US 11,945,288 B2
Vehicle door opening and closing apparatus
Je Won Choi, Anyang-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on May 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/306,029.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0121748 (KR), filed on Sep. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0090421 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B60J 5/06 (2006.01); E05B 83/40 (2014.01); E05B 85/24 (2014.01); E05B 85/26 (2014.01); E05D 15/48 (2006.01); E06B 3/50 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 5/047 (2013.01) [B60J 5/06 (2013.01); E05B 83/40 (2013.01); E05B 85/245 (2013.01); E05B 85/26 (2013.01); E05D 15/48 (2013.01); E06B 3/5054 (2013.01); E05D 2015/485 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/684 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/688 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle door opening and closing apparatus, comprising:
a vehicle door;
a rail configured to be mounted on a vehicle body;
a roller unit mounted on the vehicle door, and configured to allow the vehicle door to open and close in a sliding mode in which the vehicle door is configured to slide along the rail and in a swing mode in which the vehicle door is configured to swing in a predetermined position of the rail; and
a hold lock releasably holding the vehicle door in an open position or releasably holding the vehicle door in a closed position when the vehicle door is opened or closed in the sliding mode, respectively;
wherein the hold lock comprises a first catch configured to releasably engage with a first striker configured to be mounted on the vehicle body and positioned to correspond to the closed position, and a second catch configured to releasably engage with a second striker configured to be mounted on the vehicle body and positioned to correspond to the open position;
wherein the first catch and the second catch partially overlap each other;
wherein the first catch and the second catch form a unitary one-piece structure; and
wherein the first catch and the second catch are configured to pivot through a first hinge shaft.