Motor vehicle side panel
US5395153A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J5/0452
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle side panel which includes at least two uprights and a lower member of the substructure of the vehicle which form a door frame, and at least one door mounted upon the door frame which includes a solid lower part formed of an outer panel and an inner panel defining a housing for a drop glass therebetween. The inner panel is substantially planar and includes an inner side facing the door frame when the door is closed, with the inner panel including an outer side which faces the outer panel. Steel sections are welded on the inner side of the inner panel and project toward the door frame, with the steel sections extending at least along the portions of the inner panel which face the upright members and the lower member of the door frame. The upright members and the lower member of the door frame are provided with parts which project outwardly toward the inner side of the inner panel, with the parts of the door frame extending adjacent and along the steel sections of the door such that an interlocking connection is provided between the periphery of the inner panel of the door frame when the door is in the closed position.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.