17

, the resulting rotating slide pin

17

becomes free from its interference with the locking lever

29

, thereby ensuring smooth rotations of the open lever

15

and the output lever

16

.

Between the base plates

21

and

22

, there is provided a child-proof lever

33

so as to be movable in the horizontal direction in FIG.

4

. The child-proof lever

33

has an arc-shaped slot

33

a

whose center axis is common to that of the shaft

13

. The arc-shaped slot

33

a

overlaps with the slot

18

b

of the opening-directional lever

18

. The slide pin

20

passes through the arc-shaped slot

33

a,

which moves slide pin

20

along the slot

18

b

when the childproof lever

33

is moved. It is to be noted that the center axis of arc-shape slot

33

a

is in coincidence with the axis of the shaft

13

when the slide pin

20

is in engagement with the projection

15

d

of the open lever

15

. Thus, when the open-directional lever

18

is rotated together with the open lever

15

by way of the slide pin

20

, the resulting rotating slide pin

20

becomes free from its interference with the childproof lever

33

, thereby ensuring smooth rotations of the open lever

15

and the output lever

16

.

The closing-directional lever

19

has a cam profile

19

b.

The open lever

15

has a cam arm

15

e.

A handle switch

34

is fixedly mounted on the base plate

21

so as to oppose the cam profile

19

b

and the cam arm

15

e.

The handle switch

34

has a lever

34

a

which is in engagement with both the cam profile

19

b

and the cam arm

15

e

and is closed when the lever

34

a

is urged by either of the cam surface

19

b,

when the closing-directional lever

19

is rotated, and the cam arm

15

e,

when the open lever

15

is rotated. The handle switch

34

is covered with a water proof cover

35

which is also fixedly mounted on the base plate

21

.

The remote control device

12

having the foregoing structure operates as follows:

In

FIG. 3

, the slide pin

17

is located at the engaging portion

15

c

of the irregular-shaped slot

15

a

of the open lever

15

, while the slide pin

20

is in engagement with the projection

15

d

of the open lever

15

. Thus, the remote control device

12

is in its unlocked condition.

When a passenger (not shown) inside the vehicle body

2

manipulates the inside handle

23

to open the slide door

1

in a manual mode, the shaft

13

which rotates together with the inside handle

23

and the input lever

14

which rotates together with the shaft

13

are rotated in the clockwise direction in

FIG. 3

, which causes the flange

14

a

of the input lever

14

to engage with the projection

18

a

of the open-directional lever

18

, thereby rotating the opening-directional lever

18

in the clockwise direction in

FIG. 3

against the urging force of the spring

27

. The resultant rotation of the opening-directional lever

18

is transmitted by way of the slide pin

20

to the open lever

15

, which causes a rotation of the open lever

15

in the clockwise direction in

FIG. 3

against the urging force of the spring

26

. The resultant rotation of the open lever

15

is transmitted by way of the slide pin

17

to the output lever

16

, which causes a rotation of the output lever

16

in the clockwise direction in FIG.

3

. Thus, the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b

are operated, which allows manual mode operation of the slide door

1

.

On the other hand, when a passenger (not shown) inside the vehicle body

2

manipulates the inside handle

23

to close the slide door

1

in a manual mode, the shaft

13

which rotates together with the inside handle

23

and the input lever

14

which rotates together with the shaft

13

are rotated in the counter-clockwise direction in

FIG. 3

, which causes the flange

14

a

of the input lever

14

to engage with the projection

19

a

of the closing-directional lever

19

, thereby rotating the closing-directional lever

19

in the counter-clockwise direction in

FIG. 3

against the urging force of the spring

28

. The resultant rotation of the closing-directional lever

19

is not transmitted to the output lever

16

due to the fact the closing-directional lever

19

is out of engagement with the output lever

16

, which therefore does not operate the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b.

This means that a slight force is required to manipulate the slide door

1

. It is to be noted that upon a closing movement of the slide door

1

, the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b

are operated in a compulsory fashion to maintain the slide door

1

at its closed condition, whereby the remote control device

12

is not requested to operate the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b.

