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A powered sliding unit attached to a vehicle body slides a sliding door from an open position to a half-latch position where a rear latch unit fixed to the sliding door is initially engaged with a rear striker fixed to the vehicle body, and then a powered closing unit provided to the sliding door mo

A powered sliding unit attached to a vehicle body slides a sliding door from an open position to a half-latch position where a rear latch unit fixed to the sliding door is initially engaged with a rear striker fixed to the vehicle body, and then a powered closing unit provided to the sliding door moves the sliding door from the half-latch position into a full-latch position where the rear latch unit is completely engaged with the rear striker. The powered sliding unit has a vertical base plate, a wire drum rotatably attached to the base plate by a horizontal shaft, and a wire cable for coupling the wire drum with the sliding door. The powered sliding unit is attached in an inner space inside of a rear outer side panel of the vehicle body.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A latch device on a vehicle sliding door attached to a vehicle body so as to be slidable in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body, comprising:a front latch unit attached to a front side of the sliding door for engaging with a front striker fixed to the vehicle bo

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A latch device on a vehicle sliding door attached to a vehicle body so as to be slidable in a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body, comprising:a front latch unit attached to a front side of the sliding door for engaging with a front striker fixed to the vehicle body;a rear latch unit attached to a rear side of the sliding door for engaging with a rear striker fixed to the vehicle body, said rear latch unit having a half-latch condition in which the rear latch is initially engaged with the rear striker, and a full-latch condition in which the rear latch unit is completely engaged with the rear striker;a powered sliding unit provided in the vehicle body for moving the sliding door from an open position to a half-latch position in which the rear latch unit comes into the half-latched position;wherein said powered sliding unit comprises a motor, a wire drum rotated by the motor, and a wire cable for coupling the wire drum with the sliding door; wherein a horizontal guide rail extending in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle body is fixed to a rear outer side panel of said vehicle body;wherein said powered sliding unit is attached in an inner space of the rear outer side panel, wherein said vehicle body has a front pulley positioned in a vicinity of a front end part of the guide rail for engaging the wire cable and rear pulley positioned in a vicinity of a rear end part of the guide rail for engaging the wire cable, and wherein said front pulley and said rear pulley are arranged at a same height.