Motor vehicle door
AssigneeBrose Fahrzeugteille GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg
InventorsUwe Waltz, Manfred Stenzel
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A motor vehicle door including a simple latch assembly comprising a preassembled and easily inspectable functional module and a moisture barrier which separates a dry zone sealed from external moisture and an unsealed wet zone. The latch lies completely within the dry zone. The latch is preassembled on the side of a mounting plate facing an inside door panel and includes a sealing element which seals at least a portion of the latch area against moisture.
Claims21
A motor vehicle door for a car body of a vehicle, the car body having a locking element, the door comprising:
- an outside door panel and an inside door panel having a large cutout;
- a mounting plate having thereon a plurality of functional units, for sealingly closing the large cutout on the inside door panel;
- a wet zone formed between the outside door panel and the inside door panel or the mounting plate, which adjoins a dry zone towards the inside of the vehicle;
- a latch, at a front end of the door, that can be brought into positive engagement with the locking element, the latch connected with at least one control unit and being preassembled on the side of the mounting plate facing the inside door panel;
- an indentation of the inside door panel directed into the wet zone, at least partially accommodating the latch;
- and
- a sealing element which seals at least a portion of the latch in a region on the front end of the door against moisture when the door is shut.
A motor vehicle door for use in a motor vehicle comprising a locking element adjacent said door, the door comprising:
- a front portion adjacent the locking element on such motor vehicle;
- an outside door panel;
- an inside door panel comprising a large cutout;
- a mounting plate sealingly attached to the inside door panel over the large cutout, the mounting plate comprising a plurality of functional units;
- a wet zone adjacent the outside door panel;
- a dry zone adjacent an interior of such motor vehicle;
- at least one control unit;
- a latch for engaging the locking element of such motor vehicle, wherein the latch is preassembled and mounted to the mounting plate adjacent the inside door panel, and positioned on the front portion of the door, and wherein the latch is connected to the at least one control unit by at least one connection element;
- a latch region comprising the latch;
- an indentation which accommodates at least a portion of the latch;
- and
- a sealing element positioned adjacent the latch region for sealing at least a portion of the latch region against moisture when the door is shut.
A motor vehicle door for use in a motor vehicle comprising:
- an outer panel;
- an inner panel adjacent the outer panel;
- a mounting plate mounted to the inner panel with the inner panel between the mounting plate and the outer panel;
- means for sealing a portion of said door adjacent an interior of such motor vehicle from external moisture, said portion comprising a dry zone;
- a latch attached to the mounting plate and positioned in the dry zone;
- and
- wherein the means for sealing comprises a sealing element extending around the latch on the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.