JP4930202B2 - Slide door prevention structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure for preventing a sliding door from being caught.

  2. Description of the Related Art Some vehicles, for example automobiles such as a one-box car, use a slide door to open and close a side opening formed on the side of a vehicle body for getting on and off a passenger in a rear seat. The sliding door is displaced from the closed position where the side opening is closed to the outer side in the vehicle width direction and then rearward along the outer surface of the vehicle body, thereby opening the side opening. It is assumed to be a position. Some of the sliding doors are electrically operated to open and close using the driving force of the motor.

  When the slide door is changed from the closed position to the open position, a gap is formed in the vehicle width direction between the inner side surface of the slide door in the vehicle width direction and the rear edge of the side opening. Become. Patent Document 1 discloses that a pressure-sensitive sensor is provided on the inner side surface of the sliding door in the vehicle width direction, and a load in the vehicle width direction that is generated when a foreign object is caught in the gap is detected by the pressure sensor. Has been. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 also discloses that when the pinching of a foreign object is detected, the driving of the electric slide door is stopped or the slide door is driven in a reverse direction so that the pinching is released. Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a device that detects a foreign object sandwiched by a pressure sensor provided at a front edge portion of a slide door when the slide door is displaced from an open position to a closed position ( Detection of pinching between the sliding door and the front edge of the side opening).

JP 2007-56522 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-182136

  The techniques described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 described above detect foreign object pinching, and do not prevent foreign object pinching itself.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a space between the sliding door and the rear edge of the side opening when the sliding door is displaced from the closed position to the open position. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sliding door pinching prevention structure that can prevent a foreign matter from being caught in a gap formed in the sliding door.

In order to achieve the above object, the following solution is adopted in the present invention. That is, as described in claim 1 in the claims,
A closed position covering the side opening formed on the side surface of the vehicle body, and the side opening by being moved rearward along the outer side surface of the rear vehicle body once displaced outward from the closed position in the vehicle width direction. An open position, a sliding door adapted to be able to take,
Drive means for driving the sliding door between the closed position and the open position;
Drive control means for controlling the drive of the drive means;
When the slide door is displaced from the closed position toward the open position, toward the gap formed between the inner side surface of the slide door in the vehicle width direction and the rear edge of the side opening. An intrusion detection sensor that detects a foreign object entering the vehicle interior;
With
The rear edge portion of the side opening has a rear edge front surface portion extending in the vertical direction and facing forward, and a rear edge side surface portion extending forward from the vehicle width direction inner side end of the rear edge front surface portion. The rear edge front surface portion and the rear edge side surface portion constitute a wet edge portion that is concave toward the vehicle body inward side,
When the sliding door is displaced from the closed position toward the open position, the wet edge is provided with a shielding member that is operated to extend in the vehicle width direction and shield a part of the gap.
In the drive control means , when the sliding door is driving the slide door in the closed position toward the open position, foreign matter comes into contact with the shielding member from the front by the intrusion detection sensor. when it detected that the is set to perform control of stopping the driving of the sliding door by said drive means,
It is like that. According to the above solution, when a foreign object enters the gap from the inside of the vehicle interior, the intrusion detection sensor is activated to stop the drive toward the open position of the slide door, and the foreign object is caught in the gap. This will prevent the situation from happening.

In addition, the rear edge portion of the side opening has a rear edge front surface portion extending in the vertical direction and facing forward, and a rear edge side surface portion extending forward from the vehicle width direction inner side edge of the rear edge front surface portion. The rear edge front surface portion and the rear edge side surface portion constitute a wet edge portion that is concave toward the vehicle body inward side, and the slide door is moved from the closed position to the open position on the wet edge portion. A shielding member that is actuated so as to extend in the vehicle width direction and shield a part of the gap when being displaced toward the vehicle, and the intrusion detection sensor is disposed on the shielding member at the operating position. Since it is set to detect that a foreign object has been contacted from the front , when the sliding door is displaced from the closed position toward the open position, the operating position is such that the shielding member extends in the vehicle width direction. Because it covers a part of the gap, the object inside the passenger compartment Situation in which invades into the gap so that is more reliably prevented. Further, the shielding member itself can be effectively used for detecting entry of foreign matter. Furthermore, since the shielding member is disposed by effectively utilizing the space called the wet edge portion which is concave, it is not necessary to secure a special space for the shielding member.

