Vehicle side door structure and method of making and using the same
AssigneeSabic Global Technologies B.V.
InventorsWarden Schijve, Harold van Aken
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a side door for a vehicle, includes: a structure comprising a shell comprising a shell support beam positioned across a main body portion of the shell, wherein the shell support beam comprises substantially unidirectional fiber strip sections; wherein the shell comprise a inner shell and a outer shell; and wherein the side door has a score of at least 4 points in a side impact test conducted according to European New Car Assessment Protocol (Euro NCAP) Side Impact Testing Protocol Version 5.2 (November 2011).
Claims19
A side door for a vehicle, comprising:
- a structure comprising a shell comprising at least two non-intersecting shell support beams positioned across a width of the shell;
- wherein at least one of the shell support beams comprises substantially unidirectional fiber strip,
- wherein the shell comprises an inner shell and an outer shell;
- and
- wherein the side door has a score of at least 4 points in a side impact test.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a structural body;
- and
- a side door comprising
- a shell comprising at least two non-intersecting shell support beams positioned across a width of the shell, wherein at least one of the shell support beams comprises substantially unidirectional fiber strip, the shell comprising a window frame portion and a body portion;
- a door skin over the shell;
- a window movable between the window frame portion and the body portion;
- and
- a hinge;
- wherein the side door has a score of at least 4 points in a side impact test.
A side door for a vehicle, comprising:
- a structure comprising a shell comprising at least two non-intersecting shell support beams positioned across a width of the shell;
- wherein at least one of the shell support beams comprises substantially unidirectional fiber strip,
- wherein the shell comprise an inner shell and an outer shell;
- and
- wherein all support beams in the side door are non-intersecting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.