Slide door apparatus for vehicles

This application is based on and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 with respect to Japanese Application No. 10(1998)-355196 filed on Dec. 14, 1998, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to a vehicle door. More particularly, the present invention pertains to a slide door apparatus for vehicles.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Known types of slide door apparatus are disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication Nos. Hei. 9-4323, Hei. 10-8828, and Hei. 10-18708.

In each of these apparatus, when an electrically operated driving mechanism is turned on, the resultant rotation in one direction moves the slide door in its opening direction, thereby opening the opening area formed in the side of the vehicle body. The resulting rotation in the other direction moves the slide door in its closing direction, thereby closing the opening area formed in the side of the vehicle body.

A clutch mechanism is interposed between the driving mechanism and the slide door. If the clutch mechanism is in its disengaged condition, the slide door is isolated from the driving mechanism, thereby allowing the slide door to be moved manually. However, when the vehicle is parked on a sloping road, the gravity applied to the inclined slide door causes the door to be opened unexpectedly and excessively fast.

Accordingly, a need exists for a slide door apparatus for vehicles in which the sliding speed of the slide door is controllable or adjustable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In light of the foregoing, the present invention provides a vehicular slide door apparatus that includes a plurality of guide rails mounted on a lateral side of a vehicle body, a slide door mounted on the guide rails for sliding movement in a lengthwise direction of the vehicle body between a fully open position and a fully closed position, an elongated member connected to the slide door, and a brake device operatively associated with the elongated member for applying a brake force to the elongated member during sliding movement of the slide door from the fully open position towards the fully closed position to control movement of the slide door during movement from the fully open position towards the fully closed position.

According to another aspect of the invention, a vehicular slide door apparatus includes a slide door movable along a lengthwise direction of the vehicle body for opening and closing an opening area formed in a lateral side of the vehicle body, and a brake device provided at the lateral side of the vehicle body for applying a brake force to the slide door.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES

The foregoing and additional features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description considered with reference to the accompanying drawing FIGS. in which like elements are designated by like reference numerals and wherein:

FIG. 1

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

FIG. 2

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

FIG. 1

;

FIG. 3

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

FIG. 1

;

FIG. 4

is an exploded perspective view of the driving device shown In

FIG.3

;

FIG. 5

is an exploded perspective view of the second disk assembly employed in the driving device shown in

FIG.3

;

FIG. 6

is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line VI—VI in

FIG.4

;

FIG. 7

is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line VII—VII in

FIG.4

;

FIG. 8

is an exploded perspective view of a brake device used in conjunction with the driving device shown in

FIG. 3

; and

FIG. 9

is a cross-sectional view taken along the section line IX—IX in FIG.

4

.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIGS. 1 and 2

illustrate the rear portion of the vehicle body

2

of a van type vehicle. The lateral side

2

a

of the vehicle body

2

is provided with an opening area

2

b

possessing a substantially rectangular shape. The opening area

2

b

is adapted to be closed and opened by a slide door

1

. The slide door

1

is supported by an upper guide rail

41

, a lower guide rail

42

and a center guide rail

3

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

1

.

The upper guide rail

41

is arranged along the upper periphery of the opening area

2

b

at a position closely adjacent the opening area

2

b

and is secured to the lateral side

2

a

of the vehicle body

2

by way of suitable connecting devices such as screws. The lower guide rail

42

is arranged along the lower periphery of the opening area

2

b

at a position closely adjacent the opening area

2

b

and is secured to the lateral side

2

a

of the vehicle body

2

by way of suitable connecting devices such as screws. The center guide rail

3

is positioned at the rear side of the opening area

2

b

and is secured to the lateral side

2

a

of the vehicle body

2

by way of suitable connecting devices such as screws.