A preferred mode based on the above solution is as described in claim 2 and the following claims. That is,
The shielding member has a plate shape extending in the vertical direction, and is operated so as to shield a part of the gap in conjunction with a displacement from the closed position to the open position of the slide door. Yes (corresponding to claim 2 ). In this case, it is preferable to make the shielding member into a plate shape and to make the shielding member itself have a simple structure and not to occupy a large volume as much as possible. In addition, since the shielding member is moved to the operating position in conjunction with the displacement from the closed position to the open position of the slide door, that is, in conjunction with the formation of the gap, the shielding is surely performed when the gap is formed. It can be shielded by a member.

The shielding member is swingable about a vertical axis, and can take the operating position extending in the vehicle width direction and the storage position extending in the front-rear direction in response to the swing,
A biasing means for biasing the shielding member toward the operating position is provided,
In the intrusion detection sensor, when the shielding member in the operating position receives an external force from the front which is larger than the urging force of the urging means, the outer end in the vehicle width direction of the shielding member faces rearward. Actuated in response to being displaced,
(Corresponding to claim 3 ). In this case, the shielding member can be automatically switched between the storage position and the operation position in conjunction with opening and closing of the slide door by a simple structure using the swinging and urging means. In addition, the situation where a foreign object is about to enter the gap is reliably detected by effectively utilizing the clear movement of the outer end of the shielding member in the vehicle width direction at the operating position. can do.

An armrest protrudes from the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction of the sliding door,
The shielding member is set to shield the gap at least at an upper surface height position of the armrest.
(Corresponding to claim 4 ). In this case, it is possible to reliably prevent a situation where an object (foreign matter) placed on the armrest enters the gap.

  According to the present invention, when the slide door is displaced from the closed position to the open position, it is possible to prevent a foreign matter from being caught in the gap formed between the slide door and the rear edge of the side opening. it can.

  1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body, the B pillar (center pillar) of which is indicated by reference numeral 2, the C pillar located immediately after the B pillar 2 is indicated by reference numeral 3, and the C pillar 3 The last D-pillar located immediately after is indicated by reference numeral 4.

  As can be understood from FIG. 3 in particular, a side opening 10 is opened between the B pillar 2 and the C pillar 3 on the side surface of the vehicle body. This side opening 10 is used for passengers getting on and off using the rear seats (second row of seats) 11, the front edge portion thereof is constituted by the B pillar 2, and the rear edge portion C pillar 3. The lower edge portion is constituted by a side sill 12, and the upper edge portion is constituted by a roof side rail (the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction of the roof panel) 13.

  The side opening 10 is opened and closed by a slide door 20. That is, the slide door 20 can take a closed position (the state shown in FIG. 1) that covers (closes) the side opening 10 and an open position that opens the side opening 10. More specifically, the slide door 20 is displaced from the closed position in FIG. 1 to the outer side in the vehicle width direction and then moved rearward along the rear fender 14 so that the side opening 10 is almost completely opened. Open position (movement indicated by an arrow in FIG. 1). FIG. 2 shows a state in which the slide door 20 is once displaced outward from the closed position and slightly rearward. Of course, the return of the slide door 20 from the open position to the closed position is the reverse of the movement from the closed position to the open position. As will be described later, the slide door 20 is an electric type that is opened and closed by a motor.

  The C pillar 3 constituting the rear edge portion of the side opening 10 includes a rear edge front surface portion 3a and a rear edge side surface portion 3b extending forward from the inner end in the vehicle width direction of the rear edge front surface portion 3a. The outer end in the vehicle width direction of the rear edge front surface portion 3 a is continuous with the front end of the rear fender 13. In this way, the rear edge of the side opening 10 is a wet edge that is slightly recessed inward in the vehicle width direction from the rear fender 14 constituting the vehicle body outer surface by the rear edge front surface portion 3a and the rear edge side surface portion 3b. Part 15 is configured. The wet edge corresponding to the wet edge 15 is also formed in each part of the B pillar 2, the side sill 12, and the roof side rail 13.

  The slide door 20 in the closed position is housed in the wet edge 15 so that the outer surface of the slide door 20 is flush with the rear fender 14. In other words, the degree of depression (dimension in the vehicle width direction) of the wet edge 15 (of the rear edge front surface portion 3a) inward in the vehicle width direction depends on the thickness of the slide door 20 in the vehicle width direction. Will be set. Moreover, the dimension in the front-rear direction of the rear edge side surface portion 3b is set to a dimension that allows draining (edge cutting) between the interior and exterior of the vehicle interior.

