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US 6,782,663 B1Granted
Two part vehicle door
AssigneeWagon Automotive GmbH
InventorM. Rene Chauvin
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Abstract
A process for manufacturing a door for an automobile vehicle, and doors obtained using the process. In the process, the door is made in two parts assembled independently of each other. The two parts include a lower part without guide elements for a moving window, and an upper part containing a window. The lower and upper parts are then fixed to each other at an assembly area of the door, extending approximately horizontally and corresponding to the top of the lower part and the bottom of the upper part.
Claims8
A door for an automobile vehicle, comprising:
- a lower door part having an outer bodywork panel and an inner trim panel;
- and
- a separate upper door part that comprises:
- a) a window assembly including a fixed window panel having an inner surface that is adapted to face an interior of the vehicle upon which the door is to be mounted, and at least one movable window panel adjacent said fixed window panel and adapted to open and close an opening in the upper door part;
- b) a frame connected to and supporting said window assembly, said frame is connected to said fixed window panel at only the inner surface of said fixed window panel;
- and
- c) support elements connected to said frame, said support elements movably supporting said movable window panel such that said movable window panel is movable so as to open and close said opening;
- wherein said lower and upper door parts are fixed to each other along an entire length of an assembly area of said door by a connection selected from the group consisting of gluing, welding, brazing and riveting, wherein said assembly area extends approximately horizontally and corresponds to a top of said lower door part and a bottom of said upper door part, wherein said assembly area extends substantially an entire length of said upper door part, and wherein the lower door part does not include guide means for a moving window disposed below the assembly area between said outer bodywork panel and said inner trim panel.
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A door for an automobile vehicle, comprising:
- a lower door part having an outer bodywork panel and an inner trim panel;
- and
- a separate upper door part that comprises:
- a) a window assembly including a fixed window panel having an inner surface that is adapted to face an interior of the vehicle upon which the door is to be mounted, and at least one movable window panel adjacent said fixed window panel and adapted to open and close an opening in the upper door part;
- b) support elements connected to said fixed window panel at only the inner surface thereof, said support elements movably supporting said movable window panel such that said movable window panel is movable so as to open and close said opening;
- wherein said lower and upper door parts are fixed to each other along an entire length of an assembly area of said door by a connection selected from the group consisting of gluing, welding, brazing and riveting, wherein said assembly area extends approximately horizontally and corresponds to a top of said lower door part and a bottom of said upper door part, wherein said assembly area extends substantially an entire length of said upper door part, and wherein the lower door part does not include guide means for a moving window disposed below the assembly area between said outer bodywork panel and said inner trim panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.