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US 6,176,542 B1Granted
Vehicle door
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRoger Charles Gooding, Manhar Kantical Sheth
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Abstract
The door assembly has an inner door panel, an outer door panel and a window module opening. A window module includes a module frame with a side impact beam assembly; a belt reinforcement beam, a front glass guide channel and a rear glass guide channel. A window is slideably mounted in the glass channels. A window regulator assembly is mounted on the module frame and connected to the window. Pin and slot connectors connect the side impact beam assembly to the inner door panel. Mechanical fasteners secure the belt reinforcement beam to the inner door panel.
Claims10
A door assembly comprising:
- an inner door panel with a hinge face and a lock face, a front load transfer bracket on a lower portion of the inner door panel, a rear load transfer bracket on a lower portion of the inner door panel, and a window module opening in the inner door panel;
- a window module including a module frame with a side impact beam assembly, a belt reinforcement beam, a front glass guide channel secured to a front portion of the side impact beam assembly and a front portion of the belt reinforcement beam, a rear glass guide channel secured to a rear portion of the side impact beam assembly and a rear portion of the belt reinforcement beam, a window slideably mounted in the front glass guide channel and in the rear glass guide channel of said module frame and a window regulator assembly connected to the window and to said module frame;
- at least one fastener securing said module frame to the inner door panel;
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- an outer door panel secured to the inner door panel.
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A vehicle door comprising:
- an inner door panel with a hinge face and a lock face, a front load transfer bracket on a lower portion of the inner door panel, a rear load transfer bracket on a lower portion of the inner door panel, and a window module opening in the inner door panel;
- a window module including a module frame with a side impact beam assembly, a belt reinforcement beam, a front glass guide channel secured to a front portion of the side impact beam assembly and a front portion of the belt reinforcement beam, a rear glass guide channel secured to a rear portion of the side impact beam assembly and a rear portion of the belt reinforcement beam, a window slideably mounted in the front glass guide channel and in the rear glass guide channel of said module frame, and a window regulator assembly connected to the window and to said module frame;
- a front pin and slot connection pivotally connecting the front portion of the side impact beam assembly to the front load transfer bracket;
- and a rear pin slot connection pivotally connecting the rear portion of the side impact beam assembly to the rear load transfer bracket;
- fasteners seculing the belt reinforcement beam to the inner door panel;
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- an outer door panel secured to the inner door panel.
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A door assembly comprising:
- an inner door panel with a hinge face and a lock face;
- a front load transfer bracket secured to said inner door panel adjacent to the hinge face and near a bottom portion of the inner door panel;
- a rear load transfer bracket secured to said inner door panel adjacent to lock face and near the bottom portion of the inner door panel;
- a window module including a side impact beam assembly, a belt reinforcement beam, a front glass guide channel secured to a front portion of the side impact beam assembly and a front portion of the belt reinforcement beam, a rear glass guide channel secured to a rear portion of the side impact beam assembly and a rear portion of the side impact beam, a window slideably mounted in the front glass guide channel and in the rear glass guide channel and a window regulator assembly for raising and lowering the window connected to the window, the side impact beam assembly and the belt reinforcement beam;
- a rear pin and slot connection pivotally connecting the rear portion of the side impact beam assembly to the rear load transfer bracket for pivotal movement about a first generally horizontal fore and aft axis;
- a front pin and slot connection pivotally connecting the front portion of side impact beam assembly to the front load transfer bracket for pivotal about a second generally horizontal fore and aft axis;
- a pair of mechanical fasteners securing the belt reinforcement beam to the inner door panel;
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- an outer door skin secured to the inner door panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.