On the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction of the slide door 20, an armrest 21 and a storage box 22 for storing small items such as plastic bottles at a position in front of the armrest 21 are formed to protrude. As shown in FIG. 4, the armrest 21 is set so that the upper surface height position is slightly higher than the seat surface of the seat cushion 11 </ b> A of the rear seat 11 (substantially intermediate position in the vertical direction of the seat back 11 </ b> B). Has been. Moreover, although the upper surface height position of the storage box 22 is set to a height position substantially the same as the seat surface of the seat cushion 11A, the height position is not particularly limited.

  A shielding member 30 is disposed on the wet edge 15. The shielding member 30 is configured to have rigidity as a whole by, for example, a synthetic resin or a light metal, and is plate-like and extends in the vertical direction in the embodiment. The shielding member 30 can take an operation position extending in the vehicle width direction shown by a solid line in FIGS. 2 and 3 and a storage position shown by a one-dot chain line in FIGS. The shielding member 30 extends in the vehicle width direction at the operating position and is in a state along the rear edge front surface portion 3a. Further, the side wall portion 30 extends in the front-rear direction and is in a state along the rear edge side surface portion 3b at the storage position.

  The shielding member 30 is attached to the vehicle body (C pillar 3) so as to be able to swing about a swing axis extending in the up-down direction around the inner end in the vehicle width direction when the shielding member 30 is in the operating position. . Such a shielding member 30 is urged toward the operating position, as will be described later. As a result, the slide door 20 is automatically swung toward the operating position in conjunction with the displacement of the slide door 20 from the closed position to the open position. When the slide door 20 is displaced from the open position to the closed position, the shielding member 30 is pressed by the slide door 20 and automatically returned to the storage position.

  FIG. 5 shows a state in which the shielding member 30 is in the storage position. In FIG. 5, the alternate long and short dash line schematically shows a cross-sectional structure near the C pillar 3 at the upper surface height position of the armrest 21. is there. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the shielding member 30 is in the operating position, and the alternate long and short dash line schematically shows a cross-sectional structure in the vicinity of the C pillar 3 at the upper surface height position of the armrest 21.

  Due to the displacement of the slide door 20 from the closed position toward the open position, there is a gap between the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction of the slide door 20 and the C pillar 3 (the outer end in the vehicle width direction). S is formed (see FIGS. 2, 4 and 6). In conjunction with the formation of the gap S (the slide door 20 is displaced from the closed position toward the open position), the shielding member 30 automatically becomes the operating position, and the gap S is moved from the front. It will be shielded. The shielding range of the gap S by the shielding member 30 is set to a height range related to the occupant seated on the rear seat 11. That is, the shielding member 30 covers the gap S in a range from the seat surface height position of the seat cushion 11A to a position slightly pulled from the upper end of the seat back 11B in the standing position. More specifically, while an object as a foreign object is often placed on the armrest 21, the object on the armrest 21 is inadvertently intruded into the gap S when the sliding door 20 is opened. The possibility increases. Therefore, by setting the height range in the vicinity of the upper surface of the armrest 21 so as to be shielded by the shielding member 30, if an object placed on the armrest 21 attempts to enter the gap S, the shielding member 30 On the other hand, it is set to be surely contacted from the front.

  In particular, as apparent from FIG. 4, the shape of the shielding member 30 at the operation position on the outer end side in the vehicle width direction corresponds to the shape of the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction of the slide door 20 (uneven shape such as the armrest 21). The shape is made. Specifically, a cutout portion 30 a having a shape corresponding to the armrest 21 is formed on the outer end of the shielding member 30 in the vehicle width direction. Thereby, when the slide door 20 is displaced from the closed position toward the open position, the slide door 20 and the shielding member 30 are prevented from interfering with each other, and the gap S is as wide as possible in the vehicle width direction (long). ) Covered by the shielding member 30 over a range.