The slide door

1

is provided with three guide roller units

5

which slidably engage the respective guide rails

3

,

41

,

42

, thereby allowing the slide door

1

to slide along the guide rails

3

,

41

,

42

. The guide rails

3

,

41

,

42

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

2

a

of the vehicle body

2

when the opening area

2

b

is fully closed by the slide door

1

(i.e., when the slide door

1

is in the fully closed position), the front end of each of the guide rails

3

,

41

,

42

is bent toward the interior or inner space of the vehicle body

2

. When the opening area

2

b

is fully opened (i.e., when the slide door

1

is in the fully opened position), the slide door

1

is positioned at the rear side of the opening area

2

b

and is positioned in an overlapping condition relative to the lateral side

2

a

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

, seen in

FIG. 3

, which passes through several guide pipes

7

,

9

,

10

. The geared cable

6

thus forms an elongated member which moves together with the slide door

1

. The other end of the geared cable

6

forms a free end of the cable. The geared cable

6

is connected to a drive device

8

, the details of which will be described below, at a position between the guide pipes

7

,

9

. The guide pipe

7

extends along the center guide rail

3

and is secured to the center guide rail

3

. The guide pipe

9

is fixed to the inside of the vehicle body

2

, with one end of the guide pipe

9

passing 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 the drive device

8

. The guide pipe

10

is fixed inside the vehicle body

2

and is connected to the drive device

8

.

When the drive device

8

is turned on, the geared cable

6

is moved in one direction, which causes movement of the center positioned roller unit

5

along the center guide rail

3

. As a result, the slide door

1

moves along the guide rails

3

,

41

,

42

, thereby opening the opening area

2

b

in the lateral side

2

a

of the vehicle body. When the drive device

8

is operated in the opposite direction, the geared cable

6

is moved in the opposite direction, and this causes movement of the center positioned roller unit

5

along the center guide rail

3

in the opposite direction. The slide door

1

is thus moved along the guide rails

3

,

41

,

42

, thereby closing the opening area

2

b

in the lateral side

2

a

of the vehicle body.

Referring to

FIGS. 3-7

, the drive device

8

includes a casing

81

and an electric motor

82

functioning as an electrically operated driving source. The casing

81

is fixedly mounted on a bracket

83

which is secured to the lateral side

2

a

of the vehicle body

2

. The motor

82

is fastened to the casing

81

. The casing

81

includes a first housing part

81

a

and a second housing part

81

b

which are coupled or connected with each other by way of bolts

81

c

. An inner space D is defined within the housing that results from connection of the two housing parts

81

a

,

81

b

. The housing part

81

a of the casing

81

is connected with a cover

84

by a bolt

84

a

, thereby defining an accommodating space E between the housing part

81

a

and the cover

84

.

A shaft

11

is journalled in the casing

81

. The shaft

11

passes through the housing part

81

a

, the inner space D, and the accommodating space E. One end portion

11

a

of the shaft

11

is journalled in the cover

84

via a bush

84

b

, while the other end portion

11

b

of the shaft

11

is journaled in the housing part

81

b

via a bush

81

d

. A portion

11

c

of the shaft

11

is also journalled in the housing part

81

a

via a bush

81

e

. Between the end portions

11

a

,

11

c

, the shaft

11

is provided with a portion

11

e

in the form of a serration which is positioned in the accommodating space E. Between the portions

11

a

,

11

b

, the shaft

11

is provided with a supporting portion

1

If and a serrated portion

11

g.

An output gear

12

is mounted on the serrated portion

11

e

of the shaft

11

so that the output gear

12

and the serrated portion

11

e

of the shaft I

1

are rotated together. In the accommodating space E, a driven gear

13

is rotatably supported on the housing

81

a

and the cover

84

via a pin

31

a

, and is positioned in opposition to the output gear

12

. The geared cable

6

which is accommodated in the accommodating space E is in meshing engagement with both the output gear

12

and the driven gear

13

.

A rotor

14

formed of a magnetic material is mounted on the serrated portion

11

g

of the shaft

11

so that the rotor

14

rotates together with the serrated portion

11

g

of the shaft

11

. The upper and lower surfaces of the rotor

14

are provided with respective annular grooves

14

b

,

14

c

which communicate with each other by a plurality of circumferentially arranged arc-shaped slots

14

a

having a common center point. An annular geared projection

14

d

is formed on the upper surface of the rotor

14

and is positioned outside the groove

14

c.

