Automobile door structure
AssigneesMazda Motor Corporation, Hirotec Corporation, GP Daikyo Corporation
InventorsFumihiro Kora, Norifumi Inoue, Haruki Ota, Takahiro Tochioka, Ikuo Nishikawa, Shinji Gasami
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Abstract
An automobile door structure of this invention is formed by joining an outer panel and inner panel to each other. The inner panel has an opening portion. A resin-made carrier plate which supports accessories of a door is attached to the inner panel so as to cover the opening portion. An upper trim portion extending to cover a vehicle compartment side of a belt portion of the door is integrally molded on an upper portion of the carrier plate. A trim plate is attached to a portion of the carrier plate which is below the upper trim portion so as to cover the vehicle compartment side of the carrier plate.
Claims10
An automobile door structure formed by joining an outer panel and an inner panel to each other, wherein
- said inner door panel has an opening portion,
- a resin-made carrier plate which supports accessories of a door is attached to said inner panel so as to cover said opening portion,
- an upper trim portion extending to cover a vehicle compartment side of a belt portion of said inner panel is integrally molded on an upper portion of said carrier plate,
- a trim plate is attached to a portion of said carrier plate which is below said upper trim portion so as to cover the vehicle compartment side of said carrier plate,
- said carrier plate is partly covered by said trim plate to have an exposed portion being left exposed, and
- said exposed portion is molded with embosses simultaneously.
An automobile door structure formed by joining an outer panel and an inner panel to each other, wherein
- said inner door panel has an opening portion,
- a resin-made carrier plate which supports accessories of a door is attached to said inner panel so as to cover said opening portion,
- an upper trim portion extending to cover a vehicle compartment side of a belt portion of said inner panel is integrally molded on an upper portion of said carrier plate,
- a trim plate is attached to a portion of said carrier plate which is below said upper trim portion so as to cover the vehicle compartment side of said carrier plate,
- said trim plate includes a pocket front surface portion, and a pocket rear surface portion is formed at a corresponding portion of said carrier plate portion which opposes said pocket front surface portion,
- an engaging hole with which said trim plate is engaged is formed in a lower portion of said pocket rear surface portion, and
- an engaging portion which is inserted in the engaging hole to engage with the engaging hole from above is formed on a lower end of said pocket front surface portion of said trim plate.
An automobile door structure comprising:
- an outer panel;
- an inner panel joined to the outer panel having an opening portion;
- a one piece member having a resin-made carrier plate portion and an upper trim portion integrally molded on an upper portion of the carrier plate portion, the carrier plate portion supporting accessories of a door and being attached to the inner panel so as to cover the opening portion, and the upper trim portion extending to cover a vehicle compartment side of a belt portion of the inner panel, and
- a trim plate attached to a portion of the carrier plate below the upper trim portion so as to cover the vehicle compartment side of the carrier plate portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.