Method for making vehicle door
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsMichael J. Berta, Klaus Witte, Holger Reusswig, Jeffery W. Kolar, Thomas J. Strickland
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Abstract
A vehicle door (10) and subassembly (16) thereof are made by mounting vehicle door hardware including a door latch actuator mechanism (32) and a window regulator mechanism (34) directly on a hidden surface (28) of a lower trim panel portion (20) of an inner trim panel (18) that also includes an upper trim panel portion (22). A wire harness (50) is also mounted directly on the hidden surface (28) of the lower trim panel portion (20) of the inner trim panel (18). The window regulator mechanism (34) has a construction that permits pivoting thereof to facilitate assembly within a vehicle door outer structure (12).
Claims5
A method for making a vehicle door, comprising:
- mounting vehicle door hardware including a door latch actuator mechanism and a window regulator mechanism directly to an inner hidden surface of a lower portion of an inner trim panel;
- assembling the lower portion of the inner trim panel and the door hardware to a metallic door outer structure;
- and
- finally securing an upper portion of the inner trim panel to the door outer structure above the lower portion of the inner trim panel.
A method for making a vehicle door, comprising:
- mounting vehicle door components including hardware including a door latch actuator mechanism and a window regulator mechanism and a wire harness directly to an inner hidden surface of a lower portion of an inner trim panel;
- assembling the lower portion of the inner trim panel with the door hardware and wire harness thereof to a metallic door outer structure;
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- finally securing an upper portion of the inner trim panel to the door outer structure above the lower portion of the inner trim panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.