Sliding door mechanism for vehicles

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EP 1 548 221 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	28.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/52

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	29.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/26

(21)	Application number: 04000605.8

(22)	Date of filing: 14.01.2004

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E05F 15/14

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

23.12.2003 IL 15953303

(71)	Applicant: Alex Original LTD
	New Industrial Area, PO Box 8521 (IL)

(72)	Inventor:
	Horwitz, Alexander Netanya 42504 (IL)

(74)	Representative: Gervasi, Gemma
	Notarbartolo & Gervasi GmbH, Bavariaring 21 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

(54)	Sliding door mechanism for vehicles

(57) The present invention relates to the operation of sliding doors. The invention provides a mechanism comprising two sub-mechanisms for opening and closing a sliding vehicle door of the type commonly found in vans, buses and commercial vehicles.
The invention provide a mechanism for electrically opening and closing a sliding door on the side of a vehicle, the mechanism comprising a first and a second sub-mechanism, each of the sub-mechanisms being driven by its own electric motor, the first sub-mechanism being arranged to move the door in a direction parallel to the direction of vehicle motion, and the second sub-mechanism being arranged to move the door in a direction substationaly perpendicular to the direction of vehicle motion for latching and unlatching of the door.

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