A disk assembly

15

is mounted on the supporting portion

11

f

of the shaft

11

so as to rotate relative to the supporting portion

11

f

. As best shown in

FIG. 5

, the disk assembly

15

includes an input wheel

16

, an output wheel

17

, a movable plate

19

, and an elastic member

18

formed of, for example, rubber. The output wheel

17

is rotatably mounted on the supporting portion

11

f

of the shaft

11

.

The input wheel

16

is rotatably mounted on a boss portion

17

a

of the output wheel

17

. The outer periphery of the input wheel

16

possesses a geared configuration

16

a

which is adapted to be in indirect meshing engagement with a worm gear

22

via an idle gear

21

. The idle gear

21

is positioned in the inner space D of the casing

81

and is rotatably supported on the two housing parts

81

a

,

81

b

via a pin

21

a

. The worm gear

22

which is in meshing engagement with the idle gear

21

is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the motor

82

which extends into the inner space D of the casing

81

. The idle gear

21

and the worm gear

22

constitute a speed reduction gear train.

The input wheel

16

is provided in its lower surface with an annular groove

16

b

into which a plurality of projections

16

c

extend. The output wheel

17

is provided with equi-pitched projections

17

b

each of which, when fitted in the annular groove

16

b

in the input wheel

16

, is in opposition to two adjacent projections

16

c

,

16

c

. An elastic member

18

which is accommodated in the annular groove

16

b

of the input wheel

16

has equi-pitched damper portions

18

a

each of which is positioned between two adjacent projections

16

c

,

17

b.

The movable plate

19

is in the form of a circular plate. The upper surface of the movable plate

19

is secured to a ring-shaped leaf spring

23

by way of screws which is riveted to the output wheel

17

, thus allowing the movable plate

19

to rotate together with the output wheel

18

. The movable plate

19

is capable of being deformed in its axial direction, which enables the movable plate

19

to move in the axial direction. The movable plate

19

is provided at its lower surface with a ring-shaped or annular geared portion

19

a.

When the electric motor

82

is turned on, the resulting rotational torque is transmitted, by way of the speed-reduction gear train, to the input wheel

16

. The rotation of the input wheel

16

is transmitted from the projections

16

a of the input wheel

16

to the projections

17

b

of the output wheel

17

via the damper portions

18

a

of the elastic member

18

, thereby rotating the output wheel

17

. The damper portions

18

a

of the elastic member

18

absorb shocks to some extent which inevitably occur between the input wheel

16

and the output wheel

17

.

The rotation of the output wheel

17

is transmitted by way of the leaf spring

23

to the movable plate

19

. This causes rotation of the movable plate

19

, thereby rotating the rotor

14

which is in meshing engagement with the movable plate

19

by engagement of the geared portion

19

a

of the movable plate

19

with the geared projection

14

d

on the rotor

14

.

A ring-shaped or annular electromagnetic coil winding device

24

is accommodated within the inner space D of the casing

81

so that the electromagnetic coil winding device

24

is positioned around the shaft

11

. The coil winding device

24

includes a core

25

and a coil winding

27

. The core

25

is formed of a magnetic material and has an upper open-faced annular groove

25

a

. The coil winding

27

is supplied with electric current from an external power supply by way of a pair of harnesses

26

. The coil winding

27

is formed on a bobbin

28

in winding mode and is acconmmodated in the annular groove

25

a

. The electromagnetic coil winding device

24

is positioned in the annular groove

14

b

of the rotor

14

and is secured to the housing

81

b

of the casing

81

by a plurality of bolts

24

a

. An anti-vibration plate

29

made of a rubber or a resin material is held between the housing

81

b

and the coil winding device

24

.

A ring-shaped or annular armature

30

which is formed of electromagnetic material is fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the movable plate

19

. The armature

30

is positioned in the annular groove

14

c

of the rotor

14

and is located in opposition to the electromagnetic coil winding device

24

with the rotor

14

being located between the armature

30

and the electromagnetic coil winding device

24

. Positioning the electromagnetic coil winding device

24

and the armature

30

in the respective annular grooves

14

b

,

14

c

of the rotor

14

reduces the axial extent or thickness of the driving device

8

, thereby establishing a thinner driving device

8

.