At this time, the lever

34

a

of the handle switch

34

is urged to establish the closure thereof. The closure of the handle switch

34

will be detailed later.

When the passenger outside the vehicle body

2

manipulates the outside handle

24

for opening the slide door

1

in a manual mode, the open lever

15

is rotated in the counter-clockwise direction in

FIG. 3

against the urging force of the spring

26

. The resultant rotation of the open lever

15

is transmitted by way of the slide pin

17

to the output lever

16

, thereby rotating the output lever

16

in the counter-clockwise direction in

FIG. 3

, with the result that the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b

are operated, which allows the slide door

1

to move in manual mode. At this time, the cam arm

15

e

of the open lever

15

is urged against the lever

34

a

of the handle switch

34

, thereby closing the handle switch

34

. The closure of the handle switch

34

will be detailed later.

When the passenger outside the vehicle body

2

manipulates the outside handle

24

for closing the slide door

1

in a manual mode, the open lever

15

is rotated in the counter-clockwise direction in

FIG. 3

against the urging force of the spring

26

. The resultant rotation of the open lever

15

is transmitted by way of the slide pin

17

to the output lever

16

, thereby rotating the output lever

16

in the counter-clockwise direction in

FIG. 3

, with the result that the cam arm

15

e

of the open lever

15

is urged against the lever

34

a

of the handle switch

34

, thereby closing the handle switch

34

. The closure of the handle switch

34

will be detailed later. At this time, the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b

operates without troubles due to initiation of the closer

11

c

when the opening area

2

a

is fully closed.

Upon one of manipulation of the indoor locking knob

30

, manipulation of the outdoor key cylinder

31

, and driving of the locking actuator

32

, the locking lever

29

is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG.

3

and is moved from the engaging portion

15

c

of the irregular-shaped slot

15

a

to the null portion

15

b

thereof, with the result that a null operation of the open lever

15

is made relative to the output lever

16

. Under the resultant condition, even if the inside handle

23

or the outside handle

24

is manipulated, the rotational torque of the open lever

15

can not be transmitted to the output lever

16

, thereby operating neither of the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b.

The reason is that the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b

are operated subject to the clockwise direction of the output lever

16

in FIG.

3

. Thus, the remote control device

12

is in locked condition.

Moving the childproof lever

33

in the rightward direction in

FIG. 3

causes a sliding movement of the slide pin

20

along the slot

18

b

in the opening-directional lever

18

so as to be removed from the projection

15

d

of the open lever

15

. Thus, the movement of the opening-directional lever

18

becomes null relative to, or effectively decoupled from, the open lever

15

. Under the resultant condition, despite manipulation of the inside handle

23

, the rotation of the opening-directional lever

18

can not be transmitted to open lever

15

. Thus, without clockwise rotation of the open lever

15

in

FIG. 3

, the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b

fail to operate. Thus, the remote control device

12

is in a child-lock condition. It is to be noted that when the remote control device

12

is in an unlocked condition as well as a child-lock condition, manipulating the inside handle

24

fails to operate the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b.

In addition, even if the remote control device

12

is in child-lock condition, manipulating the outside handle

24

rotates the open lever

15

, thereby operating the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b

when the remote control device

12

is also in an unlocked condition.

With reference to

FIG. 6

, a door control device

40

includes a controller

41

which is in the form of a microprocessor, an input interface

42

, and a drive circuit

43

. The input interface

42

is connected electrically with the handle switch

34

, a junction switch

36

with a power feeding portion

36

a,

a courtesy switch

37

, and a pawl switch

38

. The drive circuit

43

is connected with the closer

11

c

by way of the power feeding portion

36

a

of the junction switch

36

, the electric motor

81

and a clutch mechanism

83

of the drive device

8

.

The junction switch

36

is positioned between the slide door

1

and the vehicle body

2

, becomes ON condition whenever the slide door

1

closes the opening area

2

a,

and becomes OFF condition whenever the slide door

1

begins to open the opening area

2

a.

