A door system for a passenger vehicle includes a door, a first movement stage, a second movement stage, a second movement stage, and a movement transfer system. The door includes inboard and outboard door panels, and an inner door structure disposed in a cavity defined between the inboard and outboard door panels. The first movement stage moves the door outboard and inboard to open and close an opening of a vehicle body. The second movement stage moves the door forward and backward relative to the opening. The movement transfer system mechanically links the first and second movement stages to cause simultaneous movement of the first and second movement stages. The first movement stage is coupled to and extends between the vehicle body and the second movement stage. The second movement stage is coupled to and extends between the first movement stage and an inner door.

A sliding door device for a vehicle includes: a door for opening and closing a door opening portion formed in a vehicle body; a door arm including a first end portion connected to an internal side of the door and a second end portion movably engaged to a rail extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body; a ball bearing assembly provided at the second end portion of the door arm and moving along a path formed by the rail; and a wheel bearing rotatably provided on an external circumferential surface of the ball bearing assembly and rolling while being in contact with side walls of the rail.

A sliding door device for laterally opening a door of a passenger vehicle includes a door and a drive device for moving the door transversely to and along the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The door is flush with the lateral wall of the vehicle in the closed state, and in the open state, the door lies outside against the lateral wall. The drive device is arranged below or above the door opening and includes a support to which a first rotor is movably attached along the longitudinal axis of the support. A second rotor can be moved relative to the support along the longitudinal axis of the support by moving the first rotor, the door is attached to the second rotor, and the support is movably mounted relative to the vehicle transversely to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The first rotor is connected to a driving element which is guided within a first guide track that is fixed to the vehicle, and a second guide track is located on the vehicle on the door opening side opposite the drive device, a guide element which is connected to the door guided in the second guide track.

A sliding door module structure for a vehicle may include a module bracket on which a door associated component is mounted, and a door rail formed integrally with the module bracket and coupled with a slider configured to be connected to a vehicle body to be movable.

A roof system for a vehicle has a fixed roof with a roof opening that may be closed by roof panel. The roof system including a pair of parallel guide rails and an operating mechanisms for each of the guide rails. Each operating mechanism includes a front mechanism, a tilting mechanism, and a locking mechanism for locking the tilting mechanism. Wherein the locking mechanism is slidably guided in the guide rail and is rearward of and remote from the tilting mechanism seen in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An effect thereof is that the package of the front mechanism may be reduced and along therewith the space required therefor inside the guide rail, allowing for a smaller cross-section of the guide rail.

Assemblies for moving a cover for a vehicle roof are described, having, for example a guide rail which is elongated along a longitudinal direction, a carriage which can be moved along the longitudinal direction in the guide rail and which comprises a slotted deployment guide for a deployment lever, the slotted deployment guide having a sliding path which has a first portion and a second portion along the longitudinal direction, wherein the slotted deployment guide has a first extent in the first portion along a transverse direction, which extends transversely to the longitudinal direction, and the slotted deployment guide has a second extent, which is greater than the first extent, in the second portion along the transverse direction.

A locking device for a vehicle sliding door comprises a rail mounted on the vehicle sliding door; a central support structure coupled to the rail and mounted on the vehicle body and configured to connect the vehicle sliding door to the vehicle body and to allow the vehicle sliding door to pivot and slide; and a hook disposed on the central support structure and configured to lock the central support structure with respect to the rail according to a movement of the vehicle sliding door.

An arrangement for a vehicle roof has a frame for coupling to the vehicle roof, a first cover which is displaceable relative to the frame in a first direction, a second cover and a third cover which are each attached stationarily to the frame, a guide rail which is linearly extended in the first direction, and a slider which is attached to the first cover and is guided in the guide rail. The guide rail is coupled to the frame, is arranged between the second and third covers in a second direction, and is movable relative to the frame in a third direction. The first direction, the second direction and the third direction are each oriented transversely to one another.

A door open-close device for a vehicle configured to open or close a door opening portion by sliding and moving and popping up a door formed in a vehicle body includes a driving unit configured to provide a driving force for sliding and pop-up operations of the door; a latch assembly configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and cause the door to pop up; a pulley-belt unit engaged to the driving unit and configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and allow the door to slide and move; and a rail unit connected to the door and configured to provide a path for the door to slide and move by operation of the pulley-belt unit.

A door open-close device for a vehicle configured to open or close a door opening portion by sliding and popping up a door formed in a vehicle body includes a driving unit configured to provide a driving force for sliding and pop-up operations of the door; a gear unit configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and cause the door to pop up; a pulley-belt unit configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and allow the door to slide; and a rail unit engaged to the pulley-belt unit, connected to the door and configured to provide a path for the door to slide by operation of the pulley-belt unit.