The movable plate

19

of the disk assembly

15

, the rotor

14

, and the electromagnetic coil winding device

24

together constitute a clutch mechanism CL.

When the coil winding

27

of the electromagnetic coil winding device

24

is energized, a magnetite closed loop is produced which circulates through the coil winding

27

, the core

25

, the rotor

14

, and the armature

30

. This generates an electromagnetic force attracting the armature

30

toward the rotor

14

. Then, the movable plate

19

is brought into axial movement toward the rotor

14

in such a manner that the movable plate

19

is increasingly deformed, which causes a meshing engagement between the geared portion

19

a

of the movable plate

19

and the geared portion

14

a

of the rotor

14

. Thus, the clutch mechanism CL assumes its ON-condition which allows the rotor

14

to rotate together with the disk assembly

15

. The anti-shock plate

29

decreases the shock sound which inevitably occurs upon meshing engagement between the geared portion

19

a

of the movable plate

19

and the geared portion

14

a

of the rotor

14

, thereby reducing the resonance sound at the lateral side

2

a

of the vehicle body

2

. Thus, the sound which occurs during the operation of the driving device

8

becomes reduced to a significant extent.

When current application to the coil winding

27

of the electromagnetic coil winding device

27

is interrupted, the foregoing attraction force disappears or stops. The restoration force of the leaf spring

23

thus causes the reverse axial movement of the movable plate

19

, thereby releasing the geared portion

19

a

of the movable plate

19

from the geared portion

14

d

of the rotor

14

. The clutch mechanism CL thus assumes the OFF-condition under which the disk assembly

15

is able to rotate relative to the rotor

14

.

An annular magnet

31

is fixedly positioned in the annular groove

14

c

of the rotor

14

. The magnet

31

is positioned outside the magnetite closed loop which circulates through the core

25

, the rotor

14

, and the armature

30

. Thus, the magnet

31

is not affected even when the coil winding

27

is being applied with current. Plural sets of N-pole and S-pole combinations are magnetized alternately along the entire outer periphery

31

a

of the magnet

31

in such a manner that the Npoles and S-poles are arranged alternately.

A door sensor

32

is provided in the casing

81

and is positioned in opposing relation to the magnet

31

. The sensor

32

includes a pair of Hall elements

32

a

,

32

a

both of which are secured to a vertical wall

81

f

of the housing

81

b

by screws. While the magnet

31

is being rotated, the Hall elements

32

a

,

32

a

issue signals, respectively, which are of a phase difference of

90

degrees. This means that the sensor

32

serves for detecting the rotational condition of the rotor

14

. Such signals are fed to a CPU

141

of an electronic control device

100

as will be described later and are used to calculate the sliding speed of the slide door

1

, the sliding direction of the slide door

1

, and the current position of the slide door

1

.

A divider

85

is positioned in the casing

81

such that the outer periphery of the divider

85

is held between the housing parts

81

a

,

81

b

. The shaft

11

passes through the divider

85

. The divider

85

divides the inner space D of the casing

81

into a first inner sub-space D

1

and a second inner sub-space D

2

. The input wheel

16

of the disk assembly

15

and the speed reduction gear train are accommodated in the first inner sub-space D

1

, while the output wheel

17

of the disk assembly

15

, the movable plate

19

, the rotor

14

, the electromagnetic coil winding device

24

, and the sensor

32

are accommodated in the second inner sub-space D

2

. Due to this arrangement, the rotor

14

, the movable plate

19

, and the sensor

32

are not liable to be infiltrated with grease between the idle gear

21

and the input wheel

16

or with metal powder generated by the meshing engagement.

