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US 6,546,674 B1Granted
Vehicle door assembly with a trim panel forming a structural door module component carrier
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsDavid M. Emerling, Steven J. Dimig, Gerald O. Morrison, Carter S. Cannon, Kimberly C. Leshan
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Abstract
A door assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a molded door panel having a first side and a second side. The first side of the door panel is adapted to face towards a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. The second side of the door panel supports a belt line reinforcement, a lock and catch assembly, and a window lift assembly. The door assembly is adapted for joining with a door exterior.
Claims40
A door assembly for a motor vehicle, the door assembly comprising:
- an outer door panel;
- an inner trim panel having an inner surface adapted to face towards a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle and an outer surface secured to the outer door panel to reinforce the outer door panel;
- a belt line reinforcement increasing the structural rigidity of the inner trim panel mounted on the outer surface of the inner trim panel;
- a window lift assembly including a generally vertically oriented guide member mounted on to the outer surface of the inner trim panel, a window regulator vertically positionable relative to the inner trim panel connected to the guide member, a motor operably connected to the window regulator, a window secured to the window regulator and at least one edge guide mounted generally vertically on the inner trim panel adjacent the window regulator to guide the window;
- a catch mounted on the outer surface of the inner trim panel and operable to detachably secure the door assembly in a closed position;
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- a lock mounted to the outer surface of the inner trim panel and engaged with the catch to permit selective operation of the catch.
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A structural door module secured to an exterior door of a motor vehicle, the structural door module comprising:
- a trim panel having an inner surface facing towards a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle and an outer surface secured to the exterior door;
- a belt line reinforcement increasing the structural rigidity of the trim panel mounted on the outer surface of the trim panel;
- a window lift assembly including a generally vertically oriented guide member mounted on the outer surface of the trim panel, a window regulator vertically positionable relative to the trim panel connected to the guide member, a motor operably connected to the window regulator, a window secured to the window regulator and at least one edge guide mounted generally vertically on the trim panel adjacent the window regulator to guide the window;
- a catch mounted on the outer surface of the trim panel and operable to detachably secure the exterior door in a closed position;
- an exterior handle mounted to the outer surface of the trim panel and adapted to operate the catch to position the exterior door between an open position and the closed position;
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- a lock mounted to the outer surface of the trim panel and engaged with the catch to permit selective operation of the catch.
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A door assembly for a motor vehicle, the door assembly comprising:
- an outer door panel;
- an inner trim panel having an inner surface adapted to face towards a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle and an outer surface secured to the outer door panel to a reinforce the outer door panel;
- a belt line reinforcement increasing the structural rigidity of the inner trim panel mounted on the outer surface of the inner trim panel;
- at least one foam block disposed adjacent the outer surface of the inner trim panel for dissipating a side impact to the door assembly;
- a window lift assembly including a generally vertically oriented guide member mounted on the outer surface of the inner trim panel, a window regulator vertically positionable relative to the inner trim panel connected to the guide member, a motor operably connected to the window regulator, a window secured to the window regulator and at least one edge guide mounted generally vertically to the inner trim panel adjacent the window regulator to guide the window;
- a catch mounted on the outer surface of the inner trim panel and operable to detachably secure the door assembly in a closed position;
- an exterior handle mounted to the outer surface of the inner trim panel and adapted to operate the catch;
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- a lock mounted to the outer surface of the inner trim panel and engaged with the catch to permit selective operation of the catch,
- wherein the inner trim panel is an integral unit removably secured to the outer door panel to complete the door assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.