Vehicle door
AssigneeYMOS Aktiengesellschaft Industrieprodukte
InventorsGunther Heim, Bruno Kroll
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Abstract
A vehicle door, for example for a passenger car, has a frame structure with a forward frame section (2), at least one upper frame section (1A, 4), a rear frame section (3) and preferably also a lower frame section (5). A single window frame section forms a first window and guide member (9) is connected between the forward frame section (2) and upper frame section (1A) or to the upper frame section and to a junction between the forward and lower frame sections. A second window guide member (3A) forms an integral part of the rear frame section. The door frame and its frame sections and door components form a module. A window lifting and lowering device is supported and guided in the door frame structure. The first and second window guide members (9, 3A) are fully integrated into the frame structure.
Claims20
A vehicle door having a frame structure forming a load supporting door frame module (1), comprising at least one forward frame section (2), at least one rear frame section (3), and an upper frame section (1A, 4) interconnecting said forward and rear frame sections, a window (10), a window lifting and lowering mechanism (11, 41, 51), and a window guide including a rear guide section (3A) integrated in said rear frame section (3), said window guide of said door frame module further comprising a forward window guide member (9) integrated in said door frame module (1) to form a structural unit with said door frame module (1), said forward window guide member (9) extending at least along a full window opening and closing stroke, said forward window guide member (9) comprising a hollow section (25, 26), and wherein each of said guide section (3A) and said guide member (9) comprise a respective guide chamber (16, 15 or 57), said guide chambers having laterally open sides facing each other for holding and guiding said window (10).
The vehicle door of claim 12, wherein said cable guide channels (43) are open parallel to said window (10).
The vehicle door of claim wherein said rear frame section (3) comprises a U-channel (62) secured to said rear frame section (3), said free end (61A) of said intermediate piece (61) riding in said U-channel (62).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.