The following is a description of the operation of the driving device

8

in conjunction with slide movement of the slide door

1

. To slide the slide door

1

, the clutch mechanism CL is first brought into the ON-condition under which the rotor

14

is rotatable together with the disk assembly

15

due to the fact that the geared portion

14

d

of the rotor

14

is in meshing engagement with the geared portion

19

a

of the movable plate

19

while the coil winding

27

of the coil winding device

24

is being energized. Under such a condition, if the electric motor

82

is turned on, the resulting rotation, after passing through the speed reduction gear train, rotates the disk assembly

15

and the rotor

14

, which causes rotation of the shaft

11

, thereby rotating the output gear

12

. Thus, the geared cable

6

which is in meshing engagement with the output gear

12

is moved in one direction to open the slide door

1

or in the opposite direction to close the slide door

1

. Establishing concurrent rotation of the rotor

14

and the disk assembly

15

causes an electrical operation of the slide door

1

under which the slide door

1

is moved by the electric motor

82

. Immediately upon the slide door

1

being brought into its fully opened condition or closed condition, the current application to the coil winding

27

of the electromagnetic coil winding device

24

and the electric motor

82

is turned off.

When the clutch mechanism CL is in the OFF-condition, the rotor

14

is rotatable relative to the disk assembly

15

due to the fact that the geared portion

14

d

of the rotor

14

is out of meshing engagement with the geared portion

19

a

of the movable plate

19

and the coil winding

27

of the coil winding device

24

is not being energized. Under such a condition, manual operation of the slide door

1

is established. That is, if the slide door

1

is moved manually in one direction to open the slide door or is moved in the opposite direction to close the slide door, the resulting movement of the geared cable

6

rotates the shaft

11

due to the fact that the geared cable

6

is in meshing engagement with the output gear

12

, The rotor

14

is thus rotated. At this time, the geared portion

14

d

of the rotor

14

is out of meshing engagement with the geared portion

19

a

of the movable plate

19

and so rotation of the rotor

14

is not transmitted to the disk assembly

15

.

As can be understood from the illustration in

FIG. 4

, the clutch mechanism CL is provided with a brake device

99

. As described below in more detail, this brake device in affect applies a braking force to the slide door to control sliding movement of the slide door.

Referring to

FIGS. 8 and 9

, a bracket

34

is secured by bolts to the housing part

81

a

of the casing

81

. The bracket

34

is fixed with an electromagnetic coil winding device

35

. The coil winding device

35

includes a core

36

and a coil winding

38

. The core

36

is formed of a magnetic material and has a lower openfaced annular groove

36

a

. The coil winding

38

is applied with electric current from an external power supply by way of harness wires

37

. The coil winding

38

is mounted on a bobbin

39

and is accommodated in the annular groove

36

a

. The opening of the annular groove

36

a

is closed by an annular metal plate

48

and a friction plate

40

in such a manner that the friction plate

40

projects slightly beyond the bottom of the core

36

.

A shaft

43

is journalled in the electromagnetic coil winding device

35

via a pair of axially spaced bushes

81

g

,

81

f

. The shaft

43

is so positioned as to traverse the accommodating space E after passing through the bracket

34

and the housing

81

a

. One end side portion

43

a

of the shaft

43

is journalled in the cover

84

via a bush

81

g

, and an intermediate portion

43

b

of the shaft

43

around which the coil winding device

35

is positioned is journalled in both the bracket

34

and the housing

81

a

via a bush

81

h

. The shaft

43

is provided with a serration portion

43

c

between the end portion

43

a

and the intermediate portion

43

b

, and is located within the accommodating space E. The other end portion of the shaft

43

defines another serration portion

43

d

located adjacent or next to the intermediate portion

43

b.

A brake gear

44

is mounted on the serration portion

43

c

of the shaft

43

and is thus rotated together with the serration portion

43

c

. A driven gear

45

is positioned in the accommodating space E. The driven gear

45

is fixedly mounted on a pin

45

a

whose opposite end portions are journalled in the housing

81

and the cover

84

respectively. The driven gear

45

is positioned in opposition to the brake gear

44

. The brake gear

44

is in indirect meshing engagement with the driven gear

45

via the geared cable

6

which extends through the accommodating space E.

An armature

46

is mounted on the serration portion

43

d

of the shaft

43

so that the armature is movable along the serration portion

43

d

of the shaft

43

and is rotatable together with the serration portion

43

d

of the shaft

43

. The armature

46

is formed of a magnetic material and is configured as a circular plate.