The junction switch

36

when in an ON condition establishes an electric power supply by way of the power feeding portion

36

a

from the side of the vehicle body

2

to the side of the slide door

1

. The courtesy switch

37

, which is provided to the vehicle body

2

, is opened and closed when engaged with the slide door

1

when in a fully closed condition and when the slide door

1

is in opened condition or imperfectly closed, respectively. The pawl switch

38

, which is attached to each of the door lock devices

11

a

and

11

b,

is set to be closed when the slide door

1

is in a fully or imperfectly closed condition. The closer

11

c

is driven when its own driving source or electric motor is turned on, which causes pulling the slide door

1

toward the opening area

2

a

for establishing fully closed condition of the opening area

2

a.

Terminating the driving source causes the closer

11

c

to stop. When the clutch mechanism

83

of the drive device

8

is engaged and disengaged, the electric motor

81

is coupled to and isolated from the geared cable

6

, respectively. When the motor

81

is driven in one direction and the other direction, the slide door

1

is moved in electric mode to open and close the opening area

2

a,

respectively. The slide door

1

is stopped when the motor

81

is turned off.

Operation of the door control device

40

will be described hereinafter with reference to a timing chart illustrated in FIG.

7

.

As previously explained, when the passenger inside the vehicle body

2

manipulates the inside handle

23

to close the slide door

1

in a manual mode, the handle switch

34

is turned on. On the basis of the resultant electric signal or closed condition of the handle switch

34

, the clutch mechanism

83

is engaged or becomes ON, which causes coupling between the electric motor

81

and the geared cable

6

and the motor

81

is driven in the other direction, which causes the slide door

1

to close. Thus, the slide door

1

is moved in an electric mode, which assists manual closing movement of the slide door

1

.

When the slide door

1

reaches a position just before its fully closed condition, the junction switch

36

is turned on, which stops the electric motor

81

, thereby terminating the sliding movement of the slide door

1

. Simultaneously, the closer

11

c

is driven, and the slide door

1

begins to be pulled toward the opening area

2

a

to establish its fully closed condition.

If the slide door

1

is in an imperfectly closed or half-latched condition during such a pulling operation, the pawl switch

38

is closed, which causes the clutch mechanism

83

to disengage, and the coupling between the electric motor and the geared cable

6

is interrupted. In addition, upon establishment of a fully closed condition of the slide door

1

, the pawl switch

38

is closed again, which after a predetermined time duration causes the closer

11

c

to terminate.

As explained above, when the passenger inside the vehicle body

2

manipulates the inside handle

23

to close the slide door

1

in manual mode, immediately the slide door

1

is placed in electric mode, which assists the manual operation of the slide door

1

to close from the inside of the vehicle body

2

, thereby realizing closure of the slide door

1

from the inside of the vehicle body

2

without any effort.

The same operation is made when the slide door

1

is moved to close from outside the vehicle body

1

.

When the passenger inside the vehicle body

2

manipulates the inside handle

23

to open the slide door

1

in manual mode, the same operation is made except that the closer

11

c

is not operated.

In this embodiment, the closing-directional lever

19

of the remote control device

12

is rotated to turn on or off the handle switch

34

, which assists manual operation of the slide door

1

by bringing the slide door

1

in electric mode when closing the slide door

1

in manual mode. Instead, for attaining the same results, a modification can be made wherein the handle switch

34

or an additional switch is turned on or off by the rotation of the opening-directional lever

19

.

In addition, the slide door

1

can be operated in electric mode by manipulating an operation switch provided near the driver's seat. In such a structure, the remote control device

12

has to include an open actuator (not shown) which is connected to the output lever

16

.

In accordance with the present invention, the opening-directional lever, the closing-directional lever, the open lever, and the output lever are mounted on the common shaft, which is unlike the conventional structure wherein two shafts are required to support these lever elements. Thus, the present invention can offer a more simplified structure of the remote control device for vehicular slide door apparatus.

The invention has thus been shown and description with reference to specific embodiments, however, it should be understood that the invention is in no way limited to the details of the illustrates structures but changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Number	Name	Date
5277461	Dzurko	Jan 1994
5975596	Rogers	Nov 1999
6135513	Hamada	Oct 2000

Remote control device for vehicular slide door apparatus

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