Operating device for a vehicle door latch

[0021]An embodiment of the present invention will be described with respect to the drawings. In the following description, the left and right sides are deemed as “front” and “rear” of a vehicle respectively in FIGS. 6-9 and FIGS. 11-15, and the front and back of the drawings are deemed as “inside of the vehicle” and “outside of the vehicle” respectively.

[0022]In FIG. 1, numeral 1 denotes a sliding door which opens and closes longitudinally at the side of a vehicle body; 3 denotes a fully-closed front-door latch unit in the door 1; 4 denotes a fully-open door latch unit attached to the door; and 100 denotes an electric opening unit for opening and closing the door 1.

[0023]On the outer panel of the door 1, an outside handle unit OH for opening and closing the door is provided, and on the inner panel of the door 1, an inside handle unit IH for opening and closing the door is provided. In the door 1, a motion-connecting section 5 controls operation by the outside handle unit OH and inside