Back to results
US 2004/0104593 A1Published application
Door for vehicle
AssigneeMitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHayami Nakagawa
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A door for a vehicle includes an outer panel for forming the contour of the door, a door reinforcement formed in a perimeter shape shaped in conformity with the contour of the door, and a substantially U-shaped inner panel that is upwardly open. Front and rear edges and lower edges of the door reinforcement and the inner panel are respectively connected to each other by welding to form a box-shaped section. Both ends of a side impact bar are welded or fused to front and rear vertical walls and of the door reinforcement, and a door hinge is attached to the vertical wall.
Claims9
A door for a vehicle comprising:
- a door reinforcement formed in a perimeter shape shaped substantially in conformity with a contour of the door;
- an inner panel disposed on a vehicle compartment inner side of the door reinforcement, vehicle longitudinal-direction edges and lower edge of the inner panel being connected to the door reinforcement to form a box-shaped section between the inner panel and the door reinforcement;
- and
- an outer panel disposed on a vehicle compartment outer side of the door reinforcement, vehicle longitudinal-direction edges and upper and lower edges of the outer panel being connected to the door reinforcement or to the inner panel.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.