  7 to 9 show specific examples of assembly of the shielding member 30 to the vehicle body. First, a support shaft 35 extending in the vertical direction is rotatably held at a position corresponding to the inner end of the shielding member 30 in the vehicle width direction at the operating position. The upper and lower ends of the support shaft 35 are rotatably supported by the holding bracket 40. Since the upper and lower holding brackets 40 have the same configuration, the assembling relationship with the shielding member 30 will be described focusing on the upper holding bracket 40.

  First, the holding bracket 40 is fixed to the vehicle body (wetting edge 15) by a fixture 41 such as a bolt. The support shaft 35 is inserted into a holding hole 41 formed in the holding bracket 40, and the screw 44 restricts the removal of the support shaft 35 from the holding hole 41. A concave portion 40a is formed on the lower surface of the holding bracket 40, and a spiral spring 43 as an urging means is accommodated in the concave portion 40a. The spiral spring 43 is disposed so as to surround the support shaft 35. One end of the spiral spring 43 is locked to the holding bracket 40, and the other end is locked to the shielding member 30. The shielding member 30 is urged toward the operating position by such a spiral spring 43.

  In order to detect that a large external force greater than a predetermined amount is applied to the shielding member 30 in the operating position, for example, a pressure-sensitive switch 50 as an intrusion detection sensor as shown in FIG. 7 is provided separately. That is, as the pressure sensitive switch 50, for example, a casing 51 fixed to the rear edge front surface portion 3a, a contact 52 that can be displaced in the front-rear direction in the casing 51, and a contact disposed in the casing 51 are provided. And a spring 53 that biases 52 forward, and a switch (not shown) that is disposed in the casing 51 and is turned on when the contact 52 is displaced more than a predetermined distance backward. . And it is set as the arrangement | positioning aspect which the contactor 52 was located in the immediate back of the shielding member 30 in an operating position.

  The urging force of the spring 53 in the pressure sensor 50 is set to be sufficiently larger than the urging force of the spiral spring 43. As a result, when a large external force greater than a predetermined value from the vehicle interior side acts on the shielding member 30 in the operating position, the pressure-sensitive switch 50 is turned on and a large external force acts on the shielding member 30 backward. Is detected. As will be described later, when the pressure sensitive switch 50 is turned on, the driving of the slide door 20 toward the open position is forcibly stopped. In the operating position, the shielding member 30 is in a state of lightly contacting the contact 52 of the pressure-sensitive sensor 50 by the urging force of the spiral spring 43. In this state, the shielding member 30 is larger than a predetermined amount from the front. When an external force is applied, the shielding member 30 is slightly swung rearward while pressing the contact 52 backward, but the rearward swing is further performed by the pressure sensor 50 (the pressure sensor 50 is attached). The trailing edge front face 3a). That is, the shielding member 30 has a function as a foreign object detector for operating the pressure sensitive switch 50 and a function of preventing foreign objects from entering the gap S.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of a drive portion of the slide door 20 that is electrically driven. In FIG. 10, reference numeral 60 denotes a guide rail. The guide rail 60 is fixed to the vehicle body so as to extend along the rear fender 14 from the wet edge 15. A slider 62 such as a pulley held by a bracket 61 slidably held at the rear end of the slide door 20 is fitted into the guide rail 60 so that it can move smoothly.

  A guide wire 63 is connected to the bracket 61. The guide wire 63 is disposed along the guide rail 60 by a guide pulley 64. The guide wire 63 is reciprocated by the drive mechanism 65. That is, the drive mechanism 65 has a drive pulley (not shown) engaged with the motor 65a, the speed reduction mechanism 65b, and the guide wire 64. The guide wire 63 is driven to reciprocate by driving the drive pulley forward or backward through the speed reduction mechanism 65b by the motor 65a. Of course, the slide door 20 is driven between the closed position and the open position by the reciprocating movement of the guide wire 63.

FIG. 11 shows a control system of the motor 65a. In the figure, U is a controller (control unit) configured using a microcomputer. In addition to the signal from the pressure-sensitive switch 50, signals from various switches 71 to 75 are input to the controller U. Each of the switches 71 to 75 is manually operated to command opening / closing of the slide door 20, the switch 71 is provided in the driver's seat, and the slide door switch 72 is an inner side surface in the vehicle width direction of the slide door 20. provided, the remote control switch 73 is intended to be more mobile in the occupant. Further, the inner door switch 74 is provided on the inner side surface of the slide door 20 in the vehicle width direction, and is attached to an inner door handle to which an external force in the opening / closing direction is given by an occupant seated on the rear seat 11. is there. Similarly, the outer door switch 75 is provided on an outer side surface of the slide door 20 in the vehicle width direction, and is attached to an outer door handle to which an external force in the opening / closing direction is given by an occupant trying to sit on the rear seat 11. It is. Note that the opening / closing switch may have only a part of the above five types.

