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US 12,157,353 B2Granted
Panel door for vehicle having improved stiffness
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorJe-Won Choi
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Abstract
A panel door applied for a vehicle including a stiffness member made of a plastic material and integrally formed on an internal surface of the panel door, includes an external panel, an internal panel coupled to the external panel, and a stiffness member formed to connect a frame forming a circumference and stiffness elements provided for reinforcing stiffness inside the frame and coupled to at least one of the external panel and the internal panel.
Claims19
A panel door for a vehicle with improved stiffness, the panel door comprising:
- an external panel;
- an internal panel coupled to the external panel;
- and
- a stiffness member formed to connect a frame forming a circumference of the stiffness member and stiffness elements provided for reinforcing stiffness inside the frame and coupled to at least one of the external panel and the internal panel,
- wherein a coupling protrusion protrudes from one of the external panel and the frame,
- wherein a coupling hole into which the coupling protrusion is inserted is formed in another of the external panel and the frame, and
- wherein the coupling protrusion is fitted into the coupling hole, and thus the external panel and the stiffness member are coupled to each other.
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A panel door for a vehicle with improved stiffness, the panel door comprising:
- an external panel;
- an internal panel coupled to the external panel;
- and
- a stiffness member formed to connect a frame forming a circumference of the stiffness member and stiffness elements provided for reinforcing stiffness inside the frame and coupled to at least one of the external panel and the internal panel,
- wherein a through hole is formed in one of the external panel and the frame,
- wherein a fastening groove is formed in another of the external panel and the frame, and
- wherein a fastening bolt passes through the through hole and is fastened to the fastening groove and thus the external panel and the stiffness member are fastened to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.