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US 11,065,944 B2Granted
Door for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Duckyang Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsDongmin Jeon, Yong Hyun Nam, Hi Su Cho, Sae Hoon Oh
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Abstract
A door of a vehicle may include a first door module forming a door skeleton; a second door module coupled with the first door module and forming a door window; and a door frame coupled to the first door module and engaged with the second door module; wherein the second door module may include a relatively lightweight material as compared to the first door module, reducing weight and cost of the door for the vehicle.
Claims12
A door of a vehicle, the door comprising:
- a first door module forming a door skeleton;
- a second door module coupled with the first door module and forming a window opening;
- and
- a door frame disposed between the first door module and the second door module and coupled to the first door module and engaged with the second door module,
- wherein the first door module includes:
- a door external panel disposed outside a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
- a door internal panel;
- the door frame coupled to a top portion of the door internal panel;
- and
- an impact beam coupled to the door internal panel, and
- wherein a protruding portion is formed at a lower portion of the door internal panel,
- wherein the protruding portion is engaged with an assemble boss formed on the second door module for assembling the door internal panel with the second door module,
- wherein a space is formed between the protruding portion and the door external panel,
- wherein the door frame includes:
- a first roof portion corresponding to a roof profile of a body of the vehicle when the door is closed to the body;
- a first center pillar portion corresponding to a center pillar of the body when the door is closed to the body of the vehicle;
- a front pillar portion disposed in front of the first center pillar portion along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and extending in a height direction of the vehicle;
- a belt line portion extending between the front pillar portion and the first center pillar portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
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- a first corner reinforcement member disposed at a corner between the first roof portion and the front pillar portion and connected to the first roof portion and the front pillar portion,
- wherein the second door module includes:
- a module body;
- and
- a door window portion forming the window opening and being integrally formed with the module body,
- wherein the door window portion includes:
- a second roof portion corresponding to the roof profile of the body when the door is closed to the body;
- a second center pillar portion corresponding to the center pillar of the body when the door is closed to the body;
- and
- a second corner reinforcement member disposed at a front portion of the second roof portion along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and coupled to the first corner reinforcement member of the door frame,
- wherein an external surface of the second center pillar portion is joined with a garnish and a first screw is configured to penetrate the second center pillar portion of the second door module and the first center pillar portion of the door frame to secure to a portion of the garnish to the first center pillar portion,
- wherein a receiving groove is formed between the garnish and the second center pillar portion,
- wherein a door glass run is inserted into the receiving groove, and
- wherein the second roof portion of the second door module and the first roof portion of the door frame are fastened to each other by a second screw which is configured to penetrate the first roof portion and to be positioned in a first reinforcing rib formed on the second roof portion of the second door module.
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