CPC B60J 5/06 (2013.01) [E05D 15/101 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A sliding door apparatus for a vehicle, the sliding door apparatus comprising:
a door that opens or closes a door opening formed in a vehicle body;
a door arm provided with a first end portion rotatably connected to the door and a second end portion movable along a side sill of the vehicle body;
a first slider pivotally coupled to the second end portion of the door arm so that the door arm rotates;
a second slider coupled to the first slider to provide a path to which the first slider moves and to linearly move along the side sill; and
a lower arm pinion gear which is rotatably coupled to the second end portion of the door arm and gear-engaged with the second slider to provide rotation force to the door arm so that the door arm rotates when the first slider moves in a longitudinal direction of the second slider.
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