The armature

46

is urged continually by a spring

47

that is arranged around the shaft

43

so that the armature

46

is in slight face-to-face contact with the friction plate

40

.

When the coil winding

38

of the coil winding device

35

is energized, a magnetic closed loop is formed which passes through the coil winding

38

, the core

36

and the armature

46

, thereby generating an electromagnetic force which attracts the armature toward the rotor

36

. Thus, the armature

46

moves along the shaft

43

toward the core

36

so that the armature

46

is strongly brought into engagement with the friction force

40

, thereby imparting a large friction force acting as a brake force to the armature

46

under rotation. When the coil winding

38

of the coil winding device

35

is de-energized, there is no magnetic attraction force which attracts the armature toward the core

36

, thus allowing the armature

46

to rotate freely relative to the friction plate

40

. The reason is that between the friction plate

40

and the armature

46

under rotation, there is a very small amount of friction force which is unable or insufficient to brake the friction plate

40

.

The operation of the brake device

99

in conjunction with the movement of the slide door

1

is as follows. While the slide door

1

is moving, the geared cable

6

is also moving in one direction (or the other direction), and the meshing engagement between the geared cable

6

and the brake gear

44

causes the brake gear

44

, the shaft

43

, and the armature

46

to rotate.

When the slide door

1

is moving by virtue of either the driving operation of the driving device

8

, manual operation, or gravity unexpectedly applied to the slide door

1

when the vehicle is parked on a slanted or sloping road, the CPU

141

calculates the sliding speed of the slide door

1

on the basis of the signals issued from the sensor

32

. If the detected sliding speed of the slide door

1

exceeds a predetermined value, the coil winding

38

of the coil winding device

35

is energized, and an immediate and strong engagement of the armature

46

with the friction plate

40

occurs, thereby generating a very large friction force between the armature

46

and the friction plate

40

. Thus, with little time lag, a braking force is applied to the slide door

1

.

The foregoing operation of the brake device

99

is under the control of the CPU

141

. The control device

100

allows the operator to move the slide door

1

in a smooth manner when the slide door

1

is moved in the manual mode.

In addition, in the case where no driving device

8

is provided to the vehicle

1

, the brake device

99

can be applied thereto. That is to say, solely the use of the brake device

99

can be employed. In this structure, the magnet

31

is positioned on the armature

46

and the sensor

32

positioned in opposing relation thereto detects the rotational condition of the armature

46

for determining the sliding speed, the sliding direction, and the current position of the slide door

1

.

In accordance with the present invention, the vehicular slide door apparatus includes a brake device provided at the lateral side of the vehicle body for applying a brake force to the slide door. Thus, the sliding speed of the slide door can be adjusted or controlled. If the vehicle is parked on a slanted or sloping road, the slide door is prevented from moving at a high speed. If the slide door begins to slide unexpectedly, the movement of the slide door is stopped or slowed, thus ensuring safe operation of the slide door. In addition, controlling the brake device in a suitable manner ensures that safe and smooth manual operations of the slide door are compatible.

Moreover, controlling the brake device in a suitable manner also ensures the switching operation of the clutch mechanism. In situations where the slide door is in an automatic operation mode, the slide door can be prevented from being moved when the window of the slide door is in the opened condition.

The principles, preferred embodiment and modes of operation of the present invention have been described in the foregoing specification. However, the invention which is intended to be protected is not to be construed as limited to the particular embodiment described. Further, the embodiment described herein is to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive. Variations and changes may be made by others, and equivalents employed, without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Accordingly, it is expressly intended that all such variations, changes and equivalents which fall within the spirit and scope of the invention be embraced thereby.

Number	Name	Date
4984385	De Land	Jan 1991
5140316	De Land et al.	Aug 1992
5913563	Wantanabe et al.	Jun 1999
6009671	Sasaki et al.	Jan 2000
6087794	Kawanobe	Jul 2000
6119825	Nisley	Sep 2000
6125583	Murray et al.	Oct 2000

Number	Date	Country
0199722	Oct 1985	JP
9-4323	Jan 1997	JP
10-8828	Jan 1998	JP
10-18708	Jan 1998	JP

Slide door apparatus for vehicles

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