Self-draining keyed cylinder integrated into door trim

A vehicle door comprising:

• an outer panel including a generally convex outer surface defining a cylinder receptacle;
• a keyed cylinder within the cylinder receptacle proximate a lower portion of the convex outer surface, wherein a longitudinal axis of the keyed cylinder is substantially normal to the lower portion, and wherein a drain channel defined within the keyed cylinder slopes downward toward the outer panel and defines a co-axial key aperture of the keyed cylinder;
• an operable panel disposed within the key aperture and a drain opening formed between the key aperture and operable panel and in communication with the drain channel, wherein the operable panel is biased toward a closed position;
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• a matching key adapted for insertion through the key aperture that biases the operable panel toward an open position, wherein the matching key is configured to engage and operate the internal locking mechanism, wherein the drain opening is in communication with the drain channel in both the open and closed positions.

A vehicle door comprising:

• an outer panel;
• a downwardly-angled outer surface of the outer panel defining a cylinder receptacle;
• a keyed cylinder disposed within the cylinder receptacle, wherein a longitudinal axis of the keyed cylinder is substantially normal to the downwardly-angled outer surface;
• a drain channel entirely defined by the keyed cylinder that slopes downward along the longitudinal axis toward the outer panel and through a key aperture of the keyed cylinder;
• an operable panel disposed within the key aperture and a drain opening formed between the key aperture and operable panel and in communication with the drain channel, wherein the operable panel is biased toward a closed position;
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• a matching key adapted for insertion through the key aperture that biases the operable panel toward an open position, wherein the matching key is configured to engage and operate the internal locking mechanism, wherein the drain opening is in communication with the drain channel in both the open and closed positions.