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A power sliding door for a motor vehicle comprises a door structure, a power drive assembly, a latch assembly, and a single motor for operating both the latch assembly and the power drive assembly. The door structure is mounted on a track associated with the motor vehicle, the door structure being m

A power sliding door for a motor vehicle comprises a door structure, a power drive assembly, a latch assembly, and a single motor for operating both the latch assembly and the power drive assembly. The door structure is mounted on a track associated with the motor vehicle, the door structure being movable along the track between opened and closed positions. The power drive assembly is connected with the door and capable of being driven to move the door along the track between the opened and closed positions. The latch assembly is mounted on the door and movable between latched and unlatched positions. The single motor is mounted on the door structure operatively connected with both the power drive assembly and the latch assembly. The motor drives the power drive assembly and thus enables the power drive assembly to move the door along the track between the opened and closed positions. The motor assists movement of the latch assembly to the latched position after the power drive assembly moves the door to the closed position.

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[ What we claim is:] [1.] A power sliding door for a motor vehicle comprising:a door structure mounted on a track for association with said motor vehicle, said door structure being movable along said track between opened and closed positions;a power drive assembly connected with said door and capabl

[ What we claim is:] [1.] A power sliding door for a motor vehicle comprising:a door structure mounted on a track for association with said motor vehicle, said door structure being movable along said track between opened and closed positions;a power drive assembly connected with said door and capable of being driven to move the door along said track between said opened and closed positions;said power drive assembly including a clutch assembly for coupling said power drive assembly to said track;a latch assembly mounted on said door and movable between latched and unlatched positions;a single motor mounted on said door structure and operatively connected with both said power drive assembly for driving said power drive assembly to enable said power drive assembly to move said door along said track between said opened and closed positions and said latch assembly to assist movement of said latch assembly to said latched position after said power drive assembly moves said door to said closed position;a controller operably connected to an actuator which disengages said clutch assembly and thereby decouple said power drive assembly from said track after said power drive assembly has moved said door to an initial latching position of said latch assembly;wherein said clutch assembly of said power drive assembly comprises a power drive gear train, and wherein said power drive gear train is disengagable to decouple said power drive assembly from said track, wherein said motor reverses direction after said power drive assembly has moved said door to said initial latching position to facilitate disengagement of said power drive gear train.