Reinforcement structure for upper portion of vehicle door
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorIkjoong LEE
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a reinforcement structure for an upper portion of a vehicle door comprising, an inner panel disposed in a vehicle cabin, an outer panel disposed so as to be spaced apart from the inner panel with a receiving space therebetween, and a reinforcement panel bonded to the inner panel so as to form a closed section space, upper and lower portions of the reinforcement panel being bonded to the inner panel so as to form the closed section space therein.
Claims14
A reinforcement structure for an upper portion of a vehicle door, the reinforcement structure comprising:
- an inner panel disposed in a vehicle cabin;
- an outer panel disposed to be spaced apart from the inner panel with a predetermined distance therebetween;
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- a reinforcement panel bonded to inner surface of the inner panel, wherein the reinforcement panel and the outer panel form a receiving space,
- wherein a lower portion of the reinforcement panel being bonded to a lower portion of the inner panel and an upper end of the reinforcement panel being bonded to an upper end of the inner panel to form at least a bonded portion at the upper ends of the reinforcement panel and the inner panel and form a first closed section space between the inner panel and the reinforcement panel, and
- wherein a lower portion of the reinforcement panel being bonded to a lower portion of the inner panel and an upper end of the reinforcement panel being not bonded to an upper end of the inner panel to form a non-bonded portion at the upper ends of the reinforcement panel and the inner panel and form a second closed section space between the inner panel and the reinforcement panel.
A reinforcement structure for an upper portion of a vehicle door, the reinforcement structure comprising:
- an inner panel disposed in a vehicle cabin;
- an outer panel disposed to be spaced apart from the inner panel with a predetermined distance therebetween;
- an side outer panel bonded to inner surface of the outer panel, wherein the side outer panel is disposed to be spaced apart from the inner panel with a predetermined distance;
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- a reinforcement panel bonded to inner surface of the inner panel, wherein the reinforcement panel and the side outer panel form a receiving space,
- wherein a lower portion of the reinforcement panel being bonded to a lower portion of the inner panel and an upper end of the reinforcement panel being bonded to an upper end of the inner panel to form at least a bonded portion at the upper ends of the reinforcement panel and the inner panel and form a first closed section space between the inner panel and the reinforcement panel, and
- wherein a lower portion of the reinforcement panel being bonded to a lower portion of the inner panel and an upper end of the reinforcement panel being not bonded to an upper end of the inner panel to form a non-bonded portion at the upper ends of the reinforcement panel and the inner panel and form a second closed section space between the inner panel and the reinforcement panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.