Vehicle door assembly
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsThomas Cho, James Stepke, Jonathan Zischke, David Snyder, Ronald B. Morrow, Jr., Anders Johnson
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Abstract
A vehicle door assembly comprises an inner door panel, an outer door panel and a mirror assembly. The outer panel is fixed to the inner door panel, the outer door panel having an mounting opening. The mirror assembly is supported to an outer perimeter of the mounting opening of the outer door panel. The mirror assembly has a base bracket and a dampener. The dampener is disposed between the base bracket and at least a portion of the outer perimeter mounting opening of the outer door panel such that the base bracket and the outer door panel are spaced with respect to each other by the dampener.
Claims20
A vehicle door assembly, comprising:
- an inner door panel;
- an outer door panel fixed to the inner door panel, the outer door panel having a mounting opening;
- an attachment flange extending through the mounting opening;
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- a mirror assembly supported to an outer perimeter of the mounting opening of the outer door panel, the mirror assembly having a base bracket and a dampener, the dampener being disposed between the base bracket and at least a portion of the outer perimeter mounting opening of the outer door panel such that the base bracket and the outer door panel are spaced with respect to each other by the dampener and the attachment flange and the outer door panel are also spaced with respect to each other by the dampener.
A mirror assembly for a vehicle door, the mirror assembly comprising:
- an attachment flange;
- a base bracket;
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- a dampener, the dampener being disposed between the base bracket and at least a portion and the vehicle door such that the base bracket and the vehicle door are spaced with respect to each other by the dampener when the base bracket is supported to the vehicle door, the dampener also being disposed between the attachment flange and the vehicle door such that the attachment flange and the vehicle door are spaced with respect to each other by the dampener when the attachment flange is supported to the vehicle door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.