Patent 7627986 was granted and assigned to Mitsui on December, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A driving apparatus for driving an assisting mechanism serving as an assistant for opening operation or closing operation of a door includes a plurality of driving sources, a plurality of driving gears that is individually provided at the driving sources, and a driven gear that is engaged with each of the driving gears. The assisting mechanism is activated through rotation of the driven gear by driving of the driving sources.