US 6,550,846 B1 · Aluminum automotive door assembly

Abstract

An automotive door assembly (10) includes an inner door (30) having an inner panel (40). The inner panel (40) has a first seat (44) and a second seat (46) integrally formed therein. The first seat (44) has a first side member (50) fixedly attached thereto for separating an exterior of the door assembly (10) from a door cavity thereof. The first side member (50) also reinforces the automotive door assembly (10). Likewise, the second seat (46) a second side member (90) has fixedly attached thereto for separating the exterior of the door assembly (10) from the door cavity thereof. The second side member (90) also reinforces the automotive door assembly (10). The inner panel (40), the first side member (50), and the second side member (90) have an outer door (18) attached thereto for enclosing the door cavity.

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Dependent claims

An automotive door assembly comprising:

an inner panel having a first seat and a second seat integrally formed therein;
a first side member fixedly coupled to said first seat, said first side member having a divider portion for separating an exterior of the automotive door assembly from a door cavity therein;
a second side member fixedly coupled to said second seat, said second side member having a partition portion for separating said exterior of the automotive door assembly from said door cavity therein;
and
an outer door fixedly coupled to at least one of said inner panel, said first side member, and said second side member wherein at least one of said inner panel, said first side member, and said second side member is composed of aluminum metal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Aluminum automotive door assembly

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Aluminum automotive door assembly

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Abstract

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