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US 7,097,742 B2Granted
Door for a vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorYoshinobu Furuse
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Abstract
A vehicle door body outer panel includes a lower frame arranged in a lower portion of the door body, extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, an outside plate forming a surface of the vehicle body outside the lower frame, and an inside plate folded back at a lower end portion of the outside plate, extending to the inside of the lower frame. When the lower frame and the outer panel are joined to each other, a closed cross section is formed in the lower portion of the door body.
Claims18
A door for a vehicle comprising:
- a door beam;
- a windowpane;
- an upper inner frame having a section of C shape and located at the side of the passenger's space, said section having an opening facing away from the passenger's space;
- and
- a lower frame, extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and forming a closed section with an outer panel;
- wherein
- the C shape section is an open structure situated between the windowpane and the passenger's space.
4 more elements
A door for a vehicle comprising:
- a windowpane;
- an upper frame and a lower frame;
- said upper frame is an inner frame arranged in a door body inside the vehicle, extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and located at the side of the passenger's space, wherein
- the inner frame includes an opening with a substantial C-shape cross section facing away from the passenger's space, extending in the longitudinal direction, and is arranged in the door body so that the opening is directed outside the vehicle;
- and wherein
- the C-shape cross section is an open structure situated between the windowpane and the passenger's space.
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A door for a vehicle comprising
- a windowpane,
- a door body,
- the door body including:
- a front frame member arranged on a front side of the vehicle;
- a rear frame member arranged on a rear side of the vehicle;
- a lower frame;
- and an upper inner frame located at the side of the passenger's space and connecting the front frame member with the rear frame member inside the vehicle, wherein
- the upper inner frame includes an opening with a substantial C-shape cross section facing away from the passenger's space, extending in a longitudinal direction, and is arranged in the door body so that the opening is directed outside the vehicle;
- and wherein
- the C-shape cross section is an open structure situated between the windowpane and the passenger's space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.