US 12,281,506 B2
Sliding door device for vehicle
Jaeseung Lee, Hwaseong-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 Aug. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/895,417.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0177455 (KR), filed on Dec. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0184015 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. E05D 15/10 (2006.01); B60J 5/06 (2006.01); E05D 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 15/101 (2013.01) [B60J 5/06 (2013.01); E05D 15/0678 (2013.01); E05D 2015/1086 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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 having a first end portion connected to the inside of the door and to extend toward a side sill of the vehicle body;
a mover disposed to face the door and to be movable along the side sill;
a body arm having a first end portion connected to one side of the mover, wherein the body arm is disposed in parallel to the door arm to extend toward the inside of the door; and
a roller having an edge portion, respectively coupled to the door arm and the body arm so that the door arm and the body arm relatively move with respect to each other in accordance with rotation of the roller,
wherein the roller is rotatably accommodated inside a case, and
wherein the case is coupled to a roller pin provided at a center portion of the roller.