  When the controller U receives an open command from any one of the switches 71 to 75 in a state where the slide door 20 is in the closed position, the controller U drives the motor 65a toward the open position. Execute the control in the direction to do. If the pressure sensitive switch 50 is turned on while the slide door 20 is being driven from the closed position toward the open position, the drive of the slide door 20 toward the open position is stopped. In addition, after the drive is stopped, the slide door 20 can be controlled to be slightly reversed toward the closed position.

  The control content of the controller U described above is shown in the flowchart of FIG. Hereinafter, this flowchart will be described. In the following description, Q indicates a step. Note that the flowchart of FIG. 12 is started on the premise that the vehicle speed is 0 (stopped) from the viewpoint of safety. First, at Q1, it is determined whether or not the slide door 20 is currently in the closed position. If the determination in Q1 is YES, it is determined in Q2 whether or not there is an open command signal from at least one of the switches 71 to 75. If the determination in Q2 is YES, the slide door 20 is driven toward the open position in Q3 (drive of the motor 65a). Thereafter, at Q4, it is determined whether or not the pressure sensitive switch 50 is ON. If the determination in Q4 is YES, the drive toward the open position of the slide door 20 is forcibly stopped. Note that, after the drive is stopped, the slide door 20 may be driven to reverse slightly toward the closed position. When NO is determined in Q1, NO is determined in Q2, or NO is determined in Q4, the process returns without passing through Q5 (the drive to the open position of the slide door 20 is allowed). .

  FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 show another embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the duplicate description thereof is omitted. In the present embodiment, the pressure-sensitive switch 50 is attached to the rear edge side surface portion 3 b of the wet edge portion 15. That is, as shown in FIG. 14, the holding bracket 40 is fixed to the rear edge side surface portion 3 b, and the casing 51 of the pressure sensitive switch 50 is fixed to the holding bracket 40. The contact 52 of the pressure sensitive switch 50 is directed outward in the vehicle width direction. Note that the contact 52 (the front end thereof) is shielded from the outside by a seal member 56 in a liquid-tight manner.

  On the other hand, the shielding member 30 is formed with a pressing portion 30c projecting at a position corresponding to the height position of the holding bracket 40 (pressure-sensitive switch 50) in the vicinity of the swing center thereof. When the shielding member 30 is in the operating position extending in the vehicle width direction, the pressing portion 30c comes close to or comes into contact with the contact 52 of the pressure sensitive switch 50. Thus, when a large external force of a predetermined level or more is applied from the front to the shielding member 30 in the operating position by the spiral spring 43 as the urging means, the shielding member 30 swings slightly further backward from the operating position. It is moved to press the contact 52, and the pressure sensitive switch 50 is turned on (actuated). In addition, since the urging | biasing force of the spiral spring 43 is small, the shielding member 30 in an operating position cannot turn on the pressure-sensitive switch 50 unless a large external force from the front is applied.

  In addition, in FIG. 14, although the specific structural example of the panel which comprises the wet edge part 15 (rear edge side part 3b) part is shown collectively, in FIG. 14, 80 is an outer panel, 81 is an inner panel, 82 is a reinforcement. . A mounting hole 83 for the pressure sensitive switch 50 is formed in the outer panel 80 and the reinforcement 82, and a signal extraction cord 55 connected to the pressure sensitive switch 50 is connected to the inner panel 81 and the reinforcement 82. It is arrange | positioned so that the space between may be passed.

  Although the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and can be appropriately changed within the scope described in the scope of claims. For example, the invention includes the following cases. . The shielding member 30 may have, for example, a vertically divided structure. By adopting the divided structure, the gap S can be widened in the vehicle width direction as much as possible to easily cope with the shape change in the vertical direction of the rear edge front surface portion 3a. This is preferable for shielding over a range. As an intrusion detection sensor, not only the pressure-sensitive switch 50 but also an appropriate type of sensor such as an optical sensor can be adopted. In the case of using an optical sensor, for example, when the detection light is irradiated toward the front of the gap S and the detection light is directly received or the reflected light is received, at least a part of the detection light cannot be received. What is necessary is just to judge that the foreign material has penetrate | invaded. Of course, the object of the present invention is not limited to what is explicitly stated, but also implicitly includes providing what is substantially preferred or expressed as an advantage.

