Vehicle door structure having plastic door panel
AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsYutaka Imura, Takesi Konisi, Takanori Tuchiya, Morio Umeda, Hisao Fukutomi, Koji Kuraoka
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AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
InventorsYutaka Imura, Takesi Konisi, Takanori Tuchiya, Morio Umeda, Hisao Fukutomi, Koji Kuraoka
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A vehicle door structure including a door panel assembly made of an outer panel of a plastic material and an inner panel of a plastic material which are connected together at front, rear and lower edge portions. A reinforcement frame is provided in the door panel assembly and includes a front member extending substantially along the front edge portion of the door panel assembly, a rear member extending substantially along the rear edge portion of the door panel assembly and a longitudinal member extending between the front and rear members. The longitudinal member is connected with the front member through a gusset plate rigidly so that a sideward rigidity of the door structure can be ensured.
A vehicle door structure including an inner door panel made of a plastic material, an outer door panel made of a plastic material and connected at peripheral portions with said inner door panel to form a door panel structure having front, rear and lower edge portions wherein said inner and outer door panels are connected together, reinforcement frame means provided in said door panel structure and including a front member extending substantially along said front edge portion of said door panel structure and a rear member extending substantially along said rear edge portion of said door panel structure and connected with said front member through a longitudinally extending member, characterized by the fact said front member of the reinforcement frame means is of a substantially U-shaped cross-section having an outer and inner flanges and a front wall between said outer and inner flanges, said longitudinally extending member having a front end portion connected with said front member at a portion other than the inner flange, connecting gusset means being provided for connecting said front end portion of the longitudinally extending member with said inner flange of said front member of the reinforcement frame means.
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