US 12,257,887 B2
Structure of flap part for covering rail part when opening sliding door of vehicle
Jae-Seung Lee, Hwaseong-si (KR); Chung-Sik Yim, Anyang-si (KR); Yong-Hyun Nam, Anyang-si (KR); Kyu-Hoon Cho, Suwon-si (KR); and Gwang-Seob Kim, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION DUCK YANG INDUSTRY CO., LTD., Ulsan (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR); and Duck Yang Industry Co., Ltd., Ulsan (KR)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/862,747.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0139591 (KR), filed on Oct. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0118226 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. B60J 5/06 (2006.01); E05D 15/10 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); E05D 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 5/06 (2013.01) [E05D 15/101 (2013.01); B62D 25/02 (2013.01); E05D 15/0621 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A structure of a flap part for covering a rail part when opening a sliding door of a vehicle, the structure comprising:
the flap part for covering the rail part;
a roller arm for supporting the sliding door; and
a door flap guide,
wherein the rail part, which is externally exposed when the sliding door is opened, is covered by the flap part,
wherein at a time of opening the sliding door, the roller arm is engaged to the door flap guide and pushes the door flap guide to ensure a movement space for the roller arm,
wherein the flap part includes a flap, and
wherein the door flap guide includes an inclined surface at one end portion of the door flap guide, and the inclined surface is engaged with the roller arm and the flap is opened when the roller arm pushes the inclined surface.