The simplified top view which shows the sliding door in a closed position, and the shielding member in a storage position. The simplified top view which shows the state from which the slide door was displaced toward the open position from the state of FIG. The perspective view which shows a side opening part and a shielding member. The figure which shows the state which has shielded the clearance gap formed when a sliding door is opened with the shielding member, and sees the shielding member from the front side. The perspective view which shows the accommodation state of the shielding member in the state which has a sliding door in a closed position. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the sliding door is opened from the state of FIG. 5 and the shielding member is in the operating position. The principal part disassembled perspective view which shows an example for attaching a shielding member to a vehicle body. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the holding bracket shown in FIG. 7. The principal part side surface sectional view which shows the assembly | attachment relationship of a shielding member and a holding bracket. The principal part simple top view which shows an example of the part which drives a slide door. The figure which shows the example of a control system of this invention in a block diagram. The flowchart which shows the example of control of this invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention and corresponding to FIG. 7. FIG. 14 is a plan cross-sectional view of a main part showing an example of mounting a pressure sensitive switch to a vehicle body in another embodiment shown in FIG.

1: Car body 3: C pillar (Rear edge of side opening)
3a: Rear edge front surface part 3b: Rear edge side surface part 10: Side opening part 11: Rear seat seat 12: Side sill 13: Roof side rail 14: Rear fender 15: Wet edge part 20: Slide door 21: Armrest 30: Shielding member 35: Support shaft (swing center of shielding member)
40: holding bracket 43: spiral spring (biasing means)
50: Pressure-sensitive switch (intrusion detection sensor)
52: Contact 53: Spring 60: Guard rail 63: Guide wire 65: Drive mechanism 65a: Motor (for opening and closing)
71-75: Switch (for opening / closing command)
U: Controller

Claims (4)

A closed position covering the side opening formed on the side surface of the vehicle body, and the side opening by being moved rearward along the outer side surface of the rear vehicle body once displaced outward from the closed position in the vehicle width direction. An open position, a sliding door adapted to be able to take,
Drive means for driving the sliding door between the closed position and the open position;
Drive control means for controlling the drive of the drive means;
When the slide door is displaced from the closed position toward the open position, toward the gap formed between the inner side surface of the slide door in the vehicle width direction and the rear edge of the side opening. An intrusion detection sensor that detects a foreign object entering the vehicle interior;
With
The rear edge portion of the side opening has a rear edge front surface portion extending in the vertical direction and facing forward, and a rear edge side surface portion extending forward from the vehicle width direction inner side end of the rear edge front surface portion. The rear edge front surface portion and the rear edge side surface portion constitute a wet edge portion that is concave toward the vehicle body inward side,
When the sliding door is displaced from the closed position toward the open position, the wet edge is provided with a shielding member that is operated to extend in the vehicle width direction and shield a part of the gap.
In the drive control means , when the sliding door is driving the slide door in the closed position toward the open position, foreign matter comes into contact with the shielding member from the front by the intrusion detection sensor. when it detected that the is set to perform control of stopping the driving of the sliding door by said drive means,
A structure for preventing the sliding door from being caught. In claim 1 ,
The shielding member has a plate shape extending in the vertical direction, and is operated so as to shield a part of the gap in conjunction with a displacement from the closed position to the open position of the slide door.
A structure for preventing the sliding door from being caught. In claim 2 ,
The shielding member is swingable about a vertical axis, and can take the operating position extending in the vehicle width direction and the storage position extending in the front-rear direction in response to the swing,
A biasing means for biasing the shielding member toward the operating position is provided,
In the intrusion detection sensor, when the shielding member in the operating position receives an external force from the front which is larger than the urging force of the urging means, the outer end in the vehicle width direction of the shielding member faces rearward. Actuated in response to being displaced,
A structure for preventing the sliding door from being caught. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3 ,
An armrest protrudes from the inner side surface in the vehicle width direction of the sliding door,
The shielding member is set to shield the gap at least at an upper surface height position of the armrest.
A structure for preventing the sliding door from being caught.

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