A sliding door assist device includes a guided cart attachment structure, a retracting structure and a door support structure. The retracting structure is pivotally coupled to the guided cart attachment structure to move between an extended position and a stowed position with respect to the guided c
A sliding door assist device includes a guided cart attachment structure, a retracting structure and a door support structure. The retracting structure is pivotally coupled to the guided cart attachment structure to move between an extended position and a stowed position with respect to the guided cart attachment structure. The door support structure is coupled to the retracting structure such that the door support structure moves with the retracting structure with respect to the guided cart attachment structure between the extended position and the stowed position. The door support structure is configured to support a sliding door in a prescribed open position with the retracting structure in the extended position.
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1. A sliding door assist device comprising: a guided cart attachment structure;a retracting structure pivotally coupled to the guided cart attachment structure to move between an extended position and a stowed position with respect to the guided cart attachment structure; anda door support structure
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A sliding door assist device comprising: a guided cart attachment structure;a retracting structure pivotally coupled to the guided cart attachment structure to move between an extended position and a stowed position with respect to the guided cart attachment structure; anda door support structure coupled to the retracting structure such that the door support structure moves with the retracting structure with respect to the guided cart attachment structure between the extended position and the stowed position, the door support structure being configured to support a sliding door in a prescribed open position with the retracting structure in the extended position, the door support structure including a platform and a retention member, the platform having a horizontally extending surface that is configured to support a lower edge of the sliding door and the retention member being removably installed to the platform, the retention member including an extension located above the horizontal surface with the retention member being installed to the platform, the extension being configured to be received in an aperture formed in an inner panel of the sliding door. 2. The sliding door assist device according to claim 1, wherein the platform includes a roller that supports the platform as the retracting structure moves between the extended position and the stowed position. 3. The sliding door assist device according to claim 1, wherein the platform defines a recess dimensioned to receive the lower edge of the sliding door. 4. The sliding door assist device according to claim 1, wherein the horizontally extending surface of the platform includes a recess that extends from an outer edge of an upper surface of the platform inward along the upper surface, andthe retention member includes a platform attachment portion spaced apart from the extension, the platform attachment portion including a first section removably inserted into the recess of the upper surface of the platform and a second section dimensioned to contact a lower surface of the platform with the first section disposed within the recess. 5. The sliding door assist device according to claim 1, wherein the door support structure includes a height adjust mechanism that selectively adjusts a position of the platform relative to the guided cart attachment structure. 6. The sliding door assist device according to claim 5, wherein the platform includes a roller that supports the platform as the retracting structure moves between the extended position and the stowed position, with the height adjust mechanism being located between the platform and the roller. 7. The sliding door assist device according to claim 1, wherein the door support structure positions a rear corner of the sliding door relative to the guided cart attachment structure such that with the guided cart attachment structure attached to a support beam of an automatic guided cart, an overall body of the sliding door defines an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the support beam. 8. The sliding door assist device according to claim 7, wherein the door support structure supports the sliding door such that the acute angle is maintained at approximately 35°. 9. The sliding door assist device according to claim 7, further comprising a locking structure including a pin located on the retracting structure and a lever coupled to the support beam, the lever defining a notch configured to releasably receive the pin, the lever being movable between a locked position in which the pin is received in the notch locking the retracting structure in the extended position and a released position in which the pin is spaced apart from the notch and the retracting structure is movable between the extended position and the stowed position. 10. A sliding door assist device comprising: a guided cart attachment structure including a first support beam attachment part;a retracting structure pivotally coupled to the guided cart attachment structure to move between an extended position and a stowed position with respect to the guided cart attachment structure, the retracting structure including a first beam having a first end pivotally coupled to the first support beam attachment part by a first pivot arrangement for pivotal movement about a vertically oriented first pivot axis; anda door support structure coupled to the retracting structure such that the door support structure moves with the retracting structure with respect to the guided cart attachment structure between the extended position and the stowed position, the door support structure being configured to support a sliding door in a prescribed open position with the retracting structure in the extended position. 11. The sliding door assist device according to claim 10, wherein the retracting structure further includes a second beam having a first end pivotally coupled to the first beam by a second pivot arrangement that defines a second pivot axis, the second beam having a second end that is connected to the door support structure. 12. The sliding door assist device according to claim 11, wherein the first and second pivot arrangements have the first and second pivot axes arranged parallel to one another. 13. The sliding door assist device according to claim 11, wherein the second beam includes at least one caster located closer to the first end of the second beam than to the second end of the second beam for at least providing rolling support to the second beam. 14. The sliding door assist device according to claim 10, wherein the guided cart attachment structure includes a second support beam attachment part, the second support beam attachment part including a pair of movement limiting projections with a portion of the retracting structure extending therebetween such that side-to-side movement of the retracting structure is limited by contact with the movement limiting projections. 15. The sliding door assist device according to claim 14, further comprising a locking structure including a pin located on the retracting structure and a lever located on the second attachment part, the lever defining a notch configured to releasably receive the pin, the lever being movable between a locked position in which the pin is received in the notch locking the retracting structure in the extended position and a released position in which the pin is spaced apart from the notch and the retracting structure is movable between the extended position and the stowed position. 16. The sliding door assist device according to claim 14, further comprising a stowing retainer including a first part connected to the second support beam attachment part and a second part connected to the door support structure, such that with the first part engaged with the second part, the door support structure is retained in the stowed position and with the first part disengaged from the second part, the door support structure is movable between the extended position and the stowed position. 17. The sliding door assist device according to claim 16, wherein the first part of the stowing retainer includes a pin member and the second part defines an opening, the pin member being dimensioned to be removably fitted into the opening. 18. The sliding door assist device according to claim 1, wherein the door support structure is located relative to the guided cart attachment structure such that the door support structure is supported within a wheel well of a vehicle body structure with the door support structure in the stowed position. 19. A sliding door assist device comprising: a guided cart attachment structure;a retracting structure pivotally coupled to the guided cart attachment structure to move between an extended position and a stowed position with respect to the guided cart attachment structure;a door support structure coupled to the retracting structure such that the door support structure moves with the retracting structure with respect to the guided cart attachment structure between the extended position and the stowed position, the door support structure being configured to support a sliding door in a prescribed open position with the retracting structure in the extended position, the door support structure further positions a rear corner of the sliding door relative to the guided cart attachment structure such that with the guided cart attachment structure attached to a support beam of an automatic guided cart, an overall body of the sliding door defines an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the support beam; anda locking structure including a pin located on the retracting structure and a lever coupled to the support beam, the lever defining a notch configured to releasably receive the pin, the lever being movable between a locked position in which the pin is received in the notch locking the retracting structure in the extended position and a released position in which the pin is spaced apart from the notch and the retracting structure is movable between the extended position and the stowed position.
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